,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to increase access to       
,federal grants for individuals with    
limited ,english proficiency4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,grants ,language          
,accessibility ,act of #bjbc4  #b4      
,agency guidance  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term    
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #eea of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,cooperative       
agreement2 grant ,the terms cooperative 
agreement and grant have the meaning    
given the terms in section #fcjb of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,guidance ,not later than #bgj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   

,management and ,budget shall issue     
guidance for the development of agency  
plans to-- 7#a7 ensure that individuals 
with limited ,english proficiency can   
meaningfully access information relating
 to grants and cooperative agreements   
consistent with1 and without unduly     
burdening1 the mission of the agency2   
and  7#b7 improve the ability of        
recipients of grants and cooperative    
agreements to provide meaningful access 
to applicants and beneficiaries of the  
grants and cooperative agreements who   
are individuals with limited ,english   
proficiency4