fined in section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44, United States 
Code). 
(f) INCORPORATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Upon issuance of the report provided by 
the Comptroller General under section 5(c), the Federal 
Plain Language Guidelines and the Plain English Hand-
book published by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall be updated to incorporate the recommendations made 
by the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Within six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report that describes how the agency intends 
to meet the following objectives: 
(1) Communicating the requirements of this Act 
to agency employees. 
(2) Training agency employees to write in plain 
language. 
(3) Meeting the deadline set forth in section 4(a). 
(4) Ensuring ongoing compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act. 
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(5) Designating a senior official to be responsible 
for implementing the requirements of this Act. 
(6) Using, to the extent practicable and appro-
priate, plain language in regulations promulgated by 
the agency. 
(b) ANNUAL AND OTHER REPORTS.— 
(1) The head of each agency shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on— 
(A) compliance with this Act; and 
(B) the agency’s continued efforts to meet 
the objectives specified in subsection (a). 
(2) A report under this subsection shall be sub-
mitted— 
(A) annually for the first two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) once every three years thereafter. 
(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Within six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall evaluate existing 
guidance for agencies on writing in plain language, includ-
ing the guidance listed in section 4(b), and provide to the 
Office of Management and Budget, the Committee on Over-
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sight and Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report providing rec-
ommendations on— 
(1) plain language guidelines; and 
(2) best practices for plain language. 
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Union Calendar No. 358 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3548 
[Report No. 110–580] 
A BILL 
To enhance citizen access to Government informa-
tion and services by establishing plain language 
as the standard style for Government documents 
issued to the public, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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