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This bill, the Jobs for Urban Sustainability and Training in America Act of 2013, aims to boost employment and economic development in struggling urban areas and assist businesses impacted by international trade. It authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide additional grants to cities with high unemployment, defined as those with at least 600,000 residents and an unemployment rate exceeding the national average, for public works, job training, and economic development projects, as well as for economic adjustment. The Secretary of Commerce will also be able to provide assistance to firms that are negatively affected by imports and are already participating in the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) Program. Furthermore, the Secretary of Labor is directed to fund adult and dislocated worker employment and training programs in these high-unemployment cities, utilizing resources from the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. In a separate provision, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prevent major integrated oil companies—defined as those with significant daily oil production and substantial gross receipts—from claiming tax deductions for income generated from domestic oil and gas production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution activities.