,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bj1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to expand the trade adjustment       
assistance for workers program1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table
 of contents  7a7 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,trade         
,adjustment ,assistance ,for ,workers   
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbj4  7b7    
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,,title ,i--,trade adjustment  
assistance program,sec4 #aja4 ,filing   
petitions4,sec4 #ajb4 ,adjustment       
assistance for retaliatory tariff       
increases4,sec4 #ajc4 ,adjustment       
assistance for supply chain disruptions 
and decreased exports during public     
health emergencies4,sec4 #ajd4          

,eligibility of staffed workers and     
teleworkers4,sec4 #aje4 ,application of 
determinations of eligibility to workers
 employed by                            
successors-in-interest4,sec4 #ajf4      
,provision of benefit information to    
workers4,sec4 #ajg4 ,modifications to   
trade readjustment allowances4,sec4     
#ajh4 ,provision of information on      
work-based learning opportunities4,sec4 
#aji4 ,training for workers4,sec4 #aaj4 
,eligibility criteria for reemployment  
trade adjustment assistance4,sec4 #aaa4 
,subpoena power4,sec4 #aab4 ,data       
collection with respect to              
training4,sec4 #aac4 ,extension of trade
 adjustment assistance program4,sec4    
#aad4 ,sense of ,congress4,sec4 #aae4   
,effective date2 applicability4,,title  
,,ii--,amendments to ,worker ,adjustment
 and ,retraining ,notification ,act,sec4
 #bja4 ,worker ,adjustment and          
,retraining ,notification ,act4,,title  
,,iii--,health care tax credit,sec4     
#cja4 ,extension of credit for health   

insurance costs4  ,i ,trade adjustment  
assistance program  #aja4 ,filing       
petitions ,section #bba7;a77#a77;,a7 of 
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bbga7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7,a7 ,two or more workers  
in the group of workers4  4  #ajb4      
,adjustment assistance for retaliatory  
tariff increases  7a7 ,in general       
,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 decreased2  7ii7 exports of   
articles produced or services supplied  
by such workers' firm have decreased2   
7iii7 the decrease in exports described 
in clause 7ii7 resulted in whole or in  
part from duties imposed on such exports
 by a foreign country in response to    

duties imposed by the ,united ,states on
 imports from that country2 and  7iv7   
the decrease in exports described in    
clause 7ii7 contributed importantly to  
such workers' separation or threat of   
separation and to the decline in the    
sales or production of such firm4  4    
7b7 ,consultations with respect to      
foreign retaliatory actions ,section    
#bbb of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7f7            
,consultations with respect to foreign  
retaliatory actions ,in making          
determinations under subsection         
7a77#b77;,c71 the ,secretary shall      
consult with the ,under ,secretary of   
,commerce for ,international ,trade with
 respect to whether duties imposed on   
exports by a foreign country are imposed
 in response to duties imposed by the   
,united ,states on imports from that    
country4  4  #ajc4 ,adjustment          
assistance for supply chain disruptions 
and decreased exports during public     

health emergencies  7a7 ,in general     
,section #bbb7;a77#b7 of the ,trade ,act
 of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7;a77#b771
 as amended by section #ajb1 is further 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71
 by striking or at the end2  7#b7 in    
subparagraph 7,c77iv71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,d7 7i7 the sales or       
production1 or both1 of such firm have  
decreased2  7ii7 the decrease in sales  
or production1 or both1 of such firm    
resulted in whole or in part from a     
decrease in imports of components or    
supplies that-- 7,i7 are directly       
incorporated into an article produced by
 such firm2 and  7,,ii7 are not         
available in sufficient quantities in   
the ,united ,states2 and  7iii7 the     
decrease in imports of components or    
supplies described in clause 7ii7       
contributed importantly to such workers'
 separation or threat of separation and 
to the decline in the sales or          

