ELIGIBILITY.

SEC. 1882. ELIGIBILITY.(a) In General.—Section 292 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401a) is amended by striking subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the following:“(c) Group Eligibility Requirements.—The Secretary shall certify a group of agricultural commodity producers as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this chapter if the Secretary determines that—“(1)(A) the national average price of the agricultural commodity produced by the group during the most recent marketing year for which data are available is less than 85 percent of the average of the national average price for the commodity in the 3 marketing years preceding such marketing year;“(B) the quantity of production of the agricultural commodity produced by the group during such marketing year is less than 85 percent of the average of the quantity of production of the commodity produced by the group in the 3 marketing years preceding such marketing year;“(C) the value of production of the agricultural commodity produced by the group during such marketing year is less than 85 percent of the average value of production of the commodity produced by the group in the 3 marketing years preceding such marketing year; or“(D) the cash receipts for the agricultural commodity produced by the group during such marketing year are less than 85 percent of the average of the cash receipts for the commodity produced by the group in the 3 marketing years preceding such marketing year;“(2) the volume of imports of articles like or directly competitive with the agricultural commodity produced by the group in the marketing year with respect to which the group files the petition increased compared to the average volume of such imports during the 3 marketing years preceding such marketing year; and“(3) the increase in such imports contributed importantly to the decrease in the national average price, quantity of production, or value of production of, or cash receipts for, the agricultural commodity, as described in paragraph (1).“(d) Eligibility of Certain Other Producers.—An agricultural commodity producer or group of producers that resides outside of the State or region identified in the petition filed under subsection (a) may file a request to become a party to that petition not later than 15 days after the date the notice is published in the Federal Register under subsection (a) with respect to that petition.“(e) Treatment of Classes of Goods Within a Commodity.—In any case in which there are separate classes of goods within 123 STAT. 416 an agricultural commodity, the Secretary shall treat each class as a separate commodity in determining under subsection (c)—“(1) group eligibility;“(2) the national average price, quantity of production, or value of production, or cash receipts; and“(3) the volume of imports.”.(b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 293 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401b) is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “section 292 (c) or (d), as the case may be,” and inserting “section 292(c)”; and(2) in subsection (c), by striking “decline in price for” and inserting “decrease in the national average price, quantity of production, or value of production of, or cash receipts for,”.