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Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act

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This legislation is called the Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7805 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7805

  To reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs, and for other
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2026

  Ms. Sanchez (for herself, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Neal, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
    Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
   Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Schneider, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Plaskett, and Mr.
   Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                      Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs, and for other
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment
Assistance Modernization Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment
                            assistance.
            TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS

Sec. 101. Filing petitions.
Sec. 102. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 103. Application of determinations of eligibility to workers
                            employed by successors-in-interest.
Sec. 104. Provision of benefit information to workers.
Sec. 105. Qualifying requirements for workers.
Sec. 106. Modification to trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 107. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 108. Employment and case management services.
Sec. 109. Training.
Sec. 110. Job search, relocation, and child and other dependent care
                            allowances.
Sec. 111. Agreements with States.
Sec. 112. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance program.
Sec. 113. Extension of trade adjustment assistance to public agency
                            workers.
Sec. 114. Definitions.
Sec. 115. Requirements for certain territories.
Sec. 116. Subpoena power.
            TITLE II--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS

Sec. 201. Petitions and determinations.
Sec. 202. Approval of adjustment proposals.
Sec. 203. Technical assistance.
Sec. 204. Definitions.
Sec. 205. Plan for sustained outreach to potentially eligible firms.
 TITLE III--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY
                                COLLEGES

Sec. 301. Trade adjustment assistance for communities.
Sec. 302. Trade adjustment assistance for community colleges and career
                            training.
           TITLE IV--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS

Sec. 401. Definitions.
Sec. 402. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 403. Benefit information to agricultural commodity producers.
Sec. 404. Qualifying requirements and benefits for agricultural
                            commodity producers.
      TITLE V--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 501. Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.
Sec. 502. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions.
                  TITLE VI--HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT

Sec. 601. Permanent credit for health insurance costs.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Effective Date; Applicability.--Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, the provisions of chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on June 30, 2021, and as amended by
this Act, shall--
            (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
        and
            (2) apply with respect to petitions for certification filed
        under chapter 2, 3, 4, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act of
        1974 on or after such date of enactment.
    (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever
in this Act 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 June 30,
2021.
    (c) Repeal of Snapback.--Section 406 of the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-27) is repealed.

            TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS

SEC. 101. FILING PETITIONS.

    Section 221(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271(a)(1))
is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
            ``(A) One or more workers in the group of workers.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or a State
        dislocated worker unit'' and inserting ``a State dislocated
        worker unit, or workforce intermediaries, including labor-
        management organizations that carry out re-employment and
        training services''.

SEC. 102. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``, failed to
                increase, or will decrease absolutely due to a
                scheduled or imminently anticipated long-term decrease
                in or reallocation of the production capacity of the
                firm'' after ``absolutely''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``to the decline'' and
                        inserting ``to any decline or absence of
                        increase''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the
        end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm
        have decreased;
                    ``(ii)(I) exports of articles produced or services
                supplied by such workers' firm have decreased; or
                            ``(II) imports of articles or services
                        necessary for the production of articles or
                        services supplied by such firm have decreased;
                        and
                    ``(iii) the decrease in exports or imports
                described in clause (ii) contributed to such workers'
                separation or threat of separation and to the decline
                in the sales or production of such firm.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272)
is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``importantly''
        each place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
                paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.
    (c) Eligibility of Staffed Workers and Teleworkers.--Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended by subsection (b),
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Treatment of Staffed Workers and Teleworkers.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), workers
        in a firm include staffed workers and teleworkers.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) 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 221, even if the worker is directly
                employed by another firm.
                    ``(B) 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 221.''.

SEC. 103. APPLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORKERS
              EMPLOYED BY SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST.

    Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) 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 chapter, 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 firm.''.

SEC. 104. PROVISION OF BENEFIT INFORMATION TO WORKERS.

    Section 225 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2275) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the second
        sentence the following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall make
        every effort to provide such information and assistance to
        workers in their native language.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
                (3);
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) The Secretary shall provide a second notice to a
        worker described in paragraph (1) before the worker has
        exhausted all rights to any unemployment insurance to which the
        worker is entitled (other than additional compensation
        described in section 231(a)(3)(B) funded by a State and not
        reimbursed from Federal funds).'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph
                (2), by striking ``newspapers of general circulation''
                and inserting ``appropriate print or digital outlets'';
                and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) For purposes of providing sustained outreach
        regarding the benefits available under this chapter to workers
        covered by a certification made under this subchapter, the
        Secretary may take any necessary actions, including the
        following:
                    ``(A) Collecting the email addresses and telephone
                numbers of such workers from the employers of such
                workers to provide sustained outreach to such workers.
                    ``(B) Partnering with the certified or recognized
                union, a community-based worker organization, or other
                duly authorized representatives of such workers.
                    ``(C) Hiring peer support workers to perform
                sustained outreach to other workers covered by that
                certification.
                    ``(D) Using advertising methods and public
                information campaigns, including social media, in
                addition to notice published in print or digital
                outlets under paragraph (3).''.

SEC. 105. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS.

    (a) Modification of Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 231(a) of the Trade Act of 1974
        (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
                as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking
                ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' each place it appears and
                inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 232 of the Trade
        Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2292) is amended by striking ``section
        231(a)(3)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section
        231(a)(2)(B)''.
                    (B) Section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
                U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section
                        231(a)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``section
                        231(a)(2)(A)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``adversely
                                affected employment'' and all that
                                follows through ``(A) within'' and
                                inserting ``adversely affected
                                employment within'';
                                    (II) by striking ``, and'' and
                                inserting a period; and
                                    (III) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Waivers of Training Requirements.--Section 231(c)(1) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
        subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as redesignated)
        the following:
                    ``(A) Recall.--The worker has been notified that
                the worker will be recalled by the firm from which the
                separation occurred.
                    ``(B) Retirement.--The worker is within 2 years of
                meeting all requirements for entitlement to either--
                            ``(i) old-age insurance benefits under
                        title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
                        401 et seq.) (except for application therefor);
                        or
                            ``(ii) a private pension sponsored by an
                        employer or labor organization.''.

