Sec. 214. FUNDING OF TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES

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## SEC. 214 FUNDING OF TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES ###

(a)In General Section 236(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)) is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “and sections 235, 237, and 238” after “to carry out this section” each place it appears; ####

(2)in subparagraph (A)— #####

(A)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “of payments that may be made under paragraph (1)” and inserting “of funds available to carry out this section and sections 235, 237, and 238”; and #####

(B)by striking clauses

(i)and

(ii)and inserting the following: > > ###### “(i) > > $575,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > $143,750,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013.” > ; ####

(3)in subparagraph (C)(ii)(V), by striking “relating to the provision of training under this section” and inserting “to carry out this section and sections 235, 237, and 238”; and ####

(4)in subparagraph (E), by striking “to pay the costs of training approved under this section” and inserting “to carry out this section and sections 235, 237, and 238”. ###

(b)Limitations on Administrative Expenses and Employment and Case Management Services ####

(1)In general Section 235A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— #####

(A)in the section heading, by striking “funding for” and inserting “limitations on”; and #####

(B)by striking subsections

(a)and

(b)and inserting the following: > “Of the funds made available to a State to carry out sections 235 through 238 for a fiscal year, the State shall use— > > > #### “(1) > > not more than 10 percent for the administration of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program under this chapter, including for— > > > ##### “(A) > > processing waivers of training requirements under section 231; > > > ##### “(B) > > collecting, validating, and reporting data required under this chapter; and > > > ##### “(C) > > providing reemployment trade adjustment assistance under section 246; and > > > #### “(2) > > not less than 5 percent for employment and case management services under section 235.” > . ####

(2)Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating to section 235A and inserting the following:" “Sec. 235A. Limitations on administrative expenses and employment and case management services.” ". ###

(c)Reallotment of Funds Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Reallotment of Funds > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary may— > > > ##### “(A) > > reallot funds that were allotted to any State to carry out sections 235 through 238 and that remain unobligated by the State during the second or third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the funds were provided to the State; and > > > ##### “(B) > > provide such realloted funds to States to carry out sections 235 through 238 in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. > > > #### “(2) Requests by states > > In establishing procedures under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall include procedures that provide for the distribution of realloted funds under that paragraph pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds. > > > #### “(3) Availability of amounts > > The reallotment of funds under paragraph

(1)shall not extend the period for which such funds are available for expenditure.” > . ###

(d)Job Search Allowances Section 237 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(1)— #####

(A)by striking “An adversely affected worker” and inserting “Each State may use funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238 to allow an adversely affected worker”; and #####

(B)by striking “may” and inserting “to”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)— ######

(i)by striking “An” and inserting “Any”; and ######

(ii)by striking “all necessary job search expenses” and inserting “not more than 90 percent of the necessary job search expenses of the worker”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “$1,500” and inserting “$1,250”; and ####

(3)in subsection (c), by striking “the Secretary shall” and inserting “a State may”. ###

(e)Relocation Allowances Section 238 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(1)— #####

(A)by striking “Any adversely affected worker” and inserting “Each State may use funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238 to allow an adversely affected worker”; and #####

(B)by striking “may file” and inserting “to file”; and ####

(2)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— ######

(i)by striking “The” and inserting “Any”; and ######

(ii)by striking “includes” and inserting “shall include”; #####

(B)in paragraph (1), by striking “all” and inserting “not more than 90 percent of the”; and #####

(C)in paragraph (2), by striking “$1,500” and inserting “$1,250”. ###

(f)Conforming Amendments Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking “approppriate” and inserting “appropriate”; and ####

(2)by striking subsection

(g)and redesignating subsection

(h)as subsection (g).