3.0.0 2409 2024-07-24T15:23:01Z 2024-07-24T15:23:01Z House H HR 2023-03-30 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERA:H.R. 2409.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Foreign Affairs[Page H1694]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-03-30T13:04:05Z 2023-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] Ami Bera D CA 6 N B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2023-03-30 True International Affairs International Affairs 2023-04-13T18:15:14Z 00 2023-03-30 Introduced in House 2023-12-13T20:11:40Z Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act

This bill requires various actions to address competition with China.

The Department of State must use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to positions in the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train certain employees on topics such as the domestic and foreign policy objectives of China and the Chinese Communist Party.

Additionally, the bill establishes a China strategic advisory board and requires the Government Accountability Office to study the personnel capacity and capability of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic competition with China.

]]> EXCEL Act Display Title 45 EXCEL Act 2024-07-24T15:23:01Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 EXCEL Act 2024-05-24T13:41:16Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act 2024-05-24T13:41:16Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To improve hiring authorities available to the Secretary of State with respect to expertise on the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:32:09Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2409ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2409ih.xml 2023-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.