[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2143 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2143
To extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2004
Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service Workers Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO SERVICE WORKERS.
(a) In General.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2272) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Special Rule for Service Workers.--A group of service workers
in a firm or subdivision of a firm may file a petition under this
chapter and 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) the workers meet the requirements of subsection
(a)(1); and
``(2)(A) there has been a shift, by such workers' firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of the provision of services
like or directly competitive with the services which are
provided by such firm or subdivision; or
(B) the workers' firm or subdivision of the firm contracted
with another firm or subdivision to provide services like or
directly competitive with services that have been shifted by
such other firm or subdivision to a foreign country.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Eligibility.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by inserting ``or service''
after ``related to the article''; and
(II) by inserting ``or subsection
(d)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or
services'' after ``component parts'';
(B) in subsection (c), in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``or services'' after
``value-added production processes'';
(ii) by inserting ``or services'' after
``for articles''; and
(iii) by inserting ``or subsection (d)''
after ``subsection (a)''; and
(C) in subsection (c), in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``for articles'' and
inserting ``, or provides services, for
articles or services''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or subsection (d)''
after ``subsection (a)''.
(2) Technical Amendment.--Section 245(a) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ``, other
than subchapter D''.
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