Sec. 6206. REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE’S LANGUAGE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 6206 REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE’S LANGUAGE PROGRAM Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— ####

(1)the average pass and fail rates for language programs at the Foreign Service Institute in comparison with Language Designated Position

(LDP)requirements, disaggregated by language during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this division; ####

(2)the number of Department employees and contractors who are language instructors at the Foreign Service Institute, and a comparison of the instructor/student ratio in the language programs at the Foreign Service Institute disaggregated by language; ####

(3)salaries for language instructors disaggregated by language, employment/contractor status, and a comparison to salaries for instructors teaching languages in comparable employment; ####

(4)recruitment and retention plans for language instructors, disaggregated by language where necessary and practicable; ####

(5)any plans to increase pass rates for languages with high failure rates; and ####

(6)a list of all outside entities with which the Foreign Service Institute partners or contracts in order to hire or obtain foreign language instructors, including the duration of any relevant agreements, and an indication of how agreements are evaluated by the Department for potential renewal, where available.