SEC. 106. MODIFICATION TO 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), by inserting after ``104-week
                period'' the following: ``(or, in the case of an
                adversely affected worker who requires a program of
                prerequisite education or remedial education (as
                described in section 236(a)(5)(D)) in order to complete
                training approved for the worker under section 236, the
                130-week period)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``65 additional
                weeks in the 78-week period'' and inserting ``78
                additional weeks in the 91-week period''; and
                    (C) in the flush text, by striking ``78-week
                period'' and inserting ``91-week period'';
            (2) by striking subsection (d); and
            (3) 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 includes a program of
prerequisite education or remedial education (as described in section
236(a)(5)(D)), and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, payments may be made as trade readjustment allowances for up
to 26 additional weeks in the 26-week period that follows the last week
of entitlement to trade readjustment allowances otherwise payable under
this chapter.''.

SEC. 107. AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 233 the following new section:

``SEC. 233A. AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the limitations under section
233(a), the Secretary shall extend the period during which trade
readjustment allowances are payable to an adversely affected worker who
completes training approved under section 236 by the Secretary during a
period of heightened unemployment with respect to the State in which
such worker seeks benefits, for the shorter of--
            ``(1) the 26-week period beginning on the date of
        completion of such training; or
            ``(2) the period ending on the date on which the adversely
        affected worker secures employment.
    ``(b) Job Search Required.--A worker shall only be eligible for an
extension under subsection (a) if the worker is complying with the job
search requirements associated with unemployment insurance in the
applicable State.
    ``(c) Period of Heightened Unemployment Defined.--In this section,
the term `period of heightened unemployment' with respect to a State
means a 90-day period during which, in the determination of the
Secretary, either of the following average rates equals or exceeds 5.5
percent:
            ``(1) The average rate of total unemployment in such State
        (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most
        recent 3-month period for which data for all States are
        published before the close of such period.
            ``(2) The average rate of total unemployment in all States
        (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most
        recent 3-month period for which data for all States are
        published before the close of such period.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 233 the
following:

``Sec. 233A. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances.''.

SEC. 108. EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

    Section 235 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``regional areas'' the
                following: ``(including information about registered
                apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training
                opportunities, and other work-based learning
                opportunities)''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``suitable training'' the
                following: ``, information regarding the track record
                of a training provider's ability to successfully place
                participants into suitable employment'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) Information related to direct job placement,
        including facilitating the extent to which employers within the
        community commit to employing workers who would benefit from
        the employment and case management services under this section.
            ``(9) Sustained outreach to groups of workers likely to be
        certified as eligible for adjustment assistance under this
        chapter and members of certified worker groups who have not yet
        applied for or been enrolled in benefits or services under this
        chapter, especially such groups and members from underserved
        communities.''.

SEC. 109. TRAINING.

    Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ``, with a
                demonstrated ability to place participants into
                employment'' before the comma at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before
                the period the following: ``, except that every effort
                shall be made to ensure that employment opportunities
                are available upon the completion of training''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``,
                        and'' and inserting a comma;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by striking
                        the period at the end and inserting ``, and'';
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end before the flush
                        text the following:
                            ``(iii) pre-apprenticeship training.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Training Expenses.--If the
Secretary approves training for a worker under paragraph (1) of
subsection (a), the Secretary may reimburse the worker for out-of-
pocket expenses relating to the training program described in paragraph
(5) 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 222 that
covers the worker is issued.''.

SEC. 110. JOB SEARCH, RELOCATION, AND CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE
              ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Job Search Allowances.--Section 237 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``may use funds made
        available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238''
        and inserting ``shall use, from funds made available to the
        State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as
        may be necessary'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter preceding
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``may grant'' and inserting
        ``shall grant''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not more than
                90 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,250'' and
                inserting ``$2,000 (subject to adjustment under
                paragraph (4))''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following;
            ``(4) Adjustment of maximum allowance limitation for
        inflation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall
                adjust the maximum allowance limitation under paragraph
                (2) on the date that is 30 days after the date of the
                enactment of this paragraph, and at the beginning of
                each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage
                (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer
                Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared
                to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2025.
                    ``(B) Special rules for calculation of
                adjustment.--In making an adjustment under subparagraph
                (A), the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall round the amount of any
                        increase in the Consumer Price Index to the
                        nearest dollar; and
                            ``(ii) may ignore any such increase of less
                        than 1 percent.
                    ``(C) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `Consumer Price Index'
                means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
                published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
                Department of Labor.''.
    (b) Relocation Allowances.--Section 238 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``may use funds made
        available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238''
        and inserting ``shall use, from funds made available to the
        State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as
        may be necessary'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter preceding
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``may be granted'' and inserting
        ``shall be granted'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not more than
                90 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,250'' and
                inserting ``$2,000 (subject to adjustment under
                subsection (d))''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Adjustment of Maximum Payment Limitation for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the
        maximum payment limitation under subsection (b)(2) on the date
        that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
        subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year
        thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase
        in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding
        12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal
        year 2025.
            ``(2) Special rules for calculation of adjustment.--In
        making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall round the amount of any increase in the
                Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and
                    ``(B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1
                percent.
            ``(3) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer
        Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of
        Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
    (c) Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances.--
            (1) In general.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of
        title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 238A. CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE ALLOWANCES.

    ``(a) Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall use, from funds made
        available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238A,
        such amounts as may be necessary to allow an adversely affected
        worker covered by a certification issued under subchapter A of
        this chapter to file an application for a child and other
        dependent care allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary
        may grant the child care allowance, subject to the terms and
        conditions of this section.
            ``(2) Conditions for granting allowance.--A child and other
        dependent care allowance shall be granted if the allowance will
        assist an adversely affected worker to attend training or seek
        suitable employment, by providing for the care of one or more
        of the minor dependents of the worker.
    ``(b) Amount of Allowance.--Any child and other dependent care
allowance granted to a worker under subsection (a) shall not exceed
$2,000 per minor dependent per year.
    ``(c) Adjustment of Maximum Allowance Limitation for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the
        maximum allowance limitation under subsection (b) on the date
        that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
        subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year
        thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase
        in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding
        12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal
        year 2025.
            ``(2) Special rules for calculation of adjustment.--In
        making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall round the amount of any increase in the
                Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and
                    ``(B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1
                percent.
            ``(3) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer
        Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of
        Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Limitations on administrative expenses and
                employment and case management services.--Section 235A
                of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended
                in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
                ``through 238'' and inserting ``through 238A''.
                    (B) Training.--Section 236(a)(2) of the Trade Act
                of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and
                        238'' and inserting ``238, and 238A'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and
                        238'' each place it appears and inserting
                        ``238, and 238A'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking
                        ``and 238'' and inserting ``238, and 238A'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking
                        ``and 238'' and inserting ``238, and 238A'';
                        and
                            (v) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and
                        238'' each place it appears and inserting
                        ``238, and 238A''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the
        Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding after the item relating
        to section 238 the following new item:

``Sec. 238A. Child and other dependent care allowances.''.

