110 HR 3801 IH: Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement U.S. House of Representatives 2007-10-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3801 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 10, 2007 Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kind, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Baird, Ms. Bean, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Trade adjustment assistance for workers Subtitle A—Trade adjustment assistance for services sector; shifts in production overseas Sec. 101. Extension of trade adjustment assistance to services sector; shifts in production. Sec. 102. Monitoring and reporting. Sec. 103. Effective date. Subtitle B—Industry-wide trade adjustment assistance Sec. 111. Other methods of requesting investigation. Sec. 112. Notification. Sec. 113. Industry-wide determination. Sec. 114. Regulations. Subtitle C—Training Sec. 121. Prerequisite education; approved training programs. Sec. 122. Enrollment period; waivers. Sec. 123. Temporary employment and on-the-job training accountability. Sec. 124. Training funds. Subtitle D—Health coverage improvement Sec. 131. Short title. Sec. 132. Modifications relating to credit for health insurance costs of certain TAA and PBGC pension recipients. Sec. 133. TAA recipients not enrolled in training programs eligible for credit. Sec. 134. Alignment of COBRA coverage with TAA period for TAA-eligible individuals. Sec. 135. Notice requirements. Sec. 136. Annual report on enhanced TAA benefits. Subtitle E—Wage insurance Sec. 151. Wage insurance. Subtitle F—Other trade adjustment assistance matters Sec. 161. Calculation of eligibility period for allowance to accommodate extended training, allowable breaks in training, litigation, and military service. Sec. 162. Job search and relocation allowances. Sec. 163. Certification of submissions; transparency. Sec. 164. Establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Sec. 165. Data collection; information to workers. Sec. 166. Pilot program for distribution of information to workers. Sec. 167. Agreements with States. Sec. 168. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 169. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for workers. Title II—Trade adjustment assistance for communities Sec. 201. Purpose. Sec. 202. Trade Adjustment Assistance for communities. Sec. 203. Conforming amendments. Sec. 204. Effective date. Title III—Trade adjustment assistance for firms Sec. 301. Trade adjustment assistance for firms. Sec. 302. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for firms. Title IV—Trade adjustment assistance for farmers Sec. 401. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for farmers.