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[H.R. 2832 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2832

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
            the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven


                                 An Act


 
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, 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. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.
    (a) Extension.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2465) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``July 
31, 2013''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
    apply to articles entered on or after the 15th day after the date 
    of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
    reliquidations.--
            (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
        Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and 
        subject to subparagraph (B), any entry of an article to which 
        duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment under title 
        V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if the entry had 
        been made on December 31, 2010, that was made--
                (i) after December 31, 2010; and
                (ii) before the 15th day after the date of the 
            enactment of this Act,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
        occurred on the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
            (B) Requests.--A liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
        under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry only if a 
        request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act that contains sufficient information to 
        enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
                (i) to locate the entry; or
                (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
            (C) Payment of amounts owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
        United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
        an entry of an article under subparagraph (A) shall be paid, 
        without interest, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be).
        (3) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the terms 
    ``enter'' and ``entry'' include a withdrawal from warehouse for 
    consumption.
SEC. 2. MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.
    For the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 
2014, section 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and 
administered--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting ``0.3464'' for 
    ``0.21''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting ``0.3464'' for 
    ``0.21''.

                 TITLE II--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

    SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this title is as 
follows:

                  TITLE II--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

Sec. 200. Short title; table of contents.

          Subtitle A--Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance

     PART I--Application of Provisions Relating to Trade Adjustment 
                               Assistance

Sec. 201. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment 
          assistance.

            PART II--Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

Sec. 211. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 212. Reductions in waivers from training.
Sec. 213. Limitations on trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 214. Funding of training, employment and case management services, 
          and job search and relocation allowances.
Sec. 215. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance.
Sec. 216. Program accountability.
Sec. 217. Extension.

                  PART III--Other Adjustment Assistance

Sec. 221. Trade adjustment assistance for firms.
Sec. 222. Trade adjustment assistance for communities.
Sec. 223. Trade adjustment assistance for farmers.

                       PART IV--General Provisions

Sec. 231. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions.
Sec. 232. Termination provisions.
Sec. 233. Sunset provisions.

                 Subtitle B--Health Coverage Improvement

Sec. 241. Health care tax credit.
Sec. 242. TAA pre-certification period rule for purposes of determining 
          whether there is a 63-day lapse in creditable coverage.
Sec. 243. Extension of COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible 
          individuals and PBGC recipients.

                           Subtitle C--Offsets

           PART I--Unemployment Compensation Program Integrity

Sec. 251. Mandatory penalty assessment on fraud claims.
Sec. 252. Prohibition on noncharging due to employer fault.
Sec. 253. Reporting of rehired employees to the directory of new hires.

                       PART II--Additional Offsets

Sec. 261. Improvements to contracts with Medicare quality improvement 
          organizations (QIOs) in order to improve the quality of care 
          furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 262. Rates for merchandise processing fees.
Sec. 263. Time for remitting certain merchandise processing fees.

          Subtitle A--Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance

    PART I--APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
                               ASSISTANCE

    SEC. 201. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
      ASSISTANCE.
    (a) Repeal of Snapback.--Section 1893 of the Trade and 
Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 
Stat. 422) is repealed.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this subtitle, the provisions of chapters 2 through 6 of 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on February 12, 2011, 
and as amended by this subtitle, shall--
        (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
        (2) apply to petitions for certification filed under chapter 2, 
    3, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after such date 
    of enactment.
    (c) References.--Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, 
whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision of chapters 2 through 6 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, the reference shall be considered 
to be made to a provision of any such chapter, as in effect on February 
12, 2011.

            PART II--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS

    SEC. 211. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2272) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (b);
        (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections 
    (b) through (e), respectively;
        (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as redesignated, by 
    striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(c)'';
        (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking paragraph 
    (5); and
        (5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
    striking ``, (b), or (c)'' and inserting ``or (b)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``Subject to section 222(d)(5), the term'' and inserting ``The 
        term''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, service sector 
        firm, or public agency'' and inserting ``or service sector 
        firm'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (7); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as paragraphs 
    (7) through (18), respectively.
    SEC. 212. REDUCTIONS IN WAIVERS FROM TRAINING.
    (a) In General.--Section 231(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2291(c)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); and
            (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and
        (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``(D), (E), or (F)'' and 
    inserting ``or (C)''.
    (b) Good Cause Exception.--Section 234(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2294(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Special Rule on Good Cause for Waiver of Time Limits or Late 
Filing of Claims.--The Secretary shall establish procedures and 
criteria that allow for a waiver for good cause of the time limitations 
with respect to an application for a trade readjustment allowance or 
enrollment in training under this chapter.''.
    SEC. 213. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.
    Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``(or'' and all that follows through 
        ``period)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``78'' and inserting ``65''; and
                (ii) by striking ``91-week period'' each place it 
            appears and inserting ``78-week period''; and
        (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Payment of Trade Readjustment Allowances to Complete 
Training.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in 
order to assist an adversely affected worker to complete training 
approved for the worker under section 236 that leads to the completion 
of a degree or industry-recognized credential, payments may be made as 
trade readjustment allowances for not more than 13 weeks within such 
period of eligibility as the Secretary may prescribe to account for a 
break in training or for justifiable cause that follows the last week 
for which the worker is otherwise entitled to a trade readjustment 
allowance under this chapter if--
        ``(1) payment of the trade readjustment allowance for not more 
    than 13 weeks is necessary for the worker to complete the training;
        ``(2) the worker participates in training in each such week; 
    and
        ``(3) the worker--
            ``(A) has substantially met the performance benchmarks 
        established as part of the training approved for the worker;
            ``(B) is expected to continue to make progress toward the 
        completion of the training; and
            ``(C) will complete the training during that period of 
        eligibility.''.
    SEC. 214. FUNDING OF TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT 
      SERVICES, AND JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.
    (a) In General.--Section 236(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``and sections 235, 237, and 238'' after ``to 
    carry out this section'' each place it appears;
        (2) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``of 
        payments that may be made under paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
        ``of funds available to carry out this section and sections 
        235, 237, and 238''; and
            (B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(i) $575,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013; 
        and
            ``(ii) $143,750,000 for the 3-month period beginning on 
        October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013.'';
        (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(V), by striking ``relating to the 
    provision of training under this section'' and inserting ``to carry 
    out this section and sections 235, 237, and 238''; and
        (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``to pay the costs of 
    training approved under this section'' and inserting ``to carry out 
    this section and sections 235, 237, and 238''.
    (b) Limitations on Administrative Expenses and Employment and Case 
Management Services.--
        (1) In general.--Section 235A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
    U.S.C. 2295a) is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``funding for'' and 
        inserting ``limitations on''; and
            (B) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``Of the funds made available to a State to carry out sections 235 
through 238 for a fiscal year, the State shall use--
        ``(1) not more than 10 percent for the administration of the 
    trade adjustment assistance for workers program under this chapter, 
    including for--
            ``(A) processing waivers of training requirements under 
        section 231;
            ``(B) collecting, validating, and reporting data required 
        under this chapter; and
            ``(C) providing reemployment trade adjustment assistance 
        under section 246; and
        ``(2) not less than 5 percent for employment and case 
    management services under section 235.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade 
    Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
    235A and inserting the following:

``Sec. 235A. Limitations on administrative expenses and employment and 
          case management services.''.

    (c) Reallotment of Funds.--Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2317) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Reallotment of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may--
            ``(A) reallot funds that were allotted to any State to 
        carry out sections 235 through 238 and that remain unobligated 
        by the State during the second or third fiscal year after the 
        fiscal year in which the funds were provided to the State; and
            ``(B) provide such realloted funds to States to carry out 
        sections 235 through 238 in accordance with procedures 
        established by the Secretary.
        ``(2) Requests by states.--In establishing procedures under 
    paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall include procedures that 
    provide for the distribution of realloted funds under that 
    paragraph pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such 
    funds.
        ``(3) Availability of amounts.--The reallotment of funds under 
    paragraph (1) shall not extend the period for which such funds are 
    available for expenditure.''.
    (d) Job Search Allowances.--Section 237 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``An adversely affected worker'' and 
        inserting ``Each State may use funds made available to the 
        State to carry out sections 235 through 238 to allow an 
        adversely affected worker''; and
            (B) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``to'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``Any''; and
                (ii) by striking ``all necessary job search expenses'' 
            and inserting ``not more than 90 percent of the necessary 
            job search expenses of the worker''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,500'' and inserting 
        ``$1,250''; and
        (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Secretary shall'' and 
    inserting ``a State may''.
    (e) Relocation Allowances.--Section 238 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``Any adversely affected worker'' and 
        inserting ``Each State may use funds made available to the 
        State to carry out sections 235 through 238 to allow an 
        adversely affected worker''; and
            (B) by striking ``may file'' and inserting ``to file''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Any''; and
                (ii) by striking ``includes'' and inserting ``shall 
            include'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``all'' and inserting 
        ``not more than 90 percent of the''; and
            (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,500'' and inserting 
        ``$1,250''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking 
    ``approppriate'' and inserting ``appropriate''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsection (h) 
    as subsection (g).
    SEC. 215. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.
    (a) In General.--Section 246(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2318(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ``$55,000'' and 
    inserting ``$50,000''; and
        (2) in paragraph (5)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``$12,000'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``$12,000'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000''.
    (b) Extension.--Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``February 12, 2011'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    SEC. 216. PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY.
    (a) Core Indicators of Performance.--
        (1) In general.--Section 239(j)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 
    (19 U.S.C. 2311(j)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) In general.--The core indicators of performance 
        described in this paragraph are--
                ``(i) the percentage of workers receiving benefits 
            under this chapter who are employed during the first or 
            second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in 
            which the workers cease receiving such benefits;
                ``(ii) the percentage of such workers who are employed 
            during the 2 calendar quarters following the earliest 
            calendar quarter during which the worker was employed as 
            described in clause (i);
                ``(iii) the average earnings of such workers who are 
            employed during the 2 calendar quarters described in clause 
            (ii); and
                ``(iv) the percentage of such workers who obtain a 
            recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-
            recognized credential, or a secondary school diploma or its 
            recognized equivalent if combined with employment under 
            clause (i), while receiving benefits under this chapter or 
            during the 1-year period after such workers cease receiving 
            such benefits.''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
    shall--
            (A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and
            (B) apply with respect to agreements under section 239 of 
        the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) entered into before, on, 
        or after October 1, 2011.
    (b) Collection and Publication of Data.--
        (1) In general.--Section 249B(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
    U.S.C. 2323(b)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(including such 
            allowances classified by payments under paragraphs (1) and 
            (3) of section 233(a), and section 233(f), respectively) 
            and payments under section 246'' after ``readjustment 
            allowances''; and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) The average number of weeks trade readjustment 
        allowances were paid to workers.
            ``(E) The number of workers who report that they have 
        received benefits under a prior certification issued under this 
        chapter in any of the 10 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year 
        for which the data is collected under this section.'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``training 
            leading to an associate's degree, remedial education, 
            prerequisite education,'' after ``distance learning,'';
                (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
            ``(B) The number of workers who complete training approved 
        under section 236 who were enrolled in pre-layoff training or 
        part-time training at any time during that training.'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, and the 
            average duration of training that does not include remedial 
            or prerequisite education'' after ``training'';
                (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``duration'' and 
            inserting ``average duration''; and
                (v) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``and the average 
            duration of the training that was completed by such 
            workers'' after ``training''; and
            (C) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
            (D); and
                (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
            ``(B) A summary of the data on workers in the quarterly 
        reports required under section 239(j) classified by the age, 
        pre-program educational level, and post-program credential 
        attainment of the workers.
            ``(C) The average earnings of workers described in section 
        239(j)(2)(A)(i) in the second, third, and fourth calendar 
        quarters following the calendar quarter in which such workers 
        cease receiving benefits under this chapter, expressed as a 
        percentage of the average earnings of such workers in the 3 
        calendar quarters before the calendar quarter in which such 
        workers began receiving benefits under this chapter.''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(6) Data on spending.--
            ``(A) The total amount of funds used to pay for trade 
        readjustment allowances, in the aggregate and by each State.
            ``(B) The total amount of the payments to the States to 
        carry out sections 235 through 238 used for training, in the 
        aggregate and for each State.
            ``(C) The total amount of payments to the States to carry 
        out sections 235 through 238 used for the costs of 
        administration, in the aggregate and for each State.
            ``(D) The total amount of payments to the States to carry 
        out sections 235 through 238 used for job search and relocation 
        allowances, in the aggregate and for each State.''.
        (2) Effective date.--Not later than October 1, 2012, the 
    Secretary of Labor shall update the system required by section 
    249B(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323(a)) to include the 
    collection of and reporting on the data required by the amendments 
    made by paragraph (1).
        (3) Annual report.--Section 249B(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 
    (19 U.S.C. 2323(d)) is amended by striking ``December 15'' and 
    inserting ``February 15''.
    SEC. 217. EXTENSION.
    Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is 
amended by striking ``February 12, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2013''.

