[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13908-13924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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  SA 627. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 33, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 231. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
                   CONTINGENT ON ENACTMENT OF CERTAIN FREE TRADE 
                   AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTING BILLS.

       Notwithstanding section 201(b) or any other provision of 
     this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     take effect on the date on which the United States-Korea Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-
     Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, and 
     the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
     Implementation Act have been enacted into law.
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  SA 628. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 33, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 224. MODIFICATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
                   ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 222 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended by 
     section 211(a), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to such workers' separation or threat of 
     separation and to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of such workers' separation or threat of separation and of''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (b), as redesignated 
     by section 211(a), by striking ``contributed importantly to'' 
     and inserting ``was a substantial cause of''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated and amended by 
     section 211(a), by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), 
     respectively.
       (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--Section 251 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat 
     thereof, and to'' and inserting ``were a substantial cause of 
     such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and 
     of''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A);

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       (ii) by striking ``(B)''; and
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left.
       (c) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.--
       (1) In general.--Section 292(c)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2401a(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 291 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
     and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs 
     (3) through (6), respectively.
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  SA 629. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. REPORT ON IMPACT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS ON 
                   EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which a free trade agreement specified in subsection (b) 
     enters into force, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to 
     Congress a report assessing--
       (1) the number of workers dislocated because of the entry 
     into force of that agreement; and
       (2) the overall impact of that agreement on employment in 
     the United States.
       (b) Free Trade Agreements Specified.--A free trade 
     agreement specified in this subsection is--
       (1) the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement;
       (2) the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; 
     or
       (3) the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
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  SA 630. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 21, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 217. PLAN TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR RESOURCES TO ASSIST 
                   WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     effectively leverage private sector resources to assist 
     workers who are eligible for trade adjustment assistance 
     under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) to find employment.
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  SA 631. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. RENEWAL OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS ON COTTON SHIRTING 
                   FABRICS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Extensions.--Each of the following headings of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     striking everything after ``suitable for use in men's and 
     boys' shirts'' in the article description column and by 
     striking the date in the effective date column and inserting 
     ``12/31/2013'':
       (1) Heading 9902.52.08 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (2) Heading 9902.52.09 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (3) Heading 9902.52.10 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (4) Heading 9902.52.11 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (5) Heading 9902.52.12 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (6) Heading 9902.52.13 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (7) Heading 9902.52.14 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (8) Heading 9902.52.15 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (9) Heading 9902.52.16 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (10) Heading 9902.52.17 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (11) Heading 9902.52.18 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (12) Heading 9902.52.19 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (13) Heading 9902.52.20 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (14) Heading 9902.52.21 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (15) Heading 9902.52.22 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (16) Heading 9902.52.23 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (17) Heading 9902.52.24 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (18) Heading 9902.52.25 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (19) Heading 9902.52.26 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (20) Heading 9902.52.27 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (21) Heading 9902.52.28 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (22) Heading 9902.52.29 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (23) Heading 9902.52.30 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (24) Heading 9902.52.31 (relating to woven fabrics of 
     cotton).
       (b) Extension of Duty Refunds and Pima Cotton Trust Fund; 
     Modification of Affidavit Requirements.--Section 407 of title 
     IV of division C of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3060) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``amounts determined by 
     the Secretary'' and all that follows through ``5208.59.80'' 
     and inserting ``amounts received in the general fund that are 
     attributable to duties received since January 1, 2004, on 
     articles classified under heading 5208''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 1, 2008'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2013'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``beginning in fiscal year 2007'' and inserting ``for fiscal 
     year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter'';
       (B) by striking ``grown in the United States'' each place 
     it appears; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``that produce ring spun cotton yarns in 
     the United States'' after ``of pima cotton'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``during the year in 
     which the affidavit is filed and'' after ``imported cotton 
     fabric''; and
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``grown in the United States'' and 
     inserting ``during the year in which the affidavit is filed 
     and''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``in the United States'' after ``cotton 
     yarns''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to affidavits filed on or after such 
     date of enactment.
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  SA 632. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:

             TITLE __--CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE TRANSPARENCY

     SECTION _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Currency Exchange Rate 
     Transparency Act''.

     SEC. _02. LIMITATIONS ON BILLS IMPLEMENTING TRADE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 151 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) or any other provision of law, 
     any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United 
     States and another country (or extending permanent normal 
     trade relations) shall be subject to a point of order 
     pursuant to subsection (c) unless--
       (1) the bill is accompanied by a Presidential certification 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the bill contains a provision approving that 
     certification.
       (b) Certification.--
       (1) In general.--A certification described in this 
     subsection means a certification submitted by the President 
     to the Congress that, in the 10-year period preceding the 
     certification, the government of a country described in 
     paragraph (2) has not engaged in the intervention or 
     manipulation of the rate of exchange between that country's 
     currency and the United States dollar for purposes of 
     preventing effective balance of payments adjustments or 
     gaining unfair competitive advantage in international trade.
       (2) Country described.--A country described in this 
     paragraph is a country--
       (A) with respect to which the United States is entering 
     into a trade agreement; or
       (B) with respect to which the United States is extending 
     permanent normal trade relations
       (c) Point of Order in Senate.--
       (1) In general.--The Senate shall cease consideration of a 
     bill to implement a trade agreement (or to extend permanent 
     normal trade relations), if--
       (A) a point of order is made by any Senator against the 
     bill because the bill is not accompanied by a certification 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (B) the point of order is sustained by the presiding 
     officer.

