,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjai,mr4
 ,graves of ,missouri introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 to end           
speculation on the current cost of      
multilingual services provided by the   
,federal ,government1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cost of ,services  
and ,translations ,act or the ,,cost    
,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of   
this ,act are--  7#a7 to create a new   
appendix within each agency's annual    
performance and accountability report   
detailing any cost associated with      
providing multilingual services1 such as
 verbal1 written1 or other services in  
languages other than ,english2  7#b7 to 
end speculation on the current cost of  
providing multilingual services2  7#c7  
to provide for more transparency in the 

,federal ,government's accounting       
practices1 and to determine the         
effectiveness of agency programs1       
policies1 and procedures2 and  7#d7 to  
provide for more accountability with the
 use of taxpayer money4  #c4            
,multilingual services accounting       
information requirement  7a7            
,multilingual services accounting       
information ,chapter #i of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in section #ijb7;a77#f7-- 7,a7 by  
striking and at the end of subparagraph 
7,d72  7,b7 by redesignating            
subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,f72 
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,d7 the following3  7,e7  
effective for each of the fiscal years  
beginning on or after ,october #a1      
#bjai1 the multilingual services        
accounting information of the agency for
 such fiscal year in accordance with the
 guidance issued under section #ceag of 
this title and the procedures of ,,omb  
,circular ,no4 ,a-#aa1 part #f 7as in   

effect on the date of the enactment of  
this subparagraph7 and ,,omb ,circular  
,no4 ,a-#acf 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this subparagraph72 
and  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  #ijd4 ,definitions4 ,in 
this chapter3  7#a7 ,multilingual       
services ,the term multilingual services
 includes-- 7,a7 the services provided  
by interpreters hired by an agency2     
7,b7 the services provided by an agency 
associated with assisting agency        
employees or contractors learn a        
language other than ,english that result
 in additional expenses1 wages1 or      
salaries1 or changes to expenses1 wages1
 or salaries1 for the agency or agency  
employees or contractors2  7,c7 agency  
preparation1 translation1 printing1 or  
recordation of documents1 records1 ,web 
sites1 brochures1 pamphlets1 flyers1 or 
other materials in a language other than
 ,english2  7,d7 the services provided  
or performed for the ,federal           
,government by agency employees or      

contractors that require speaking a     
language other than ,english that result
 in wage differentials or benefits      
provided by the agency2 and  7,e7 any   
other services provided or performed by 
an agency which utilize languages other 
than ,english and that incur additional 
costs to the agency4  7#b7 ,multilingual
 services accounting information ,the   
term multilingual services accounting   
information means any accounting        
information related to multilingual     
services4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment 
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #i of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after the item relating to section #ijc 
the following3  #ijd4 ,definitions4  4  
#d4 ,multilingual ,services ,expenses   
,report  7a7 ,multilingual ,services    
,expenses ,report ,subchapter ,,ii of   
chapter #ce of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code is amended-- 7#a7 in      
section #ceab7;a77#b7--  7,a7 by        
striking and at the end of subparagraph 

7,e72  7,b7 by redesignating            
subparagraph 7,f7 as subparagraph 7,g72 
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,e7 the following3  7,f7  
effective for the first full calendar   
year beginning after ,december #ca1     
#bjai1 and for each calendar year       
thereafter1 a ,multilingual ,services   
,expenses ,report1 which shall include--
  7i7 a summary and analysis of the     
multilingual services accounting        
information 7as defined in section #ijd 
of this title7 prepared by each agency  
,chief ,financial ,officer under section
 #ijb7;a77#f77;,e7 of this title2  7ii7 
a description of any changes to the     
existing financial management structure 
of the ,federal ,government needed to   
establish an integrated individual      
agency accounting of all multilingual   
services 7as defined in section #ijd of 
this title7 conducted by each agency2   
and  7iii7 any other information the    
,director considers appropriate to fully
 inform the ,congress and the agency    

,chief ,financial ,officers regarding   
the accounting of all multilingual      
services provided by the ,federal       
,government2 and  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  #ceag4       
,multilingual services accounting       
guidelines4 ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,director of the ,office of
 ,management and ,budget shall issue    
guidance that each agency ,chief        
,financial ,officer shall follow in     
compiling the multilingual services     
accounting information required under   
section #ijb7;a77#f77;,e7 of this title4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the     
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #ce of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after the item relating to section #ceaf
 the following3  #ceag4 ,multilingual   
services accounting guidelines4  4