,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,des,jarlais introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to conduct a /udy &   
submit a report on ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's 
ability to hire & reta9                 
,*9ese-language-capable employees1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,/udy & report on !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's ability to hire &    
reta9 ,*9ese-language-capable employees 
7a7 ,/udy & ,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy ( ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t's ability to hire             
,*9ese-language-capable employees &     
submit to ,congress a report1 :i* %all  
include--  7#a7 ! process = det]m9+     
,f$]al positions t require employees to 
h ,*9ese-language-capability2  7#b7 !   
process = det]m9+ :e!r ! employee       

possesses ,*9ese-language-capability2   
7#c7 ! process = hir+                   
,*9ese-language-capable employees1      
includ+ any applicable backgr\nd &      
cle>ance inve/igations2  7#d7 ! ext5t to
 :i* ,f$]al ag5cies are hir+ employees )
 ,*9ese-language-capability = ,f$]al    
positions t require                     
,*9ese-language-capability2  7#e7 !     
effects1 if any1 on a ,f$]al ag5cy's    
ability to p]=m its mission 9 areas     
requir+ employees )                     
,*9ese-language-capability ) _! curr5t  
manp[]2 &  7#f7 recomm5dations1 if any1 
on h[ to address id5tifi$ %ortfalls 9 ! 
hir+ & reta9+ ( ,*9ese-language-capable 
employees4  7b7 ,def9ition ,= ! purpose 
( ?is ,act1 ! t]m                       
,*9ese-language-capable means ! ability 
to communicate 9 any major ,*9ese       
dialect4