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       (2) Waivers and appeals.--
       (A) Waivers.--Before the presiding officer rules on a point 
     of order described in paragraph (1), any Senator may move to 
     waive the point of order and the motion to waive shall not be 
     subject to amendment. A point of order described in paragraph 
     (1) is waived only by the affirmative vote of a majority of 
     the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
       (B) Appeals.--After the presiding officer rules on a point 
     of order under this paragraph, any Senator may appeal the 
     ruling of the presiding officer on the point of order as it 
     applies to some or all of the provisions on which the 
     presiding officer ruled. A ruling of the presiding officer on 
     a point of order described in paragraph (1) is sustained 
     unless a majority of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen 
     and sworn, vote not to sustain the ruling.
       (C) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under subparagraph 
     (A) or on an appeal of the ruling of the presiding officer 
     under subparagraph (B) shall be limited to 1 hour. The time 
     shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, or 
     their designees.
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  SA 633. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Baucus) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2832, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                 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 
     chapters 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.''.

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     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

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     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).

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       (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

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     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

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     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.

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                      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

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     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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 634. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Coburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2832, to 
extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SALE OF F-16 AIRCRAFT TO TAIWAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense, in its 2011 report to 
     Congress on ``Military and Security Developments Involving 
     the People's Republic of China,'' found that ``China 
     continued modernizing its military in 2010, with a focus on 
     Taiwan contingencies, even as cross-Strait relations 
     improved. The PLA seeks the capability to deter Taiwan 
     independence and influence Taiwan to settle the dispute on 
     Beijing's terms. In pursuit of this objective, Beijing is 
     developing capabilities intended to deter, delay, or deny 
     possible U.S. support for the island in the event of 
     conflict. The balance of cross-Strait military forces and 
     capabilities continues to shift in the mainland's favor.'' In 
     this report, the Department of Defense also concludes that, 
     over the next decade, China's air force will remain primarily 
     focused on ``building the capabilities required to pose a 
     credible military threat to Taiwan and U.S. forces in East 
     Asia, deter Taiwan independence, or influence Taiwan to 
     settle the dispute on Beijing's terms''.
       (2) The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) conducted a 
     preliminary assessment of the status and capabilities of 
     Taiwan's air force in an unclassified report, dated January 
     21, 2010. The DIA found that, ``[a]lthough Taiwan has nearly 
     400 combat aircraft in service, far fewer of these are 
     operationally capable.'' The report concluded, ``Many of 
     Taiwan's fighter aircraft are close to or beyond service 
     life, and many require extensive maintenance support. The 
     retirement of Mirage and F-5 aircraft will reduce the total 
     size of the Taiwan Air Force.''
       (3) Since 2006, authorities from Taiwan have made repeated 
     requests to purchase 66 F-16C/D multirole fighter aircraft 
     from the United States, in an effort to modernize the air 
     force of Taiwan and maintain its self-defense capability.
       (4) According to a report by the Perryman Group, a private 
     economic research and analysis firm, the requested sale of F-
     16C/Ds to Taiwan ``would generate some $8,700,000,000 in 
     output (gross product) and more than 87,664 person-years of 
     employment in the US,'' including 23,407 direct jobs, while 
     ``economic benefits would likely be realized in 44 states and 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (5) The sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan would both sustain 
     existing high-skilled jobs in key United States manufacturing 
     sectors and create new ones.
       (6) On August 1, 2011, a bipartisan group of 181 members of 
     the House of Representatives sent a letter to the President, 
     expressing support for the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan. On May 
     26, 2011, a bipartisan group of 45 members of the Senate sent 
     a similar letter to the President, expressing support for the 
     sale. Two other members of the Senate wrote separately to the 
     President or the Secretary of State in 2011 and expressed 
     support for this sale.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a critical element to maintaining peace and stability 
     in Asia in the face of China's two-decade-long program of 
     military modernization and expansion of military capabilities 
     is ensuring a militarily strong and confident Taiwan;
       (2) a Taiwan that is confident in its ability to deter 
     Chinese aggression will increase its ability to proceed in 
     developing peaceful relations with China in areas of mutual 
     interest;
       (3) the cross-Strait military balance between China and our 
     longstanding strategic partner, Taiwan, has clearly shifted 
     in China's favor;
       (4) China's military expansion poses a clear and present 
     danger to Taiwan, and this threat has very serious 
     implications for the ability of the United States to fulfill 
     its security obligations to allies in the region and protect 
     our vital United States national interests in East Asia;
       (5) Taiwan's air force continues to deteriorate, and it 
     needs additional advanced multirole fighter aircraft in order 
     to modernize its fleet and maintain a sufficient self-defense 
     capability;
       (6) the United States has a statutory obligation under the 
     Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) to provide 
     Taiwan the defense articles necessary to enable Taiwan to 
     maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities, in furtherance 
     of maintaining peace and stability in the western Pacific 
     region;
       (7) in order to comply with the Taiwan Relations Act, the 
     United States must provide Taiwan with additional advanced 
     multirole fighter aircraft, as well as significant upgrades 
     to Taiwan's existing fleet of multirole fighter aircraft; and
       (8) the proposed sale of F-16C/D multirole fighter aircraft 
     to Taiwan would have significant economic benefits to the 
     United States economy.
       (c) Sale of Aircraft.--The President shall carry out the 
     sale of no fewer than 66 F-16C/D multirole fighter aircraft 
     to Taiwan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 635. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1094, to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-416); which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Strike section 3 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3. FUNDING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
     Director of the National Institutes of Health, may continue 
     to fund programs authorized under part R of title III of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i et seq.) using 
     funds otherwise available to the Secretary or the Directors, 
     and shall identify and consolidate duplicative and 
     overlapping autism programs and initiatives throughout the 
     Federal Government.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 636. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2832, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following new title:

