[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 4163 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4163

   To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2014

   Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
   Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
 Delaney, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garcia, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Heck 
  of Washington, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
 of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
  Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. 
 Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Himes, 
and Ms. Esty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, 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 Act of 
2014''.

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

SEC. 101. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Repeal of Snapback.--Section 233 of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-40; 125 Stat. 416) is 
repealed.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this Act, the provisions of chapters 2 through 6 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on December 31, 2013, and as 
amended by this Act, 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 Act, whenever 
in this Act 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 December 
31, 2013.

       TITLE II--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

                    Subtitle A--Extension Provisions

SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS.

    Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is 
amended by striking ``2013'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2020''.

SEC. 202. TRAINING FUNDS.

    Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and 2013'' and inserting 
        ``through 2020''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``2013'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``2020''.

SEC. 203. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2020''.

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 245(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ``2013'' 
and inserting ``2020''.
    (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--Section 255(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$16,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$50,000,000'';
            (2) by striking ``and 2013'' and inserting ``through 
        2020'';
            (3) by striking ``$4,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$6,250,000''; and
            (4) by striking ``October 1, 2013, and ending on December 
        31, 2013'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020, and ending on 
        December 31, 2020''.
    (c) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities.--Section 272(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2372(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2010'' and inserting ``through 
        2020''; and
            (2) by striking ``October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 
        2010'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 
        2020''.
    (d) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.--Section 298(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2013'' and inserting ``through 
        2020''; and
            (2) by striking ``October 1, 2013, and ending on December 
        31, 2013'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020, and ending on 
        December 31, 2020''.

                      Subtitle B--Other Provisions

SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC AGENCY 
              WORKERS.

    (a) Definitions.--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 ``The'' and inserting ``Subject to section 
                222(d)(5), the''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or service 
                sector firm'' and inserting ``, service sector firm, or 
                public agency''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) The term `public agency' means a department or 
        agency of a State or local government or of the Federal 
        Government, or a subdivision thereof.''.
    (b) Group Eligibility Requirements.--Section 222 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
        subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Adversely Affected Workers in Public Agencies.--A group of 
workers in a public agency shall be certified by the Secretary as 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this chapter pursuant 
to a petition filed under section 221 if the Secretary determines 
that--
            ``(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in 
        the public agency have become totally or partially separated, 
        or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
            ``(2) the public agency has acquired from a foreign country 
        services like or directly competitive with services which are 
        supplied by such agency; and
            ``(3) the acquisition of services described in paragraph 
        (2) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or 
        threat of separation.'';
            (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(5) Reference to firm.--For purposes of subsections (a) 
        and (b), the term `firm' does not include a public agency.''; 
        and
            (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) (as redesignated), 
        by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)''.

SEC. 212. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Limitations.--Section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting after ``104-week period'' the following: 
        ``(or, in the case of an adversely affected worker who requires 
        a program of remedial education (as described in section 
        236(a)(5)(D)) or a program of prerequisite education (as 
        described in section 236(a)(5)(E)) in order to complete 
        training approved for the worker under section 236, the 130-
        week period)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``65 additional weeks'' and inserting ``78 
        additional weeks''.
    (b) Payment of Trade Readjustment Allowances To Complete 
Training.--Section 233(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(f)) 
is amended by striking ``13'' each place it appears and inserting 
``26''.

SEC. 213. JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.

    (a) 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 ``Each State'' and all that follows 
                through ``an adversely affected worker'' and inserting 
                ``An adversely affected worker''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to file'' and inserting ``may 
                file''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not more than 
                90 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,250'' and 
                inserting ``$1,500''.
    (b) 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 ``Each State'' and all that follows 
                through ``an adversely affected worker'' and inserting 
                ``An adversely affected worker''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to file'' and inserting ``may 
                file''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not more than 
                90 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,250'' and 
                inserting ``$1,500''.

SEC. 214. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    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 ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$55,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$10,000'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``$12,000''.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--
            (1) Petitions filed on or after january 1, 2014, 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 January 1, 2014, 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 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) Computation of maximum benefits.--
                        Benefits received by a worker described in 
                        clause (i) under chapter 2 of title II of the 
                        Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the 
                        enactment of this Act 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.
            (2) Petitions filed before january 1, 2014.--A worker 
        certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
        pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 on or before December 31, 2013, 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 December 
        31, 2013.
            (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 January 1, 2014'' 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 
                January 1, 2014, and before the date of the enactment 
                of this Act.
            (2) Certification of firms that did not submit petitions 
        between january 1, 2014, 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 January 1, 2014, 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. 302. SUNSET PROVISIONS.

    (a) Application of Prior Law.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning 
on January 1, 2021, 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 
January 1, 2014, shall be in effect and 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(a) of that Act shall be applied and 
        administered by substituting ``2021'' for ``2007'';
            (4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and 
        administered by substituting ``December 31, 2021'' 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, 2021'' 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, 2021'' 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 ``2021'' 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, 2021.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before 
                December 31, 2021, 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, 2021.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                any assistance approved under chapter 6 on or before 
                December 31, 2021, 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, 2021, 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, 2021;
            (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, 
        2021; 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, 2021.

                  TITLE IV--HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT

SEC. 401. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 35(b)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``before January 
1, 2014'' and inserting ``before January 1, 2021''.
    (b) Increase.--Subsection (a) of section 35 of such Code is amended 
by striking ``72.5 percent'' and inserting ``80 percent''.
    (c) Coordination With PPACA Credit for Coverage Under a Qualified 
Health Plan.--
            (1) In general.--(A) Subsection (a) of section 35 of such 
        Code is amended by inserting ``who elects the application of 
        this section for the taxable year'' after ``In the case of an 
        individual''.
            (B) Paragraph (10) of section 35(g) of such Code (relating 
        to regulations) is amended by redesignating such paragraph as 
        paragraph (12) and by inserting before such paragraph (as so 
        redesignated) the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Coordination with premium tax credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer who 
                elects the application of this section for any taxable 
                year, no credit shall be allowed under section 36B with 
                respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Election.--Any election for this section to 
                apply for a taxable year, once made, shall be 
                irrevocable.''.
            (2) Advance payment.--Section 7527 of such Code is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Coordination With Advance Payment of Premium Tax Credit.--No 
payment shall be made under this section on behalf of any individual 
with respect to whom for the taxable year any advance payment is made 
under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.''.
            (3) Procedures.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 
        such procedures and guidance as may be necessary or appropriate 
        to coordinate, and facilitate taxpayer choices between, advance 
        payments under section 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 and section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
        Care Act.
    (d) Health Plans Offered Through Exchange Treated as Qualified 
Health Insurance.--Paragraph (1) of section 35(e) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(L) Coverage under a qualified health plan which 
                was enrolled in through an Exchange established by a 
                State under section 1311 of the Patient Protection and 
                Affordable Care Act.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Advance payment provisions.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (c)(2) shall apply to certificates issued after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
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