program, which provided access to trade adjustment assistance benefits for 57,631 workers. (9) In 2015, more than 13,000 new participants were enrolled in the trade adjustment assistance for workers program and the program provided services and benefits to more than 47,000 workers. (10) From fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2015, the average processing time for a petition under the trade adjustment assistance for workers program was 49.1 days and the average processing time for fiscal year 2015 was 47.2 days. (11) The trade adjustment assistance for workers program provides vital educational and training services to help trade-affected workers to acquire new skills and prepare for new employment. (12) In order to empower workers who have been adversely affected by foreign trade, States should have the option of providing the funding for vital educational and training programs for workers while their petitions for certifications of eligibility for trade adjustment assistance are pending. 3. Authorization of States to reimburse certain costs of providing training to workers after a petition for trade adjustment assistance is filed (a) In general Section 236(a)(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(6) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) If the conditions described in clause (ii) are met, a State may use the funds distributed to the State under paragraph (2) to reimburse the costs of providing training to a worker before the worker is approved for training under paragraph (1) paid by— (I) the State from funds provided by the State