,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,chu 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4    
,vargas1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,green of 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,kennedy of    
,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,correa7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,language ,access ,board1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,language ,access ,board ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,language ,access ,board  7a7 ,board
 established ,there is established      
within the ,federal ,government the     
,language ,access ,board 7referred to in
 this ,act as the ,board7 which shall be
 composed of #cb members as follows3    
7#a7 #af members shall be appointed by  
the ,president1 in accordance with the  
appointment requirements under          

subsection 7b71 from among members of   
the public who are not ,federal         
employees1 and one whom has been        
appointed under subparagraph 7,a7 of    
section #ejb of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gib7 to serve 
as a public member of the ,access ,board
 established under such section #ejb1   
and each of whom have expertise in--    
7,a7 developing or implementing policies
 or programs related to language access 
issues2  7,b7 working with individuals  
with limited ,english proficiency2 or   
7,c7 translation or interpretation      
services4  7#b7 ,the remaining #af      
members shall be the heads of each of   
the following departments1 agencies1 or 
bureaus 7or their designees whose       
positions are executive level ,,iv or   
higher73 7,a7 ,department of ,health and
 ,human ,services4  7,b7 ,department of 
,transportation4  7,c7 ,department of   
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7,d7 
,department of ,labor4  7,e7 ,department
 of the ,interior4  7,f7 ,department of 

,agriculture4  7,g7 ,department of      
,justice4  7,h7 ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  7,i7 ,department of         
,homeland ,security4  7,j7 ,department  
of ,education4  7,k7 ,department of     
,commerce4  7,l7 ,internal ,revenue     
,service4  7,m7 ,office of ,management  
and ,budget4  7,n7 ,small ,business     
,administration4  7,o7 ,social ,security
 ,administration4  7,p7 ,department of  
the ,treasury4  7b7 ,appointment        
requirements ,members described in      
subsection 7a77#a7 shall be appointed   
solely on the basis of their            
professional qualifications1            
achievements1 public stature1 and       
relevant expertise and experience1 and  
without regard to political affiliation1
 but in no event shall more than #h such
 members be members of the same         
political party4  7c7 ,duties ,the      
duties of the ,board shall be to-- 7#a7 
enforce1 issue requirements for1 and    
investigate violations of standards     
under1 or prescribed pursuant to1       

language access guidelines required in  
section #d7;a71 as applicable2  7#b7    
establish1 maintain1 and provide        
technical assistance and training on--  
7,a7 language access standards for      
public-facing resources or materials for
 federally conducted programs or        
initiatives issued pursuant to section  
#d2 and  7,b7 language access provisions
 of law identified in the review        
required under section #c7;b72  7#c7    
develop advisory information for1 and   
provide appropriate technical assistance
 to1 ,federal departments and agencies1 
including--  7,a7 a duty to provide     
services for individuals with limited   
,english proficiency2 or  7,b7 a duty to
 provide multilingual or non-,english   
resources1 programs1 or materials to    
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency2  7#d7 study practices and  
approaches that help individuals with   
limited ,english proficiency access     
,federal resources and programs2  7#e7  
help connect individuals with limited   

,english proficiency with ,federal      
resources and programs2 and  7#f7       
promote language access for individuals 
with limited ,english proficiency       
throughout all segments of society4  7d7
 ,term of office  7#a7 ,in general ,each
 member described in subsection 7a77#a7 
shall be appointed for a term of #e     
years1 except as provided in paragraph  
#b4  7#b7 ,terms of initial appointees  
,as designated by the ,president at the 
time of appointment1 of the members     
described in subsection 7a77#a7 first   
appointed-- 7,a7 #f shall be appointed  
for a term of #e years2  7,b7 #e shall  
be appointed for a term of #d years2 and
  7,c7 #e shall be appointed for a term 
of #c years4  7e7  ,chairperson2        
vice-,chairperson  ,the chairperson and 
vice-chairperson of the ,board shall be 
subject to the following requirements3  
7#a7 ,the chairperson and               
vice-chairperson of the ,board shall    
each be elected by majority vote of the 
members of the ,board4  7#b7 ,the       

