Trade Act of 2002


 * 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 ``Trade Act of 2002´´.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) DIVISIONS—
 * This Act is organized into 5 divisions as follows:
 * (1) DIVISION A— Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 * (2) DIVISION B— Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority.
 * (3) DIVISION C— Andean Trade Preference Act.
 * (4) DIVISION D— Extension of Certain Preferential Trade Treatment and Other Provisions.
 * (5) DIVISION E— Miscellaneous Provisions.


 * (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS—
 * The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
 * Sec. 1. Short title.
 * Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.


 * DIVISION A—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
 * Sec. 101. Short title.


 * TITLE I—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM


 * Subtitle A—Trade Adjustment Assistance For Workers
 * Sec. 111. Reauthorization of trade adjustment assistance program.
 * Sec. 112. Filing of petitions and provision of rapid response assistance; expedited review of petitions by secretary of labor.
 * Sec. 113. Group eligibility requirements.
 * Sec. 114. Qualifying requirements for trade readjustment allowances.
 * Sec. 115. Waivers of training requirements.
 * Sec. 116. Amendments to limitations on trade readjustment allowances.
 * Sec. 117. Annual total amount of payments for training.
 * Sec. 118. Provision of employer-based training.
 * Sec. 119. Coordination with title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
 * Sec. 120. Expenditure period.
 * Sec. 121. Job search allowances.
 * Sec. 122. Relocation allowances.
 * Sec. 123. Repeal of NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance program.
 * Sec. 124. Demonstration project for alternative trade adjustment assistance for older workers.
 * Sec. 125. Declaration of policy; sense of Congress.


 * Subtitle B—Trade Adjustment Assistance For Firms
 * Sec. 131. Reauthorization of program.


 * Subtitle C—Trade Adjustment Assistance For Farmers
 * Sec. 141. Trade adjustment assistance for farmers.
 * Sec. 142. Conforming amendments.
 * Sec. 143. Study on TAA for fishermen.


 * Subtitle D—Effective Date
 * Sec. 151. Effective date.


 * TITLE II—CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
 * Sec. 201. Credit for health insurance costs of individuals receiving a trade readjustment allowance or a benefit from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
 * Sec. 202. Advance payment of credit for health insurance costs of eligible individuals.
 * Sec. 203. Health insurance assistance for eligible individuals.


 * TITLE III—CUSTOMS REAUTHORIZATION
 * Sec. 301. Short title.


 * Subtitle A—United States Customs Service


 * Chapter 1—Drug Enforcement and Other Noncommercial and Commercial Operations
 * Sec. 311. Authorization of appropriations for noncommercial operations, commercial operations, and air and marine interdiction.
 * Sec. 312. Antiterrorist and illicit narcotics detection equipment for the United States-Mexico border, United States-Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports.
 * Sec. 313. Compliance with performance plan requirements.


 * Chapter 2—Child Cyber-smuggling Center of the Customs Service
 * Sec. 321. Authorization of appropriations for program to prevent child pornography/child sexual exploitation.


 * Chapter 3—Miscellaneous Provisions
 * Sec. 331. Additional Customs Service officers for United States-Canada Border.
 * Sec. 332. Study and report relating to personnel practices of the Customs Service.
 * Sec. 333. Study and report relating to accounting and auditing procedures of the Customs Service.
 * Sec. 334. Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports.
 * Sec. 335. Study and report relating to timeliness of prospective rulings.
 * Sec. 336. Study and report relating to customs user fees.
 * Sec. 337. Fees for customs inspections at express courier facilities.
 * Sec. 338. National Customs Automation Program.
 * Sec. 339. Authorization of appropriations for customs staffing.


 * Chapter 4—Antiterrorism Provisions
 * Sec. 341. Immunity for United States officials that act in good faith.
 * Sec. 342. Emergency adjustments to offices, ports of entry, or staffing of the customs service.
 * Sec. 343. Mandatory advanced electronic information for cargo and other improved Customs reporting procedures.
 * Sec. 343A. Secure systems of transportation.
 * Sec. 344. Border search authority for certain contraband in outbound mail.
 * Sec. 345. Authorization of appropriations for reestablishment of customs operations in New York City.


 * Chapter 5—Textile Transshipment Provisions
 * Sec. 351. GAO audit of textile transshipment monitoring by Customs Service.
 * Sec. 352. Authorization of appropriations for textile transshipment enforcement operations.
 * Sec. 353. Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.


 * Subtitle B—Office of the United States Trade Representative
 * Sec. 361. Authorization of appropriations.


 * Subtitle C—United States International Trade Commission
 * Sec. 371. Authorization of appropriations.


 * Subtitle D—Other trade provisions
 * Sec. 381. Increase in aggregate value of articles exempt from duty acquired abroad by United States residents.
 * Sec. 382. Regulatory audit procedures.
 * Sec. 383. Payment of duties and fees.


 * DIVISION B—BIPARTISAN TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY


 * TITLE XXI—TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY
 * Sec. 2101. Short title and findings.
 * Sec. 2102. Trade negotiating objectives.
 * Sec. 2103. Trade agreements authority.
 * Sec. 2104. Consultations and assessment.
 * Sec. 2105. Implementation of trade agreements.
 * Sec. 2106. Treatment of certain trade agreements for which negotiations have already begun.
 * Sec. 2107. Congressional Oversight Group.
 * Sec. 2108. Additional implementation and enforcement requirements.
 * Sec. 2109. Committee staff.
 * Sec. 2110. Conforming amendments.
 * Sec. 2111. Report on impact of trade promotion authority.
 * Sec. 2112. Interests of small business.
 * Sec. 2113. Definitions.


 * DIVISION C—ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT


 * TITLE XXXI—ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE
 * Sec. 3101. Short title.
 * Sec. 3102. Findings.
 * Sec. 3103. Articles eligible for preferential treatment.
 * Sec. 3104. Termination.
 * Sec. 3105. Report on Free Trade Agreement with Israel.
 * Sec. 3106. Modification of duty treatment for tuna.
 * Sec. 3107. Trade benefits under the caribbean basin economic recovery act.
 * Sec. 3108. Trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.


 * DIVISION D—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PREFERENTIAL TRADE TREATMENT


 * TITLE XLI—EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
 * Sec. 4101. Extension of generalized system of preferences.
 * Sec. 4102. Amendments to generalized system of preferences.


 * DIVISION E—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


 * TITLE L—MISCELLANEOUS TRADE BENEFITS


 * Subtitle A—Wool Provisions
 * Sec. 5101. Wool provisions.
 * Sec. 5102. Duty suspension on wool.


 * Subtitle B—Other Provisions
 * Sec. 5201. Fund for WTO dispute settlements.
 * Sec. 5202. Certain steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities.
 * Sec. 5203. Sugar tariff-rate quota circumvention.

Approved August 6, 2002.

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * No. 107-290 (Comm. on Ways and Means)
 * No. 107-624 (Comm. of Conference)
 * SENATE REPORTS:
 * No. 107-126 (Comm. on Finance)
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):
 * Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
 * May 1, 2, 6, 8-10, 13-17, 20-23, considered and passed Senate, amended.
 * June 26, House concurred in Senate amendement with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 450.
 * July 26, House agreed to conference report.
 * Aug. 1, Senate agreed to conference report.
 * WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 38 (2002):
 * Aug. 6, Presidential remarks.
 * Aug. 6, Presidential remarks.