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HR 5200 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Foreign language and bilingual programs Military education and training Military procurement, research, weapons development Military readiness Public contracts and procurement Teaching, teachers, curricula

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

Introduced: September 10, 2021 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 10, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 10, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4350 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5200: To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5200/
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"H.R. 5200: To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5200/.
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H.R. 5200, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5200/.
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[H.R. 5200: To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5200/)
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