Title 50War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§3201 Program on advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE › Part Part B— - Foreign Languages Program › § 3201

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence may run a program to build foreign-language skills that are important for U.S. intelligence and national security. They must work together to decide what steps are needed to improve language education for intelligence community staff so long-term needs are met.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §3201

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(a)The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly carry out a program to advance skills in foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States (hereinafter in this part referred to as the “Foreign Languages Program”).
(b)In order to carry out the Foreign Languages Program, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly identify actions required to improve the education of personnel in the intelligence community in foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States and to meet the long-term intelligence needs of the United States.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441j of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Pilot Program for Intensive Language Instruction in African Languages Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 314, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2666, provided that: “(a) Establishment.—The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the National Security Education Board established under section 803(a) of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1903(a)), may establish a pilot program for intensive language instruction in African languages. “(b) Program.—A pilot program established under subsection (a) shall provide scholarships for programs that provide intensive language instruction—“(1) in any of the five highest priority African languages for which scholarships are not offered under the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), as determined by the Director of National Intelligence; and “(2) both in the United States and in a country in which the language is the native language of a significant portion of the population, as determined by the Director of National Intelligence. “(c) Termination.—A pilot program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which such pilot program is established. “(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—“(1) In general.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000. “(2) Availability.—Funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain available until the termination of the pilot program in accordance with subsection (c).”

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 3201

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73