,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,des,jarlais introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,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 employees1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,study and    
report on the ,federal ,government's    
ability to hire and retain              
,chinese-language-capable employees  7a7
 ,study and ,report ,not later than #f  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 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 report1 which     
shall include--  7#a7 the process for   

determining ,federal positions that     
require employees to have               
,chinese-language-capability2  7#b7 the 
process for determining whether the     
employee possesses                      
,chinese-language-capability2  7#c7 the 
process for hiring                      
,chinese-language-capable employees1    
including any applicable background and 
clearance investigations2  7#d7 the     
extent to which ,federal agencies are   
hiring employees with                   
,chinese-language-capability for        
,federal positions that require         
,chinese-language-capability2  7#e7 the 
effects1 if any1 on a ,federal agency's 
ability to perform its mission in areas 
requiring employees with                
,chinese-language-capability with their 
current manpower2 and  7#f7             
recommendations1 if any1 on how to      
address identified shortfalls in the    
hiring and retaining of                 
,chinese-language-capable employees4    
7b7 ,definition ,for the purpose of this

 ,act1 the term                         
,chinese-language-capable means the     
ability to communicate in any major     
,chinese dialect4