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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 · Sec. 1263

Sec. 1263. REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL LANGUAGES AND EXPERTISE IN CHINESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, FARSI, AND ARABIC

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## SEC. 1263 REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL LANGUAGES AND EXPERTISE IN CHINESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, FARSI, AND ARABIC Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— ####
(1)evaluate the operational requirements for members of the Armed Forces possessing foreign language expertise in critical languages, including Chinese, Korean, Russian, Farsi, and Arabic; and ####
(2)submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to address any shortfalls in these critical areas.
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