SEC. 111. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.

    (a) Coordination.--Section 239(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2311(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(f) Any agreement'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(f)(1) Any agreement''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) In arranging for training programs to be carried out
        under this chapter, each cooperating State agency shall, among
        other factors, take into account and measure the progress of
        the extent to which such programs--
                    ``(A) achieve a satisfactory rate of completion and
                placement in jobs that provide a living wage and that
                increase economic security;
                    ``(B) assist workers in developing the skills,
                networks, and experiences necessary to advance along a
                career path;
                    ``(C) assist workers from underserved communities
                to establish a work history, demonstrate success in the
                workplace, and develop the skills that lead to entry
                into and retention in unsubsidized employment; and
                    ``(D) adequately serve individuals who face the
                greatest barriers to employment, including people with
                low incomes, people of color, immigrants, persons with
                disabilities, and formerly incarcerated individuals.
            ``(3) Each cooperating State agency shall facilitate joint
        cooperation between training programs, representatives of
        workers, employers, and communities, especially in underserved
        rural and urban regions, to ensure a fair and engaging
        workplace that balances the priorities and well-being of
        workers with the needs of businesses.
            ``(4) Each cooperating State agency shall seek, including
        through agreements and training programs described in this
        subsection, to ensure the reemployment of adversely affected
        workers upon completion of training as described in section
        236.''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 239(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2311(g)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating--
                    (A) paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (3)
                through (6), respectively; and
                    (B) paragraph (5) as paragraph (8);
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as redesignated) the
        following:
            ``(1) review each layoff of more than 5 workers in a firm
        to determine whether trade played a role in the layoff and
        whether workers in such firm are potentially eligible to
        receive benefits under this chapter;
            ``(2) perform sustained outreach to firms to facilitate and
        assist with filing petitions under section 221 and collecting
        necessary supporting information,'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), by striking ``who
        applies for unemployment insurance of'' and inserting
        ``identified under paragraph (1) of unemployment insurance
        benefits and'';
            (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by inserting ``and
        assist with'' after ``facilitate'';
            (5) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking ``and''
        at the end;
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as redesignated) the
        following:
            ``(7) perform sustained outreach to workers from
        underserved communities and to firms that employ a majority or
        a substantial percentage of workers from underserved
        communities and develop a plan, in consultation with the
        Secretary, for addressing common barriers to receiving services
        that such workers have faced,'';
            (7) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by striking ``funds
        provided to carry out this chapter are insufficient to make
        such services available, make arrangements to make such
        services available through other Federal programs'' and
        inserting ``support services are needed beyond what this
        chapter can provide, make arrangements to coordinate such
        services available through other Federal programs''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) develop a strategy to engage with local workforce
        development institutions, including local community colleges
        and other educational institutions; and
            ``(10) develop a comprehensive strategy to provide agency
        staffing to support the requirements of paragraphs (1) through
        (9).''.
    (c) Staffing.--Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2311) is amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the
following:
    ``(k) Staffing.--An agreement entered into under this section shall
provide that the cooperating State or cooperating State agency shall
require that any individual engaged in functions (other than functions
that are not inherently governmental) to carry out the trade adjustment
assistance program under this chapter shall be a State employee covered
by a merit system of personnel administration.''.

SEC. 112. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    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 ``$50,000'' and
        inserting ``$70,000 (subject to adjustment under paragraph
        (8))'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), by striking ``$10,000'' and
        inserting ``$20,000 (subject to adjustment under paragraph
        (8))''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Adjustment of salary limitation and total amount of
        payments for inflation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall
                adjust the salary limitation under paragraph (3)(B)(ii)
                and the amount under paragraph (5)(B)(i) on the date
                that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
                paragraph, and at the beginning of each fiscal year
                thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the
                increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for
                the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer
                Price Index for fiscal year 2025.
                    ``(B) Special rules for calculation of
                adjustment.--In making an adjustment under subparagraph
                (A), the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall round the amount of any
                        increase in the Consumer Price Index to the
                        nearest dollar; and
                            ``(ii) may ignore any such increase of less
                        than 1 percent.
                    ``(C) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `Consumer Price Index'
                means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
                published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
                Department of Labor.''.

SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC AGENCY
              WORKERS.

    (a) Definitions.--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 ``The'' and inserting ``Subject to section
                222(d)(5), the''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or service
                sector firm'' and inserting ``, service sector firm, or
                public agency''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) The term `public agency' means a department or
        agency of a State or local government or of the Federal
        Government.''.
    (b) Group Eligibility Requirements.--Section 222 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended by subsections (b) and (c) of
section 102, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as
        subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Adversely Affected Workers in Public Agencies.--A group of
workers in a public agency shall be certified by the Secretary as
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this chapter pursuant
to a petition filed under section 221 if the Secretary determines
that--
            ``(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in
        the public agency have become totally or partially separated,
        or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
            ``(2) the public agency has acquired from a foreign country
        services like or directly competitive with services which are
        supplied by such agency; and
            ``(3) the acquisition of services described in paragraph
        (2) contributed to such workers' separation or threat of
        separation.'';
            (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by adding at the
        end the following:
            ``(4) Reference to firm.--For purposes of subsections (a)
        and (b), the term `firm' does not include a public agency.'';
        and
            (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) (as redesignated),
        by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting
        ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)''.

SEC. 114. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Extension of Adjustment Assistance for Workers to
Territories.--Section 247(7) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2319(7)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United
        States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
        Mariana Islands,'' after ``District of Columbia''; and
            (2) by striking ``such Commonwealth.'' and inserting ``such
        territories.''.
    (b) Underserved Community.--Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2319), as amended by section 113(a), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(21) The term `underserved community' means a community
        with populations sharing a particular characteristic that have
        been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in
        aspects of economic, social, or civic life, such as Black,
        Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian
        Americans and Pacific Islanders, other persons of color,
        members of other minority communities, persons with
        disabilities, persons who live in rural areas, and other
        populations otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty
        or inequality.''.

SEC. 115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.

    Section 248 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2320) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Requirements for Certain Territories.--The Secretary shall
establish such requirements as may be necessary and appropriate to
modify the requirements of this chapter, including requirements
relating to eligibility for trade readjustment allowances and
limitations on administrative expenditures, to address the particular
circumstances of Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
implementing and carrying out this chapter.''.

SEC. 116. SUBPOENA POWER.

    Section 249 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2321) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
        ``The authority under the preceding sentence includes the
        authority of States to require, by subpoena, a firm to provide
        information on workers employed by, or totally or partially
        separated from, the firm that is necessary to make a
        determination under this chapter or to provide outreach to
        workers, including the names and address of workers.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Enforcement of Subpoenas by States.--A State may enforce
compliance with a subpoena issued under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) as provided for under State law; and
            ``(2) by petitioning an appropriate United States district
        court for an order requiring compliance with the subpoena.''.

            TITLE II--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS

SEC. 201. PETITIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
        ``Upon'' and inserting ``Not later than 15 days after'';
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall certify a firm (including any
agricultural firm or service sector firm) as eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under this chapter if the Secretary determines--
                    ``(A)(i) that a significant number or proportion of
                the workers in such firm have become totally or
                partially separated, or are threatened to become
                totally or partially separated, or
                            ``(ii) that--
                                    ``(I) sales or production, or both,
                                of the firm have decreased absolutely
                                or failed to increase,
                                    ``(II) sales or production, or
                                both, of an article or service that
                                accounted for not less than 25 percent
                                of the total sales or production of the
                                firm during the 12-month period
                                preceding the most recent 12-month
                                period for which data are available
                                have decreased absolutely or failed to
                                increase,
                                    ``(III) sales or production, or
                                both, of the firm during the most
                                recent 12-month period for which data
                                are available have decreased or failed
                                to increase compared to--
                                            ``(aa) the average annual
                                        sales or production for the
                                        firm during the 24-month period
                                        preceding that 12-month period,
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) the average annual
                                        sales or production for the
                                        firm during the 36-month period
                                        preceding that 12-month period,
                                        and
                                    ``(IV) sales or production, or
                                both, of an article or service that
                                accounted for not less than 25 percent
                                of the total sales or production of the
                                firm during the most recent 12-month
                                period for which data are available
                                have decreased or failed to increase
                                compared to--
                                            ``(aa) the average annual
                                        sales or production for the
                                        article or service during the
                                        24-month period preceding that
                                        12-month period, or
                                            ``(bb) the average annual
                                        sales or production for the
                                        article or service during the
                                        36-month period preceding that
                                        12-month period, and
                    ``(B)(i) increases of imports of articles or
                services like or directly competitive with articles
                which are produced or services which are supplied by
                such firm contributed to such total or partial
                separation, or threat thereof, or to such decline or
                failure to increase in sales or production, or
                            ``(ii) decreases in exports of articles
                        produced or services supplied by such firm, or
                        imports of articles or services necessary for
                        the production of articles or services supplied
                        by such firm, contributed to such total or
                        partial separation, or threat thereof, or to
                        such decline in sales or production.
            ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B):
                    ``(A) Any firm which engages in exploration or
                drilling for oil or natural gas shall be considered to
                be a firm producing oil or natural gas.
                    ``(B) Any firm that engages in exploration or
                drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces
                oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be producing
                articles directly competitive with imports of oil and
                with imports of natural gas.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``this section,'' and inserting
                ``this section.''; and
                    (B) by striking ``but in any event'' and all that
                follows and inserting the following: ``If the Secretary
                does not make a determination with respect to a
                petition within 55 days after the date on which an
                investigation is initiated under subsection (a) with
                respect to the petition, the Secretary shall be deemed
                to have certified the firm as eligible to apply for
                adjustment assistance under this chapter.''.

SEC. 202. APPROVAL OF ADJUSTMENT PROPOSALS.

    Section 252 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2342) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by adding at
        the end before the period the following: ``and an assessment of
        the potential employment outcomes of such proposal'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``gives adequate
        consideration to'' and inserting ``is in'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Amount of Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--A firm may receive adjustment assistance
        under this chapter with respect to the firm's economic
        adjustment proposal in an amount not to exceed $300,000,
        subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) and the matching
        requirement under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Adjustment of assistance limitation for inflation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
                adjust the technical assistance limitation under
                paragraph (1) on the date that is 30 days after the
                date of the enactment of this paragraph, and at the
                beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect
                the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average
                of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month
                period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal
                year 2025.
                    ``(B) Special rules for calculation of
                adjustment.--In making an adjustment under subparagraph
                (A), the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall round the amount of any
                        increase in the Consumer Price Index to the
                        nearest dollar; and
                            ``(ii) may ignore any such increase of less
                        than 1 percent.
                    ``(C) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `Consumer Price Index'
                means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
                published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
                Department of Labor.
            ``(3) Matching requirement.--A firm may receive adjustment
        assistance under this chapter only if the firm provides
        matching funds in an amount equal to the amount of adjustment
        assistance received under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 203. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 253(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2343(a)(3))
is amended by adding at the end before the period the following: ``,
including assistance to provide skills training programs to employees
of the firm''.

SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 259 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2351) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
        community' has the meaning given that term in section 247.''.

SEC. 205. PLAN FOR SUSTAINED OUTREACH TO POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FIRMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 263. PLAN FOR SUSTAINED OUTREACH TO POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FIRMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to provide
sustained outreach to firms that may be eligible for adjustment
assistance under this chapter.
    ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--The plan required by paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
            ``(1) Outreach to the United States International Trade
        Commission and to such firms in industries with increased
        imports identified in the Commission's annual report regarding
        the operation of the trade agreements program under section
        163(c).
            ``(2) Outreach to such firms in the service sector.
            ``(3) Outreach to such firms that are small businesses.
            ``(4) Outreach to such firms that are minority-or women-
        owned firms.
            ``(5) Outreach to such firms that employ a majority or a
        substantial percentage of workers from underserved communities.
    ``(c) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the plan required under
this section on an annual basis.
    ``(d) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit the plan
and each update to the plan required under this section to Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 262 the
following new item:

``Sec. 263. Plan for sustained outreach to potentially eligible
                            firms.''.

