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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2810

To modify the benefits provided under the NAFTA Transitional Adjustment 
                          Assistance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

  Mr. Reyes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the benefits provided under the NAFTA Transitional Adjustment 
                          Assistance Program.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF NAFTA TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Section 285(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2771 note) is amended by striking ``2001'' and 
inserting ``2006''.
    (b) Training and Trade Readjustment Allowances.--Section 250(d) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2331(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Training described in section 236, except that the 
        total amount of payments for training under this subchapter 
        shall not exceed $60,000,000 for any fiscal year.
            ``(3) Trade adjustment reallowances described in sections 
        231 through 234, except that--
                    ``(A) subject to subparagraph (C), in applying 
                section 233(a)(2), `130' shall be substituted for 
                `104';
                    ``(B) subject to subparagraph (C), in applying 
                section 233(a)(3), `52' shall be substituted for `26' 
                each place it appears; and
                    ``(C) in order to assist an adversely affected 
                worker who has limited English proficiency to complete 
                training approved for the worker, or to assist an 
                adversely affected worker to complete a program of 
                remedial education described in section 236(a)(5)(D)--
                            ``(i) in applying section 233(a)(2), `182' 
                        shall be substituted for `104'; and
                            ``(ii) in applying section 233(a)(3), `104' 
                        shall be substituted for `26' each place it 
                        appears.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to an 
individual receiving trade readjustment allowances pursuant to 
subchapter D of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2331) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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