3.0.0 8780 2023-09-06T19:57:43Z 2023-09-06T19:57:43Z House HR 2022-09-09 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 145 (Friday, September 9, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERA:H.R. 8780.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: Powers of Congress[Page H7742]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2022-09-09T21:19:03Z Referred to 2022-09-09T13:02:35Z 2022-09-09 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation. Committee 2022-09-09 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2022-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 N B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2022-09-09 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2022-09-09 Introduced in House 2023-09-06T19:34:59Z Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act

This bill requires the Department of State to use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train employees on competition with China and establishes a China strategic advisory board. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the capacity of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic competition with China.

]]> Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act Display Title Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced EXCEL Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To improve hiring authorities available to the Secretary of State with respect to expertise on China, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8780ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8780ih.xml 2022-09-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.