 TITLE III--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY
                                COLLEGES

SEC. 301. 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 inserting after the chapter heading the following:
        ``subchapter B--Trade Adjustment Assistance for Community
        Colleges and Career Training'';
            (2) by redesignating sections 271 and 272 as sections 279
        and 279A, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting before subchapter B (as designated by
        paragraph (1)) the following: ``subchapter A--Trade Adjustment
        Assistance for Communities

``SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) Agricultural commodity producer.--The term
        `agricultural commodity producer' has the meaning given that
        term in section 291.
            ``(2) Community.--The term `community' means--
                    ``(A) a city or other political subdivision of a
                State, including a special purpose unit of a State or
                local government engaged in economic or infrastructure
                development activities, or a consortium of political
                subdivisions;
                    ``(B) an Economic Development District designated
                by the Economic Development Administration of the
                Department of Commerce; or
                    ``(C) an Indian Tribe.
            ``(3) Eligible community.--The term `eligible community'
        means a community that is impacted by trade under section
        273(a)(2) and is determined to be eligible for assistance under
        this subchapter.
            ``(4) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) an eligible community;
                    ``(B) an institution of higher education or a
                consortium of institutions of higher education; or
                    ``(C) a public or private nonprofit organization or
                association acting in cooperation with officials of a
                political subdivision of a State.
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
            ``(5) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
        community' has the meaning given that term in section 247.

``SEC. 272. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR
              COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

    ``The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for
Economic Development, shall, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subchapter, establish a program to provide
communities impacted by trade with assistance in accordance with the
requirements of this subchapter.

``SEC. 273. ELIGIBILITY; NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--A community shall be eligible for
        assistance under this subchapter if the community is a
        community impacted by trade under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Community impacted by trade.--A community is impacted
        by trade if it meets each of the following requirements:
                    ``(A) One or more of the following certifications
                are made with respect to the community:
                            ``(i) By the Secretary of Labor, that a
                        group of workers located in the community is
                        eligible to apply for assistance under section
                        223.
                            ``(ii) By the Secretary of Commerce, that a
                        firm located in the community is eligible to
                        apply for adjustment assistance under section
                        251.
                            ``(iii) By the Secretary of Agriculture,
                        that a group of agricultural commodity
                        producers located in the community is eligible
                        to apply for adjustment assistance under
                        section 293.
                    ``(B) The community--
                            ``(i) applies for assistance not later than
                        180 days after the date on which the most
                        recent certification described in subparagraph
                        (A) is made; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a community with
                        respect to which one or more such
                        certifications were made on or after January 1,
                        1994, and before the date of the enactment of
                        this subchapter, applies for assistance not
                        later than September 30, 2029.
                    ``(C) The community--
                            ``(i) has a per capita income of 80 percent
                        or less of the national average;
                            ``(ii) has an unemployment rate that is,
                        for the most recent 24-month period for which
                        data are available, at least 1 percent greater
                        than the national average unemployment rate; or
                            ``(iii) is significantly affected by a loss
                        of, or threat to, the jobs associated with any
                        certification described in subparagraph (A), or
                        the community is undergoing transition of its
                        economic base as a result of changing trade
                        patterns, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Notification of Eligibility.--If one or more certifications
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) are made with respect to a community,
the applicable Secretary with respect to such certification shall
concurrently notify the Governor of the State in which the community is
located of the ability of the community to apply for assistance under
this section.

``SEC. 274. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) upon the application of an eligible community, award
        a grant under this section to the community to assist in
        developing or updating a strategic plan that meets the
        requirements of section 275; or
            ``(2) upon the application of an eligible entity, award an
        implementation grant under this section to the entity to assist
        in implementing projects included in a strategic plan that
        meets the requirements of section 275.
    ``(b) Special Provisions.--
            ``(1) Revolving loan fund grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain the
                proper operation and financial integrity of revolving
                loan funds established by eligible entities with
                assistance under this section.
                    ``(B) Efficient administration.--The Secretary
                may--
                            ``(i) at the request of an eligible entity,
                        amend and consolidate grant agreements
                        governing revolving loan funds to provide
                        flexibility with respect to lending areas and
                        borrower criteria; and
                            ``(ii) assign or transfer assets of a
                        revolving loan fund to a third party for the
                        purpose of liquidation, and the third party may
                        retain assets of the fund to defray costs
                        related to liquidation.
                    ``(C) Treatment of actions.--An action taken by the
                Secretary under this subsection with respect to a
                revolving loan fund shall not constitute a new
                obligation if all grant funds associated with the
                original grant award have been disbursed to the
                recipient.
            ``(2) Use of funds in projects constructed under project
        cost.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a grant for a
                construction project under this section, if the
                Secretary determines, before closeout of the project,
                that the cost of the project, based on the designs and
                specifications that were the basis of the grant, has
                decreased because of decreases in costs, the Secretary
                may approve the use of the excess funds (or a portion
                of the excess funds) to improve the project.
                    ``(B) Other uses of excess funds.--Any amount of
                excess funds remaining after application of
                subparagraph (A) may be used by the Secretary for
                providing assistance under this section.
    ``(c) Coordination.--If an eligible institution (as such term is
defined in section 279) located in an eligible community is seeking a
grant under section 279 at the same time the community is seeking an
implementation grant under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) the Secretary, upon receipt of such information from
        the Secretary of Labor as required under section 279(e), shall
        notify the community that the institution is seeking a grant
        under section 279; and
            ``(2) the community shall provide to the Secretary, in
        coordination with the institution, a description of how the
        community will integrate projects included in the strategic
        plan with the specific project for which the institution
        submits the grant proposal under section 279.
    ``(d) Limitation.--The total amount of grants awarded with respect
to an eligible community under this section for fiscal years 2027
through 2031 may not exceed $25,000,000.
    ``(e) Priority.--The Secretary shall, in awarding grants under this
section, provide higher levels of funding with respect to eligible
communities that have a history of economic distress and long-term
unemployment, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Geographic Diversity.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in awarding grants
        under this section, ensure that grants are awarded with respect
        to eligible communities from geographically diverse areas.
            ``(2) Geographic region requirement.--The Secretary shall,
        in meeting the requirement under paragraph (1), award a grant
        under this section for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
        2031 to at least one eligible community located in each
        geographic region for which regional offices of the Economic
        Development Administration of the Department of Commerce are
        responsible, to the extent that the Secretary receives an
        application from at least one eligible community in each such
        geographic region.