               TITLE ___--MODIFICATION OF WOOL TRUST FUND

     SEC. __01. MODIFICATION OF WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 4002(c)(2) of the Miscellaneous 
     Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     429; 118 Stat. 2600) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subject to the 
     limitation in subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subject to 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Alternative funding source.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     be applied and administered by substituting `chapter 62' for 
     `chapter 51' for any period of time with respect to which the 
     Secretary notifies Congress that amounts determined by the 
     Secretary to be equivalent to amounts received in the general 
     fund of the Treasury of the United States that are 
     attributable to the duty received on articles classified 
     under chapter 51 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States are not sufficient to make payments under 
     paragraph (3) or grants under paragraph (6).''.
       (b) Full Restoration of Payment Levels in Calendar Years 
     2010 and 2011.--
       (1) Transfer of amounts.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall transfer to the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, 
     out of the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, 
     amounts determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be 
     equivalent to amounts received in the general fund that are 
     attributable to the duty received on articles classified 
     under chapter 51 or chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States (as determined under section 
     4002(c)(2) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429; 118 Stat. 
     2600)), subject to the limitation in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
     transfer more than the amount determined by the Secretary to 
     be necessary for--
       (i) U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make payments to 
     eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(3) of the 
     Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 so 
     that the amount of such payments, when added to any other 
     payments made to eligible manufacturers under section 
     4002(c)(3) of such Act for calendar years 2010 and 2011, 
     equal the total amount of payments authorized to be provided 
     to eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(3) of such 
     Act for calendar years 2010 and 2011; and

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       (ii) the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to 
     eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(6) of the 
     Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 so 
     that the amounts of such grants, when added to any other 
     grants made to eligible manufacturers under section 
     4002(c)(6) of such Act for calendar years 2010 and 2011, 
     equal the total amount of grants authorized to be provided to 
     eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(6) of such Act 
     for calendar years 2010 and 2011.
       (2) Payment of amounts.--U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     shall make payments described in paragraph (1) to eligible 
     manufacturers not later than 30 days after such transfer of 
     amounts from the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States to the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall promptly provide grants described 
     in paragraph (1) to eligible manufacturers after such 
     transfer of amounts from the general fund of the Treasury of 
     the United States to the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 
     Fund.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the 
     availability of amounts transferred to the Wool Apparel 
     Manufacturers Trust Fund before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Title IV of the Miscellaneous 
     Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     429; 118 Stat. 2600) is amended by striking ``Bureau of 
     Customs and Border Protection'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection''.
       (e) Discretionary Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4002(c)(3) of Public Law 108-429 
     is amended by inserting ``(or to protect domestic 
     manufacturing employment, and at the sole discretion of the 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection, no later than April 15)'' 
     after ``March 1 of the year of the payment''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall be effective for payment year 2011 and thereafter.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 637. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Coons) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 633 
submitted by Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Baucus) 
to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Beginning on page 65, strike line 21 and all that follows 
     through page 66, line 6, and insert the following:
       (a) Fees for Period From October 1, 2011, to November 30, 
     2015.--
       (1) In general.--For the period beginning on October 1, 
     2011, 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--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by substituting ``0.3474'' for 
     ``0.21''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting ``0.3474'' for 
     ``0.21''.
       (2) Availability of funds for trade enforcement.--Of the 
     amount of fees received under section 13031(a)(9) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) for the period beginning October 1, 2011, 
     and ending December 31, 2014, not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 
     be available to the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative until December 31, 2014, for activities 
     relating to trade enforcement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 638. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. REPORTS ON ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF FREE 
                   TRADE AGREEMENTS.

       Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the United States 
     International Trade Commission shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the impact of free trade agreements to which the 
     United States is a party on the economy of, and employment 
     in, the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 639. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System 
of Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

           TITLE __--CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Citrus Disease Research 
     and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) duties collected on imports of citrus and citrus 
     products have ranged from $50,000,000 to $87,000,000 annually 
     since 2004, and are projected to increase, as United States 
     production declines due to the effects of huanglongbing (also 
     known as ``HLB'' or ``citrus greening disease'') and imports 
     increase in response to the shortfall in the United States;
       (2) in cases involving other similarly situated 
     agricultural commodities, notably wool, the Federal 
     Government has chosen to divert a portion of the tariff 
     revenue collected on imported products to support efforts of 
     the domestic industry to address challenges facing the 
     industry;
       (3) citrus and citrus products are a highly nutritious and 
     healthy part of a balanced diet;
       (4) citrus production is an important part of the 
     agricultural economy in Florida, California, Arizona, and 
     Texas;
       (5) in the most recent years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act, citrus fruits have been produced on 
     900,000 acres, yielding 11,000,000 tons of citrus products 
     with a value at the farm of more than $3,200,000,000;
       (6) the commercial citrus sector employs approximately 
     110,000 people and contributes approximately $13,500,000,000 
     to the United States economy;
       (7) the United States citrus industry has suffered billions 
     of dollars in damage from disease and pests, both domestic 
     and invasive, over the decade preceding the date of enactment 
     of this Act, particularly from huanglongbing;
       (8) huanglongbing threatens the entire United States citrus 
     industry because the disease kills citrus trees;
       (9) as of the date of enactment of this Act, there are no 
     cost effective or environmentally sound treatments available 
     to suppress or eradicate huanglongbing;
       (10) United States citrus producers working with Federal 
     and State governments have devoted tens of millions of 
     dollars toward research and efforts to combat huanglongbing 
     and other diseases and pests, but more funding is needed to 
     develop and commercialize disease and pest solutions;
       (11) although imports constitute an increasing share of the 
     United States market, importers of citrus products into the 
     United States do not directly fund production research in the 
     United States;
       (12) disease and pest suppression technologies require 
     determinations of safety and solutions must be commercialized 
     before use by citrus producers;
       (13) the complex processes involved in discovery and 
     commercialization of safe and effective pest and disease 
     suppression technologies are expensive and lengthy and the 
     need for the technologies is urgent; and
       (14) research to develop solutions to suppress 
     huanglongbing, or other domestic and invasive pests and 
     diseases will benefit all citrus producers and consumers 
     around the world.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to authorize the establishment of a trust funded by 
     certain tariff revenues to support scientific research, 
     technical assistance, and development activities to combat 
     citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, 
     harming the United States; and
       (2) to require the President to notify the chairperson and 
     ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives before entering into any trade agreement that 
     would decrease the amount of duties collected on imports of 
     citrus products to less than the amount necessary to provide 
     the grants authorized by section 1001(d) of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as added by section 3(a) of this Act.
       (c) Effect on Other Activities.--Nothing in this Act 
     restricts the use of any funds for scientific research and 
     technical activities in the United States.