production of such firm2 or  7,e7 7i7   
the sales or production1 or both1 of    
such firm have decreased2  7ii7 exports 
of articles produced or services        
supplied by such workers' firm have     
decreased2  7iii7 the decrease in       
exports described in clause 7ii7        
occurred during a period during which-- 
7,i7 a public health emergency declared 
under section #cai of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 is in effect for the            
jurisdiction in which such firm is      
located2 or  7,,ii7 a national emergency
 declared under section #bja of the     
,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #afba7 with respect to public 
health and safety within the ,united    
,states is in effect2 and  7iv7 the     
decrease in exports described in clause 
7ii7 contributed importantly to such    
workers' separation or threat of        
separation and to the decline in the    
sales or production of such firm4  4    
7b7 ,public health emergency defined    

,section #bbb7;c7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7;c77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,public health         
emergency ,the term public health       
emergency means a public health         
emergency declared-- 7,a7 by the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72 or  7,b7 by a public 
health official of a ,state with        
authority to declare such an emergency  
for the ,state or a jurisdiction within 
the ,state4  4  7c7 ,special rules      
,section #bbc of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7f7
 ,special rules relating to supply chain
 disruption and public health           
emergencies  7#a7 ,waiver authority     
,during a period described in           
subparagraph 7,e77iii7 of section       
#bbb7;a77#b71 the ,secretary may waive  
any requirement of this chapter that the

 ,secretary determines is necessary to  
ensure that a group of workers who meets
 the eligibility requirements described 
in subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e7 of that  
section is certified as eligible to     
apply for adjustment assistance and that
 such workers begin receiving benefits  
under this chapter as expeditiously as  
possible4  7#b7 ,expedited certification
  7,a7 ,in general ,if the case of a    
petition described in subparagraph 7,c71
 the ,secretary may-- 7i7 waive all     
applicable hearings or investigations2  
and  7ii7 subject to subparagraph 7,b71 
issue a certification of eligibility    
covering that group of workers as soon  
as possible4  7,b7 ,denials2            
requirements ,the ,secretary may-- 7i7  
require such information as is necessary
 for the ,secretary to issue a          
certification of eligibility pursuant to
 a petition described in subparagraph   
7,c72 and  7ii7 determine not to issue  
such a certification if the ,secretary  
determines that the preponderance of the

 evidence indicates that the group of   
workers covered by the petition does not
 meet the eligibility requirements      
described in subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7  
of section #bbb7;a77#b74  7,c7          
,petitions described ,a petition        
described in this subparagraph is a     
petition for certification of           
eligibility to apply for adjustment     
assistance for a group of workers under 
section #bba7;a77#a7-- 7i7 based on the 
eligibility requirements described in   
subparagraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 of section    
#bbb7;a77#b72 and  7ii7 filed by-- 7,i7 
the certified or recognized union or    
other duly authorized representative of 
such workers2  7,,ii7 such workers'     
firm2 or  7,,iii7 a ,state agency4  4   
#ajd4 ,eligibility of staffed workers   
and teleworkers ,section #bbb of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbgb71 as amended by section #ajb7;b71 
is further amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7h7 ,treatment of       
staffed workers and teleworkers  7#a7   

,in general ,for purposes of subsection 
7a71 workers in a firm include staffed  
workers and teleworkers4  7#b7          
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,staffed worker ,the term staffed worker
 means a worker who performs work under 
the operational control of a firm that  
is the subject of a petition filed under
 section #bba1 even if the worker is    
directly employed by another firm4  7,b7
 ,teleworker ,the term teleworker means 
a worker who works remotely but who     
reports to the location listed for a    
firm in a petition filed under section  
#bba4  4  #aje4 ,application of         
determinations of eligibility to workers
 employed by successors-in-interest     
,section #bbc of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgc71 as amended 
by section #ajc7;c71 is further amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7g7
 ,treatment of workers of               
successors-in-,interest ,if the         
,secretary certifies a group of workers 
of a firm as eligible to apply for      

