SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security Cul-
ture and Language Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF IRREGULAR WARFARE, CULTURAL 
TRAINING, 
AND 
SOCIAL 
SCIENCE 
INITIA-
TIVES. 
(a) ESTABLISHING THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE, CULTURAL TRAIN-
ING, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE INITIATIVES.—Section 138 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘ten’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eleven’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular 
Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Ini-
tiatives. He shall have as his principal duty the over-
all supervision of the Office of Irregular Warfare, 
Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF IRREGULAR 
WARFARE, CULTURAL TRAINING, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 
INITIATIVES.—Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘§ 2016. Office of Irregular Warfare, Cultural Train-
ing, and Social Science Initiatives 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense an Office of Irregular Warfare, Cul-
tural Training, and Social Science Initiatives (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). The Office shall 
be under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular 
Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) devise and implement a training doctrine 
that includes the development of cultural, socio-
logical, and psychological knowledge and skills for 
members of the armed forces; 
‘‘(2) use existing cultural training programs 
and structures in the armed forces to expand train-
ing efforts for all military personnel; 
‘‘(3) devise measurable, empirical criteria for 
determining the value and efficacy of each initiative 
and program of the Office; 
‘‘(4) develop and maintain partnerships between 
the Department of Defense and academic institu-
tions, social science professionals, and human 
science professionals to further the mission of the 
Office; 
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‘‘(5) serve as the clearinghouse within the De-
partment of Defense for knowledge in the human 
and social sciences; 
‘‘(6) develop products and studies on cultural 
awareness training and education, educational train-
ing and science, language science, and opinion shap-
ing; and 
‘‘(7) disseminate human and social science 
knowledge to members of the armed forces in the 
field in a useable, standardized form. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare, 
Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the implementation of this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 3. USE OF NEW SKILL INCENTIVE PAY AND PRO-
FICIENCY BONUS AUTHORITIES TO ENCOUR-
AGE TRAINING IN CRITICAL FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGES AND FOREIGN CULTURAL STUDIES. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUS.— 
Subsection (b) of section 353 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUS.— 
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‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY; ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—The 
Secretary concerned may pay a proficiency bonus to 
a member of a regular or reserve component of the 
uniformed services who— 
‘‘(A) is entitled to basic pay under section 
204 of this title or compensation under section 
206 of this title or is enrolled in an officer 
training program; and 
‘‘(B) is determined to have, and maintains, 
certified proficiency under subsection (d) in a 
skill designated as critical by the Secretary con-
cerned or is in training to acquire proficiency in 
a critical foreign language or expertise in for-
eign cultural studies or a related skill des-
ignated as critical by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
SENIOR
ROTC 
MEMBERS.—A proficiency bonus may be paid under 
this subsection to a student who is enrolled in the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program 
even though the student is in the first year of the 
four-year course under the program. During the pe-
riod covered by the proficiency bonus, the student 
shall also be entitled to a monthly subsistence allow-
ance under section 209(c) of this title even though 
the student has not entered into an agreement under 
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section 2103a of title 10. However, if the student re-
ceives incentive pay under subsection (g)(2) for the 
same period, the student may receive only a single 
monthly subsistence allowance under section 209(c) 
of this title.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVE PAY FOR PARTICI-
PATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION OR TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and 
(i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES
IN OFFICER 
TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVE PAY.—The 
Secretary concerned may pay incentive pay to a per-
son enrolled in an officer training program to also 
participate in an education or training program to 
acquire proficiency in a critical foreign language or 
expertise in foreign cultural studies or a related skill 
designated as critical by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
SENIOR
ROTC 
MEMBERS.—Incentive pay may be paid under this 
subsection to a student who is enrolled in the Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program even 
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though the student is in the first year of the four- 
year course under the program. While the student 
receives the incentive pay, the student shall also be 
entitled to a monthly subsistence allowance under 
section 209(c) of this title even though the student 
has not entered into an agreement under section 
2103a of title 10. However, if the student receives 
a proficiency bonus under subsection (b)(2) covering 
the same month, the student may receive only a sin-
gle monthly subsistence allowance under section 
209(c) of this title. 
‘‘(3) 
CRITICAL
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘critical foreign 
language’ includes Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chi-
nese, Pashto, Persian-Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, Rus-
sian, Portuguese, or other language designated as 
critical by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO-
FICIENCY TRAINING FOR RESERVE MEMBERS.— 
(1) PILOT
PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall conduct a pilot program to 
provide a skill proficiency bonus under section 
353(b) of title 37, United States Code, to a member 
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is 
entitled to compensation under section 206 of such 
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title while the member participates in an education 
or training program to acquire proficiency in a crit-
ical foreign language or expertise in foreign cultural 
studies or a related skill designated as critical under 
such section 353. 
(2) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct the pilot program during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on 
December 31, 2013. Incentive pay may not be pro-
vided under the pilot program after December 31, 
2013. 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
March 31, 2012, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the results of the pilot pro-
gram and the recommendations of the Secretary re-
garding whether to continue or expand the pilot pro-
gram. 
(d) 
EXPEDITED
IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwith-
standing section 662 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 180; 37 U.S.C. 301 note), the Secretary of a military 
department may immediately implement the amendments 
made by subsections (a) and (b) in order to ensure the 
prompt availability of proficiency bonuses and incentive 
pay under section 553 of title 37, United States Code, as 
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amended by such subsections, for persons enrolled in offi-
cer training programs. 
Æ 
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