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H.R. 5200

Referred to Committee

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

Introduced 9/10/2021•117th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

9/10/2021 • House

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.

Introduced in House • 9/10/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Foreign language and bilingual programsMilitary education and trainingMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMilitary readinessPublic contracts and procurementTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Republican • NE-2

Sponsored 9/10/2021

Cosponsors (1)

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Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]

D-MI-8

Joined 1/6/2022

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

September 10, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Introduced in House9/10/2021

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1