adjustment assistance under this        
chapter1 a worker of a                  
successor-in-interest to that firm shall
 be covered by the certification to the 
same extent as a worker of that firm4  4
  #ajf4 ,provision of benefit           
information to workers ,section #bbe7;b7
 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbge7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as      
paragraph 7#c72  7#b7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#a7 the following3  7#b7    
,the ,secretary shall provide a second  
notice to a worker described in         
paragraph 7#a7 before the worker has    
exhausted all rights to any unemployment
 insurance to which the worker is       
entitled 7other than additional         
compensation described in section       
#bca7;a77#c77;,b7 funded by a ,state and
 not reimbursed from ,federal funds74  2
  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 as            
redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by      
inserting print or digital before       
newspapers2 and  7#d7 by adding at the  

end the following3  7#d7 ,for purposes  
of providing outreach regarding the     
benefits available under this chapter to
 workers covered by a certification made
 under subchapter ,a1 the ,secretary may
 take any necessary actions1 including  
the following3 7,a7 ,collect the email  
addresses and telephone numbers of such 
workers from the employers of such      
workers to provide outreach to such     
workers4  7,b7 ,partner with certified  
or recognized union or other duly       
authorized representatives of such      
workers4  7,c7 ,hire peer support       
workers to perform outreach to other    
workers covered by that certification4  
7,d7 ,use advertising methods and public
 information campaigns1 including social
 media1 in addition to notice published 
in print or digital newspapers under    
paragraph 7#c74  4  #ajg4 ,modifications
 to trade readjustment allowances  7a7  
,payment ,to complete training ,section 
#bcc of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bbic7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   

subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71
 by inserting after #ajd-week period the
 following3 7or1 in the case of an      
adversely affected worker who requires a
 program of prerequisite education or   
remedial education 7as described in     
section #bcf7;a77#e77;,d77 in order to  
complete training approved for the      
worker under section #bcf1 the #acj-week
 period72  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking #fe additional weeks in the    
#gh-week period and inserting #gh       
additional weeks in the #ia-week period2
 and  7,c7 in the flush text1 by        
striking #gh-week period and inserting  
#ia-week period2 and  7#b7 by amending  
subsection 7f7 to read as follows3  7f7 
,payment of trade readjustment          
allowances ,to complete training        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 in order to assist an     
adversely affected worker to complete   
training approved for the worker under  
section #bcf that includes a program of 
prerequisite education or remedial      

education 7as described in section      
#bcf7;a77#e77;,d771 and in accordance   
with regulations prescribed by the      
,secretary1 payments may be made as     
trade readjustment allowances for up to 
#bf additional weeks in the #bf-week    
period that follows the last week of    
entitlement to trade readjustment       
allowances otherwise payable under this 
chapter4  4  7b7 ,payment to workers in 
on-the-,job training1 customized        
training1 or apprenticeship programs    
,section #bcc7;d7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbic7;d77 is      
amended to read as follows3  7d7        
,payment to workers in on-the-,job      
training1 customized training1 or       
apprenticeship programs  7#a7 ,in       
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b7 and notwithstanding any other     
provision of this chapter1 a trade      
readjustment allowance may be paid under
 this part to an adversely affected     
worker for any week during which the    
worker is receiving on-the-job training 

or customized training1 or is           
participating in a registered           
apprenticeship program1 under section   
#bcf4  7#b7 ,income limitation ,the     
,secretary shall reduce the amount of   
the trade readjustment allowance        
otherwise payable to a worker under     
paragraph 7#a7 to ensure that the sum of
 the income of the worker from the      
on-the-job training1 customized         
training1 or apprenticeship program     
described in that paragraph and the     
trade readjustment allowance paid to the
 worker under that paragraph does not   
exceed #ee1jjj during a year4  4  #ajh4 
,provision of information on work-based 
learning opportunities ,section #bce7c7 
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai        
,u4,s4,c4 #bbie7c77 is amended by       
inserting after regional areas the      
following3 7including information about 
registered apprenticeship programs1     
on-the-job training opportunities1 and  
other work-based learning               
opportunities74  #aji4 ,training for    

