text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Worker 
  Adjustment Assistance Act''.
      (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in 
  terms of an amendment to a section, subsection, or other provision, the 
  reference shall be considered to be made to a section, subsection, or 
  other provision of the Trade Act of 1974.
  
  SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF WORKERS AFFECTED BY NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE 
                AGREEMENT.
  
      (a) Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--
              (1) In general.--Section 222 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended by 
          adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
      ``(c) Special Rule for Workers Affected by North American Free 
  Trade Agreement.--
              ``(1) In the case of a group of workers affected by the 
          North American Free Trade Agreement (including workers in any 
          agricultural firm or subdivision thereof), the Secretary shall 
          certify such group as eligible for adjustment assistance under 
          this chapter, if--
                      ``(A) the Secretary makes the determination under 
                  paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and
                      ``(B) the Secretary determines that--
                              ``(i) increases of imports of articles like 
                          or directly competitive with articles which are 
                          produced by such workers' firm or appropriate 
                          subdivision thereof, contributed importantly to 
                          such total or partial separation, or threat 
                          thereof, and to such decline in sales,
                              ``(ii) the North American Free Trade 
                          Agreement contributed importantly to a shift in 
                          production to Mexico of articles like or 
                          directly competitive with articles which are 
                          produced by such workers' firm or appropriate 
                          subdivision thereof, or
                              ``(iii) the group of workers is employed in 
                          the manufacture of motor vehicles in the United 
                          States.
              ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `North 
          American Free Trade Agreement' means an agreement between the 
          United States and Mexico (without regard to whether Canada is a 
          party to all or part of such agreement) which provides for the 
          establishment of a free trade area between the two nations 
          through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade.''.
              (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 222 
          (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) is amended by inserting ``and subsection 
          (c)'' after ``subsection (a)(3)''.
      (b) Determinations by Secretary of Labor.--Section 223 (19 U.S.C. 
  2273) is amended by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)'', and by 
  adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraph:
              ``(2) As soon as possible after the date a notice is 
          received under section 239(a)(5), but in no event later than 10 
          working days after that date, the Secretary shall determine 
          if--
                      ``(A) the group of workers is described in section 
                  222(c)(1)(B)(iii), or
                      ``(B)(i) there has been a shift in production to 
                  Mexico of articles like or directly competitive with 
                  articles which are produced by such workers' firm or 
                  appropriate subdivision thereof, and
                      ``(ii) the North American Free Trade Agreement 
                  contributed importantly to such shift, and
          shall issue a certification of eligibility to apply for 
          assistance under this chapter covering workers in any group 
          with respect to which such determination has been made.''.
      (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
  effect on the day a bill implementing the North American Free Trade 
  Agreement is enacted into law and shall terminate on the date on which 
  such Agreement is fully phased in.
  
  SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.
  
      (a) Reemployment Services.--Section 235 (19 U.S.C. 2295) is amended 
  to read as follows:
  
  ``SEC. 235. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that adversely 
  affected workers covered by a certification under subchapter A of this 
  chapter are provided early and effective reemployment assistance. Such 
  assistance should include--
              ``(1) counseling,
              ``(2) testing,
              ``(3) labor market information,
              ``(4) job development,
              ``(5) job search and placement services, and
              ``(6) other supportive services provided for under any 
          other Federal law, including services provided by a State 
          pursuant to title III of the Job Training Partnership Act.
      ``(b) Agreements With States.--The Secretary shall, whenever 
  appropriate, procure the services described in subsection (a) by 
  entering into agreements with States, and shall make available to 
  States such funds as may be necessary to provide such services.''.
      (b) Training.--
              (1) In general.--Section 236(a)(2)(A) of such Act (19 
          U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``$80,000,000'' 
          and inserting ``$120,000,000''.
              (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
          shall apply to the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in 
          which the United States enters into the North American Free 
          Trade Agreement, and to each fiscal year thereafter.
      (c) Agreements With States.--
              (1) Section 239(a) (19 U.S.C. 2311(a)) is amended--
                      (A) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting ``(4)'', 
                  and
                      (B) by striking the period at the end thereof and 
                  inserting ``, and (5) will notify the Employment and 
                  Training Administration of any notice received under 
                  the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
                  within 5 working days after receiving such notice.''.
              (2) Section 239 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended by adding at 
          the end thereof the following new subsection:
      ``(g) Reporting.--
              ``(1) Any agreement entered into under this section shall 
          provide for the establishment of a standardized system for 
          reporting the operation and effectiveness of the State program 
          during the preceding year.
              ``(2) Reports under this subsection shall be submitted by 
          the States to the Secretary on an annual basis.''.
  
  SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR NAFTA WORKER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.
  
      (a) Temporary Imposition of De Minimus Worker Adjustment Fee.--The 
  President shall make a determination of the amount necessary to fund 
  worker assistance programs under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
  of 1974 for workers described in section 222(c) of such Act and shall 
  negotiate an agreement as part of the supplemental agreements to the 
  North American Free Trade Agreement for the imposition by the United 
  States of a de minimus uniform fee on all articles imported into the 
  United States from Mexico. Such fee shall--
              (1) be used to fund programs which assist United States 
          workers experiencing dislocation as a result of the 
          implementation and operation of the North American Free Trade 
          Agreement,
              (2) take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date 
          a bill implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is 
          enacted into law, and
              (3) expire on the date which is 30 days after the date on 
          which such Agreement is fully phased in.
      (b) Part of Revenues To Fund Trade Adjustment Assistance.--If the 
  President is unable to negotiate the imposition of a de minimus uniform 
  fee pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall determine the 
  amount necessary to fund the programs described in such subsection and 
  shall designate a portion of the tariffs imposed on articles imported 
  from Mexico sufficient to fund such programs. Such amount shall be 
  transferred to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund (established 
  under section 286 of the Trade Act of 1974). In negotiating the 
  elimination of tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement, 
  the President shall assure revenues from such tariffs are adequate to 
  provide assistance to United States workers who are dislocated as a 
  result of such Agreement.
      (c) Special Safeguard Provisions.--Any increase in duties under any 
  special safeguard provision in the North American Free Trade Agreement, 
  which are imposed to remedy injury to United States industries 
  resulting from increased imports, shall be transferred to the Trade 
  Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund.
  
  SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TRUST 
                FUND.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 286(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
  U.S.C. 2396(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the duty imposed by section 
  287'' and inserting ``any fees imposed or duties collected pursuant to 
  section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act.''.
      (b) Availability of Amounts in Trust Fund; Authorization.--
  Subsections (d) and (e) of section 286 (19 U.S.C. 2396) are amended to 
  read as follows:
      ``(d) Availability of Amounts in Treasury.--
              ``(1) Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available as 
          provided in appropriation Acts for expenditures that are 
          required to carry out the provisions of chapter 2 with respect 
          to workers described in section 222(c) (including 
          administrative costs) and for payments required under 
          subsection (e)(2).
              ``(2)(A) If the total amount of funds expended in any 
          fiscal year to carry out chapter 2 with respect to such workers 
          (including administrative costs) exceeds the amount collected 
          under section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act 
          during the preceding 1-year period, the Secretary of Labor and 
          the Secretary of Commerce (in consultation with the Secretary 
          of the Treasury) shall make a pro rata reduction in the amount 
          of trade adjustment allowances that are paid under sections 231 
          through 234 to such workers.
              ``(B) The reduction shall be--
                      ``(i) based on estimates of the amount of funds 
                  that will be necessary to carry out chapter 2 and the 
                  amount of revenue that will be raised by section 4 of 
                  the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act during the 
                  remainder of such fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal 
                  year,
                      ``(ii) made in a manner that ensures that all 
                  workers eligible for assistance under section 222(c) 
                  receive some assistance under such chapter 2, and
                      ``(iii) made in a manner that ensures that the 
                  expenditures for such assistance during the remainder 
                  of the fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year do 
                  not exceed the amount of funds available in the Trust 
                  Fund.
              ``(C) No reduction may be made under this paragraph in the 
          amount of trade readjustment allowance payable under sections 
          231 through 234 to a worker who--
                      ``(i) is described in section 222(c), and
                      ``(ii) received a trade readjustment allowance 
                  under sections 231 through 234 for the week preceding 
                  the first week for which a reduction is otherwise being 
                  made under this paragraph.
              ``(D) If a pro rata reduction is in effect at the close of 
          a fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
          Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
          may adjust or modify such reduction at the beginning of the 
          fiscal year succeeding such fiscal year, based on estimates of 
          the amount of funds that will be necessary to carry out chapter 
          2 with respect to workers described in section 222(c), and of 
          the amount of revenue that will be raised by section 4 of the 
          NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act during the succeeding 
          fiscal year.
              ``(E) Any pro rata reduction made under subparagraph (A), 
          and any pro rata reduction which is adjusted or modified under 
          subparagraph (D), shall cease to apply after the week in 
          which--
                      ``(i) a 1-year period ends during which the total 
                  amount of funds that would have been expended to carry 
                  out chapter 2 with respect to workers described in 
                  section 222(c) (including administrative costs), if 
                  such reduction were not in effect, did not exceed an 
                  amount equal to the total amount collected under 
                  section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act 
                  during such 1-year period, or
                      ``(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                  Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
                  Treasury, determine that the amount of funds available 
                  in the Trust Fund are sufficient to carry out chapter 2 
                  with respect to workers described in section 222(c) 
                  without such reduction.
      ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations; Repayable Advances.--
              ``(1)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
          Trust Fund, as repayable advances, such sums as may from time 
          to time be necessary to make the expenditures described in 
          subsection (d)(1).
              ``(B) Any advance appropriated to the Trust Fund under 
          subparagraph (A) may be paid to the Trust Fund only to the 
          extent that the total amount of advances paid during the fiscal 
          year to the Trust Fund from any appropriation authorized under 
          subparagraph (A) that are outstanding after such advance is 
          paid to the Trust Fund does not exceed the lesser of--
                      ``(i) the excess of--
                              ``(I) the total amount of funds that the 
                          Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with 
                          the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                          Commerce) estimates will be necessary for the 
                          payments and expenditures described in 
                          subsection (d)(1) for such fiscal year, over
                              ``(II) the total amount of funds that the 
                          Secretary of the Treasury estimates will be 
                          available in the Trust Fund during the fiscal 
                          year (determined without regard to any advances 
                          made under this subsection during such fiscal 
                          year), or
                      ``(ii) the excess of--
                              ``(I) an amount equal to the total amount 
                          the Secretary of the Treasury estimates will be 
                          collected under section 4 of the NAFTA Worker 
                          Adjustment Assistance Act during such fiscal 
                          year, over
                              ``(II) the amount described in clause 
                          (i)(II).
              ``(2) Advances made to the Trust Fund from appropriations 
          authorized under paragraph (1)(A) shall be repaid, and interest 
          on such advances shall be paid, to the general fund of the 
          Treasury of the United States when the Secretary of the 
          Treasury determines that sufficient funds are available in the 
          Trust Fund for such purposes.
              ``(3) Interest on advances made from appropriations 
          authorized under paragraph (1)(A) shall be at a rate determined 
          by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the 
          calendar month preceding the month in which the advance is 
          made) to be equal to the current average market yield on 
          outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with 
          remaining periods to maturity comparable to the anticipated 
          period during which the advance will be outstanding.''.
      (c) Effective Date.--Section 1430(c) of the Omnibus Trade and 
  Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2397 note) is amended by 
  striking ``the first date'' and all that follows through the end period 
  and inserting ``the day on which a bill implementing the North American 
  Free Trade Agreement is enacted into law.''.
  
  SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.
  
      Subsection (b) of section 285 (19 U.S.C. 2271, preceding note) is 
  amended by striking ``no duty shall be imposed under section 287, after 
  September 30, 1993'' and inserting ``no fee shall be imposed under 
  section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act after September 
  30, 1998''.
target: NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance to workers adversely affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States and Mexico.  Makes such workers eligible for assistance if the Secretary of Labor determines that:  (1) increases of imports like or directly competitive with imports produced by such workers' firm contributed importantly to a separation and decline in sales; (2) NAFTA contributed importantly to a shift in U.S. production in Mexico; or (3) the workers are employed in the manufacture of motor vehicles in the United States.  Makes such assistance available during the phase-in period of the Agreement. 
  Revises provisions under the trade adjustment assistance program concerning reemployment assistance to include labor market information, job development, and job search and placement services.  Makes funds available to States to provide such services. Increases the funds available for training under such program. Requires the establishment of a standardized reporting system to determine the effectiveness of State-run programs. 
  Directs the President to negotiate an agreement for the temporary imposition of a de minimis uniform fee on all articles imported into the United States from Mexico to fund trade adjustment assistance programs needed as a result of NAFTA.  Requires, if the President is unable to negotiate such an agreement, that a certain portion of tariffs imposed on Mexican imports be used to fund such programs. Transfers any increase in duties to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund.  Authorizes appropriations to such Fund as necessary.
feat_title: NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act