[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4316 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4316

  To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include 
Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State 
    for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2012

Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
   Sablan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include 
Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State 
    for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS TO 
              TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 247(7) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2319(7)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United 
        States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands,'' after ``District of Columbia''; and
            (2) by striking ``such Commonwealth.'' and inserting ``such 
        territories.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
effective with respect to petitions filed under section 221 of such Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2271) on or after October 1, 2012.
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