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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2307
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award
to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 2019
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority
to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration to provide a cash award to Administration em-
ployees with foreign language skills, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. CASH AWARD FOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT AD-
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MINISTRATION EMPLOYEES WITH FOREIGN
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LANGUAGE SKILLS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5761 of title 5, United
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States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
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the Drug Enforcement Administration
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‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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or the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
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tration may, under regulations prescribed by the Director
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or the Administrator (as the case may be), pay a cash
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award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any Bureau
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or Administration employee (as the case may be) who
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maintains proficiency in a language or languages critical
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to the mission or who uses one or more foreign languages
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in the performance of official duties.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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for subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
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Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
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5761 and inserting the following:
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‘‘5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.’’.
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