``SEC. 275. STRATEGIC PLANS.

    ``(a) In General.--A strategic plan meets the requirements of this
section if--
            ``(1) the consultation requirements of subsection (b) are
        met with respect to the development of the plan;
            ``(2) the plan meets the requirements of subsection (c);
        and
            ``(3) the plan is approved in accordance with the
        requirements of subsection (d).
    ``(b) Consultation.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent practicable, an eligible
        community shall consult with the entities described in
        paragraph (2) in developing the strategic plan.
            ``(2) Entities described.--The entities described in this
        paragraph are public and private entities located in or serving
        the eligible community, including--
                    ``(A) local, county, or State government agencies;
                    ``(B) firms, including small- and medium-sized
                firms;
                    ``(C) local workforce investment boards;
                    ``(D) labor organizations, including State labor
                federations and labor-management initiatives,
                representing workers in the community;
                    ``(E) educational institutions, local educational
                agencies, and other training providers; and
                    ``(F) local civil rights organizations and
                community-based organizations, including organizations
                representing underserved communities.
    ``(c) Contents.--The strategic plan may contain, as applicable to
the community, the following:
            ``(1) A description and analysis of the capacity of the
        eligible community to achieve economic adjustment to the impact
        of trade.
            ``(2) An analysis of the economic development challenges
        and opportunities facing the community, including the strengths
        and weaknesses of the economy of the community.
            ``(3) An assessment of--
                    ``(A) the commitment of the community to carry out
                the strategic plan on a long-term basis;
                    ``(B) the participation and input of members of the
                community who are dislocated from employment due to the
                impact of trade; and
                    ``(C) the extent to which underserved communities
                have been impacted by trade.
            ``(4) A description of how underserved communities will
        benefit from the strategic plan.
            ``(5) A description of the role of the entities described
        in subsection (b)(2) in developing the strategic plan.
            ``(6) A description of projects under the strategic plan to
        facilitate the community's economic adjustment to the impact of
        trade, including projects to--
                    ``(A) develop public facilities, public services,
                jobs, and businesses (including establishing a
                revolving loan fund);
                    ``(B) provide for planning and technical
                assistance;
                    ``(C) provide for training;
                    ``(D) provide for the demolition of vacant or
                abandoned commercial, industrial, or residential
                property;
                    ``(E) redevelop brownfields;
                    ``(F) establish or support land banks;
                    ``(G) support energy conservation; and
                    ``(H) support historic preservation.
            ``(7) A strategy for continuing the community's economic
        adjustment to the impact of trade after the completion of such
        projects.
            ``(8) A description of the educational and training
        programs and the potential employment opportunities available
        to workers in the community, including for workers under the
        age of 25, and the future employment needs of the community.
            ``(9) An assessment of--
                    ``(A) the cost of implementing the strategic plan;
                and
                    ``(B) the timing of funding required by the
                community to implement the strategic plan.
            ``(10) A description of the methods of financing to be used
        to implement the strategic plan, including--
                    ``(A) an implementation grant received under
                section 274 or under other authorities;
                    ``(B) a loan, including the establishment of a
                revolving loan fund; or
                    ``(C) other types of financing.
            ``(11) An assessment of how the community will address
        unemployment among agricultural commodity producers, if
        applicable.
    ``(d) Approval; CEDS Equivalent.--
            ``(1) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the strategic
        plan developed by an eligible community under this section if
        the Secretary determines that the strategic plan meets the
        requirements of this section.
            ``(2) CEDS or equivalent.--The Secretary may deem an
        eligible community's Comprehensive Economic Development
        Strategy that substantially meets the requirements of this
        section to be an approved strategic plan for purposes of this
        subchapter.
    ``(e) Allocation.--Of the funds appropriated to carry out this
chapter for each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2031, the Secretary
may make available not more than $50,000,000 to award grants under
section 274(a)(1).

``SEC. 276. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL RESPONSE AND OTHER ADDITIONAL
              TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall coordinate the Federal
response with respect to an eligible community that is awarded an
implementation grant under section 274(a)(2) to implement the
community's strategic plan that meets the requirements of section 275
by--
            ``(1) identifying and consulting, as appropriate, with any
        other Federal, State, regional, or local government agency;
            ``(2) assisting the community to access assistance from
        other available Federal sources as necessary to fulfill the
        community's strategic plan developed under section 275; and
            ``(3) ensuring that such assistance is provided in a
        targeted, integrated manner.
    ``(b) Transfer of Funds.--
            ``(1) Transfer of funds to other federal agencies.--Subject
        to paragraph (3), funds appropriated to carry out this chapter
        may be transferred between Federal agencies, if the funds are
        used for the purposes for which the funds are specifically
        appropriated.
            ``(2) Transfer of funds from other federal agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3) and
                subparagraph (B), for the purposes of this chapter, the
                Secretary may accept transfers of funds from other
                Federal agencies if the funds are used for the purposes
                for which (and in accordance with the terms under
                which) the funds are specifically appropriated.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--The transferred funds--
                            ``(i) shall remain available until
                        expended; and
                            ``(ii) may, to the extent necessary to
                        carry out this chapter, be transferred to and
                        merged by the Secretary with the appropriations
                        for salaries and expenses.
            ``(3) Availability.--The transfer authorities provided by
        this subsection shall not apply with respect to amounts made
        available by an appropriations Act.
    ``(c) Additional Technical Assistance.--In addition to the
coordination and assistance described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall provide technical assistance for communities--
            ``(1) to identify significant impediments to economic
        development that result from the impact of trade on the
        community, including in the course of developing a strategic
        plan under section 275; and
            ``(2) to access assistance under other available sources,
        including State, local, territorial, or private sources, to
        implement projects that diversify and strengthen the economy in
        the community.

