50 U.S.C. § 403-1b : US Code - Section 403-1B: Additional education and training requirements

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403-1b : US Code - Section 403-1B: Additional education and training requirements

(a) Findings
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Foreign language education is essential for the development
of a highly-skilled workforce for the intelligence community.
(2) Since September 11, 2001, the need for language proficiency
levels to meet required national security functions has been
raised, and the ability to comprehend and articulate technical
and scientific information in foreign languages has become
critical.
(b) Linguistic requirements
(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall -
(A) identify the linguistic requirements for the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence;
(B) identify specific requirements for the range of linguistic
skills necessary for the intelligence community, including
proficiency in scientific and technical vocabularies of critical
foreign languages; and
(C) develop a comprehensive plan for the Office to meet such
requirements through the education, recruitment, and training of
linguists.
(2) In carrying out activities under paragraph (1), the Director
shall take into account education grant programs of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Education that are in existence as
of December 17, 2004.
(3) Not later than one year after December 17, 2004, and annually
thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the
requirements identified under paragraph (1), including the success
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in meeting
such requirements. Each report shall notify Congress of any
additional resources determined by the Director to be required to
meet such requirements.
(4) Each report under paragraph (3) shall be in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
(c) Professional intelligence training
The Director of National Intelligence shall require the head of
each element and component within the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence who has responsibility for professional
intelligence training to periodically review and revise the
curriculum for the professional intelligence training of the senior
and intermediate level personnel of such element or component in
order to -
(1) strengthen the focus of such curriculum on the integration
of intelligence collection and analysis throughout the Office;
and
(2) prepare such personnel for duty with other departments,
agencies, and elements of the intelligence community.