S.Amdt. 1329

SA 1329. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

After section 3, add the following:

SEC. 4. 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:
``(19) The term `public agency' means a department or
agency of a State or local government or of the Federal
Government, or a subdivision thereof.''.
(b) Group Eligibility Requirements.--Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), 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 importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation.'';
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by adding at the
end the following:
``(5) 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)''.
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