chairperson and vice-chairperson of the 
,board shall each serve for a term of #a
 year4  7#c7 ,the chairperson elected by
 the ,board shall alternate1 on a       
term-by-term basis1 between being a     
member described in subsection 7a77#a7  
or a member described in subsection     
7a77#b74  7#d7 ,the chairperson and     
vice-chairperson of the ,board may not  
both be members described in subsection 
7a77#a7 or both be members described in 
subsection 7a77#b74  7#e7 ,the          
chairperson and vice-chairperson may not
 be members of the same political party4
  7f7 ,vacancies  7#a7 ,in general ,a   
member described in subsection 7a77#a7  
appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve 
for the remainder of the term to which  
that member's predecessor was appointed4
  7#b7 ,change in status ,if any member 
described in subsection 7a77#a7 becomes 
a ,federal employee or employee of a    
contractor of a ,federal department or  
agency1 such member may continue as a   
member of the ,board for not longer than

 the #fj-;day period beginning on the   
date the member becomes such an         
employee4  7g7 ,reappointment ,no member
 described in subsection 7a77#a7 may be 
reappointed to the ,board more than once
 unless such individual has not served  
on the ,board for a period of #cj months
 prior to the effective date of such    
individual's appointment4  7h7 ,basic   
pay  7#a7 ,appointed members ,members   
described in subsection 7a77#a7 shall be
 entitled to receive compensation at    
rates fixed by the ,president1 but not  
to exceed the daily equivalent of the   
annual rate of basic pay for level ,,iv 
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 including travel time1   
for each day 7including travel time7    
during which they are engaged in the    
actual performance of their duties as   
members of the ,board4  7#b7            
,prohibition on compensation of ,federal
 employees ,members described in        
subsection 7a77#b7 shall serve without  

compensation4  7i7 ,travel expenses     
,each member shall receive travel       
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7j7 ,bylaws  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,board shall establish such
 bylaws and other rules as may be       
appropriate to enable the ,board to     
carry out its functions under this ,act4
  7#b7 ,quorum ,the bylaws described in 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include quorum     
requirements that meet the following    
requirements3  7,a7 ,a proxy may not be 
counted for purposes of establishing a  
quorum4  7,b7 ,not less than half the   
members required for a quorum shall be  
members described under subsection      
7a77#a74  7k7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in general  
,the heads of each department and agency
 described in subsection 7a77#b7 shall  
make available to the ,board such       
technical1 administrative1 or other     
assistance as it may require to carry   

out its functions under this section1   
and the ,board may hire such other      
advisers1 technical experts1 and        
consultants as it deems necessary to    
assist it in carrying out its functions 
under this section4 ,special advisory   
and technical experts and consultants   
hired pursuant to this paragraph shall1 
while performing their functions under  
this section1 be entitled to receive    
compensation at rates fixed by the      
,chairperson1 but not exceeding the     
daily equivalent of the rate of pay for 
level #d of the ,senior ,executive      
,service ,schedule under section #echb  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1     
including travel time1 and while serving
 away from their homes or regular places
 of business they may be allowed travel 
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 as authorized by section   
#egjc of such title for persons in the  
,government service employed            
intermittently4  7#b7 ,required staff   
,the ,board shall hire an ,executive    

,director1 hearing examiners1 and such  
other professional and clerical         
personnel as are necessary to carry out 
its functions under this ,act4  7#c7    
,role of ,executive ,director ,the      
,executive ,director shall exercise     
general supervision over all personnel  
employed by the ,board 7other than      
hearing examiners and their assistants74
 ,the ,executive ,director shall have   
final authority on behalf of the ,board1
 with respect to the investigation of   
alleged noncompliance and in the        
issuance of formal complaints before the
 ,board1 and shall have such other      
duties as the ,board may prescribe4     
7#d7 ,role of hearing examiners ,the    
,board is authorized to appoint as many 
hearing examiners as are necessary for  
proceedings required to be conducted    
under this section4 ,the provisions     
applicable to hearing examiners         
appointed under section #caje of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply  
to hearing examiners appointed under    

this subsection4 ,an order of compliance
 issued by a hearing examiner shall be  
deemed to be an order of the ,board4    
7l7 ,powers of ,board  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,board shall conduct               
investigations1 hold public hearings1   
and issue orders of compliance in       
accordance with the requirements under  
this section as the ,board deems        
necessary to carry out its              
responsibilities under this section4    
7#b7 ,orders of compliance  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the provisions of subchapter   
,,ii of chapter #e1 and chapter #g of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall  
apply to procedures under this          
subsection1 and an order of compliance  
issued by the ,board in accordance with 
subparagraph 7,b7 shall be a final order
 for purposes of judicial review4 ,any  
such order affecting any ,federal       
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states shall be final   
and binding on such department1 agency1 
or instrumentality4 ,pursuant to chapter

