,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,del,bene introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,trade ,act of    
#aigd to provide adjustment assistance  
to certain workers adversely affected by
 disruptions in global supply chains    
from the ,coronavirus ,disease          
7,,covid-#ai71 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,assistance for ,workers ,harmed
 by ,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in 
recognition that trade policy can result
 in disparate and disruptive changes to 
the economy1 the ,trade ,adjustment     
,assistance program was enacted to help 
workers adversely impacted by global    
trade4  7#b7 ,the ,coronavirus ,disease 
7,,covid-#ai7 has severely disrupted    
global supply chains due to ,china's    
role as the main supplier of            

intermediate outputs for manufacturing  
companies around the world4 ,a drop in  
the ,chinese supply of these inputs     
negatively impacts production for       
,american manufacturers4  7#c7          
,,covid-#ai has also depressed cargo    
volumes at major ports in the ,united   
,states and closed off certain foreign  
markets to ,american exporters4  7#d7   
,workers adversely impacted by these    
effects deserve access to trade         
adjustment assistance4  #c4 ,adjustment 
assistance for disruptions in global    
supply chains caused by the ,coronavirus
 ,disease 7,,covid-#ai7 ,section        
#bbb7;a77#b7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7;a77#b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph          
7,a77iii71 by striking or at the end2   
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,c7 7i7 the    
sales or production1 or both1 of such   
firm have decreased absolutely2  7ii7   

7,i7 exports of articles produced or    
services supplied by such firm have     
decreased1 or  7,,ii7 imports of        
articles used in the production of      
articles described in subclause 7,i7    
have decreased1  in whole or in part    
from disruptions in global supply chains
 affected by the ,coronavirus ,disease  
7,,covid-#ai72 and  7iii7 the decrease  
in exports described in clause 7ii77,i7 
or the decrease in imports described in 
clause 7ii77,,ii71 as the case may be1  
contributed importantly to such workers'
 separation or threat of separation and 
to the decrease in the sales or         
production of such firm4  4