                 PART III--OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

    SEC. 221. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.
    (a) Annual Report.--
        (1) 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:
``SEC. 255A. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than December 15, 2012, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare a report containing data 
regarding the trade adjustment assistance for firms program under this 
chapter for the preceding fiscal year. The data shall include the 
following:
        ``(1) The number of firms that inquired about the program.
        ``(2) The number of petitions filed under section 251.
        ``(3) The number of petitions certified and denied by the 
    Secretary.
        ``(4) The average time for processing petitions after the 
    petitions are filed.
        ``(5) The number of petitions filed and firms certified for 
    each congressional district of the United States.
        ``(6) Of the number of petitions filed, the number of firms 
    that entered the program and received benefits.
        ``(7) The number of firms that received assistance in preparing 
    their petitions.
        ``(8) The number of firms that received assistance developing 
    business recovery plans.
        ``(9) The number of business recovery plans approved and denied 
    by the Secretary.
        ``(10) The average duration of benefits received under the 
    program nationally and in each region served by an intermediary 
    organization referred to in section 253(b)(1).
        ``(11) Sales, employment, and productivity at each firm 
    participating in the program at the time of certification.
        ``(12) Sales, employment, and productivity at each firm upon 
    completion of the program and each year for the 2-year period 
    following completion of the program.
        ``(13) The number of firms in operation as of the date of the 
    report and the number of firms that ceased operations after 
    completing the program and in each year during the 2-year period 
    following completion of the program.
        ``(14) The financial assistance received by each firm 
    participating in the program.
        ``(15) The financial contribution made by each firm 
    participating in the program.
        ``(16) The types of technical assistance included in the 
    business recovery plans of firms participating in the program.
        ``(17) The number of firms leaving the program before 
    completing the project or projects in their business recovery plans 
    and the reason the project or projects were not completed.
        ``(18) The total amount expended by all intermediary 
    organizations referred to in section 253(b)(1) and by each such 
    organization to administer the program.
        ``(19) The total amount expended by intermediary organizations 
    to provide technical assistance to firms under the program 
    nationally and in each region served by such an organization.
    ``(b) Classification of Data.--To the extent possible, in 
collecting and reporting the data described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall classify the data by intermediary organization, State, 
and national totals.
    ``(c) Report to Congress; Publication.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) submit the report described in subsection (a) to the 
    Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 
    Means of the House of Representatives; and
        ``(2) publish the report in the Federal Register and on the 
    website of the Department of Commerce.
    ``(d) Protection of Confidential Information.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not release information 
    described in subsection (a) that the Secretary considers to be 
    confidential business information unless the person submitting the 
    confidential business information had notice, at the time of 
    submission, that such information would be released by the 
    Secretary, or such person subsequently consents to the release of 
    the information.
        ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
    be construed to prohibit the Secretary from providing information 
    the Secretary considers to be confidential business information 
    under paragraph (1) to a court in camera or to another party under 
    a protective order issued by a court.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade 
    Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
    section 255 the following:

``Sec. 255A. Annual report on trade adjustment assistance for firms.''.

        (3) Conforming repeal.--Effective on the day after the date on 
    which the Secretary of Commerce submits the report required by 
    section 1866 of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance 
    Act of 2009 (19 U.S.C. 2356) for fiscal year 2011, such section is 
    repealed.
    (b) Extension.--Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2345(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and all that follows through 
    ``February 12, 2011.'' and inserting ``$16,000,000 for each of the 
    fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period 
    beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013.''; 
    and
        (2) by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows through 
    ``otherwise remain'' and inserting ``shall remain''.
    SEC. 222. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by striking subchapters A, C, and D;
        (2) in subchapter B, by striking the subchapter heading; and
        (3) by redesignating sections 278 and 279 as sections 271 and 
    272, respectively.
    (b) Annual Report.--
        (1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 271 of the Trade Act 
    of 1974, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is amended--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``December 15 in each of the calendar years 2009 through'' and 
        inserting ``December 15, 2009,'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) providing the following data relating to program 
    performance and outcomes:
            ``(A) Of the grants awarded under this section, the  amount 
        of funds spent by grantees.
            ``(B) The average dollar amount of grants awarded under 
        this section.
            ``(C) The average duration of grants awarded under this 
        section.
            ``(D) The percentage of workers receiving benefits under 
        chapter 2 that are served by programs developed, offered, or 
        improved using grants awarded under this section.
            ``(E) The percentage and number of workers receiving 
        benefits under chapter 2 who obtained a degree through such 
        programs and the average duration of the participation of such 
        workers in training under section 236.
            ``(F) The number of workers receiving benefits under 
        chapter 2 served by such programs who did not complete a degree 
        and the average duration of the participation of such workers 
        in training under section 236.''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
    shall--
            (A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and
            (B) apply with respect to reports submitted under 
        subsection (e) of section 271 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
        redesignated by subsection (a)(3), on or after October 1, 2012.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Section 271 of the Trade Act of 1974, as redesignated by 
    subsection (a)(3), is amended--
            (A) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in paragraph (4)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (A)--