workers ,section #bcf of the ,trade ,act
 of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbif7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking     
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7ii7 by         
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 through
 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through     
7,e71 respectively2  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph     
7,a72  7ii7 by redesignating            
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,e7 as      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d71        
respectively2  7iii7 in clause 7i7 of   
subparagraph 7,a71 as redesignated by   
clause 7ii71 by striking subparagraph   
7,c7 and inserting subparagraph 7,d72   
7iv7 by striking subparagraph 7,d71 as  
so redesignated2 and  7v7 by striking   
subparagraph 7,b77i7 each place it      
appears and inserting subparagraph      
7,a77i72  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking paragraph 7#a77;,c7 and        
inserting paragraph 7#a77;,b72  7,d7 in 
paragraph 7#e77;,e71 by inserting 1     
including a pre-apprenticeship program1 

after coursework2 and  7,e7 in paragraph
 7#i77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by      
striking paragraph 7#a77;,e7 and        
inserting paragraph 7#a77;,d72 and  7ii7
 in clause 7ii71 by striking paragraph  
7#a77;,f7 and inserting paragraph       
7#a77;,e72  7#b7 in subsection          
7c77#c77;,b71 by striking 1 but may not 
exceed #ajd weeks in any case2  7#c7 by 
striking subsection 7e72  7#d7 by       
redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as
 subsections 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7g7 ,reimbursement for      
out-of-,pocket training expenses ,if the
 ,secretary approves training for a     
worker under paragraph 7#a7 of          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may      
reimburse the worker for out-of-pocket  
expenses relating to training programs  
described in paragraph 7#e7 of that     
subsection that were incurred by the    
worker on and after the date of the     
worker's total or partial separation and
 before the date on which the           

certification of eligibility under      
section #bbb that covers the worker is  
issued4  7h7 ,pre-,apprenticeship       
defined ,for purposes of subsection     
7a77#e77;,d71 the term                  
pre-apprenticeship1 with respect to a   
program1 means an initiative or set of  
strategies that is designed to prepare  
individuals to enter and succeed in an  
apprenticeship program registered under 
the ,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly
 known as the ,national ,apprenticeship 
,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  4  #aaj4      
,eligibility criteria for reemployment  
trade adjustment assistance ,section    
#bdf7;a7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;a77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77ii71 by     
striking #ej1jjj and inserting #ee1jjj2 
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by    
striking the earlier of and all that    
follows and inserting the date on which 
the worker obtains reemployment         
described in paragraph 7#c77;,b744      

#aaa4 ,subpoena power ,section #bdi of  
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcba7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by adding at the end the following3
 ,that authority includes the authority 
of ,states to require1 by subpoena1 a   
firm to provide information on workers  
employed by1 or totally or partially    
separated from1 the firm that is        
necessary to make a determination under 
this chapter or to provide outreach to  
workers1 including the names and address
 of workers42 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7c7 ,enforcement of
 subpoenas by ,states ,a ,state may     
enforce compliance with a subpoena      
issued under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 as   
provided for under ,state law2 and  7#b7
 by petitioning an appropriate ,united  
,states district court for an order     
requiring compliance with the subpoena4 
4  #aab4 ,data collection with respect  
to training ,section #bdi;,b of the     
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bcbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  

