[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2471 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2471

   To increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited 
                          English proficiency.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2023

  Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited 
                          English proficiency.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Grants Language 
Accessibility Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AGENCY GUIDANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Cooperative agreement; grant.--The terms ``cooperative 
        agreement'' and ``grant'' have the meaning given the terms in 
        section 6302 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
issue guidance for the development of agency plans to--
            (1) ensure that individuals with limited English 
        proficiency can meaningfully access information relating to 
        grants and cooperative agreements consistent with, and without 
        unduly burdening, the mission of the agency; and
            (2) 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 
        proficiency.
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