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[S. 3555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3555
To expand the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 20, 2020
Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To expand the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment
Assistance For Workers Reauthorization Act of 2020''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Sec. 101. Filing petitions.
Sec. 102. Adjustment assistance for retaliatory tariff increases.
Sec. 103. Adjustment assistance for supply chain disruptions and
decreased exports during public health
emergencies.
Sec. 104. Eligibility of staffed workers and teleworkers.
Sec. 105. Application of determinations of eligibility to workers
employed by successors-in-interest.
Sec. 106. Provision of benefit information to workers.
Sec. 107. Modifications to trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 108. Provision of information on work-based learning
opportunities.
Sec. 109. Training for workers.
Sec. 110. Eligibility criteria for reemployment trade adjustment
assistance.
Sec. 111. Subpoena power.
Sec. 112. Data collection with respect to training.
Sec. 113. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program.
Sec. 114. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 115. Effective date; applicability.
TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION
ACT
Sec. 201. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
TITLE III--HEALTH CARE TAX CREDIT
Sec. 301. Extension of credit for health insurance costs.
TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SEC. 101. FILING PETITIONS.
Section 221(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2271(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) Two or more workers in the group of workers.''.
SEC. 102. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RETALIATORY TARIFF INCREASES.
(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)(iii), 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) exports of articles produced or services supplied by
such workers' firm have decreased;
``(iii) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii)
resulted in whole or in part from duties imposed on such
exports by a foreign country in response to duties imposed by
the United States on imports from that country; and
``(iv) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat
of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of
such firm.''.
(b) Consultations With Respect to Foreign Retaliatory Actions.--
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(f) Consultations With Respect to Foreign Retaliatory Actions.--
In making determinations under subsection (a)(2)(C), the Secretary
shall consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for International
Trade with respect to whether duties imposed on exports by a foreign
country are imposed in response to duties imposed by the United States
on imports from that country.''.
SEC. 103. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND
DECREASED EXPORTS DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)), as amended by section 102, is further amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm
have decreased;
``(ii) the decrease in sales or production, or both, of
such firm resulted in whole or in part from a decrease in
imports of components or supplies that--
``(I) are directly incorporated into an article
produced by such firm; and
``(II) are not available in sufficient quantities
in the United States; and
``(iii) the decrease in imports of components or supplies
described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline
in the sales or production of such firm; or
``(E)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm
have decreased;
``(ii) exports of articles produced or services supplied by
such workers' firm have decreased;
``(iii) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii)
occurred during a period during which--
``(I) a public health emergency declared under
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247d) is in effect for the jurisdiction in which such
firm is located; or
``(II) a national emergency declared under section
201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621)
with respect to public health and safety within the
United States is in effect; and
``(iv) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat
of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of
such firm.''.
(b) Public Health Emergency Defined.--Section 222(c) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) Public health emergency.--The term `public health
emergency' means a public health emergency declared--
``(A) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d); or
``(B) by a public health official of a State with
authority to declare such an emergency for the State or
a jurisdiction within the State.''.
(c) Special Rules.--Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2272) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Special Rules Relating to Supply Chain Disruption and Public
Health Emergencies.--
``(1) Waiver authority.--During a period described in
subparagraph (E)(iii) of section 222(a)(2), the Secretary may
waive any requirement of this chapter that the Secretary
determines is necessary to ensure that a group of workers who
meets the eligibility requirements described in subparagraphs
(D) and (E) of that section is certified as eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance and that such workers begin receiving
benefits under this chapter as expeditiously as possible.
``(2) Expedited certification.--
``(A) In general.--If the case of a petition
described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary may--
``(i) waive all applicable hearings or
investigations; and
``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), issue a
certification of eligibility covering that
group of workers as soon as possible.
