The Fluent Forces Act would require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress each year from 2025 through 2030 on efforts to recruit people to attend the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Reports would list schools involved, how many recruits from those schools enrolled at the institute, and challenges to recruiting. They would also include recommendations, plans from each military department, and progress benchmarks. Information about public schools would be grouped by local educational agency.
The bill does not create new duties or benefits for students or families. It would require the Department of Defense to review and report on its school recruiting efforts.
The bill does not specify costs or funding. No publicly available information.
The bill’s findings say that language and cultural skills help military readiness, intelligence work, and communication with partner forces and local populations.
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