``SEC. 277. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, subject to
        paragraph (3), promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
        to carry out this subchapter, including with respect to--
                    ``(A) administering the awarding of grants under
                section 274, including establishing guidelines for the
                submission and evaluation of grant applications under
                such section; and
                    ``(B) establishing guidelines for the evaluation of
                strategic plans developed to meet the requirements of
                section 275.
            ``(2) Consultations.--The Secretary shall consult with the
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and
        the Committee on Finance of the Senate not later than 90 days
        prior to promulgating any final rule or regulation under this
        subsection.
            ``(3) Relationship to existing regulations.--The Secretary,
        to the maximum extent practicable, shall--
                    ``(A) rely on and apply regulations promulgated to
                carry out other economic development programs of the
                Department of Commerce in carrying out this subchapter;
                and
                    ``(B) provide guidance regarding the manner and
                extent to which such other economic development
                programs relate to this subchapter.
    ``(b) Resources.--The Secretary shall allocate such resources as
may be necessary to provide sufficiently individualized assistance to
each eligible community that receives a grant under section 274(a) or
seeks technical assistance under section 276(c) to develop and
implement a strategic plan that meets the requirements of section
275.''.
    (b) 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

      ``SUBCHAPTER A--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES

``Sec. 271. Definitions.
``Sec. 272. Establishment of trade adjustment assistance for
                            communities program.
``Sec. 273. Eligibility; notification of eligibility.
``Sec. 274. Grants to eligible communities.
``Sec. 275. Strategic plans.
``Sec. 276. Coordination of Federal response and other additional
                            technical assistance.
``Sec. 277. General provisions.
``SUBCHAPTER B--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
                            CAREER TRAINING

``Sec. 279. Community College and Career Training Grant Program.
``Sec. 279A. Authorization of appropriations.''.

SEC. 302. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CAREER
              TRAINING.

    Section 279 of the Trade Act of 1974, as redesignated by section
301(a)(2), is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``eligible
                institutions'' and inserting ``eligible entities''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A), by striking ``eligible institution'' and
                        inserting ``eligible entity''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and
                                inserting ``$2,500,000'';
                                    (II) by striking ``(B)'' and
                                inserting ``(B)(i) in the case of an
                                eligible institution,'';
                                    (III) by striking the period at the
                                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                                    (IV) by adding at the end the
                                following:
                            ``(ii) in the case of a consortium of
                        eligible institutions, a grant under this
                        section in excess of $15,000,000.''.
            (2) In subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an
        eligible institution or a consortium of eligible institutions.
            ``(4) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
        community' has the meaning given that term in section 247.''.
            (3) In subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``eligible institution'' each place
                it appears and inserting ``eligible entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``and''
                        at the end; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) any opportunities to
                                support industry or sector partnerships
                                to develop or expand quality academic
                                programs and curricula; and''.
            (4) In subsection (d), by striking ``eligible institution''
        each place it appears and inserting ``eligible entity''.
            (5) By redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (h) and
        inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a grant
        awarded under this section to establish and scale career
        training programs, including career and technical education
        programs, and career pathways and supports for students
        participating in such programs.
            ``(2) Student support and emergency services.--Not less
        than 15 percent of the amount of a grant awarded to an eligible
        entity under this section shall be used to carry out student
        support services, which may include the following:
                    ``(A) Supportive services, including childcare,
                transportation, mental health services, or substance
                use disorder prevention and treatment, assistance in
                obtaining health insurance coverage, housing, and other
                benefits, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Connecting students to State or Federal
                means-tested benefits programs.
                    ``(C) The provision of direct financial assistance
                to help students facing financial hardships that may
                impact enrollment in or completion of a program
                supported by such funds.
                    ``(D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and case
                management services, including providing information
                and outreach to the population described in
                subparagraph (C) to take part in such a program.
                    ``(E) Providing access to necessary supplies,
                materials, technological devices, or required
                equipment, and other supports necessary to participate
                in such a program.
    ``(f) Plan for Outreach to Underserved Communities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In awarding grants under this section,
        the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that eligible institutions effectively
                serve individuals from underserved communities; and
                    ``(B) develop a plan to ensure that grants provided
                under this subchapter effectively serve individuals
                from underserved communities.
            ``(2) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the plan
        required by paragraph (1)(B) on an annual basis.
            ``(3) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall submit
        the plan required by paragraph (1)(B) and each update to the
        plan required by paragraph (2) to Congress.
    ``(g) Geographic Diversity.--The Secretary shall, in awarding
grants under this section, ensure that grants are awarded with respect
to eligible entities from geographically diverse areas.''.

           TITLE IV--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS

SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 291 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as
        paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
        community' has the meaning given that term in section 247.''.

SEC. 402. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 292 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``85 percent of'' each
                        place it appears; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and''
                        at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and
                inserting ``(2)(A)(i)'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as clause (ii)
                of paragraph (2)(A) (as designated by subparagraph
                (B));
                    (D) in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) (as
                redesignated by subparagraph (C))--
                            (i) by striking ``importantly''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``; or''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
                following:
                    ``(B)(i) the volume of exports of the agricultural
                commodity produced by the group in the marketing year
                with respect to which the group files the petition
                decreased compared to the average volume of such
                exports during the 3 marketing years preceding such
                marketing year; and
                    ``(ii) the decrease in such exports contributed to
                the decrease in the national average price, quantity of
                production, or value of production of, or cash receipts
                for, the agricultural commodity, as described in
                paragraph (1).''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(3), by adding at the end before the
        period the following: ``or exports''.

SEC. 403. BENEFIT INFORMATION TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCERS.

    Section 295(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401d(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall
develop a plan to conduct targeted sustained outreach and offer
assistance to agricultural commodity producers from underserved
communities''.

SEC. 404. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS FOR AGRICULTURAL
              COMMODITY PRODUCERS.

    Section 296 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``90 days'' and
        inserting ``120 days'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``$4,000'' and
                inserting ``$12,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``$8,000'' and
                inserting ``$24,000'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``$12,000'' and
        inserting ``$36,000''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Adjustments for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
        adjust each dollar amount limitation described in this section
        on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of
        this subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year
        thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase
        in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding
        12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal
        year 2025.
            ``(2) Special rules for calculation of adjustment.--In
        making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall round the amount of any increase in the
                Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and
                    ``(B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1
                percent.
            ``(3) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer
        Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of
        Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.