7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,c7-- 7i7 
by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as
 clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 respectively2  
and  7ii7 by inserting before clause    
7ii71 as so redesignated1 the following3
  7i7 the county or countries in which  
increased imports1 shifts in production1
 and other bases of eligibilities under 
section #bbb originated2  2 and  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by inserting      
training provider1 after age12 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7e77#a71 by striking     
subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the     
following3  7,c7 the data collected     
under this section1 in a format         
searchable by petition number1 firm1    
city1 ,state1 ,standard ,industrial     
,classification1 ,north ,american       
,industry ,classification ,system1 basis
 of certification1 country of origin1   
and timeframe1 with an option to receive
 search results in an electronic        
spreadsheet format1 which shall         
include-- 7i7 firm2  7ii7 city2  7iii7  
,state2  7iv7 petitioners2  7v7 union at

 facility2  7vi7 ,standard ,industrial  
,classification2  7vii7 ,north ,american
 ,industry ,classification ,system2     
7viii7 description of the article       
produced or service supplied by the firm
 identified in the petition2  7ix7      
decision date2  7x7 decision2  7xi7     
basis of certification2  7xii7 reason   
provided in section #c4a of the         
petition2  7xiii7 country where the     
basis of eligibility originated2  7xiv7 
number of workers certified2  7xv7      
number of workers who received benefits2
  7xvi7 median earnings of post-training
 in ,state 7or from a particular        
certification72  7xvii7 impact date2 and
  7xviii7 expiration date2 and  4  #aac4
 ,extension of trade adjustment         
assistance program  7a7 ,repeal of      
termination provision  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #bhe of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga note7 is     
repealed4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of contents for the ,trade ,act  
of #aigd is amended by striking the item

 relating to section #bhe4  7b7 ,repeal 
of snapback provision ,section #djf of  
the ,trade ,adjustment ,assistance      
,reauthorization ,act of #bjae 7,public 
,law #aad-bg2 #abi ,stat4 #cgi7 is      
repealed4  7c7 ,reemployment trade      
adjustment assistance ,section          
#bdf7;b77#a7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;b77#a77 is       
amended by striking ,june #cj1 #bjba and
 inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbg4  7d7  
,authorizations of appropriations  7#a7 
,trade adjustment assistance for workers
 ,section #bde7;a7 of the ,trade ,act of
 #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bcag7;a77 is     
amended by striking ,june #cj1 #bjba and
 inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbg4  7#b7 
,trade adjustment assistance for firms  
,section #bee7;a7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bcde7;a77 is      
amended by striking #bjba and inserting 
#bjbg4  #aad4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is
 the sense of ,congress that1 in        
administering the trade adjustment      
assistance program under chapter #b of  

title ,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq471 a ,state 
should-- 7#a7 prioritize providing      
training that leads to employment       
outcomes that replace #ajj percent of an
 adversely affected worker's wages2 and 
7#b7 steer workers toward training that 
leads to a livable wage and sustainable 
employment4  #aae4 ,effective date2     
applicability  7a7 ,in general ,the     
amendments made by this title take      
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act and apply with respect to a   
worker in a group of workers certified  
as eligible to apply for adjustment     
assistance under section #bbb of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbgb7 before1 on1 or after such date of
 enactment4  7b7 ,applicability to      
workers receiving benefits before date  
of enactment ,a worker who began        
receiving benefits under subchapter ,b  
of chapter #b of title ,,ii of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbia et seq47 before the date of the   

enactment of this ,act shall receive    
benefits under such subchapter1 as      
amended by this title1 for any week     
beginning on and after that date during 
which the worker is eligible for such   
benefits under such chapter1 as so      
amended4  ,,ii ,amendments to ,worker   
,adjustment and ,retraining             
,notification ,act  #bja4 ,worker       
,adjustment and ,retraining             
,notification ,act  7a7 ,definitions    
,section #b of the ,worker ,adjustment  
and ,retraining ,notification ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #baja7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #b4 ,definitions2 exclusions  
from definition of loss of employment   
7a7 ,definitions ,as used in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,affected employee ,the term       
affected employee means a full-time or  
part-time employee who may reasonably be
 expected to experience an employment   
loss as a consequence of a proposed     
plant closing or mass layoff by the     
employee's employer4  7#b7 ,employer    
7,a7 ,in general ,the term employer     

