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HR 3589 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3589
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2007
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO SERVICES SECTOR.
(a) Adjustment Assistance for Workers- Section 221(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking `firm)' and inserting `firm, and workers in a service sector firm or subdivision of a service sector firm)'.
(b) Group Eligibility Requirements- Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `agricultural firm)' and inserting `agricultural firm, and workers in a service sector firm or subdivision of a service sector firm)';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (ii), by striking `like or directly competitive with articles produced' and inserting `or services like or directly competitive with articles produced or services provided'; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking `or' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by striking the period and inserting `; or'; and
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
`(C)(i) there has been a shift, by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country, in provision of services like or directly competitive with services which are provided by such firm or subdivision; or
`(ii) such workers' firm or subdivision has obtained or is likely to obtain services described in clause (i) from a foreign country.';
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `agricultural firm)' and inserting `agricultural firm, and workers in a service sector firm or subdivision of a service sector firm)'; and
(3) in subsection (c)(3)--
(A) by inserting `(or subdivision)' after `such other firm'; and
(B) by striking `, if the certification' and all that follows through `Mexico'.
(c) Definitions- Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(18) The term `service sector firm' means an entity engaged in the business of providing information technology or other high technology services.'.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.3589 as Introduced in House To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service...
