SEC. 1861. EXPANSION TO SERVICE SECTOR FIRMS.
(a) In General.—Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended by inserting "or service sector firm" after "agricultural firm" each place it appears. (b) Definition of Service Sector Firm.—Section 261 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2351) is amended— (1) by striking "chapter," and inserting "chapter:::"; (2) by striking "the term `firm"' and inserting the following: "(1) Firm.—The term `firm"'; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2) Service sector firm.—The term `service sector firm' means a firm engaged in the business of supplying services.". (c) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Section 251(c)(1)(C) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341(c)(1)(C)) is amended— (A) by inserting "or services" after "articles" the first place it appears; and (B) by inserting "or services which are supplied" after "produced". (2) Section 251(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(ii) Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be producing articles directly competitive with imports of oil and with imports of natural gas.".
SEC. 1862. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION. Section 251(c)(1)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: "(B) that— "(i) sales or production, or both, of the firm have decreased absolutely, "(ii) sales or production, or both, of an article or service that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total sales or production of the firm during the 12-month period preceding the most recent 12-month period for which date are available have decreased absolutely, "(iii) sales or production, or both, of the firm during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased compared to— "(I) the average annual sales or production for the firm during the 24-month period preceding that 12-month period, or "(II) the average annual sales or production for the firm during the 36-month period preceding that 12-month period, and "(iv) sales or production, or both, of an article or service that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total sales or production of the firm during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased compared to— "(I) the average annual sales or production for the article or service during the 24-month period preceding that 12-month period, or "(II) the average annual sales or production for the article or service during the 36-month period preceding that 12-month period, and".
SEC. 1863. BASIS FOR DETERMINATIONS. Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) Basis for Secretary's Determinations.—For purposes of subsection (c)(1)(C), the Secretary may determine that there are increased imports of like or directly competitive articles or services, if customers accounting for a significant percentage of the decrease in the sales or production of the firm certify to the Secretary that such customers have increased their imports of such articles or services from a foreign country, either absolutely or relative to their acquisition of such articles or services from suppliers located in the United States. "(f) Notification to Firms of Availability of Benefits.—Upon receiving notice from the Secretary of Labor under section 225 of the identity of a firm that is covered by a certification issued under section 223, the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the firm of the availability of adjustment assistance under this chapter.".
SEC. 1864. OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.—Chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking sections 254, 255, 256, and 257; (2) by redesignating sections 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, and 265, as sections 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, and 262, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 253 the following:
"SEC. 254. OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION.