3.0.0 6037 2019-11-15T20:48:29Z 2019-11-15T20:48:29Z House H HR 2008-05-13 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas26 Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee Referred to 2008-05-23T13:30:20Z Referred to 2008-05-13T16:33:30Z 2008-05-23 hsas26 Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities. Committee 2008-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2008-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 N S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2008-05-13 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2008-05-13 True Armed Forces and National Security Area studies Armed forces reserves Arts, Culture, Religion Cultural relations Department of Defense Education Executive reorganization Fringe benefits Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Labor and Employment Language and languages Military pay Military personnel Military training Officer personnel Psychology Sociology Unconventional warfare Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-05-13 Introduced in House 2008-07-31T20:51:41Z National Security Culture and Language Training Act - Establishes an: (1) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Sciences Initiatives; and (2) Office of Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Sciences Initiatives. Requires the Office to, among other things: (1) devise and implement a training doctrine that includes the development of cultural, sociological, and psychological knowledge and skills for members of the Armed Forces; and (2) use existing military cultural training programs to expand training efforts for all military personnel.

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) to pay: (1) a skill proficiency bonus to a regular or reserve member in training to acquire proficiency in a foreign language or expertise in foreign cultural studies or a related skill designated as critical by the Secretary concerned; and (2) incentive pay to a person enrolled in an officer training program to also participate in an education or training program to acquire such proficiency.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program to provide a skill proficiency bonus to a member of the reserves receiving compensation for inactive-duty training while participating in an education or training program to acquire such proficiency.

]]> National Security Culture and Language Training Act Short Titles as Introduced National Security Culture and Language Training Act Display Title National Security Culture and Language Training Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to create the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives and to authorize a new skill incentive pay and proficiency bonus to encourage members of the Armed Forces to train in critical foreign languages and foreign cultural studies. Introduced in House 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6037ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6037ih.xml 2008-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.