EFFECTIVE DATE.

SEC. 151. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In General.—Except as otherwise provided in sections 123(c) and 141(b), and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the amendments made by this division shall apply to petitions for certification filed under chapter 2 or 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Workers Certified as Eligible Before Effective Date.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a worker shall continue to receive (or be eligible to receive) trade adjustment assistance and other benefits under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on September 30, 2001, for any week for which the worker meets the eligibility requirements of such chapter 2 as in effect on such date, if on or before such date, the worker— (1) was certified as eligible for trade adjustment assistance benefits under such chapter as in effect on such date; and 116 STAT. 954 (2) would otherwise be eligible to receive trade adjustment assistance benefits under such chapter as in effect on such date. (c) Workers Who Became Eligible During Qualified Period.— (1) In general.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of law, including section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974, any worker who would have been eligible to receive trade adjustment assistance or other benefits under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 during the qualified period if such chapter 2 had been in effect during such period, shall be eligible to receive trade adjustment assistance and other benefits under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on September 30, 2001, for any week during the qualified period for which the worker meets the eligibility requirements of such chapter 2 as in effect on September 30, 2001. (2) Qualified period.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified period” means the period beginning on January 11, 2002, and ending on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Adjustment Assistance for Firms.— (1) In general.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of law, including section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974, and except as provided in paragraph (2), any firm that would have been eligible to receive adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act if 1974 during the qualified period if such chapter 3 had been in effect during such period, shall be eligible to receive adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on September 30, 2001, for any week during the qualified period for which the firm meets the eligibility requirements of such chapter 3 as in effect on September 30, 2001. (2) Qualified period.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified period” means the period beginning on October 1, 2001, and ending on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.