[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1357 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1357

           To extend the trade adjustment assistance program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2013

Mr. Baucus (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
           To extend the trade adjustment assistance program.

    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 
Extension Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) 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''.
    (b) 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''.
    (c) 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''.
    (d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--
            (1) 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''.
            (2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms.--Section 255(a) 
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and 2013'' and inserting 
                ``through 2020''; and
                    (B) by striking ``October 1, 2013, and ending on 
                December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020, 
                and ending on December 31, 2020''.
            (3) Trade adjustment assistance for farmers.--Section 
        298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and 2013'' and inserting 
                ``through 2020''; and
                    (B) by striking ``October 1, 2013, and ending on 
                December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020, 
                and ending on December 31, 2020''.
    (e) Amendments to Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 
2011.--
            (1) Application of prior law.--Section 233(a) of the Trade 
        Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (title II of Public 
        Law 112-40; 125 Stat. 416; 19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2021''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (3) through (7) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(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.'.''.
            (2) Continuation of benefits.--Section 233(b) of the Trade 
        Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 is amended by 
        striking ``2014'' each place it appears and inserting ``2021''.
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