means any business enterprise that-- 7i7
 employs #ej or more employees1         
including part-time employees and       
including employees of the nominal      
employer and any entity that is the     
nominal employer's direct or indirect   
parent or is integrated with the nominal
 employer2 or  7ii7 has an annual       
payroll of at least #b1jjj1jjj4  7,b7   
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
paragraph3 7i7 ,integrated ,the term    
integrated1 when used with respect to a 
business enterprise1 means an entity    
whose relationship with another business
 enterprise includes-- 7,i7 common      
ownership2  7,,ii7 common directors or  
officers2  7,,iii7 de facto exercise of 
control2  7,,iv7 unity of personnel     
policies emanating from a common source2
 or  7,v7 dependency of operations4     
7ii7 ,parent ,the term parent means an  
entity1 regardless of its financial     
interest in the nominal employer1 that  
participates directly or indirectly in  
making decisions that affect the        

employees of the nominal employer or of 
multiple entities controlled by #a      
person for a common business purpose4   
7iii7 ,consideration ,in determining    
whether an entity is integrated with or 
a direct or indirect parent of a        
business enterprise that is the nominal 
employer1 substantial weight shall be   
given to any decisionmaking             
responsibility the entity had for the   
practice that gave rise to the violation
 of this ,act4  7#c7 ,employment loss   
,subject to subsection 7b71 the term    
employment loss means-- 7,a7 an         
employment termination1 other than a    
discharge for cause1 voluntary          
departure1 or retirement2  7,b7 a layoff
 exceeding #c months2 or  7,c7 a        
reduction in hours of work of more than 
#ej percent during each month of any    
#c-month period4  7#d7 ,mass layoff     
7,a7 ,in general ,the term mass layoff  
means a reduction in force that results 
in an employment loss during any        
#ij-;day period-- 7i7 for #aj or more   

employees of an employer at a single    
site of employment1 as calculated under 
subparagraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 for #bej or 
more employees of an employer1          
irrespective of employment site4  7,b7  
,calculation ,the number of employees at
 a single site who suffer an employment 
loss shall be calculated in a manner    
that includes-- 7i7 all such employees  
who work at the physical location of the
 site2 and  7ii7 all such employees who 
work remotely and-- 7,i7 are assigned to
 or otherwise associated with the site2 
7,,ii7 receive assignments or training  
from the site2  7,,iii7 report to a     
manager associated with the site2 or    
7,,iv7 whose job loss was a foreseeable 
consequence of a reduction in force at  
the site4  7#e7 ,plant closing ,the term
 plant closing means the permanent or   
temporary shutdown of a single site of  
employment1 or one or more facilities or
 operating units within a single site of
 employment1 that results in an         
employment loss at the single site of   

employment during any #cj-;day period   
for #e or more employees1 calculated in 
the same manner as described in         
paragraph 7#d77;,b74  7#f7              
,representative ,the term representative
 means an exclusive representative of   
employees within the meaning of section 
#h7;f7 or #i7;a7 of the ,national ,labor
 ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4         
#aeh7;f72 #aei7;a77 or section #b of the
 ,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeb74  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,labor4  7#h7 ,unit of local government 
,the term unit of local government means
 any general purpose political          
subdivision of a ,state which has the   
power to levy taxes and spend funds1 as 
well as general corporate and police    
powers4  7b7 ,exclusions from employment
 loss due to a plant closing or mass    
layoff ,an employee shall not be        
considered to have experienced an       
employment loss due to a plant closing  
or mass layoff if the plant closing or  

