[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5228 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5228

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire 
 and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2019

Mr. DesJarlais introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire 
 and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO HIRE 
              AND RETAIN CHINESE-LANGUAGE-CAPABLE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study of the Federal Government's ability to hire 
Chinese-language-capable employees and submit to Congress a report, 
which shall include--
            (1) the process for determining Federal positions that 
        require employees to have Chinese-language-capability;
            (2) the process for determining whether the employee 
        possesses Chinese-language-capability;
            (3) the process for hiring Chinese-language-capable 
        employees, including any applicable background and clearance 
        investigations;
            (4) the extent to which Federal agencies are hiring 
        employees with Chinese-language-capability for Federal 
        positions that require Chinese-language-capability;
            (5) the effects, if any, on a Federal agency's ability to 
        perform its mission in areas requiring employees with Chinese-
        language-capability with their current manpower; and
            (6) recommendations, if any, on how to address identified 
        shortfalls in the hiring and retaining of Chinese-language-
        capable employees.
    (b) Definition.--For the purpose of this Act, the term ``Chinese-
language-capable'' means the ability to communicate in any major 
Chinese dialect.
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