[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1425. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an 
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt 
status of certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 213. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
     June 30, 2021, workers, firms, and agricultural commodity 
     producers in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United 
     States shall be eligible for adjustment assistance under 
     chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) to the same extent as workers, firms, 
     and agricultural commodity producers in a State (as defined 
     in section 247 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2319)).
       (b) Exception.--Benefits under sections 231 through 234 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291 through 2294) and under 
     section 246 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2318) shall not be 
     available to workers in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of 
     the United States.
       (c) Formula for Training Funds.--In making distributions of 
     funds for a fiscal year to States under section 236(a)(2) of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)), the Secretary 
     of Labor shall distribute an amount equal to 1 percent of 
     such funds among American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States, based on criteria established by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Regulatory Changes.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     heads of other appropriate agencies shall make the necessary 
     changes to the regulations of the Department of Labor and 
     those other agencies in order to carry out this section.
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