     SEC. __03. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) In General.--The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2102 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``TITLE X--CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

     ``SEC. 1001. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 
                   FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Citrus 
     Disease Research and Development Trust Fund' (in this section 
     referred to as the `Trust Fund'), consisting of such amounts 
     as may be transferred to the Trust Fund under subsection 
     (b)(1) and any amounts that may be credited to the Trust Fund 
     under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(b) Transfer of Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund amounts that 
     are attributable to the duties collected on articles that are 
     citrus or citrus products classifiable under chapters 8, 20, 
     21, 22, and 33 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The amount transferred to the Trust Fund 
     under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to \1/3\ of the amount attributable 
     to the duties received on articles described in paragraph 
     (1); or

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       ``(B) $30,000,000.
       ``(c) Availability of Amounts in Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) Amounts available until expended.--Amounts in the 
     Trust Fund shall remain available until expended without 
     further appropriation.
       ``(2) Availability for citrus disease research and 
     development expenditures.--Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Agriculture--
       ``(A) for expenditures relating to citrus disease research 
     and development under section __04 of the Citrus Disease 
     Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011, including 
     costs relating to contracts or other agreements entered into 
     to carry out citrus disease research and development; and
       ``(B) to cover administrative costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in carrying out the provisions of that Act.
       ``(d) Investment of Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest such portion of the Trust Fund as is not required to 
     meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of 
     the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by the United States. Such obligations 
     may be acquired on original issue at the issue price or by 
     purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price. Any 
     obligation acquired by the Trust Fund may be sold by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.
       ``(2) Interest and proceeds from sale or redemption of 
     obligations.--The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale 
     or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund 
     shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
       ``(e) Reports to Congress.--Not later than January 15, 
     2013, and each year thereafter until the year after the 
     termination of the Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the financial condition and 
     the results of the operations of the Trust Fund that 
     includes--
       ``(1) a detailed description of the amounts disbursed from 
     the Trust Fund in the preceding fiscal year and the manner in 
     which those amounts were expended;
       ``(2) an assessment of the financial condition and the 
     operations of the Trust Fund for the current fiscal year; and
       ``(3) an assessment of the amounts available in the Trust 
     Fund for future expenditures.
       ``(f) Remission of Surplus Funds.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may remit to the general fund of the Treasury such 
     amounts as the Secretary of Agriculture reports to be in 
     excess of the amounts necessary to meet the purposes of the 
     Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 
     2011.
       ``(g) Sunset Provision.--The Trust Fund shall terminate on 
     December 31 of the fifth calendar year that begins after the 
     date of the enactment of the Citrus Disease Research and 
     Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 and all amounts in the 
     Trust Fund on December 31 of that fifth calendar year shall 
     be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

     ``SEC. 1002. REPORTS REQUIRED BEFORE ENTERING INTO CERTAIN 
                   TRADE AGREEMENTS.

       ``The President shall notify the chairperson and ranking 
     member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     not later than 90 days before entering into a trade agreement 
     if the President determines that entering into the trade 
     agreement could result--
       ``(1) in a decrease in the amount of duties collected on 
     articles that are citrus or citrus products classifiable 
     under chapters 8, 20, 21, 22, and 33 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States; and
       ``(2) in a decrease in the amount of funds being 
     transferred into the Citrus Disease Research and Development 
     Trust Fund under section 1001 so that amounts available in 
     the Trust Fund are insufficient to meet the purposes of the 
     Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 
     2011.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``TITLE X--CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

``Sec. 1001. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund.
``Sec. 1002. Reports required before entering into certain trade 
              agreements.''.

     SEC. __04. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND 
                   ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     an orderly procedure and financing mechanism for the 
     development of an effective and coordinated program of 
     research and product development relating to--
       (1) scientific research concerning diseases and pests, both 
     domestic and invasive, afflicting the citrus industry; and
       (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of 
     relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered 
     pursuant to research funded through the Citrus Disease 
     Research and Development Trust Fund established under section 
     1001 of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 3(a) of 
     this Act, or through other research projects intended to 
     solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and 
     invasive pests.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Citrus Disease 
     Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board 
     established under this section.
       (2) Citrus.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``citrus'' means edible fruit of 
     the family Rutaceae, commonly called ``citrus''.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``citrus'' includes all citrus 
     hybrids and products of citrus hybrids that are produced for 
     commercial purposes in the United States.
       (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
     group of individuals, firm, partnership, corporation, joint 
     stock company, association, cooperative, or other legal 
     entity.
       (5) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means any person that 
     is engaged in the domestic production and commercial sale of 
     citrus in the United States.
       (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the citrus 
     research and development program authorized under this 
     section.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (8) Trust fund.--The term ``Trust Fund'' means the Citrus 
     Disease Research and Development Trust Fund established under 
     section 1001 of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 
     __3(a) of this title.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this section.
       (2) Citrus advisory board.--
       (A) Establishment and membership.--
       (i) Establishment.--The Citrus Disease Research and 
     Development Trust Fund Advisory Board shall consist of 9 
     members.
       (ii) Membership.--The members of the Board shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary.
       (iii) Status.--Members of the Board represent the interests 
     of the citrus industry and shall not be considered officers 
     or employees of the Federal Government solely due to 
     membership on the Board.
       (B) Distribution of appointments.--The membership of the 
     Board shall consist of--
       (i) 5 members who are domestic producers of citrus in 
     Florida;
       (ii) 3 members who are domestic producers of citrus in 
     Arizona or California; and
       (iii) 1 member who is a domestic producer of citrus in 
     Texas.
       (C) Consultation.--Prior to making appointments to the 
     Board, the Secretary shall consult with organizations 
     composed primarily of citrus producers to receive advice and 
     recommendations regarding Board membership.
       (D) Board vacancies.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint a new Board 
     member to serve the remainder of a term vacated by a 
     departing Board member.
       (ii) Requirements.--When filling a vacancy on the Board, 
     the Secretary shall--