``(B) Denials; requirements.--The Secretary may--
``(i) require such information as is
necessary for the Secretary to issue a
certification of eligibility pursuant to a
petition described in subparagraph (C); and
``(ii) determine not to issue such a
certification if the Secretary determines that
the preponderance of the evidence indicates
that the group of workers covered by the
petition does not meet the eligibility
requirements described in subparagraph (D) or
(E) of section 222(a)(2).
``(C) Petitions described.--A petition described in
this subparagraph is a petition for certification of
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance for a
group of workers under section 221(a)(1)--
``(i) based on the eligibility requirements
described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of section
222(a)(2); and
``(ii) filed by--
``(I) the certified or recognized
union or other duly authorized
representative of such workers;
``(II) such workers' firm; or
``(III) a State agency.''.
SEC. 104. ELIGIBILITY OF STAFFED WORKERS AND TELEWORKERS.
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended
by section 102(b), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(h) 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. 105. 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), as amended
by section 103(c), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) 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. 106. PROVISION OF BENEFIT INFORMATION TO WORKERS.
Section 225(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2275(b)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(2) 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).'';
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
inserting ``print or digital'' before ``newspapers''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) For purposes of providing outreach regarding the benefits
available under this chapter to workers covered by a certification made
under subchapter A, the Secretary may take any necessary actions,
including the following:
``(A) Collect the email addresses and telephone numbers of
such workers from the employers of such workers to provide
outreach to such workers.
``(B) Partner with certified or recognized union or other
duly authorized representatives of such workers.
``(C) Hire peer support workers to perform outreach to
other workers covered by that certification.
``(D) Use advertising methods and public information
campaigns, including social media, in addition to notice
published in print or digital newspapers under paragraph
(3).''.
SEC. 107. MODIFICATIONS TO TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.
(a) Payment To Complete Training.--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''; and
(2) 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.''.
(b) Payment to Workers in On-the-Job Training, Customized Training,
or Apprenticeship Programs.--Section 233(d) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2293(d)) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Payment to Workers in On-the-Job Training, Customized
Training, or Apprenticeship Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a trade
readjustment allowance may be paid under this part to an
adversely affected worker for any week during which the worker
is receiving on-the-job training or customized training, or is
participating in a registered apprenticeship program, under
section 236.
``(2) Income limitation.--The Secretary shall reduce the
amount of the trade readjustment allowance otherwise payable to
a worker under paragraph (1) to ensure that the sum of the
income of the worker from the on-the-job training, customized
training, or apprenticeship program described in that paragraph
and the trade readjustment allowance paid to the worker under
that paragraph does not exceed $55,000 during a year.''.
SEC. 108. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON WORK-BASED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES.
Section 235(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295(3)) is
amended by inserting after ``regional areas'' the following:
``(including information about registered apprenticeship programs, on-
the-job training opportunities, and other work-based learning
opportunities)''.
SEC. 109. TRAINING FOR WORKERS.
Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D),
respectively;
(iii) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), as
redesignated by clause (ii), by striking
``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (D)'';
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D), as so
redesignated; and
(v) by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)''
each place it appears and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(i)'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
(1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)'';
(D) in paragraph (5)(E), by inserting ``, including
a pre-apprenticeship program,'' after ``coursework'';
and
(E) in paragraph (9)(B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``paragraph
(1)(E)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(D)'';
and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking
``paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(E)'';
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ``, but may not
exceed 104 weeks in any case'';
(3) by striking subsection (e);
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) 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 training programs 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.
``(h) Pre-Apprenticeship Defined.--For purposes of subsection
(a)(5)(D), the term `pre-apprenticeship', with respect to a program,
means an initiative or set of strategies that is designed to prepare
individuals to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship program
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the
`National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50
et seq.).''.
SEC. 110. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE.
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 ``$55,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the earlier of'' and
all that follows and inserting ``the date on which the worker
obtains reemployment described in paragraph (3)(B).''.
SEC. 111. 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:
``That authority 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.''.
SEC. 112. DATA COLLECTION WITH RESPECT TO TRAINING.
