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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes.

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# PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY: H.R. 665 ## WHAT THIS BILL DOES This bill changes federal law to allow the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to give cash awards to its employees who know foreign languages. The law also applies the same rule to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). These cash awards reward employees who speak languages that are important to their agency's work. ## WHO IT AFFECTS - Drug Enforcement Administration employees with foreign language skills - Federal Bureau of Investigation employees with foreign language skills - The DEA Administrator and FBI Director who manage these programs ## KEY PROVISIONS - The DEA Administrator and FBI Director can give cash awards of up to 10 percent of an employee's basic pay to workers who speak foreign languages critical to their agency's mission (Sec. 1(a)) - The DEA Administrator and FBI Director can also give these awards to employees who use one or more foreign languages while doing their official job duties (Sec. 1(a)) - Each agency leader can create rules about how these cash awards work (Sec. 1(a)) ## WHAT CHANGES If this bill becomes law, the DEA gains the same authority that the FBI already has to reward employees financially for knowing foreign languages. ## IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS None defined in bill text ## EFFECTIVE DATE Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 665 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 JANUARY 31, 2023 Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. CASH AWARD FOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT AD- 3 MINISTRATION EMPLOYEES WITH FOREIGN 4 LANGUAGE SKILLS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5761 of title 5, United 6 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:18 Feb 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H665.IH H665 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 665 IH ‘‘§ 5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for 1 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 2 the Drug Enforcement Administration 3 ‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 4 or the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Adminis- 5 tration may, under regulations prescribed by the Director 6 or the Administrator (as the case may be), pay a cash 7 award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any Bureau 8 or Administration employee (as the case may be) who 9 maintains proficiency in a language or languages critical 10 to the mission or who uses one or more foreign languages 11 in the performance of official duties.’’. 12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 13 for subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 14 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 15 5761 and inserting the following: 16 ‘‘5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.’’. Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:18 Feb 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H665.IH H665 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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