       (I) appoint a citrus producer from the same State as the 
     Board member being replaced; and
       (II) prior to making an appointment, consult with 
     organizations in that State composed primarily of citrus 
     producers to receive advice and recommendations regarding the 
     vacancy.

       (E) Terms.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), each 
     term of appointment to the Board shall be for 5 years.
       (ii) Initial appointments.--In making initial appointments 
     to the Board, the Secretary shall appoint \1/3\ of the 
     members to terms of 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively.
       (F) Disqualification from board service.--If a member or 
     alternate of the Board who was appointed as a domestic 
     producer ceases to be a producer in the State from which the 
     member was appointed, or fails to fulfill the duties of the 
     member according to the rules established by the Board under 
     paragraph (4)(A)(ii), the member or alternate shall be 
     disqualified from serving on the Board.
       (G) Compensation.--
       (i) In general.--The members of the Board shall serve 
     without compensation, other than travel expenses described in 
     clause (ii).
       (ii) Travel expenses.--A member of the Board shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from the home or regular place of business 
     of the member in the performance of the duties of the Board.
       (3) Powers.--
       (A) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts 
     or donations of services or property.
       (B) Postal services.--The Board may use the United States 
     mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other agencies of the Federal Government.
       (C) Volunteer services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Board may accept and use 
     the services of volunteers serving without compensation.

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       (D) Technical and logistical support.--Subject to the 
     availability of funds, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Board technical and logistical support through contract or 
     other means, including--
       (i) procuring the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of 
     that title; and
       (ii) entering into contracts with departments, agencies, 
     and instrumentalities of the Federal Government, State 
     agencies, and private entities for the preparation of 
     reports, surveys, and other activities.
       (E) Detail of federal government employees.--
       (i) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may 
     be detailed to the Commission on a reimbursable or 
     nonreimbursable basis.
       (ii) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee 
     shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status 
     or privilege.
       (F) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Board on a reimbursable 
     basis administrative support and other services for the 
     performance of the duties of the Board.
       (G) Other departments and agencies.--Departments and 
     agencies of the United States may provide to the Board such 
     services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
     services as may be appropriate.
       (4) General responsibilities of the board.--
       (A) In general.--The regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary shall define the general responsibilities of the 
     Board, which shall include the responsibilities--
       (i) to meet, organize, and select from among the members of 
     the Board a chairperson, other officers, and committees and 
     subcommittees, as the Board determines to be appropriate;
       (ii) to adopt and amend rules and regulations governing the 
     conduct of the activities of the Board and the performance of 
     the duties of the Board;
       (iii) to hire such experts and consultants as the Board 
     considers necessary to enable the Board to perform the duties 
     of the Board;
       (iv) to advise the Secretary on citrus research and 
     development needs;
       (v) to propose a research and development agenda and annual 
     budgets for the Trust Fund;
       (vi) to evaluate and review ongoing research funded by 
     Trust Fund;
       (vii) to engage in regular consultation and collaboration 
     with the Department and other institutional, governmental, 
     and private actors conducting scientific research into the 
     causes or treatments of citrus diseases and pests, both 
     domestic and invasive, so as to--

       (I) maximize the effectiveness of the activities;
       (II) hasten the development of useful treatments; and
       (III) avoid duplicative and wasteful expenditures; and

       (viii) to provide the Secretary with such information and 
     advice as the Secretary may request.
       (5) Citrus research and development agenda and budgets.--
       (A) In general.--The Board shall submit annually to the 
     Secretary a proposed research and development agenda and 
     budget for the Trust Fund, which shall include--
       (i) an evaluation of ongoing research and development 
     efforts;
       (ii) specific recommendations for new citrus research 
     projects;
       (iii) a plan for the dissemination and commercialization of 
     relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered 
     pursuant to research funded through the Trust Fund; and
       (iv) a justification for Trust Fund expenditures.
       (B) Affirmative support required.--A research and 
     development agenda and budget may not be submitted by the 
     Board to the Secretary without the affirmative support of at 
     least 7 members of the Board.
       (C) Secretarial approval.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receiving the 
     proposed research and development agenda and budget from the 
     Board and consulting with the Board, the Secretary shall 
     finalize a citrus research and development agenda and Trust 
     Fund budget.
       (ii) Considerations.--In finalizing the agenda and budget, 
     the Secretary shall--

       (I) due to the proximity of citrus producers to the effects 
     of diseases such as huanglongbing and the quickly evolving 
     nature of scientific understanding of the effect of the 
     diseases on citrus production, give strong deference to the 
     proposed research and development agenda and budget from the 
     Board; and
       (II) take into account other public and private citrus-
     related research and development projects and funding.

