S 1357 113th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural trade Employment and training programs Trade adjustment assistance Unemployment

Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013

Introduced: July 24, 2013 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 24, 2013

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program.

Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021) for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses.

Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms and farmers.

Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to declare that TAA program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2021.

What's happening now July 24, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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