5200 -- To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes. | Poliscope

To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.

5200

117th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

September 10, 2021

Latest Action

September 10, 2021

Primary Sponsor

Don BaconRepublican(NE)

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Summary

This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to designate an executive agent for commercially available advanced foreign language training to meet operational readiness requirements of DOD. The executive agent must establish a procedure for the respective military departments to reimburse any organization of DOD that provides foreign language instruction to service members.