,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjai,mr4
 ,correa 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1   
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (     
,texas1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4               
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1    
,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1
 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4     
,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,r\da1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4  
,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1   
,ms4 ,titus1 & ,mr4 ,espaillat7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,:ite ,h\se & ea* 
ag5cy to provide an (ficial website 9 ! 
five mo/ commonly us$ languages 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates o!r ?an ,engli% z det]m9$ 

by ! ,c5sus data & any o!r languages    
det]m9$ to be appropriate by ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,:ite ,h\se            
,acc\ntability = ,language ,div]sity    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ! pa/ decades x has    
become /&>d practice to publi% v]sions (
 ! ,:ite ,h\se & o!r ag5cy websites 9   
,spani%4  7#b7 ,at lea/ #cf1jjj1jjj     
,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts :o speak ,spani% 
z _! fir/ language dep5d ^u ^! websites 
to access important in=mation t c play a
 critical role 9 _! life4  7#c7 ,9      
#bjaj1 = #ei1jjj1jjj p1 ,engli% 0 n _!  
fir/ language4  7#d7 ,9 addition to     
,engli%1 ! top languages 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates are ,spani%1 ,*9ese1 ,tagalog1   
,vietnamese1 & ,fr5*4  7#e7 ,millions ( 
p )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w b5efit by hav+   
websites translat$ into multiple        
languages4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
,am]ica is a div]se ,nation &1 z su*1   
does n h an (ficial language4  7#g7     

,s9ce our f\nd+1 our c\ntry has be5 9 a 
con/ant /ate ( gr[?4 ,we h consi/5tly   
gr[n m multil+ual because ( p f across !
 _w seek+ a bett] future :ile c>ry+ a   
hope ( a*iev+ ! ,am]ican dream4  7#h7 ,z
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adapt & make our democracy m accessible 
= ev]yone4  #c4 ,purpose ,! purpose (   
?is ,act is to-- 7#a7 require ! ,:ite   
,h\se & ag5cies to provide res\rces 9   
multiple languages s t p c read         
in=mation 9 ! language !y are mo/       
com=table )2 &  7#b7 ackn[l$ge !        
div]sity ( our c\ntry & use creative    
solutions to make sure t !re is equity 9
 access+ in=mation f our gov]nm5t4  #d4 
,five mo/ commonly us$ language websites
 requir$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,:ite ,h\se & ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all
 e/abli% an (ficial website 9 ! five mo/
 commonly us$ languages 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates o!r ?an ,engli% z det]m9$ by !   
,c5sus data & any o!r language det]m9$  
to be appropriate by ! ,director ( !    

,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget to        
increase accessibility to ev]yone resid+
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,any su* website may
 only include (ficial cont5t & is n     
requir$ to translate ext]nal websites t 
are n (ficial cont5t4 ,any website 9 a  
language o!r ?an ,engli% %all be        
sub/antially simil> 9 design & scope (  
cont5t to ! ,engli% v]sion4  7b7 ,l9k on
 ma9 page ,a l9k to ! website requir$ "u
 subsection 7a7 %all be easily          
accessible & 9 pla9 view on ! ma9 page (
 ! ,engli% v]sion ( ! ,:ite ,h\se &     
ag5cy website4 ,! l9k %all be 9 !       
language ( t website4  7c7 ,ma9t5ance ( 
website ,! ,presid5t & ! head ( ea*     
ag5cy %all ma9ta9 & update ! website    
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 on a regul>   
basis4  7d7 ,ag5cy def9$ ,! t]m ag5cy   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4