S.Amdt. 1013

SA 1013. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 386, to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following:

SEC. __. DECLARATION OF ENGLISH AS LANGUAGE.

(a) In General.--English is the common language of the United States.

(b) Preserving and Enhancing the Role of the English Language.--The Government of the United States shall preserve and enhance the role of English as the language of the United States. Nothing in this Act shall diminish or expand any existing rights under the laws of the United States relative to services or materials provided by the Government of the United States in any language other than English.

(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term “laws of the United States” includes the Constitution of the United States, any provision of Federal statute, any rule or regulation issued under such statute, any judicial decisions interpreting such statute, or any Executive Order of the President.