[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1308

 To establish an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2005

  Mr. Baucus introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Firms Reorganization Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 255 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 255A. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization 
Act, there shall be established in the International Trade 
Administration of the Department of Commerce an Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
    ``(b) Personnel.--The Office shall be headed by a Director, and 
shall have such staff as may be necessary to carry out the 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Commerce described in this 
chapter.
    ``(c) Functions.--The Office shall assist the Secretary of Commerce 
in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities under this chapter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act 
of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 255, 
the following new item:

``Sec. 255A. Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 256(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is 
amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''.
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