,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #addi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,fetterman1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4      
,reed1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,sanders1     
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 and   
,mr4 ,markey7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to reauthorize the trade adjustment  
assistance program4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,trade   
,adjustment ,assistance ,reauthorization
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,application of    
provisions relating to trade adjustment 
assistance  7a7 ,applicability of       
certain provisions ,except as otherwise 
provided in this ,act1 the provisions of
 chapters #b through #f of title ,,ii of
 the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in effect 
on ,june #cj1 #bjba1 and as amended by  
this ,act1 shall-- 7#a7 take effect on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 

and  7#b7 apply to petitions for        
certification filed under chapter #b1   
#c1 or #f of title ,,ii of the ,trade   
,act of #aigd on or after such date of  
enactment4  7b7 ,references ,except as  
otherwise provided in this ,act1        
whenever in this ,act an amendment or   
repeal is expressed in terms of an      
amendment to1 or repeal of1 a provision 
of chapters #b through #f of title ,,ii 
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 the        
reference shall be considered to be made
 to a provision of any such chapter1 as 
in effect on ,june #cj1 #bjba4  #c4     
,renewal of trade adjustment assistance 
program  7a7 ,termination provisions    
,section #bhe of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd is amended by striking ,june #cj1 
#bjba each place it appears and         
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjca4  7b7    
,training funds ,section                
#bcf7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd is amended by striking #bjae      
through #bjba and inserting #bjbf       
through #bjcb4  7c7 ,reemployment trade 

adjustment assistance ,section          
#bdf7;b77#a7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 is amended by striking ,june #cj1 #bjba
 and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjca4    
7d7 ,authorizations of appropriations   
7#a7 ,trade adjustment assistance for   
workers ,section #bde7;a7 of the ,trade 
,act of #aigd is amended by striking    
,june #cj1 #bjba and inserting ,december
 #ca1 #bjca4  7#b7 ,trade adjustment    
assistance for firms ,section #bee7;a7  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd is amended  
by striking #bjae through #bjba and     
inserting #bjbf through #bjcb4  7#c7    
,trade adjustment assistance for farmers
 ,section #bih7;a7 of the ,trade ,act of
 #aigd is amended by striking #bjae     
through #bjba and inserting #bjbf       
through #bjcb4  #d4 ,applicability of   
trade adjustment assistance provisions  
7a7 ,trade adjustment assistance for    
workers  7#a7 ,petitions filed on or    
after ,july #a1 #bjba1 and before date  
of enactment  7,a7 ,certifications of   
workers not certified before date of    

enactment  7i7 ,criteria if a           
determination has not been made ,if1 as 
of the date of the enactment of this    
,act1 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 #bbb of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd pursuant to a      
petition described in clause 7iii71 the 
,secretary shall make that determination
 based on the requirements of section   
#bbb of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in 
effect on such date of enactment4  7ii7 
,reconsideration of denials of          
certifications ,if1 before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary made a determination not to  
certify a group of workers as eligible  
to apply for adjustment assistance under
 section #bbb of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd pursuant to a petition described  
in clause 7iii71 the ,secretary shall-- 
7,i7 reconsider that determination2 and 
7,,ii7 if the group of workers meets the

 requirements of section #bbb of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in effect on   
such date of enactment1 certify the     
group of workers as eligible to apply   
for adjustment assistance4  7iii7       
,petition described ,a petition         
described in this clause is a petition  
for a certification of eligibility for a
 group of workers filed under section   
#bba of the ,trade ,act of #aigd on or  
after ,july #a1 #bjba1 and before the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7,b7 ,eligibility for benefits  7i7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in clause   
7ii71 a worker certified as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under   
section #bbb of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 pursuant to a petition described in    
subparagraph 7,a77iii7 shall be         
eligible1 on and after the date that is 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 to receive benefits only 
under the provisions of chapter #b of   
title ,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 
as in effect on such date of enactment4 

7ii7 ,computation of maximum benefits   
,benefits received by a worker described
 in clause 7i7 under chapter #b of title
 ,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd before
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
shall be included in any determination  
of the maximum benefits for which the   
worker is eligible under the provisions 
of chapter #b of title ,,ii of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in effect on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,petitions filed before ,july #a1  
#bjba ,a worker certified as eligible to
 apply for adjustment assistance        
pursuant to a petition filed under      
section #bba of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 on or before ,june #cj1 #bjba1 shall   
continue to be eligible to apply for and
 receive benefits under the provisions  
of chapter #b of title ,,ii of such     
,act1 as in effect on ,june #cj1 #bjba4 
7#c7 ,qualifying separations with       
respect to petitions filed within #ij   
days of date of enactment ,section      
#bbc7;b7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as

 in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 shall be applied and      
administered by substituting before     
,july #a1 #bjba 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 #bba of the ,trade ,act of
 #aigd on or after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act and on or before 
the date that is #ij days after such    
date of enactment4  7b7 ,trade          
adjustment assistance for firms  7#a7   
,certification of firms not certified   
before date of enactment  7,a7 ,criteria
 if a determination has not been made   
,if1 as of the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 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 #bea of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd pursuant to a      

petition described in subparagraph 7,c71
 the ,secretary shall make that         
determination based on the requirements 
of section #bea of the ,trade ,act of   
#aigd1 as in effect on such date of     
enactment4  7,b7 ,reconsideration of    
denial of certain petitions ,if1 before 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary made a determination not 
to certify a firm as eligible to apply  
for adjustment assistance under section 
#bea of the ,trade ,act of #aigd        
pursuant to a petition described in     
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,secretary       
shall-- 7i7 reconsider that             
determination2 and  7ii7 if the firm    
meets the requirements of section #bea  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in      
effect on such date of enactment1       
certify the firm as eligible to apply   
for adjustment assistance4  7,c7        
,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 #bea of the
 ,trade ,act of #aigd on or after ,july 
#a1 #bjba1 and before the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,certification of firms that did not    
submit petitions between ,july #a1      
#bjba1 and date of enactment  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,commerce    
shall certify a firm described in       
subparagraph 7,b7 as eligible to apply  
for adjustment assistance under section 
#bea of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 if the firm or its           
representative files a petition for a   
certification of eligibility under      
section #bea of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 not later than #ij days after such date
 of enactment4  7,b7 ,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--   
7i7 the firm or its representative had  
filed a petition for a certification of 

eligibility under section #bea of the   
,trade ,act of #aigd on a date during   
the period beginning on ,july #a1 #bjba1
 and ending on the day before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act2 and  7ii7
 the provisions of chapter #c of title  
,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as in 
effect on such date of enactment1 had   
been in effect on that date during the  
period described in clause 7i74