                        (aa) in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon 
                    and inserting ``; and'';
                        (bb) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv); and
                        (cc) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
                    (iii);

                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(A)(v)'' 
                and inserting ``(A)(iii)''; and

                (ii) in paragraph (5)(A)--

                    (I) in clause (i)--

                        (aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
                    striking ``, and other entities described in 
                    section 276(a)(2)(B)''; and
                        (bb) in subclause (II), by striking the 
                    semicolon and inserting ``; and'';

                    (II) by striking clause (iii); and

            (B) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
        (2) Subsection (b) of section 272 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
    redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is amended by striking 
    ``278(a)(2)'' and inserting ``271(a)(2)''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of 
1974 is amended by striking the items relating to chapter 4 of title II 
and inserting the following:

        ``Chapter 4--Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities

``Sec. 271. Community College and Career Training Grant Program.
``Sec. 272. Authorization of appropriations.''.
    SEC. 223. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.
    (a) Annual Report.--
        (1) In general.--Section 293(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
    U.S.C. 2401b(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than January 30 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the following information with respect to the trade 
adjustment assistance for farmers program under this chapter during the 
preceding fiscal year:
        ``(1) A list of the agricultural commodities covered by a 
    certification under this chapter.
        ``(2) The States or regions in which agricultural commodities 
    are produced and the aggregate amount of such commodities produced 
    in each such State or region.
        ``(3) The number of petitions filed.
        ``(4) The number of petitions certified and denied by the 
    Secretary.
        ``(5) The average time for processing petitions.
        ``(6) The number of petitions filed and agricultural commodity 
    producers approved for each congressional district of the United 
    States.
        ``(7) Of the number of producers approved, the number of 
    agricultural commodity producers that entered the program and 
    received benefits.
        ``(8) The number of agricultural commodity producers that 
    completed initial technical assistance.
        ``(9) The number of agricultural commodity producers that 
    completed intensive technical assistance.
        ``(10) The number of initial business plans approved and denied 
    by the Secretary.
        ``(11) The number of long-term business plans approved and 
    denied by the Secretary.
        ``(12) The total number of agricultural commodity producers, by 
    congressional district, receiving initial technical assistance and 
    intensive technical assistance, respectively, under this chapter.
        ``(13) The types of initial technical assistance received by 
    agricultural commodity producers participating in the program.
        ``(14) The types of intensive technical assistance received by 
    agricultural commodity producers participating in the program.
        ``(15) The number of agricultural commodity producers leaving 
    the program before completing the projects in their long-term 
    business plans and the reason those projects were not completed.
        ``(16) The total number of agricultural commodity producers, by 
    congressional district, receiving benefits under this chapter.
        ``(17) The average duration of benefits received under this 
    chapter.
        ``(18) The number of agricultural commodity producers in 
    operation as of the date of the report and the number of 
    agricultural commodity producers that ceased operations after 
    completing the program and in the 1-year period following 
    completion of the program.
        ``(19) The number of agricultural commodity producers that 
    report that such producers received benefits under a prior 
    certification issued under this chapter in any of the 10 fiscal 
    years preceding the date of the report.''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
    shall--
            (A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and
            (B) apply with respect to reports submitted under section 
        293(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401b(d)) on or 
        after October 1, 2012.
    (b) Extension.--Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401g(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and there are appropriated''; and
        (2) by striking ``not to exceed'' and all that follows through 
    ``February 12, 2011'' and inserting ``not to exceed $90,000,000 for 
    each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and $22,500,000 for the 3-
    month period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 
    31, 2013''.

                      PART IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 231. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS.
    (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--
        (1) Petitions filed on or after february 13, 2011, and before 
    date of enactment.--
            (A) Certifications of workers not certified before date of 
        enactment.--
                (i) Criteria if a determination has not been made.--If, 
            as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
            of Labor has not made a determination with respect to 
            whether to certify a group of workers as eligible to apply 
            for adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade 
            Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in clause 
            (iii), the Secretary shall make that determination based on 
            the requirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
            as in effect on such date of enactment.
                (ii) Reconsideration of denials of certifications.--If, 
            before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
            made a determination not to certify a group of workers as 
            eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 
            222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition 
            described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall--

                    (I) reconsider that determination; and
                    (II) if the group of workers meets the requirements 
                of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect 
                on such date of enactment, certify the group of workers 
                as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.

                (iii) Petition described.--A petition described in this 
            clause is a petition for a certification of eligibility for 
            a group of workers filed under section 221 of the Trade Act 
            of 1974 on or after February 13, 2011, and before the date 
            of the enactment of this Act.
            (B) Eligibility for benefits.--
                (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
            worker certified as eligible to apply for adjustment 
            assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 
            pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (A)(iii) 
            shall be eligible, on and after the date that is 60 days 
            after the date of the enactment of this Act, to receive 
            benefits only under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II 
            of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of 
            enactment.
                (ii) Election for workers receiving benefits on the 
            60th day after enactment.--

                    (I) In general.--A worker certified as eligible to 
                apply for adjustment assistance under section 222 of 
                the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described 
                in subparagraph (A)(iii) who is receiving benefits 
                under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 as 
                of the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act may, not later than the date that 
                is 150 days after such date of enactment, make a one-
                time election to receive benefits pursuant to--

                        (aa) the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of 
                    the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of 
                    enactment; or
                        (bb) the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of 
                    the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on February 13, 
                    2011.