      TITLE V--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Termination Provisions.--Section 285 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking ``2021'' each
place it appears and inserting ``2033''.
    (b) Training Funds.--Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)), as amended by section 109, is further
amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall not exceed $450,000,000'' and
        inserting the following: ``shall not exceed--
                            ``(i) $450,000,000'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``,
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
                        years 2027 through 2031.''.
    (c) Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance.--Section 246(b)(1) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking
``2021'' and inserting ``2033''.
    (d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--
            (1) Trade adjustment assistance for workers.--Section 245
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2021'' and
                inserting ``2033''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Reservation by the Secretary.--Of the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor may
reserve not more than 1 percent for administration (in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes), technical assistance,
grants for pilots and demonstrations, and the evaluation of activities
carried out under this chapter.''.
            (2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms.--Section 255(a)
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended in the
        first sentence by adding at the end before the period the
        following: ``and $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2027
        through 2033''.
            (3) Trade adjustment assistance for communities.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031
                $1,000,000,000 to carry out subchapter A of chapter 4
                of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by
                section 301 of this Act.
                    (B) Salaries and expenses.--Of the amounts
                appropriated pursuant to the authorization under
                subparagraph (A) for each of fiscal years 2027 through
                2031, not more than $40,000,000 is authorized to be
                made available for the salaries and expenses of
                personnel administering subchapter A of chapter 4 of
                title II of the Trade Act of 1974.
                    (C) Supplement and not supplant.--Amounts
                appropriated pursuant to the authorization under
                subparagraph (A) for each of the fiscal years 2027
                through 2031 shall be used to supplement, and not
                supplant, other Federal, State, regional, and local
                government funds made available to provide economic
                development assistance for communities.
            (4) Trade adjustment assistance for community colleges and
        career training.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2033
                $1,300,000,000 to carry out subchapter B of chapter 4
                of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as designated by
                section 301 of this Act.
                    (B) Reservation by the secretary.--Of the funds
                appropriated to carry out subchapter B of chapter 4 of
                title II of the Trade Act of 1974 for each of fiscal
                years 2027 through 2033, the Secretary of Labor may
                reserve not more than 5 percent for administration of
                the program, including providing technical assistance,
                sustained outreach to eligible institutions effectively
                serving minority or low-income populations, grants for
                pilots and demonstrations, and a rigorous third-party
                evaluation of the program.
            (5) Trade adjustment assistance for farmers.--Section 298
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``$90,000,000'' and
                        inserting ``$50,000,000''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2021'' and inserting
                        ``2033''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Reservation by the Secretary.--Of the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter for any fiscal year, the Secretary of
Agriculture may not reserve more than 5 percent for technical
assistance, pilots and demonstrations, and the evaluation of activities
carried out under this chapter.''.

SEC. 502. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Workers Certified Before Date of Enactment.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), a worker certified as eligible for adjustment assistance
        under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of
        the enactment of this Act shall be eligible, on and after such
        date of enactment, 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, or as such provisions
        may be amended after such date of enactment.
            (2) Computation of maximum benefits.--Benefits received by
        a worker described in paragraph (1) under chapter 2 of title II
        of the Trade Act of 1974 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 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect
        on the date of the enactment of this Act, or as such provisions
        may be amended after such date of enactment.
            (3) Authority to make adjustments to benefits.--For the 90-
        day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
        the Secretary is authorized to make any adjustments to benefits
        to workers described in paragraph (1) that the Secretary
        determines to be necessary and appropriate in applying and
        administering 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 such provisions may be amended after such date
        of enactment, in a manner that ensures parity of treatment
        between the benefits of such workers and the benefits of
        workers certified after such date of enactment.
    (b) Workers Not Certified Pursuant to Certain Petitions Filed
Before Date of Enactment.--
            (1) Certifications of workers 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 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 subparagraph (C), 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.
                    (B) 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 subparagraph (C),
                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.
                    (C) Petition described.--A petition described in
                this subparagraph 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 January 1,
                2021, and before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Eligibility for benefits.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), 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
                paragraph (1)(C) shall be eligible, on and 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, or as such provisions may be amended after
                such date of enactment.
                    (B) Computation of maximum benefits.--Benefits
                received by a worker described in paragraph (1) under
                chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 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
                2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on
                the date of the enactment of this Act, or as such
                provisions may be amended after such date of enactment.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Trade act of 2002.--Section 151 of the Trade Act of
        2002 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 2271) is amended by striking
        subsections (a), (b), and (c).
            (2) Trade and globalization adjustment assistance act of
        2009.--Section 1891 of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment
        Assistance Act of 2009 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is repealed.
            (3) Trade adjustment assistance extension act of 2011.--The
        Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 is amended--
                    (A) in section 201 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 2271), by
                striking subsections (b) and (c); and
                    (B) in section 231(a) (19 U.S.C. 2271 note), by
                striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2).
            (4) Trade adjustment assistance reauthorization act of
        2015.--The Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of
        2015 is amended--
                    (A) in section 402 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 2271), by
                striking subsections (b) and (c); and
                    (B) in section 405(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 2319(a)(1)), by
                striking subparagraph (B).
    (d) 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 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
                January 1, 2021, and before the date of the enactment
                of this Act.
            (2) Certification of firms that did not submit petitions
        between january 1, 2021, 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 January 1, 2021, 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).

                  TITLE VI--HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT

SEC. 601. PERMANENT CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 35(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``, and before January 1, 2022''.
    (b) Increase in Credit Percentage.--Section 35(a) of such Code is
amended by striking ``72.5 percent'' and inserting ``80 percent''.
    (c) Application of Advance Payment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 7527(a) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``Not later than the date that is 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
        Reauthorization Act of 2015'' and inserting ``As soon as
        practicable and not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization
        Act''.
            (2) Increase in credit percentage.--Subsections (b) and
        (e)(1) of section 7527 of such Code are each amended by
        striking ``72.5 percent'' and inserting ``80 percent''.
            (3) Retroactive payments.--Section 7527(e)(1)(A) of such
        Code is amended by striking ``the date that is 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
        Reauthorization Act of 2015'' and inserting ``the date of the
        enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization
        Act''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        coverage months beginning after December 31, 2021.
            (2) Application of advance payment.--The amendments made by
        subsection (c) shall apply to coverage months beginning after
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Transition Rule.--Notwithstanding section 35(g)(11)(B)(i) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an election to apply section 35 of
such Code to an eligible coverage month (as defined in section 35(b) of
such Code) beginning after December 31, 2021, and before the close of
the taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) may be made at any time on or after such date of
        enactment and before the later of--
                    (A) the expiration of the 3-year period of
                limitation prescribed in section 6511(a) with respect
                to the taxable year which includes such coverage month,
                or
                    (B) such date as the Secretary may provide, and
            (2) may be made on an amended return.
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