       (D) Report to congress.--Each year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes--
       (i) the most recent citrus research and development agenda 
     and budget of the Secretary;
       (ii) an analysis of how, why, and to what extent the agenda 
     and budget finalized by the Secretary differs from the 
     proposal of the Board;
       (iii) an examination of new developments in the spread and 
     control of citrus diseases and pests;
       (iv) a discussion of projected research needs; and
       (v) a review of the effectiveness of the Trust Fund in 
     achieving the purpose described in subsection (a).
       (6) Contracts and agreements.--To ensure the efficient use 
     of funds, the Secretary may enter into contracts or 
     agreements with public or private entities for the 
     implementation of a plan or project for citrus research.
       (d) Administrative Costs.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     may transfer up to $2,000,000 of amounts in the Trust Fund to 
     the Board for expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out 
     the duties of the Board.
       (e) Termination of Board.--The Board shall terminate on 
     December 31 of the fifth calendar year that begins after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 640. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. _03. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD FOR PROVISIONS THAT MAY BE 
                   INCLUDED IN IMPLEMENTING BILLS.

       Section 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority 
     Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b)), as amended by section _02, 
     is further amended in paragraph (3)(B) by striking clause 
     (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) provisions that are necessary to the implementation 
     and enforcement of such trade agreement.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 641. Mr. HATCH proposed an amendment to amendment SA 633 submitted 
by Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Baucus) to the 
bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 31 of the amendment, between lines 7 and 8, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 231. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
                   CONTINGENT ON ENACTMENT OF CERTAIN FREE TRADE 
                   AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTING BILLS.

       Notwithstanding section 201(b) or any other provision of 
     this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     take effect on the date on which the United States-Korea Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-
     Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, and 
     the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
     Implementation Act have been enacted into law.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 642. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 633 submitted by Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
Ohio, and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized 
System of Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       On page 31 of the amendment, between lines 6 and 7, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 224. MODIFICATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
                   ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 222 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended by 
     section 211(a), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to such workers' separation or threat of 
     separation and to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of such workers' separation or threat of separation and of''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (b), as redesignated 
     by section 211(a), by striking ``contributed importantly to'' 
     and inserting ``was a substantial cause of''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated and amended by 
     section 211(a), by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), 
     respectively.
       (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--Section 251 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat 
     thereof, and to'' and inserting ``were a substantial cause of 
     such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and 
     of''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking ``(B)''; and
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and

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     moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the 
     left.
       (c) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.--
       (1) In general.--Section 292(c)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2401a(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``contributed 
     importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause 
     of''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 291 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
     and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs 
     (3) through (6), respectively.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 643. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2832, to 
extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following new title:

                      TITLE__--AFFORDABLE FOOTWEAR

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Affordable Footwear Act of 
     2011''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Average collected duties on imported footwear are among 
     the highest of any product sector, totaling approximately 
     $2,000,000,000 during 2010.
       (2) Duty rates on imported footwear are among the highest 
     imposed by the United States Government, with some as high as 
     the equivalent of 67.5 percent ad valorem.
       (3) The duties currently imposed by the United States were 
     set in an era during which high rates of duty were intended 
     to protect production of footwear in the United States.
       (4) Footwear produced in the United States supplies only 
     about 1 percent of the total United States market for 
     footwear. This production is concentrated in distinct product 
     groupings, which are not affected by the provisions of this 
     title.
       (5) Footwear duties, which are higher on lower-price 
     footwear, serve no purpose and are a hidden, regressive tax 
     on those people in the United States least able to pay.
       (6) Low- and moderate-income families spend a larger share 
     of their disposable income on footwear than higher-income 
     families.
       (7) The outdoor industry develops innovative and high 
     performance footwear that promotes healthy and active 
     lifestyles through outdoor recreation.

     SEC. __03. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) there is no production in the United States of many 
     footwear articles;
       (2) the reduction or elimination of duties on such articles 
     will not negatively affect manufacturing or employment in the 
     United States; and
       (3) the reduction or elimination of duties on such articles 
     will result in reduced retail prices for a wide range of 
     consumers.

     SEC. __04. AMENDMENT TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       The Additional Notes to chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States are amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``5. For the purposes of determining the constituent 
     material of the outer sole pursuant to Note 4(b) of this 
     chapter, the constituent material of an outer sole consisting 
     of rubber or plastics to which textile materials are attached 
     or into which such materials are otherwise incorporated shall 
     be deemed to be only rubber or plastics, and no account shall 
     be taken of the textile materials.''.

     SEC. __05. TEMPORARY ELIMINATION OR REDUCTION OF DUTIES ON 
                   CERTAIN FOOTWEAR.

       (a) Definitions.--The U.S. Notes to subchapter II of 
     chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States are amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``20. For the purposes of headings 9902.64.25 through 
     9902.64.58:
       ``(a) The term `footwear for men' means footwear of 
     American men's size 6 and larger for males and does not 
     include footwear commonly worn by both sexes.
       ``(b) The term `footwear for women' means footwear of 
     American women's size 4 and larger, whether for females or of 
     types commonly worn by both sexes.
       ``(c)(i) The term `work footwear' means, in addition to 
     footwear for men or footwear for women having a metal toe-
     cap, footwear for men or footwear for women that--
       ``(A) has outer soles of rubber or plastics;
       ``(B) is of a kind designed for use by persons employed in 
     occupations such as those related to the agricultural, 
     construction, industrial, public safety, or transportation 
     sectors that are not normally worn as casual, dress, or 
     similar lightweight footwear; and
       ``(C) has special features to protect against hazards in 
     the workplace (such as resistance to chemicals, compression, 
     grease, oil, penetration, slippage, or static-buildup).
       ``(ii) `Work footwear' does not cover--
       ``(A) sports footwear, tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym 
     shoes, training shoes and the like;
       ``(B) footwear designed to be worn over other footwear;
       ``(C) footwear with open toes or open heels; or
       ``(D) footwear (except footwear covered by heading 6401) of 
     the slip-on type or other footwear that is held to the foot 
     without the use of laces or a combination of laces and hooks 
     or other features.
       ``(d) The term house slippers means footwear of the slip-on 
     type designed solely for casual indoor use. The term `house 
     slippers' includes--
       ``(i) footwear with outer soles not over 3.5 mm in 
     thickness, consisting of cellular rubber, nongrain leather, 
     or textile material;
       ``(ii) footwear with outer soles not over 2 mm in thickness 
     consisting of polyvinyl chloride, whether or not backed; and
       ``(iii) footwear which, when measured at the ball of the 
     foot, has sole components (including any inner and mid-soles) 
     with a combined thickness not over 8 mm as measured from the 
     outer surface of the uppermost sole component to the bottom 
     surface of the outer sole and which, when measured in the 
     same manner at the area of the heel, has a thickness equal to 
     or less than that at the ball of the foot.
       ``(e) For purposes of subheadings 9902.64.28, 9902.64.32, 
     and 9902.64.51, the dollar amount specified as the value of a 
     good shall be as follows:
       ``(i) In calendar years 2011 through 2013, $22/pair.
       ``(ii) In calendar years 2013 through 2016, $24/pair.
       ``(f) The term waterproof footwear means footwear designed 
     to protect against penetration by water or other liquids, 
     whether or not such footwear is primarily designed for such 
     purposes.''.
       (b) Amendments to HTS.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new headings:

``     9902.64.25      Vulcanized rubber   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        lug boot bottoms                                                   31/2016
                        for actual use in
                        fishing waders
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6401.92.90)......
       9902.64.26      Sports footwear     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        with outer soles                                                   31/2016
                        and uppers of
                        rubber or
                        plastics (other
                        than golf shoes),
                        having uppers of
                        which over 90
                        percent of the
                        external surface
                        area (including
                        any accessories
                        or
                        reinforcements)
                        is rubber or
                        plastics (except
                        footwear having
                        foxing or a
                        foxing-like band
                        applied or molded
                        at the sole and
                        overlapping the
                        upper); the
                        foregoing not
                        including
                        footwear for
                        women (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6402.19.15)......
       9902.64.27      Footwear (other     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        than work                                                          31/2016
                        footwear or
                        footwear designed
                        to be worn over
                        or in lieu of
                        other footwear as
                        a protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals, or
                        cold or inclement
                        weather) with
                        outer soles and
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics,
                        covering the
                        ankle, not
                        incorporating a
                        protective metal
                        toe-cap, having
                        uppers of which
                        over 90 percent
                        of the external
                        surface area is
                        rubber or
                        plastics
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.91.40)......

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        9902.64.28     Footwear (other     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        than vulcanized                                                    31/2016
                        footwear and
                        footwear with
                        waterproof molded
                        bottoms,
                        including bottoms
                        comprising an
                        outer sole and
                        all or part of
                        the upper) with
                        outer soles and
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics,
                        valued over the
                        dollar amount
                        specified in U.S.
                        Note 20(e) to
                        this chapter,
                        whose height from
                        the bottom of the
                        outer sole to the
                        top of the upper
                        does not exceed
                        20.32 cm if for
                        men or women or
                        does not exceed
                        17.78 cm if for
                        persons other
                        than men or
                        women, designed
                        to be used in
                        lieu of, but not
                        over, other
                        footwear as a
                        protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals or cold
                        or inclement
                        weather, and
                        where such
                        protection
                        includes
                        protection
                        against water
                        imparted by the
                        use of a coated
                        or laminated
                        fabric (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6402.91.50)......
       9902.64.29      Footwear (other     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        than work                                                          31/2016
                        footwear) with
                        outer soles and
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics,
                        covering the
                        ankle, for men or
                        women, such
                        footwear which
                        from the bottom
                        of the outer sole
                        to the top of the
                        upper does not
                        exceed 13 cm or
                        which exceeds 21
                        cm, or regardless
                        of height is slip-
                        on footwear
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.91.90)......
        9902.64.30     Tennis shoes,       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        basketball shoes,                                                  31/2016
                        gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.91.90)......
       9902.64.31      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles and                                                    31/2016
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastic, not
                        covering the
                        ankle, other than
                        work footwear or
                        house slippers
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.99.31)......
       9902.64.32      Footwear (other     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        than vulcanized                                                    31/2016
                        footwear and
                        footwear with
                        waterproof molded
                        bottoms,
                        including bottoms
                        comprising an
                        outer sole and
                        all or part of
                        the upper) with
                        outer soles and
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics,
                        valued over the
                        dollar amount
                        specified in U.S.
                        Note 20(e) of
                        this chapter,
                        designed to be
                        used in lieu of,
                        but not over,
                        other footwear as
                        a protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals or cold
                        or inclement
                        weather, and
                        where such
                        protection
                        includes
                        protection
                        against water
                        imparted by the
                        use of a coated
                        or laminated
                        textile fabric
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.99.33)......
       9902.64.33      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles and                                                    31/2016
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics,
                        other than house
                        slippers
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.99.40)......
       9902.64.34      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles and                                                    31/2016
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics other
                        than house
                        slippers
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.99.70)......
       9902.64.35      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles and                                                    31/2016
                        uppers of
                        leather, covering
                        the ankle, other
                        than footwear for
                        women (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6403.51.90)......
       9902.64.36      Footwear for men,   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        and footwear for                                                   31/2016
                        youths and boys,
                        covering the
                        ankle, valued
                        over $12/pair,
                        such footwear
                        which from the
                        bottom of the
                        outer sole to the
                        top of the upper
                        does not exceed
                        13 cm or which
                        exceeds 21 cm, or
                        regardless of
                        height is
                        waterproof
                        footwear, other
                        than work
                        footwear, tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like, and
                        other than slip-
                        on footwear
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.60)......
       9902.64.37      Slip-on footwear    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        for men and                                                        31/2016
                        footwear for
                        youths and boys
                        covering the
                        ankle; such
                        footwear with
                        sole components,
                        including any mid-
                        soles but
                        excluding any
                        inner soles,
                        which when
                        measured at the
                        ball of the foot
                        have a combined
                        thickness less
                        than 13.5 mm, the
                        foregoing valued
                        over $20/pair
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.60)......
       9902.64.38      Footwear for men,   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        other than slip-                                                   31/2016
                        on footwear, work
                        footwear, tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like,
                        valued not over
                        $12/pair
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.60)......
       9902.64.39      Footwear for youth  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        and boys other                                                     31/2016
                        than tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.60)......