                    (II) Effect of failure to make election.--A worker 
                described in subclause (I) who does not make the 
                election described in that subclause on or before the 
                date that is 150 days after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act shall be eligible to receive benefits only 
                under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of the 
                Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on February 13, 2011.
                    (III) Computation of maximum benefits.--Benefits 
                received by a worker described in subclause (I) under 
                chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in 
                effect on February 13, 2011, before the worker makes 
                the election described in that subclause shall be 
                included in any determination of the maximum benefits 
                for which the worker is eligible under the provisions 
                of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
                in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, or 
                as in effect on February 13, 2011, whichever is 
                applicable after the election of the worker under 
                subclause (I).

        (2) Petitions filed before february 13, 2011.--A worker 
    certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance pursuant 
    to a petition filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974--
            (A) on or after May 18, 2009, and on or before February 12, 
        2011, shall continue to be eligible to apply for and receive 
        benefits under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of such 
        Act, as in effect on February 12, 2011; or
            (B) before May 18, 2009, shall continue to be eligible to 
        apply for and receive benefits under the provisions of chapter 
        2 of title II of such Act, as in effect on May 17, 2009.
        (3) Qualifying separations with respect to petitions filed 
    within 90 days of date of enactment.--Section 223(b) of the Trade 
    Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
    shall be applied and administered by substituting ``before February 
    13, 2010'' for ``more than one year before the date of the petition 
    on which such certification was granted'' for purposes of 
    determining whether a worker is eligible to apply for adjustment 
    assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of the 
    Trade Act of 1974 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
    and on or before the date that is 90 days after such date of 
    enactment.
    (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--
        (1) Certification of firms not certified before date of 
    enactment.--
            (A) Criteria if a determination has not been made.--If, as 
        of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Commerce has not made a determination with respect to whether 
        to certify a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment 
        assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant 
        to a petition described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary 
        shall make that determination based on the requirements of 
        section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date 
        of enactment.
            (B) Reconsideration of denial of certain petitions.--If, 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        made a determination not to certify a firm as eligible to apply 
        for adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 
        1974 pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (C), the 
        Secretary shall--
                (i) reconsider that determination; and
                (ii) if the firm meets the requirements of section 251 
            of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of 
            enactment, certify the firm as eligible to apply for 
            adjustment assistance.
            (C) Petition described.--A petition described in this 
        subparagraph is a petition for a certification of eligibility 
        filed by a firm or its representative under section 251 of the 
        Trade Act of 1974 on or after February 13, 2011, and before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Certification of firms that did not submit petitions 
    between february 13, 2011, and date of enactment.--
            (A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall certify a 
        firm described in subparagraph (B) as eligible to apply for 
        adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 
        1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, if 
        the firm or its representative files a petition for a 
        certification of eligibility under section 251 of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 not later than 90 days after such date of enactment.
            (B) Firm described.--A firm described in this subparagraph 
        is a firm that the Secretary determines would have been 
        certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance if--
                (i) the firm or its representative had filed a petition 
            for a certification of eligibility under section 251 of the 
            Trade Act of 1974 on a date during the period beginning on 
            February 13, 2011, and ending on the day before the date of 
            the enactment of this Act; and
                (ii) the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the 
            Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, 
            had been in effect on that date during the period described 
            in clause (i).
    SEC. 232. TERMINATION PROVISIONS.
    Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``February 12, 2011'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``December 31, 2013'';
        (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``that chapter'' and all that follows through ``the worker is--
        '' and inserting ``that chapter if the worker is--''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``petitions'' and 
        inserting ``a petition''; and
        (3) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``pursuant to a petition filed under section 
        251'' after ``chapter 3'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``pursuant to a petition filed under section 
        292'' after ``chapter 6''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (3).
    SEC. 233. SUNSET PROVISIONS.
    (a) Application of Prior Law.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning 
on January 1, 2014, the provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.), as in effect on 
February 13, 2011, shall apply, except that in applying and 
administering such chapters--
        (1) paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that Act shall be 
    applied and administered as if subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
    that paragraph were not in effect;
        (2) section 233 of that Act shall be applied and administered--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (2), by substituting ``104-week 
            period'' for ``104-week period'' and all that follows 
            through ``130-week period)''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (3)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                substituting ``65'' for ``52''; and
                    (II) by substituting ``78-week period'' for ``52-
                week period'' each place it appears; and

            (B) by applying and administering subsection (g) as if it 
        read as follows:
    ``(g) Payment of Trade Readjustment Allowances to Complete 
Training.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in 
order to assist an adversely affected worker to complete training 
approved for the worker under section 236 that leads to the completion 
of a degree or industry-recognized credential, payments may be made as 
trade readjustment allowances for not more than 13 weeks within such 
period of eligibility as the Secretary may prescribe to account for a 
break in training or for justifiable cause that follows the last week 
for which the worker is otherwise entitled to a trade readjustment 
allowance under this chapter if--
        ``(1) payment of the trade readjustment allowance for not more 
    than 13 weeks is necessary for the worker to complete the training;
        ``(2) the worker participates in training in each such week; 
    and
        ``(3) the worker--
            ``(A) has substantially met the performance benchmarks 
        established as part of the training approved for the worker;
            ``(B) is expected to continue to make progress toward the 
        completion of the training; and
            ``(C) will complete the training during that period of 
        eligibility.'';
        (3) section 245 of that Act shall be applied and administered 
    by substituting ``2014'' for ``2007'';
        (4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and 
    administered by substituting ``December 31, 2014'' for ``the date 
    that is 5 years'' and all that follows through ``State'';
        (5) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and 
    administered by substituting ``the 1-year period beginning on 
    January 1, 2014'' for ``each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and 
    $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007'';
        (6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied and 
    administered by substituting ``the 1-year period beginning on 
    January 1, 2014'' for ``each of the fiscal years'' and all that 
    follows through ``October 1, 2007''; and
        (7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied and administered--
            (A) in subsection (a), by substituting ``2014'' for 
        ``2007'' each place it appears; and
            (B) by applying and administering subsection (b) as if it 
        read as follows:
    ``(b) Other Assistance.--
        ``(1) Assistance for firms.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 
        31, 2014.
            ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any 
        assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 
        2014, may be provided--
                ``(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to 
            such chapter for such purpose; and
                ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is 
            otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.
        ``(2) Farmers.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        assistance may not be provided under chapter 6 after December 
        31, 2014.
            ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any 
        assistance approved under chapter 6 on or before December 31, 
        2014, may be provided--
                ``(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to 
            such chapter for such purpose; and
                ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is 
            otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.''.
    (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, shall continue to apply on and after January 1, 2014, with 
respect to--
        (1) workers certified as eligible for trade adjustment 
    assistance benefits under chapter 2 of title II of that Act 
    pursuant to petitions filed under section 221 of that Act before 
    January 1, 2014;
        (2) firms certified as eligible for technical assistance or 
    grants under chapter 3 of title II of that Act pursuant to 
    petitions filed under section 251 of that Act before January 1, 
    2014; and
        (3) agricultural commodity producers certified as eligible for 
    technical or financial assistance under chapter 6 of title II of 
    that Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 292 of that Act 
    before January 1, 2014.

