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,r4 #eahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #g1         
#bjba,mr4 ,correa 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
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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 _! 
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,engli% 0 n _! fir/ language4  7#d7 ,9  
addition to ,engli%1 ! top languages 9 !
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,tagalog1 ,vietnamese1 & ,fr5*4  7#e7   
,millions ( p )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w      
b5efit by hav+ websites translat$ into  
multiple languages4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$     
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z su*1 does n h an (ficial language4    
7#g7 ,s9ce our f\nd+1 our c\ntry has be5
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consi/5tly gr[n m multil+ual because ( p
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 c>ry+ a hope ( a*iev+ ! ,am]ican dream4
  7#h7 ,z ?is is happ5+1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
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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$ge !        
div]sity ( our c\ntry & use creative    
solutions to make sure t !re is equity 9
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,five mo/ commonly us$ language websites
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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