HR 6517 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Omnibus Trade Act of 2010

Latest action · Dec 29, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-344.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 13, 2010
  2. Passed HouseDec 15, 2010
  3. Passed SenateDec 22, 2010
  4. To the PresidentDec 23, 2010
  5. Became lawDec 29, 2010Public Law 111-344

Summary

Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Health Coverage Improvement - Subtitle A: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through February 12, 2011.

Requires funding levels for TAA programs under prior law to apply beginning February 13, 2011, as if the amendments made by this Act had never been enacted. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, however, to authorize appropriations through February 12, 2012 for: (1) TAA programs for workers, firms, and farmers; and (2) alternative TAA for older workers.

Limits for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, the total amount of payments that may be made by the Secretary of Labor for training assistance for workers.

Authorizes appropriations for the reemployment TAA program through February 12, 2011.

Authorizes the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011- February 12, 2011, to make certain TAA funds available for grants to assist eligible communities to develop strategic plans for their economic adjustment to the impact of trade .

Extends permanently certain reporting requirements under: (1) the Community College and Career Training Grant program, and (2) the Industry or Sector Partnership Grant program for communities impacted by trade.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, to carry out the Sector Partnership Grant program.

(Sec. 102) Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than February 12, 2011.

Subtitle B: Health Coverage Improvement - (Sec. 111) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through February 12, 2011, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients.

(Sec. 113) Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through February 12, 2011.

(Sec. 114) Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through February 12, 2011, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers.

(Sec. 115) Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through February 12, 2011.

(Sec. 117) Extends through February 12, 2011, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative.

Title II: Andean Trade Preferences Act - (Sec. 201) Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through February 12, 2011.

Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

Title III: Offsets - (Sec. 301) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through January 7, 2020, and other specified customs users fees through January 14, 2020.

(Sec. 302) Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 4.5% to 126.0% of such amount.

Title IV: Budgetary Effects - (Sec. 401) Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 13, 2010
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Dec 13, 2010
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Dec 13, 2010

Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 29, 2010Signed by President.
  2. Dec 29, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-344.
  3. Dec 23, 2010Presented to President.
  4. Dec 22, 2010Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11011)
  5. Dec 22, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

In the Congressional Record 6

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · SenateDebate and remarks H8982, S10990, S11011Text printed H8982Amendments H8982, S11051Tables S11011Pay-as-you-go effects of Brown of Ohio substitute amendment to H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade ActJim McDermott D-WA, John McCain R-AZ (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND, Max Baucus D-MT (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (amendment), Sherrod Brown D-OH (amendment)Dec 22, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S10914Sherrod Brown D-OHDec 21, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S10438–S10440Jeff Sessions R-AL, Max Baucus D-MT, Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA, Sherrod Brown D-OHDec 17, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H8418–H8452Text printed H8418–H8448Tables H8517Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade ActBill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Bob Etheridge D-NC, Dave Camp R-MI, David G. Reichert R-WA, Jim McDermott D-WA, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, John S. Tanner D-TN, Kevin Brady R-TX, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Wally Herger R-CADec 15, 2010
HouseDeclaratory Statements H8353—Dec 14, 2010
HouseDeclaratory Statements H8291–H8294—Dec 13, 2010

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

  1. Dec 22, 2010H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 6517</p>
  2. Dec 22, 2010H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go estimate for the Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 6517
  3. Dec 15, 2010H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted to CBO on December 15, 2010</p>
  4. Dec 15, 2010H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted to CBO on December 15, 2010

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44392The Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC): In BriefReportJan 5, 2021
RS20210Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms ArchivedReportOct 13, 2020
R40206Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers ArchivedReportAug 1, 2016
RL33867Miscellaneous Tariff Bills: Overview and Issues for Congress ArchivedReportApr 22, 2016

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 4924In the nature of a substitute.Sherrod Brown D-OHAmendment agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4055Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010Related billDec 22, 2010

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Short Titles as Enacted
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 22, 2010Engrossed Amendment Senate
  3. Dec 16, 2010Received in Senate
  4. Dec 15, 2010Engrossed in House
  5. Dec 13, 2010Introduced in House

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