Section 249B of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii)
as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting before clause (ii), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(i) the county or countries in which
increased imports, shifts in production, and
other bases of eligibilities under section 222
originated;''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``training
provider,'' after ``age,''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) the data collected under this section, in a
format searchable by petition number, firm, city,
State, Standard Industrial Classification, North
American Industry Classification System, basis of
certification, country of origin, and timeframe, with
an option to receive search results in an electronic
spreadsheet format, which shall include--
``(i) firm;
``(ii) city;
``(iii) State;
``(iv) petitioners;
``(v) union at facility;
``(vi) Standard Industrial Classification;
``(vii) North American Industry
Classification System;
``(viii) description of the article
produced or service supplied by the firm
identified in the petition;
``(ix) decision date;
``(x) decision;
``(xi) basis of certification;
``(xii) reason provided in section 3.1 of
the petition;
``(xiii) country where the basis of
eligibility originated;
``(xiv) number of workers certified;
``(xv) number of workers who received
benefits;
``(xvi) median earnings of post-training in
State (or from a particular certification);
``(xvii) impact date; and
``(xviii) expiration date; and''.
SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Repeal of Termination Provision.--
(1) In general.--Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2271 note) is repealed.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the
Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 285.
(b) Repeal of Snapback Provision.--Section 406 of the Trade
Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-27;
129 Stat. 379) is repealed.
(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
``June 30, 2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
(d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--
(1) Trade adjustment assistance for workers.--Section
245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended
by striking ``June 30, 2021'' and inserting ``September 30,
2027''.
(2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms.--Section 255(a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended by
striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2027''.
SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that, in administering the trade
adjustment assistance program under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.), a State should--
(1) prioritize providing training that leads to employment
outcomes that replace 100 percent of an adversely affected
worker's wages; and
(2) steer workers toward training that leads to a livable
wage and sustainable employment.
SEC. 115. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.
(a) In General.--The amendments made by this title take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to a
worker in a group of workers certified as eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2272) before, on, or after such date of enactment.
(b) Applicability to Workers Receiving Benefits Before Date of
Enactment.--A worker who began receiving benefits under subchapter B of
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.)
before the date of the enactment of this Act shall receive benefits
under such subchapter, as amended by this title, for any week beginning
on and after that date during which the worker is eligible for such
benefits under such chapter, as so amended.
TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION
ACT
SEC. 201. WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS; EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF LOSS OF
EMPLOYMENT.
``(a) Definitions.--As used in this Act:
``(1) Affected employee.--The term `affected employee'
means a full-time or part-time employee who may reasonably be
expected to experience an employment loss as a consequence of a
proposed plant closing or mass layoff by the employee's
employer.
``(2) Employer.--
``(A) In general.--The term `employer' means any
business enterprise that--
``(i) employs 50 or more employees,
including part-time employees and including
employees of the nominal employer and any
entity that is the nominal employer's direct or
indirect parent or is integrated with the
nominal employer; or
``(ii) has an annual payroll of at least
$2,000,000.
``(B) Definitions.--For the purposes of this
paragraph:
``(i) Integrated.--The term `integrated',
when used with respect to a business
enterprise, means an entity whose relationship
with another business enterprise includes--
``(I) common ownership;
``(II) common directors or
officers;
``(III) de facto exercise of
control;
``(IV) unity of personnel policies
emanating from a common source; or
``(V) dependency of operations.
``(ii) Parent.--The term `parent' means an
entity, regardless of its financial interest in
the nominal employer, that participates
directly or indirectly in making decisions that
affect the employees of the nominal employer or
of multiple entities controlled by 1 person for
a common business purpose.
``(iii) Consideration.--In determining
whether an entity is integrated with or a
direct or indirect parent of a business
enterprise that is the nominal employer,
substantial weight shall be given to any
decisionmaking responsibility the entity had
for the practice that gave rise to the
violation of this Act.