 #g of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
any complainant or participant in a     
proceeding under this subsection may    
obtain review of a final order issued in
 such proceeding4  7,b7 ,approval       
process  7i7 ,in general ,before the    
,board issues an order of compliance1   
the ,board shall submit such order to   
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget for review4 ,the
 ,board may not issue an order of       
compliance that has not been approved by
 the ,director4  7ii7 ,deadline ,not    
later than #ad days after receiving an  
order of compliance from the ,board for 
review under clause 7i71 the ,director  
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget shall approve or suggest a      
modification to such order4 ,in the case
 that the ,director does not act to     
approve or suggest a modification to    
such order before the expiration of such
 period1 such inaction shall be deemed  
to be an approval of such order by the  
,director4 ,in the event that the       

,director suggests a modification of the
 order1 the ,board may review and revise
 such modifications and shall resubmit  
the order to the ,director for review   
within #cj days4  7,c7 ,assistance ,the 
,board or the ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget may request  
the ,inspector ,general of a ,federal   
department or agency subject to an order
 of compliance issued by the ,board 7or 
an equivalent official1 as applicable7  
to assist with investigating1           
monitoring1 or enforcing such ,federal  
department or agency's compliance with  
such order of compliance4  7#c7 ,powers 
of ,executive ,director  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the ,executive ,director is    
authorized1 at the direction of the     
,board--  7i7 in accordance with        
subparagraph 7,b71 to bring a civil     
action in any appropriate ,united       
,states district court to enforce1 in   
whole or in part1 any final order of the
 ,board under this section2  7ii7 to    
appear as amicus curiae1 in any court of

 the ,united ,states or in any court of 
a ,state in civil actions that relate to
 this section2 and  7iii7 except as     
provided in section #eah7;a7 of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to 
litigation before the ,supreme ,court71 
to appear for and represent the ,board  
in any civil litigation brought under   
this section4  7,b7 ,approval process   
7i7 ,in general ,before the ,executive  
,director may bring a civil action under
 subparagraph 7,a77i71 the ,executive   
,director shall submit the applicable   
complaint to the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget for  
review4 ,the ,executive ,director may   
not file such complaint and bring such  
civil action without approval by the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget4  7ii7 ,deadline ,not later 
than #ad days after receiving a         
complaint described in subparagraph 7,a7
 from the ,executive ,director for      
review under clause 7i71 the ,director  
of the ,office of ,management and       

,budget shall approve of filing or      
suggest a modification to the complaint4
 ,in the case that the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget does 
not act to approve1 or suggest a        
modification to1 such complaint before  
the expiration of such period1 such     
inaction shall be deemed to be an       
approval to file such complaint by the  
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget4 ,in the event that the     
,director suggests a modification of the
 complaint the ,board may review and    
revise such modification and shall      
resubmit the complaint to the ,director 
for review within #cj days4  7m7        
,contract authority ,the ,board may make
 grants to1 or enter into contracts     
with1 public or private organizations to
 carry out its duties under subsection  
7c74  7n7 ,gifts1 ,bequests1 and        
,devises  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,board  
may accept1 hold1 administer1 and       
utilize gifts1 devises1 and bequests of 
property1 both real and personal1 for   

the purpose of aiding and facilitating  
the functions of the ,board under       
subsection 7c74 ,gifts and bequests of  
money and proceeds from sales of other  
property received as gifts1 devises1 or 
bequests shall be deposited in the      
,treasury and shall be disbursed upon   
the order of the ,chairperson4 ,property
 accepted pursuant to this section1 and 
the proceeds thereof1 shall be used as  
nearly as possible in accordance with   
the terms of the gifts1 devises1 or     
bequests4 ,for purposes of ,federal     
income1 estate1 or gift taxes1 property 
accepted under this section shall be    
considered as a gift1 devise1 or bequest
 to the ,united ,states4  7#b7          
,regulations ,the ,board shall publish  
regulations setting forth the criteria  
the ,board will use in determining      
whether the acceptance of gifts1        
devises1 and bequests of property1 both 
real and personal1 would reflect        
unfavorably upon the ability of the     
,board or any employee to carry out the 

