S.Amdt. 3204

SA 3204. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and
Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. NATIONAL LANGUAGE ACT OF 2006.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``National Language Act of 2006''.
(b) English as Official Language.--
(1) In general.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT

``Sec
``161. Declaration of official language
``162. Official Government activities in English
``163. Preserving and enhancing the role of the official language
``164. Exceptions

``Sec. 161. Declaration of official language

``English shall be the official language of the Government
of the United States.

``Sec. 162. Official government activities in English

``The Government of the United States shall conduct its
official business in English, including publications, income
tax forms, and informational materials.

``Sec. 163. Preserving and enhancing the role of the official
language

``The Government of the United States shall preserve and
enhance the role of English as the official language of the
United States of America. Unless specifically stated in
applicable law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim
to have the Government of the United States or any of its
officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or
provide services, or provide materials in any language other
than English. If exceptions are made, that does not create a
legal entitlement to additional services in that language or
any language other than English. If any forms are issued by
the Federal government in a language other than English (or
such forms are completed in a language other than English),
the English language version of the form is the sole
authority for all legal purposes.
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