``(3) Employment loss.--Subject to subsection (b), the term
`employment loss' means--
``(A) an employment termination, other than a
discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or
retirement;
``(B) a layoff exceeding 3 months; or
``(C) a reduction in hours of work of more than 50
percent during each month of any 3-month period.
``(4) Mass layoff.--
``(A) In general.--The term `mass layoff' means a
reduction in force that results in an employment loss
during any 90-day period--
``(i) for 10 or more employees of an
employer at a single site of employment, as
calculated under subparagraph (B); or
``(ii) for 250 or more employees of an
employer, irrespective of employment site.
``(B) Calculation.--The number of employees at a
single site who suffer an employment loss shall be
calculated in a manner that includes--
``(i) all such employees who work at the
physical location of the site; and
``(ii) all such employees who work remotely
and--
``(I) are assigned to or otherwise
associated with the site;
``(II) receive assignments or
training from the site;
``(III) report to a manager
associated with the site; or
``(IV) whose job loss was a
foreseeable consequence of a reduction
in force at the site.
``(5) Plant closing.--The term `plant closing' means the
permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment,
or one or more facilities or operating units within a single
site of employment, that results in an employment loss at the
single site of employment during any 30-day period for 5 or
more employees, calculated in the same manner as described in
paragraph (4)(B).
``(6) Representative.--The term `representative' means an
exclusive representative of employees within the meaning of
section 8(f) or 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 158(f); 159(a)) or section 2 of the Railway Labor Act
(45 U.S.C. 152).
``(7) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Labor.
``(8) Unit of local government.--The term `unit of local
government' means any general purpose political subdivision of
a State which has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as
well as general corporate and police powers.
``(b) Exclusions From Employment Loss Due to a Plant Closing or
Mass Layoff.--An employee shall not be considered to have experienced
an employment loss due to a plant closing or mass layoff if the plant
closing or mass layoff is the result of the relocation or consolidation
of part or all of the employer's business and, prior to the plant
closing or mass layoff--
``(1) the employer offers to transfer the employee to a
different site of employment within a reasonable commuting
distance with no more than a 3-month break in employment; or
``(2) the employer offers to transfer the employee to any
other site of employment regardless of distance with no more
than a 3-month break in employment, and the employee accepts
within 30 days of the offer or of the plant closing or mass
layoff, whichever is later.''.
(b) Availability of Trade Adjustment Assistance.--Section 3(a) of
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C.
2102(a)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(B) by striking ``An employer'' and inserting ``(1)
An employer'';
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``If there'' and
inserting the following:
``(2) If there''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) If the plant closing or mass layoff involved is caused by
conditions described in section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)), then, in serving notice under paragraph (1)(A), the
employer shall include in the notice information on the availability of
adjustment assistance under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) for eligible workers.''.
(c) Notice Requirements Relating to Shifts in Production.--Section
3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C.
2102) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ``(2) or (3)'' and
inserting ``(4)(A) or (5)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Statement Relating to Shifts in Production of Articles or
Supply of Services.--(1) If the plant closing or mass layoff involved
is caused by conditions described in section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)(B)), then, in serving notice under
subsection (a), the employer shall include in the notice a statement
that the closing or layoff was so caused.
``(2) Each State that receives a notice under subsection (a) that
includes a statement described in paragraph (1) shall notify the
Secretary of that receipt, immediately file a petition under subsection
(a)(1) of section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271) on
behalf of that group of workers, and act as the petitioner for that
petition under this chapter.
``(3) If the Secretary receives a petition under paragraph (2)
regarding a plant closing or mass layoff affecting a group of workers,
the Secretary shall--
``(A) immediately initiate an investigation under
subsection (a)(3) of that section 221;
``(B) immediately waive the requirements for a hearing
under subsection (b) of that section 221; and
``(C) unless the Secretary issues a determination that
includes substantial evidence that the petition has not met the
requirements of paragraph (1) or (2)(B) of section 222(a) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)) within 20 days after
receipt of the petition--
``(i) certify the group of workers under section
222 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2272); or
``(ii) be considered to have issued such
certification on the 21st day after receipt of the
petition.
``(4) Even after the Secretary issues such a certification for a
group of workers at a firm under paragraph (3)(C), the Secretary may
conduct an investigation under subsection (a)(3) of that section 221 to
identify additional groups of workers who may be eligible for benefits
under this chapter.
``(f) Notification of Downstream Producers and Suppliers.--On
certification of a group of workers as described in subsection
(e)(3)(C), the Secretary, in conjunction with the State in which the
site of employment involved is located, shall--
``(1) endeavor to identify downstream producers and
suppliers as defined in section 222(c) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2272(c)) that are potentially impacted by the plant
closing or mass layoff involved;
``(2) provide to such producers and suppliers--
``(A) concerning benefits available under chapter 2
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et
seq.), a description of the benefits, of the means for
filing a petition and applying for such benefits, and
of the availability of assistance in filing the
petition; and
``(B) concerning benefits available under chapter 3
of that title (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the description
specified in subparagraph (A); and
``(3) direct the producers and suppliers to provide to
their workers the description specified in paragraph (2)(A),
concerning benefits described in paragraph (2)(A).
``(g) State Transmittal of Notices.--Each State that receives 1 or
more notices described in subsection (a)(2) during a calendar quarter
shall, not later than 10 days after the end of the quarter, transmit
the notices to the Secretary.''.
(d) Administrative Enforcement and Database.--Section 5 of the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2014) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Administrative Enforcement.--(1) The Secretary may impose a
fine on any employer who orders a plant closing or mass layoff in
violation of section 3.
``(2) The Secretary shall deposit the fines in an account. Funds in
the account shall be available to States, without appropriation, for an
activity authorized under subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).
``(c) Database.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a database, available to the public, of notices served
under section 3(a).
``(2) Features.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall ensure that all such notices are accessible and
searchable by including in the database--
``(A) a link to the notices, or files containing
the notices in portable document format; and
``(B) an interactive map and search tool that is
capable of--
``(i) sorting the notices, by date and
region of the plant closings and mass layoffs
described in the notices; and
``(ii) enabling the user to locate plant
closings and mass layoffs of various sizes, in
terms of numbers of employees affected.
``(3) Other information.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the database includes, for each such notice,
information on the political subdivision, county, and
local area where the plant closing or mass layoff takes
place, the number of affected workers, the date of the
notice, the date of the beginning of the plant closing
or mass layoff, and the North American Industry
Classification System code for the affected industry.
``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
`local area' has the meaning given the term in section
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3102).''.
(e) Report on Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs.--The Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act is amended by inserting
after section 10 (29 U.S.C. 2109) the following:
``SEC. 10A. REPORT ON PLANT CLOSINGS AND MASS LAYOFFS.
``The Secretary shall annually prepare, submit to Congress, and
make available to the public, a report that specifies, for the year
involved--
``(1) the number of plant closings and mass layoffs that
occurred, for which employers were subject to the notification
requirements of section 3; and
``(2) the number of such plant closings and mass layoffs
for which employers met the requirements.''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Worker adjustment and retraining notification act.--
Sections 8(a) and 11 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2107(a), 2101 note) are amended by
striking ``of Labor''.
(2) Trade act of 1974.--Section 223(a) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273(a)) is amended by inserting ``(except as
provided in section 3(e)(3)(C) of the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102(e)(3)(C)))'' after
``40 days''.
TITLE III--HEALTH CARE TAX CREDIT
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 35(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``January 1,
2020'' and inserting ``January 1, 2027''.
(b) Increase in Credit Percentage.--Subsection (a) of section 35 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``72.5
percent'' and inserting ``80 percent''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (e)(1) of section
7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking
``72.5 percent'' and inserting ``80 percent''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2019.
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