mass layoff is the result of the        
relocation or consolidation of part or  
all of the employer's business and1     
prior to the plant closing or mass      
layoff-- 7#a7 the employer offers to    
transfer the employee to a different    
site of employment within a reasonable  
commuting distance with no more than a  
#c-month break in employment2 or  7#b7  
the employer offers to transfer the     
employee to any other site of employment
 regardless of distance with no more    
than a #c-month break in employment1 and
 the employee accepts within #cj days of
 the offer or of the plant closing or   
mass layoff1 whichever is later4  4  7b7
 ,availability of trade adjustment      
assistance ,section #c7;a7 of the       
,worker ,adjustment and ,retraining     
,notification ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4       
#bajb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the     
first sentence-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively2 and  7,b7 by striking ,an 

employer and inserting 7#a7 ,an         
employer2  7#b7 in the second sentence1 
by striking ,if there and inserting the 
following3  7#b7 ,if there  2 and  7#c7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#c7 ,if the plant closing or mass      
layoff involved is caused by conditions 
described in section #bbb7;a77#b7 of the
 ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbgb7;a77#b771 then1 in serving notice 
under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the employer 
shall include in the notice information 
on the availability of adjustment       
assistance under chapter #b of title    
,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq47 for eligible   
workers4  4  7c7 ,notice requirements   
relating to shifts in production        
,section #c of the ,worker ,adjustment  
and ,retraining ,notification ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #bajb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7d71 by striking 7#b7 or 7#c7
 and inserting 7#d77;,a7 or 7#e72 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7e7 ,statement relating to shifts in  

production of articles or supply of     
services  7#a7 ,if the plant closing or 
mass layoff involved is caused by       
conditions described in section         
#bbb7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4                    
#bbgb7;a77#b77;,b771 then1 in serving   
notice under subsection 7a71 the        
employer shall include in the notice a  
statement that the closing or layoff was
 so caused4  7#b7 ,each ,state that     
receives a notice under subsection 7a7  
that includes a statement described in  
paragraph 7#a7 shall notify the         
,secretary of that receipt1 immediately 
file a petition under subsection 7a77#a7
 of section #bba of the ,trade ,act of  
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga7 on behalf of
 that group of workers1 and act as the  
petitioner for that petition under this 
chapter4  7#c7 ,if the ,secretary       
receives a petition under paragraph 7#b7
 regarding a plant closing or mass      
layoff affecting a group of workers1 the
 ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 immediately    

initiate an investigation under         
subsection 7a77#c7 of that section #bba2
  7,b7 immediately waive the            
requirements for a hearing under        
subsection 7b7 of that section #bba2 and
  7,c7 unless the ,secretary issues a   
determination that includes substantial 
evidence that the petition has not met  
the requirements of paragraph 7#a7 or   
7#b77;,b7 of section #bbb7;a7 of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbgb7;a77 within #bj days after receipt
 of the petition-- 7i7 certify the group
 of workers under section #bbb of that  
,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb72 or  7ii7 be 
considered to have issued such          
certification on the #bast day after    
receipt of the petition4  7#d7 ,even    
after the ,secretary issues such a      
certification for a group of workers at 
a firm under paragraph 7#c77;,c71 the   
,secretary may conduct an investigation 
under subsection 7a77#c7 of that section
 #bba to identify additional groups of  
workers who may be eligible for benefits

 under this chapter4  7f7 ,notification 
of downstream producers and suppliers   
,on certification of a group of workers 
as described in subsection 7e77#c77;,c71
 the ,secretary1 in conjunction with the
 ,state in which the site of employment 
involved is located1 shall-- 7#a7       
endeavor to identify downstream         
producers and suppliers as defined in   
section #bbb7;c7 of the ,trade ,act of  
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7;c77 that are
 potentially impacted by the plant      
closing or mass layoff involved2  7#b7  
provide to such producers and           
suppliers-- 7,a7 concerning benefits    
available under chapter #b of title ,,ii
 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq471 a description 
of the benefits1 of the means for filing
 a petition and applying for such       
benefits1 and of the availability of    
assistance in filing the petition2 and  
7,b7 concerning benefits available under
 chapter #c of that title 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcda et seq471 the description        