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       9902.64.40      Footwear (other     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        than footwear for                                                  31/2016
                        men or footwear
                        for youths and
                        boys) covering
                        the ankle, valued
                        over $12/pair,
                        such footwear of
                        a height which
                        from the bottom
                        of the outer sole
                        to the top of the
                        upper does not
                        exceed 13 cm, or
                        which exceeds 21
                        cm, or regardless
                        of height, is
                        waterproof
                        footwear, or
                        footwear where
                        the difference in
                        height between
                        the bottom of the
                        sole at the ball
                        of the foot to
                        the top of the
                        midsole and from
                        the bottom of the
                        heel to the top
                        of the midsole is
                        over 30 mm, other
                        than work
                        footwear and
                        other than slip-
                        on footwear
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.90)......
        9902.64.41     Slip-on footwear    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        (other than                                                        31/2016
                        footwear for men
                        or footwear for
                        youths or boys)
                        covering the
                        ankle; such
                        footwear with a
                        heel over 15 mm
                        in height as
                        measured from the
                        bottom of the
                        sole or sole
                        components
                        (including any
                        mid-soles but
                        excluding any
                        inner soles)
                        which when
                        measured at the
                        ball of the foot
                        have a combined
                        thickness less
                        than 13.5 mm, the
                        foregoing valued
                        over $20/pair
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.90)......
        9902.64.42     Footwear for women  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        other than slip-                                                   31/2016
                        on footwear, work
                        footwear, tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like,
                        valued not over
                        $12/pair
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.90)......
       9902.64.43      Footwear for        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        persons other                                                      31/2016
                        than women, other
                        than slip-on
                        footwear, tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.91.90)......
       9902.64.44      Tennis shoes,       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        basketball shoes,                                                  31/2016
                        gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like for
                        youths and boys
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.99.60)......
       9902.64.45      Footwear valued     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        over $2.50/pair                                                    31/2016
                        (other than
                        footwear for men,
                        youths and boys,
                        house slippers,
                        work footwear and
                        other than tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6403.99.90)......
       9902.64.46      Sports footwear,    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        tennis shoes,                                                      31/2016
                        basketball shoes,
                        gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like,
                        with outer soles
                        of rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.11.50,
                        6404.11.60,
                        6404.11.70 or
                        6404.11.80)......
       9902.64.47      Sports footwear     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        (other than ski                                                    31/2016
                        boots, cross
                        country ski
                        footwear and
                        snowboard boots)
                        for persons other
                        than men or women
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.11.90)......
        9902.64.48     Ski boots, cross    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        country ski                                                        31/2016
                        footwear and
                        snowboard boots
                        for men or women
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.11.90)......
        9902.64.49     Tennis shoes,       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        basketball shoes,                                                  31/2016
                        gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like,
                        covering the
                        ankle, for men
                        and women
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.11.90)......
       9902.64.50      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles of                                                     31/2016
                        rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials, having
                        uppers of which
                        over 50 percent
                        of the external
                        surface area is
                        leather (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6404.19.15)......
       9902.64.51      Footwear (except    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        vulcanized                                                         31/2016
                        footwear and
                        footwear with
                        waterproof molded
                        bottoms,
                        including bottoms
                        comprising an
                        outer sole and
                        all or part of
                        the upper) with
                        outer soles of
                        rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials, valued
                        over the dollar
                        amount specified
                        in U.S. Note
                        20(e) to this
                        chapter, whose
                        height from the
                        bottom of the
                        outer sole to the
                        top of the upper
                        does not exceed
                        20.32 cm if for
                        men or women, or
                        does not exceed
                        17.78 cm if for
                        persons other
                        than men or
                        women, designed
                        to be worn in
                        lieu of, but not
                        over, other
                        footwear as a
                        protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals or cold
                        or inclement
                        weather and where
                        such protection
                        includes
                        protection
                        against water
                        imparted by the
                        use of a coated
                        or laminated
                        fabric (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6404.19.20)......
       9902.64.52      Footwear for men    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        with outer soles                                                   31/2016
                        of rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of
                        vegetable fibers,
                        other than house
                        slippers
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.19.25)......

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        9902.64.53     Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles of                                                     31/2016
                        rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.19.35)......
        9902.64.54     Footwear for        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        women, with outer                                                  31/2016
                        soles of rubber
                        or plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials other
                        than house
                        slippers
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.19.50)......
       9902.64.55      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        outer soles of                                                     31/2016
                        rubber or
                        plastics and
                        uppers of textile
                        materials
                        (provided from
                        subheading
                        6404.19.60,
                        6404.19.70,
                        6404.19.80, or
                        6404.19.90)......
       9902.64.56      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        uppers of leather                                                  31/2016
                        or composition
                        leather for men
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6405.10.00)......
       9902.64.57      Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        uppers of textile                                                  31/2016
                        materials, other
                        than with soles
                        and uppers of
                        wool felt
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6405.20.90)......
       9902.64.58      Footwear not        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        elsewhere                                                          31/2016.
                        provided for in
                        chapter 64
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6405.90.90)......

     SEC. __06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall--
       (1) take effect on the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this title; and
       (2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
     for consumption, on or after such day.

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