responsibilities or official duties of  
the ,board in a fair and objective      
manner1 or would compromise the         
integrity of or the appearance of the   
integrity of a ,government program or   
any official involved in that program4  
7o7 ,report ,not later than #d years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the
 ,board shall submit to ,congress and   
the ,president1 and publish on a        
publicly accessible website1 a report   
that includes-- 7#a7 information and    
recommendations regarding--  7,a7 the   
extent to which public-facing resources 
and materials for federally conducted   
programs and initiatives are accessible 
to individuals with limited ,english    
proficiency1 including any adjustments  
made to improve such access since the   
last report was submitted under this    
subsection2 and  7,b7 the state of      
compliance with the language access     
standards issued pursuant to section #d 
and language access provisions of law2  

7#b7 a description and analysis of any  
investigations made 7other than         
investigations made pursuant to a       
complaint filed under section #d7;d771  
and actions taken pursuant to such      
investigations1 by the ,board since the 
last report was submitted under this    
subsection as applicable2 and  7#c7 a   
description and analysis of any         
complaints filed under section #d7;d7   
with the ,board1 including the number of
 complaints1 the topics of such         
complaints1 the current status or       
resolution of such complaints1 and      
actions taken pursuant to such          
complaints 7including any               
investigations71 since the last report  
was submitted under this subsection as  
applicable4  #c4 ,review of language    
access provisions of law  7a7 ,study    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,board shall complete a  
study of--  7,a7 language access        
requirements1 including statutory       

provisions1 regulatory provisions1 and  
,executive orders1 that ,federal        
departments and agencies must follow1   
including any adjustments that have been
 made to such language access           
requirements over time2  7,b7 barriers  
that prevent individuals with limited   
,english proficiency from connecting    
with1 accessing1 participating in1 or   
receiving outreach related to ,federal  
programs and initiatives1 including     
measures to reduce such barriers2  7,c7 
the effect that failures to provide     
accessible services has on individuals  
with limited ,english proficiency1      
including-- 7i7 any costs borne by such 
individuals and the ,federal ,government
 as a result of such failures2  7ii7    
reduced use of services by such         
individuals2 and  7iii7 severe or       
adverse risks of critical delays in     
receiving such services2  7,d7 ,federal 
department and agency standards and best
 practices regarding the qualifications 
and usage of interpreters and           

translators1 including the use of       
machine translation and artificial      
intelligence1 in translating resources  
or materials for federally conducted    
programs or initiatives2 and  7,e7 the  
effect that failing to translate        
resources or materials for federally    
conducted programs or initiatives1      
including inaccurate or incomplete      
translation of such resources or        
materials1 has on the ability of        
,federal departments and agencies to    
carry out their responsibilities4  7#b7 
,results ,not later than #b years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,board shall-- 7,a7 submit the results  
of the study required under paragraph   
7#a7 to ,congress and the ,president2   
and  7,b7 publish such results on a     
publicly accessible website4  7b7       
,review ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,board shall conduct a review of        
language access provisions of law and   
publish such results on a publicly      

accessible website4  #d4 ,language      
access requirements and standards for   
program materials  7a7 ,federal         
departments and agencies  7#a7          
,requirements  7,a7 ,in general ,when   
developing public-facing resources or   
materials for programs or initiatives   
7including vital documents and          
websites71 each ,federal department or  
agency shall ensure1 unless an undue    
burden would be imposed on the ,federal 
department or agency1 that such         
resources or materials are accessible to
 individuals with limited ,english      
proficiency in a format and manner that 
is comparable to the accessibility of   
such resources or materials to members  
of the public who are not individuals   
with limited ,english proficiency4  7,b7
 ,alternative means efforts ,in         
accordance with paragraph 7#d71 when the
 development of public-facing resources 
or materials for programs or initiatives
 in accordance with the standards       
published by the ,board under paragraph 

