S 2737 · 107th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2002
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2002-07-17)
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements with respect to: (1) agreements between the United States and cooperating States or State agencies for the petition and provision of certain services and benefits for workers adversely affected by import competition; (2) eligibility certification of a group of adversely affected workers for trade adjustment assistance; (3) payment of, and limitations on, trade adjustment allowances to such workers; (4) job training programs for them; and (5) the maximum amount of job search and relocation allowances payable to an adversely affected worker. Provides for the eligibility certification of adversely affected secondary workers, employed at a downstream producer or a supplier, for trade adjustment assistance. Reauthorizes and revises the trade adjustment assistance program for firms adversely affected by import competition. Reestablishes trade adjustment assistance programs for communities adversely affected by import competition. Community Workforce Development and Modernization Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make competitive matching grants to eligible partnersh…
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