DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY OF LABOR.

SEC. 1803. DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY OF LABOR. Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) is amended—(1) in subsection (b), by striking “or appropriate subdivision of the firm before his application” and all that follows and inserting “before the worker’s application under section 231 occurred more than one year before the date of the petition on which such certification was granted.”;(2) in subsection (c), by striking “together with his reasons” and inserting “and on the website of the Department of Labor, together with the Secretary’s reasons”;(3) in subsection (d)—(A) by striking “or subdivision of the firm” and all that follows through “he shall” and inserting “, that total or partial separations from such firm are no longer attributable to the conditions specified in section 222, the Secretary shall”; and(B) by striking “together with his reasons” and inserting “and on the website of the Department of Labor, together with the Secretary’s reasons”; and(4) by adding at the end the following:“(e) Standards for Investigations and Determinations.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall establish standards, including data requirements, for investigations of petitions filed under section 221 and criteria for making determinations under subsection (a).“(2) Consultations.—Not less than 90 days before issuing a final rule with respect to the standards required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives with respect to such rule.”.