S.Amdt. 1425

SA 1425. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch 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:

At the end of title II, add the following:

SEC. 213. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on
June 30, 2021, workers, firms, and agricultural commodity
producers in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United
States shall be eligible for adjustment assistance under
chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) to the same extent as workers, firms,
and agricultural commodity producers in a State (as defined
in section 247 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2319)).
(b) Exception.--Benefits under sections 231 through 234 of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291 through 2294) and under
section 246 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2318) shall not be
available to workers in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of
the United States.
(c) Formula for Training Funds.--In making distributions of
funds for a fiscal year to States under section 236(a)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)), the Secretary
of Labor shall distribute an amount equal to 1 percent of
such funds among American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the
United States, based on criteria established by the
Secretary.
(d) Regulatory Changes.--The Secretary of Labor and the
heads of other appropriate agencies shall make the necessary
changes to the regulations of the Department of Labor and
those other agencies in order to carry out this section.
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