7#b7 would impose an undue burden1 the  
,federal department or agency shall     
provide individuals with limited        
,english proficiency covered by this    
paragraph with such resources or        
materials in a format and manner that   
allows such individuals to access such  
resources or materials4  7#b7 ,standards
  7,a7 ,initial standards  7i7 ,in      
general ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
in accordance with the requirements     
under subparagraph 7,c71 the ,board1    
after consultation with the heads of any
 ,federal departments or agencies that  
the ,board determines to be appropriate 
7including about relevant research      
findings7 and consultation with         
appropriate public or nonprofit agencies
 or organizations1 including            
organizations representing individuals  
with limited ,english proficiency1 shall
 issue and publish in the ,federal      
,register1 standards setting forth the  
language access criteria necessary to   

implement the requirements set forth in 
paragraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,public comment   
period ,the ,board shall publish such   
standards in the ,federal ,register for 
a #fj-;day public comment period to     
ensure that stakeholders1 including     
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency and organizations           
representing such individuals1 have an  
adequate opportunity to provide input on
 these standards4 ,not later than #cj   
days after such #fj-;day public comment 
period1 the ,board shall review and     
consider all timely submitted comments  
and may revise the standards as         
appropriate before submitting such      
standards to the ,director for review   
pursuant to subparagraph 7,c74  7,b7    
,review and amendment ,in accordance    
with the requirements under subparagraph
 7,c71 beginning not later than #e years
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 and every #e years thereafter1 the
 ,board shall review and1 as            
appropriate1 amend such standards       

published in subparagraph 7,a7 to       
reflect-- 7i7 technological advances or 
changes in electronic and information   
technology2  7ii7 changes in ,federal   
department and agency programs and      
initiatives2  7iii7 changes in the      
demographic data of individuals with    
limited ,english proficiency and of the 
communities such individuals belong to2 
and  7iv7 changes in the language access
 needs of such individuals and          
communities4  7,c7 ,approval process    
7i7 ,in general ,before the ,board      
issues or amends the standards in       
accordance with subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,b71 the ,board shall submit such      
standards to the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget for  
review4 ,the ,board may not issue or    
amend such standards without approval by
 the ,director4  7ii7 ,deadlines  7,i7  
,in general ,not later than #cj days    
after receiving the standards 7including
 amendments to such standards7 from the 
,board for review under clause 7i71 the 

,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget shall approve or suggest a  
modification to such standards4 ,in the 
case that the ,director does not act to 
approve1 or suggest a modification to1  
such standards before the expiration of 
such period1 such inaction shall be     
deemed to be an approval of such        
standards by the ,director4  7,,ii7     
,submission of revised standards ,in the
 event that the ,director suggests a    
modification of the standards1 not later
 than #cj days after receiving such     
modification1 the ,board may review and 
revise such modification1 and submit to 
the ,director revised standards that    
incorporate such revised modification4  
7#c7 ,incorporation of standards  7,a7  
,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the ,board publishes the standards
 required under paragraph 7#b71 each    
,federal department or agency shall     
revise their language access policies   
and directives to incorporate those     
standards4  7,b7 ,revision ,not later   

than #f months after the ,board revises 
any standards required under paragraph  
7#b71 each appropriate ,federal         
department or agency shall revise their 
language access policies and directives1
 as necessary1 to incorporate the       
revisions4  7#d7 ,undue burden  7,a7    
,request for waiver ,in the event that a
 ,federal department or agency          
determines that compliance with a       
standard issued by the ,board under     
paragraph 7#b7 imposes an undue burden  
related to a specific program1          
initiative1 or other activity of the    
,federal department or agency1 such     
,federal department or agency may       
request a waiver for compliance with    
such standard and provide the ,board    
with documentation explaining why such  
compliance would create an undue burden1
 which shall-- 7i7 identify the standard
 creating the undue burden2  7ii7       
describe the nature of the undue burden2
 and  7iii7 either--  7,i7 propose an   
alternative standard to apply2 or       

7,,ii7 explain why applying an          
alternative standard is not feasible4   
7,b7 ,review  7i7 ,in general ,not later
 than #cj days after receiving a waiver 
request described in subparagraph 7,a71 
the ,board shall-- 7,i7 grant or deny   
the waiver request in accordance with   
clause 7ii72 or  7,,ii7 request the     
,federal department or agency that      
submitted the waiver request to provide 
further information by not later than   
#cj days after receiving such request   
for further information4  7ii7 ,criteria
 ,in determining whether to grant or    
deny a waiver request described in      
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,board shall     
consider--  7,i7 whether an individual  
with limited ,english proficiency is    
likely to interact with the ,federal    
department or agency that submitted the 
waiver request1 including an analysis of
 the number or proportion of such       
individuals served by such ,federal     
department or agency and the frequency  
of contact with such department or      