                Subtitle B--Health Coverage Improvement

    SEC. 241. HEALTH CARE TAX CREDIT.
    (a) Termination of Credit.--Subparagraph (B) of section 35(b)(1) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, and 
before January 1, 2014'' before the period.
    (b) Extension Through Credit Termination Date of Certain Expired 
Credit Provisions.--
        (1) Partial extension of increased credit rate.--Section 35(a) 
    of such Code is amended by striking ``65 percent (80 percent in the 
    case of eligible coverage months beginning before February 13, 
    2011)'' and inserting ``72.5 percent''.
        (2) Extension of advance payment provisions.--
            (A) Section 7527(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``65 percent (80 percent in the case of eligible coverage 
        months beginning before February 13, 2011)'' and inserting 
        ``72.5 percent''.
            (B) Section 7527(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``which is issued before February 13, 2011''.
            (C) Section 7527(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``80 percent'' and inserting ``72.5 percent''.
            (D) Section 7527(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``In the case of eligible coverage months beginning before 
        February 13, 2011--''.
        (3) Extension of certain other related provisions.--
            (A) Section 35(c)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``and before February 13, 2011''.
            (B) Section 35(e)(1)(K) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``In the case of eligible coverage months beginning before 
        February 13, 2012, coverage'' and inserting ``Coverage''.
            (C) Section 35(g)(9) of such Code, as added by section 
        1899E(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 
        2009 (relating to continued qualification of family members 
        after certain events), is amended by striking ``In the case of 
        eligible coverage months beginning before February 13, 2011--
        ''.
            (D) Section 173(f)(8) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        1998 is amended by striking ``In the case of eligible coverage 
        months beginning before February 13, 2011--''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
        (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
    subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
    coverage months beginning after February 12, 2011.
        (2) Advance payment provisions.--
            (A) The amendment made by subsection (b)(2)(B) shall apply 
        to certificates issued after the date which is 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (B) The amendment made by subsection (b)(2)(D) shall apply 
        to coverage months beginning after the date which is 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 242. TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD RULE FOR PURPOSES OF 
      DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A 63-DAY LAPSE IN CREDITABLE 
      COVERAGE.
    (a) In General.--The following provisions are each amended by 
striking ``February 13, 2011'' and inserting ``January 1, 2014'':
        (1) Section 9801(c)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
        (2) Section 701(c)(2)(C) of the Employee Retirement Income 
    Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(c)(2)(C)).
        (3) Section 2701(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (as 
    in effect for plan years beginning before January 1, 2014).
        (4) Section 2704(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (as 
    in effect for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014).
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
    apply to plan years beginning after February 12, 2011.
        (2) Transitional rules.--
            (A) Benefit determinations.--Notwithstanding the amendments 
        made by this section (and the provisions of law amended 
        thereby), a plan shall not be required to modify benefit 
        determinations for the period beginning on February 13, 2011, 
        and ending 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        but a plan shall not fail to be qualified health insurance 
        within the meaning of section 35(e) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 during this period merely due to such failure to 
        modify benefit determinations.
            (B) Guidance concerning periods before 30 days after 
        enactment.--Except as provided in subparagraph (A), the 
        Secretary of the Treasury (or his designee), in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
        Secretary of Labor, may issue regulations or other guidance 
        regarding the scope of the application of the amendments made 
        by this section to periods before the date which is 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (C) Special rule relating to certain loss of coverage.--In 
        the case of a TAA-related loss of coverage (as defined in 
        section 4980B(f)(5)(C)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986) that occurs during the period beginning on February 13, 
        2011, and ending 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, the 7-day period described in section 9801(c)(2)(D) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 701(c)(2)(C) of 
        the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
        section 2701(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act shall be 
        extended until 30 days after such date of enactment.
    SEC. 243. EXTENSION OF COBRA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN TAA-ELIGIBLE 
      INDIVIDUALS AND PBGC RECIPIENTS.
    (a) In General.--The following provisions are each amended by 
striking ``February 12, 2011'' and inserting ``January 1, 2014'':
        (1) Section 602(2)(A)(v) of the Employee Retirement Income 
    Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)(v)).
        (2) Section 602(2)(A)(vi) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
    1162(2)(A)(vi)).
        (3) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Internal Revenue Code 
    of 1986.
        (4) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(VI) of such Code.
        (5) Section 2202(2)(A)(iv) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
    U.S.C. 300bb-2(2)(A)(iv)).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to periods of coverage which would (without regard to the 
amendments made by this section) end on or after the date which is 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                          Subtitle C--Offsets

