SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO OSHA. 
Section 6(b)(7) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(7)) is amended in 
the first sentence by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including by requiring that such labels or other 
appropriate forms of warning be provided in English and 
a language understood by employees reasonably expected 
to be exposed to the hazard and prepared appropriately 
for the vocabulary, educational level, and literacy of such 
employees’’. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall amend any standards pro-
mulgated pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) as necessary to 
comply with the amendment made by section 2. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS AUTHORIZED FOR TRANSLATION SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (e), the Secretary of Labor shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to pro-
vide translation or related services to covered individuals 
to ensure that such individuals receive any contracts, 
manuals, or training or other instruction related to the 
employment of such individuals in a language and manner 
that is understandable to such individuals, including 
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translating any labels or other appropriate forms of warn-
ing required by the first sentence of section 6(b)(7). 
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that— 
(1) serve or employ covered individuals in a ge-
ographic area with a high population of migrant em-
ployees; or 
(2) serve or employ covered individuals in the 
agricultural or service industry. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, which shall include a description of how the 
eligible entity proposes to use the grant to assist covered 
individuals. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
submit to the Secretary, and the Bureau of the Cen-
sus, a report, on a annual basis, on the number of 
covered individuals assisted with such grant, 
disaggregated by the occupation or industry sector, 
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and the type of assistance provided to such individ-
uals with such grant. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit to Congress each report received under 
paragraph (1). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an employer, nonprofit organization, an 
employment provider, an employer association, or a 
labor organization, for which covered individuals 
comprise at least 40 percent of the individuals who 
are employed or served by such employer or other 
entity. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means an individual— 
(A) who is employed or is seeking employ-
ment; 
(B) who has limited ability in reading, 
writing, 
speaking, 
or 
comprehending 
the 
English language; and 
(C)(i) whose native language is a language 
other than English; or 
(ii) who lives in a family or community en-
vironment where a language other than English 
is the dominant language. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
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