agency by such individuals2  7,,ii7     
whether a failure to comply with the    
applicable standard is likely to result 
in significant harm1 including a denial 
of benefits or diminished civil rights  
protections2  7,,iii7 the costs borne by
 such ,federal department or agency due 
to compliance with the applicable       
standard1 including the resources       
available to the ,federal department or 
agency2 and  7,,iv7 whether an          
alternative standard can be applied that
 would avoid causing such significant   
harm4  7iii7 ,duration ,a waiver granted
 under this subparagraph shall be for a 
period of not more than #b years4  7iv7 
,record ,the ,board shall maintain a    
publicly accessible record of all waiver
 requests described in subparagraph     
7,a74  7,c7 ,requirement ,the ,board    
shall ensure that a waiver granted under
 subparagraph 7,b7 does not-- 7i7 result
 in the denial of meaningful access to a
 federally conducted program or         
initiative2 or  7ii7 relieve a ,federal 

department or agency of the obligation  
to take reasonable steps to provide     
language assistance services4  7b7      
,technical ,assistance ,the ,board shall
 provide technical assistance to        
individuals and ,federal departments and
 agencies concerning the requirements   
under this section4  7c7 ,evaluations   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 and every #b years           
thereafter1 the head of each ,federal   
department or agency shall1 in          
accordance with paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7   
evaluate the extent to which the        
public-facing resources and materials   
for programs and initiatives of the     
department or agency are accessible to  
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency described in subsection     
7a77#a71 compared to the access to the  
resources and materials by individuals  
described in such subsection who are not
 individuals with limited ,english      
proficiency2  7,b7 submit a report      

containing the evaluation to ,congress1 
the ,president1 and the ,board2 and     
7,c7 not later than #fj days after      
completing such evaluation1 take        
appropriate steps1 based on such        
evaluation1 to update1 modify1 or amend 
the programs1 initiatives1 and          
public-facing resources and materials of
 the department or agency to improve    
accessibility for individuals with      
limited ,english proficiency1 consistent
 with the most recent applicable        
standards issued by the ,board4  7#b7   
,requirements ,an evaluation described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall take into       
account the following3 7,a7 ,language   
access compliance measures4  7,b7       
,quality assurance standards4  7,c7     
,federal program and initiative         
participant outcomes4  7,d7 ,the use of 
qualified or certified interpreters and 
translators4  7,e7 ,training            
requirements for staff and contractors4 
7,f7 ,stakeholder feedback4  7,g7 ,the  
impact of failing to provide accessible 

programs and initiatives4  7,h7 ,any    
other standards1 activities1 or         
information related to programs or      
initiatives of the ,federal department  
or agency1 as determined relevant by the
 department or agency4  7d7 ,complaints 
7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,process         
,effective #f months after the date of  
publication by the ,board of final      
standards described in subsection       
7a77#b71 any individual with limited    
,english proficiency 7or an organization
 acting on behalf of such an individual7
 may file a complaint with the ,board   
alleging that a ,federal department or  
agency fails to comply with the         
requirements under subsection 7a77#a74  
7,b7  ,application  ,this subsection    
shall apply only to public-facing       
resources or materials for programs or  
initiatives of a ,federal department or 
agency that are produced by a ,federal  
department or agency not less than #f   
months after the date of publication by 
the ,board of final standards described 

in subsection 7a77#b74  7,c7            
,complaints submitted to the ,board  ,in
 the case that the ,board determines    
that a complaint filed with the ,board  
is outside the jurisdiction of the      
,board1 the ,board shall notify the     
individual who filed such complaint of  
such determination and refer the        
individual to the appropriate entity to 
investigate such complaint as           
applicable4  7,d7  ,complaints submitted
 to ,federal department or agency  ,in  
the case that a ,federal department or  
agency receives a complaint that falls  
under the jurisdiction of the ,board1   
the ,federal department or agency shall 
forward such complaint to the ,board and
 consult with the ,board regarding how  
such complaint should be investigated4  
7,e7  ,confidentiality  ,any information
 provided by an individual under this   
subsection1 including personally        
identifying information1 shall only be  
utilized for the purposes of1 and to the
 extent necessary in1 ensuring the      