specified in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#c7 direct the producers and suppliers 
to provide to their workers the         
description specified in paragraph      
7#b77;,a71 concerning benefits described
 in paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7g7 ,state    
transmittal of notices ,each ,state that
 receives #a or more notices described  
in subsection 7a77#b7 during a calendar 
quarter shall1 not later than #aj days  
after the end of the quarter1 transmit  
the notices to the ,secretary4  4  7d7  
,administrative enforcement and database
 ,section #e of the ,worker ,adjustment 
and ,retraining ,notification ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 ,administrative enforcement  7#a7 ,the 
,secretary may impose a fine on any     
employer who orders a plant closing or  
mass layoff in violation of section #c4 
7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall deposit the  
fines in an account4 ,funds in the      

account shall be available to ,states1  
without appropriation1 for an activity  
authorized under subchapter ,b of       
chapter #b of title ,,ii of the ,trade  
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia et   
seq474  7c7 ,database  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall establish and     
maintain a database1 available to the   
public1 of notices served under section 
#c7;a74  7#b7 ,features ,in carrying out
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall   
ensure that all such notices are        
accessible and searchable by including  
in the database-- 7,a7 a link to the    
notices1 or files containing the notices
 in portable document format2 and  7,b7 
an interactive map and search tool that 
is capable of-- 7i7 sorting the notices1
 by date and region of the plant        
closings and mass layoffs described in  
the notices2 and  7ii7 enabling the user
 to locate plant closings and mass      
layoffs of various sizes1 in terms of   
numbers of employees affected4  7#c7    
,other information  7,a7 ,in general    

,the ,secretary shall ensure that the   
database includes1 for each such notice1
 information on the political           
subdivision1 county1 and local area     
where the plant closing or mass layoff  
takes place1 the number of affected     
workers1 the date of the notice1 the    
date of the beginning of the plant      
closing or mass layoff1 and the ,north  
,american ,industry ,classification     
,system code for the affected industry4 
7,b7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the
 term local area has the meaning given  
the term in section #c of the ,workforce
 ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  4  7e7 ,report on    
plant closings and mass layoffs ,the    
,worker ,adjustment and ,retraining     
,notification ,act is amended by        
inserting after section #aj 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #baji7 the following3  #aj;,a4
 ,report on plant closings and mass     
layoffs ,the ,secretary shall annually  
prepare1 submit to ,congress1 and make  
available to the public1 a report that  

specifies1 for the year involved-- 7#a7 
the number of plant closings and mass   
layoffs that occurred1 for which        
employers were subject to the           
notification requirements of section #c2
 and  7#b7 the number of such plant     
closings and mass layoffs for which     
employers met the requirements4  4  7f7 
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,worker    
adjustment and retraining notification  
act ,sections #h7;a7 and #aa of the     
,worker ,adjustment and ,retraining     
,notification ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4       
#bajg7;a71 #baja note7 are amended by   
striking of ,labor4  7#b7 ,trade act of 
#aigd ,section #bbc7;a7 of the ,trade   
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgc7;a77 
is amended by inserting 7except as      
provided in section #c7;e77#c77;,c7 of  
the ,worker ,adjustment and ,retraining 
,notification ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4       
#bajb7;e77#c77;,c777 after #dj days4    
,,iii ,health care tax credit  #cja4    
,extension of credit for health         
insurance costs  7a7 ,in general        

,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#ce7;b77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
,january #a1 #bjbj and inserting        
,january #a1 #bjbg4  7b7 ,increase in   
credit percentage ,subsection 7a7 of    
section #ce of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
#gb4e percent and inserting #hj percent4
  7c7 ,conforming amendments            
,subsections 7b7 and 7e77#a7 of section 
#gebg of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of
 #aihf are each amended by striking     
#gb4e percent and inserting #hj percent4
  7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply to     
coverage months beginning after         
,december #ca1 #bjai4