Fluent Forces Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3989 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3989 To retain language proficiency and readiness to support national security goals of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2025 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To retain language proficiency and readiness to support national security goals of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fluent Forces Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Since 1941, the United States has recognized the need for military intelligence units to have a competitive edge through language proficiency. Although investments in linguists were made since World War Two to support Ame…