efficient investigation of their        
complaint4 ,any person or agency        
receiving information from the ,board   
shall use it only for the purposes of   
ensuring efficient investigation of the 
complaint4  7#b7  ,corrective action    
plan  7,a7  ,in general  ,in the case   
that the ,board investigates a complaint
 and determines that the ,federal       
department or agency implicated in the  
complaint is not in compliance with the 
requirements under subsection 7a77#a71  
the ,board shall collaborate with the   
,federal department or agency to develop
 a corrective action plan1 which shall  
include--  7i7 if determined appropriate
 by the ,board1 a joint investigation by
 the ,board and the ,federal department 
or agency of the language access        
requirements and procedures of such     
department or agency2  7ii7 steps for   
the ,federal department or agency to    
take in order to make progress on       
satisfying such requirements2 and  7iii7
 a timeline for achieving compliance    

with such requirements4  7,b7 ,approval 
process  7i7 ,in general ,before a      
corrective action plan developed        
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 may be    
entered into by the ,board1 the ,board  
shall submit such corrective action plan
 to the ,director of the ,office of     
,management and ,budget for review4 ,the
 ,board may not enter into such         
corrective action plan without approval 
by the ,director4  7ii7  ,deadlines     
7,i7  ,in general  ,not later than #ad  
days after receiving a corrective action
 plan described in subparagraph 7,a7    
from the ,board for review under clause 
7i71 the ,director of the ,office of    
,management and ,budget shall approve or
 suggest a modification to such         
corrective action plan4 ,in the case    
that the ,director does not act to      
approve1 or suggest a modification to1  
such corrective action plan before the  
expiration of such period1 such inaction
 shall be deemed to be an approval of   
such corrective action plan by the      

,director4  7,,ii7  ,submission of      
revised corrective plan  ,in the event  
that the ,director suggests a           
modification of the corrective plan1 not
 later than #cj days after receiving    
such modification1 ,board may review and
 revise such modification1 and submit to
 the ,director a revised corrective plan
 that incorporates such revised         
modification4  7,c7  ,monitoring  ,the  
,board shall monitor the progress of a  
,federal department or agency that      
implements a corrective action plan     
described in paragraph 7,a74  7,d7      
,notice  ,in the case that a corrective 
action plan is developed under          
subparagraph 7,a7 due to a complaint    
received pursuant to paragraph          
7#a77;,a71 not later than #fj days after
 such plan is completed1 the ,board     
shall notify the individual who         
submitted such complaint in writing of  
whether the ,federal department or      
agency is now in compliance with the    
requirements under subsection 7a77#a7   

and of any additional steps the ,board  
plans to take regarding the complaint4  
7,e7  ,record  ,the ,board shall        
maintain a publicly accessible record of
 all corrective action plans described  
in subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7             
,application to other ,federal laws     
,this subsection shall not be construed 
to limit any right1 remedy1 or procedure
 otherwise available under any provision
 of ,federal law 7including under title 
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq477 that  
provides protection for the rights of   
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency1 including the ability to   
file a complaint pertaining to language 
access with an entity other than the    
,board4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the  
meaning given that term in section #eea 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#b7 ,federally conducted program or    
initiative  7,a7 ,in general ,the term  
federally conducted program or          

initiative means any program1 activity1 
or operation that is directly           
administered by a ,federal agency       
including through its officers1         
employees1 or contractors acting on its 
behalf1 in which the ,federal agency    
exercises day-to-day operational control
 over program implementation1 and that  
involves contact with the public1 the   
administration of ,federal benefits1 or 
communication with members of the public
 or program participants4  7,b7         
,exclusions ,the term federally         
conducted program or initiative does not
 include programs or activities that are
 administered by a non-,federal entity1 
including a ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or  
territorial government1 or a private    
entity1 even if funded in part by the   
,federal ,government but administered by
 non-,federal entities1 unless the      
,federal ,government exercises          
day-to-day direct operational control   
7except that for purposes of this       
paragraph ,federal funding1 rulemaking1 

