,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4 
,schiff 7for himself1 ,ms4              
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4     
,mullin1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 and ,mr4   
,grijalva7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj to ensure labels or other      
appropriate forms of warning are        
provided in ,english and in the language
 indicated by each employee exposed to  
the hazard as the primary language of   
such employee1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,language ,access for ,workers  
,act4  #b4 ,amendment to ,,osha ,section
 #f7;b77#g7 of the ,occupational ,safety
 and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #fee7;b77#g77 is amended in   
the first sentence by inserting before  

the period the following3 1 including by
 requiring that such labels or other    
appropriate forms of warning be provided
 in ,english and a language understood  
by employees reasonably expected to be  
exposed to the hazard and prepared      
appropriately for the vocabulary1       
educational level1 and literacy of such 
employees4  #c4 ,rulemaking ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall amend any standards promulgated   
pursuant to section #f of the           
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fee7 as        
necessary to comply with the amendment  
made by section #b4  #d4 ,grants        
authorized for translation services  7a7
 ,in general ,from the amounts          
appropriated under subsection 7e71 the  
,secretary of ,labor shall award grants1
 on a competitive basis1 to eligible    
entities to provide translation or      
related services to covered individuals 
to ensure that such individuals receive 

any contracts1 manuals1 or training or  
other instruction related to the        
employment of such individuals in a     
language and manner that is             
understandable to such individuals1     
including translating any labels or     
other appropriate forms of warning      
required by the first sentence of       
section #f7;b77#g74  7b7 ,priority ,in  
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary shall give priority to       
eligible entities that-- 7#a7 serve or  
employ covered individuals in a         
geographic area with a high population  
of migrant employees2 or  7#b7 serve or 
employ covered individuals in the       
agricultural or service industry4  7c7  
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section1 an eligible 
entity shall prepare and submit to the  
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require1 which shall include a          
description of how the eligible entity  

proposes to use the grant to assist     
covered individuals4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7
 ,report to the ,secretary ,an eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall submit to the ,secretary1 
and the ,bureau of the ,census1 a       
report1 on a annual basis1 on the number
 of covered individuals assisted with   
such grant1 disaggregated by the        
occupation or industry sector1 and the  
type of assistance provided to such     
individuals with such grant4  7#b7      
,report to ,congress ,the ,secretary    
shall submit to ,congress each report   
received under paragraph 7#a74  7e7     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means an employer1 nonprofit     
organization1 an employment provider1 an
 employer association1 or a labor       
organization1 for which covered         
individuals comprise at least #dj       
percent of the individuals who are      
employed or served by such employer or  
other entity4  7#b7 ,covered individual 

,the term covered individual means an   
individual-- 7,a7 who is employed or is 
seeking employment2  7,b7 who has       
limited ability in reading1 writing1    
speaking1 or comprehending the ,english 
language2 and  7,c7 7i7 whose native    
language is a language other than       
,english2 or  7ii7 who lives in a family
 or community environment where a       
language other than ,english is the     
dominant language4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,labor4