HR 6246
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Military education and training
Defense Language Continuing Education Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Defense Language Continuing Education Act of 2021
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish policies and procedures to provide continuing language education to linguists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who have made the transition from formal training programs to operational and staff assignments.
The office must establish a procedure by which the military branches may reimburse a DOD organization that provides continuing language education.
The office must brief Congress on the implementation of the policies and procedures established by this bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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