approval of plans or applications1 or   
regulatory oversight shall not1 standing
 alone1 constitute day-to-day           
operational control74  7#c7  ,individual
 with limited ,english proficiency  ,the
 term individual with limited ,english  
proficiency means an individual who--   
7,a7 uses a primary language other than 
,english2 and  7,b7 has a limited       
ability to read1 speak1 write1 or       
understand ,english4  7#d7 ,language    
access ,the term language access means  
the ability of individuals with limited 
,english proficiency to meaningfully    
access and participate in programs1     
initiatives1 services1 and activities1  
including the ability for such          
individuals to engage in equitable and  
effective communication regarding such  
programs1 initiatives1 services1 and    
activities through interpretation1      
translation1 and other language         
assistance services4  7#e7 ,language    
access provision of law ,the term       
language access provision of law means  

any provision of a ,federal statute1    
regulation1 or ,executive order1 or a   
policy established by a ,federal        
department or agency to carry out or    
comply with such a provision1 that      
requires a ,federal department or agency
 to provide or ensure access to a       
federally conducted program or          
initiative by individuals with limited  
,english proficiency and includes1 with 
respect to a ,federal department or     
agency1 a legal obligation 7including a 
requirement established by ,federal     
statute1 regulation1 or ,executive      
order7--  7,a7 to provide language      
assistance or remove language barriers  
in a specific programmatic context1     
including in education1 voting1 health  
care1 housing1 taxation1 emergency      
response1 nutrition assistance1 and the 
administration of justice2  7,b7 to     
ensure language access1 including       
through establishing standards for      
meaningful access to a federally        
conducted program or initiative2  7,c7  

related to the translation of           
public-facing resources or materials for
 the programs or initiatives of the     
,federal department or agency1 including
 vital documents and websites2  7,d7    
related to the development and          
implementation of a language access     
plan1 including an obligation to update 
such a plan2  7,e7 related to the       
quality1 accuracy1 and confidentiality  
of interpretation and translation       
services1 including the use of qualified
 personnel and artificial intelligence2 
7,f7 to train staff and relevant        
personnel on language access obligations
 and procedures2  7,g7 related to the   
collection and analysis of data to      
assess language access needs and        
evaluate the effectiveness of language  
access services2 or  7,h7 related to    
monitoring1 compliance1 and             
accountability mechanisms designed to   
ensure adherence to language access     
requirements4  7#f7 ,language assistance
 services ,the term language assistance 

services means oral and written services
 used to assist individuals with limited
 ,english proficiency meaningful access 
to1 and an equal opportunity to         
participate fully in1 the services1     
activities1 and other programs          
administered by the ,federal            
,government4  7#g7 ,meaningful access   
,the term meaningful access means access
 that--  7,a7 results in accurate1      
timely1 and effective communication at  
no cost to the individual with limited  
,english proficiency2 and  7,b7 is      
comparable to the access provided to    
individuals who are proficient in       
,english4  7#h7 ,public-facing resources
 or materials  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
term public-facing resources or         
materials means any information1        
communication1 or service produced or   
provided by a ,federal agency or        
department that is intended for routine 
access or use by the general public to  
obtain general information about1 or    
assistance in accessing1 ,federal       

programs1 benefits1 or services4 ,such  
term includes-- 7i7 written or printed  
materials commonly required to be       
completed by members of the public1     
including forms1 applications1 and      
notices2  7ii7 digital or online content
 designed for general public use1       
including primary public websites and   
commonly accessed web pages2 and  7iii7 
public-facing service channels through  
which individuals may obtain general    
information or assistance1 including    
telephone hotlines1 call centers1 and   
in-person or virtual assistance         
services4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term   
public-facing resources or materials    
does not include-- 7i7 technical1       
scientific1 legal1 or policy materials  
primarily intended for specialized or   
expert audiences2 or  7ii7 materials    
that are not routinely accessed by or   
necessary for a reasonable member of the
 general public to obtain information or
 services from a ,federal agency or     
department4  7#i7 ,vital document ,the  

term vital document means any physical  
or digital material--  7,a7 required to 
be submitted by an individual before    
such individual may obtain any aid1     
benefit1 service1 or training provided  
under a federally conducted program or  
initiative1 including an application    
related to such a program or initiative2
  7,b7 required to be provided by       
,federal law1 including a notice of     
rights and responsibilities2 or  7,c7   
containing information critical for     
fully participating in or understanding 
a federally conducted program or        
initiative1 including-- 7i7 a letter or 
notice that requires a response from a  
beneficiary1 applicant1 participant1 or 
employee2  7ii7 a consent form2 or      
7iii7 a complaint form4