          PART I--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM INTEGRITY

    SEC. 251. MANDATORY PENALTY ASSESSMENT ON FRAUD CLAIMS.
    (a) In General.--Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end of 
    subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(11)(A) At the time the State agency determines an erroneous 
    payment from its unemployment fund was made to an individual due to 
    fraud committed by such individual, the assessment of a penalty on 
    the individual in an amount of not less than 15 percent of the 
    amount of the erroneous payment; and
        ``(B) The immediate deposit of all assessments paid pursuant to 
    subparagraph (A) into the unemployment fund of the State.''.
    (b) Application to Federal Payments.--
        (1) In general.--As a condition for administering any 
    unemployment compensation program of the United States (as defined 
    in paragraph (2)) as an agent of the United States, if the State 
    determines that an erroneous payment was made by the State to an 
    individual under any such program due to fraud committed by such 
    individual, the State shall assess a penalty on such individual and 
    deposit any such penalty received in the same manner as the State 
    assesses and deposits such penalties under provisions of State law 
    implementing section 303(a)(11) of the Social Security Act, as 
    added by subsection (a).
        (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
    ``unemployment compensation program of the United States'' means--
            (A) unemployment compensation for Federal civilian 
        employees under subchapter I of chapter 85 of title 5, United 
        States Code;
            (B) unemployment compensation for ex-servicemembers under 
        subchapter II of chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code;
            (C) trade readjustment allowances under sections 231 
        through 234 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291-2294);
            (D) disaster unemployment assistance under section 410(a) 
        of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a));
            (E) any Federal temporary extension of unemployment 
        compensation;
            (F) any Federal program which increases the weekly amount 
        of unemployment compensation payable to individuals; and
            (G) any other Federal program providing for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation.
    (c) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
    amendments made by this section shall apply to erroneous payments 
    established after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Authority.--A State may amend its State law to apply such 
    amendments to erroneous payments established prior to the end of 
    the period described in paragraph (1).
    SEC. 252. PROHIBITION ON NONCHARGING DUE TO EMPLOYER FAULT.
    (a) In General.--Section 3303 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended--
        (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
    subsection:
    ``(f) Prohibition on Noncharging Due to Employer Fault.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State law shall be treated as meeting the 
    requirements of subsection (a)(1) only if such law provides that an 
    employer's account shall not be relieved of charges relating to a 
    payment from the State unemployment fund if the State agency 
    determines that--
            ``(A) the payment was made because the employer, or an 
        agent of the employer, was at fault for failing to respond 
        timely or adequately to the request of the agency for 
        information relating to the claim for compensation; and
            ``(B) the employer or agent has established a pattern of 
        failing to respond timely or adequately to such requests.
        ``(2) State authority to impose stricter standards.--Nothing in 
    paragraph (1) shall limit the authority of a State to provide that 
    an employer's account not be relieved of charges relating to a 
    payment from the State unemployment fund for reasons other than the 
    reasons described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph, 
    such as after the first instance of a failure to respond timely or 
    adequately to requests described in paragraph (1)(A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
    amendments made by this section shall apply to erroneous payments 
    established after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Authority.--A State may amend its State law to apply such 
    amendments to erroneous payments established prior to the end of 
    the period described in paragraph (1).
    SEC. 253. REPORTING OF REHIRED EMPLOYEES TO THE DIRECTORY OF NEW 
      HIRES.
    (a) Definition of Newly Hired Employee.--Section 453A(a)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653a(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(C) Newly hired employee.--The term `newly hired 
        employee' means an employee who--
                ``(i) has not previously been employed by the employer; 
            or
                ``(ii) was previously employed by the employer but has 
            been separated from such prior employment for at least 60 
            consecutive days.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made 
    by this section shall take effect 6 months after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act.
        (2) Compliance transition period.--If the Secretary of Health 
    and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than 
    legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State 
    plan under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet 
    the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by 
    subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet 
    such requirement before the first day of the second calendar 
    quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of 
    the State legislature that begins after the effective date of such 
    amendment. If the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year 
    of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the 
    State legislature.

                      PART II--ADDITIONAL OFFSETS

    SEC. 261. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONTRACTS WITH MEDICARE QUALITY 
      IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOS) IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY 
      OF CARE FURNISHED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
    (a) Authority to Contract With a Broad Range of Entities.--
        (1) Definition.--Section 1152 of the Social Security Act (42 
    U.S.C. 1320c-1) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
    inserting the following new paragraphs:
        ``(1) is able, as determined by the Secretary, to perform its 
    functions under this part in a manner consistent with the efficient 
    and effective administration of this part and title XVIII;
        ``(2) has at least one individual who is a representative of 
    health care providers on its governing body; and''.
        (2) Name change.--Part B of title XI of the Social Security Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.) is amended--
            (A) in the headings for sections 1152 and 1153, by striking 
        ``utilization and quality control peer review'' and inserting 
        ``quality improvement'';
            (B) in the heading for section 1154, by striking ``peer 
        review'' and inserting ``quality improvement''; and
            (C) by striking ``utilization and quality control peer 
        review'' and ``peer review'' each place it appears before 
        ``organization'' or ``organizations'' and inserting ``quality 
        improvement''.
        (3) Conforming amendments to the medicare program.--Title XVIII 
    of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``utilization and quality control peer 
        review'' and inserting ``quality improvement'' each place it 
        appears;
            (B) by striking ``quality control and peer review'' and 
        inserting ``quality improvement'' each place it appears;
            (C) in paragraphs (1)(A)(iii)(I) and (2) of section 
        1842(l), by striking ``peer review organization'' and inserting 
        ``quality improvement organization'';
            (D) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1866(a)(3), by 
        striking ``peer review'' and inserting ``quality improvement'';
            (E) in section 1867(d)(3), in the heading, by striking 
        ``peer review'' and inserting ``quality improvement''; and
            (F) in section 1869(c)(3)(G), by striking ``peer review 
        organizations'' and inserting ``quality improvement 
        organizations''.
    (b) Improvements With Respect to the Contract.--
        (1) Flexibility with respect to the geographic scope of 
    contracts.--Section 1153 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
    1320c-2) is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(a) The Secretary shall establish throughout the United States 
such local, State, regional, national, or other geographic areas as the 
Secretary determines appropriate with respect to which contracts under 
this part will be made.'';
            (B) in subsection (b)(1), as amended by subsection (a)(2)--
                (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``a contract 
            with a quality improvement organization'' and inserting 
            ``contracts with one or more quality improvement 
            organizations''; and
                (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``meets the 
            requirements'' and all that follows before the period at 
            the end and inserting ``will be operating in an area, the 
            Secretary shall ensure that there is no duplication of the 
            functions carried out by such organizations within the 
            area'';
            (C) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ``or the 
        Secretary determines that there is a more qualified entity to 
        perform one or more of the functions in section 1154(a)'' after 
        ``under this part'';
            (D) in subsection (b)(3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, or association 
            of such facilities,''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking ``or association of such 
                facilities''; and
                    (II) by striking ``or associations''; and

