Orrin Hatch: “I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…”

“I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance) On page 31 of the amendment, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: SEC. 224. MODIFICATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as amended by section 211(a), is further amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause of such workers' separation or threat of separation and of''; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``contributed importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause of''; (2) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (b), as redesignated by section 211(a), by striking ``contributed importantly to'' and inserting ``was a substantial cause of''; and (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated and amended by section 211(a), by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.…”