HR 1767 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Foreign language and bilingual programs Higher education Military education and training

DLI Act

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Mar 10, 2021

Introduced in House

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Defense Language Improvement Act or the DLI Act

This bill adds authority for the Defense Language Institute to confer a Bachelor of Arts degree in a foreign language—in addition to the currently authorized Associate degree—upon a graduate of the Institute's Foreign Language Center.

What's happening now March 10, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1767: DLI Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1767/

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"H.R. 1767: DLI Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1767/.

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H.R. 1767, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1767/.

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