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.
Summary
This bill provides authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration to pay a cash award to an employee who maintains proficiency in a mission-critical language or who uses a foreign language in the performance of official duties.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
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Committee
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Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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