            (E) by striking subsection (i).
        (2) Extension of length of contracts.--Section 1153(c)(3) of 
    the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c-2(c)(3)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``three years'' and inserting ``five 
        years''; and
            (B) by striking ``on a triennial basis'' and inserting 
        ``for terms of five years''.
        (3) Authority to terminate in a manner consistent with the 
    federal acquisition regulation.--Section 1153 of the Social 
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c-2) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary may consider a variety of factors in selecting 
the contractors that the Secretary determines would provide for the 
most efficient and effective administration of this part, such as 
geographic location, size, and prior experience in health care quality 
improvement. Quality improvement organizations operating as of January 
1, 2012, shall be allowed to compete for new contracts (as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary) along with other qualified organizations 
and are eligible for renewal of contracts for terms five years 
thereafter (as determined appropriate by the Secretary).'';
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (4) through 
        (6) and redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (4) 
        and (5), respectively; and
            (C) by striking subsection (d).
        (4) Administrative improvement.--Section 1153(c)(5) of the 
    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c-2(c)(5)), as redesignated by 
    this subsection, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(5) reimbursement shall be made to the organization on a 
    monthly basis, with payments for any month being made consistent 
    with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.''.
    (c) Authority for Quality Improvement Organizations To Perform 
Specialized Functions and to Eliminate Conflicts of Interest.--Part B 
of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.) is 
amended--
        (1) in section 1153--
            (A) in subsection (b)(1), as amended by subsection 
        (b)(1)(B), by inserting after the first sentence the following 
        new sentence: ``In entering into contracts with such qualified 
        organizations, the Secretary shall, to the extent appropriate, 
        seek to ensure that each of the functions described in section 
        1154(a) are carried out within an area established under 
        subsection (a).''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the functions set 
        forth in section 1154(a), or may subcontract for the 
        performance of all or some of such functions'' and inserting 
        ``a function or functions under section 1154 directly or may 
        subcontract for the performance of all or some of such function 
        or functions''; and
        (2) in section 1154--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

                    (I) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``Subject to 
                subsection (b), any''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``one or more of'' before ``the 
                following functions'';

                (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (C);
                (iii) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following 
            new paragraph:
        ``(12) As part of the organization's review responsibility 
    under paragraph (1), the organization shall review all ambulatory 
    surgical procedures specified pursuant to section 1833(i)(1)(A) 
    which are performed in the area, or, at the discretion of the 
    Secretary, a sample of such procedures.''; and
                (iv) in paragraph (15), by striking ``significant on-
            site review activities'' and all that follows before the 
            period at the end and inserting ``on-site review activities 
            as the Secretary determines appropriate''.
            (B) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 
        subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively; and
            (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) A quality improvement organization entering into a contract 
with the Secretary to perform a function described in a paragraph under 
subsection (a) must perform all of the activities described in such 
paragraph, except to the extent otherwise negotiated with the Secretary 
pursuant to the contract or except for a function for which the 
Secretary determines it is not appropriate for the organization to 
perform, such as a function that could cause a conflict of interest 
with another function.''.
    (d) Quality Improvement as Specified Function.--Section 1154(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c-3(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(18) The organization shall perform, subject to the terms of 
    the contract, such other activities as the Secretary determines may 
    be necessary for the purposes of improving the quality of care 
    furnished to individuals with respect to items and services for 
    which payment may be made under title XVIII.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2012.
    SEC. 262. RATES FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.
    (a) Fees for Period From July 1, 2014, to November 30, 2015.--For 
the period beginning on July 1, 2014, and ending on November 30, 2015, 
section 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and administered--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting ``0.3464'' for 
    ``0.21''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting ``0.3464'' for 
    ``0.21''.
    (b) Fees for Period From October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2019.--
For the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on September 
30, 2019, section 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and 
administered--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting ``0.1740'' for 
    ``0.21''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting ``0.1740'' for 
    ``0.21''.
    SEC. 263. TIME FOR REMITTING CERTAIN MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
fees authorized under paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13031(a) of 
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(a) (9) and (10)) with respect to processing merchandise entered on 
or after October 1, 2012, and before November 12, 2012, shall be paid 
not later than September 25, 2012, in an amount equivalent to the 
amount of such fees paid by the person responsible for such fees with 
respect to merchandise entered on or after October 1, 2011, and before 
November 12, 2011, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    (b) Reconciliation of Merchandise Processing Fees.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than December 12, 2012, the 
    Secretary of the Treasury shall reconcile the fees paid pursuant to 
    subsection (a) with the fees for services actually provided on or 
    after October 1, 2012, and before November 12, 2012.
        (2) Refunds of overpayments.--
            (A) After making the reconciliation required under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund with 
        interest any overpayment of such fees made under subsection (a) 
        and make proper adjustments with respect to any underpayment of 
        such fees.
            (B) No interest may be assessed with respect to any such 
        underpayment that was based on the amount of fees paid for 
        merchandise entered on or after October 1, 2012, and before 
        November 12, 2012.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.