Fluent Forces Act

HR 3989, the Fluent Forces Act, requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports starting in 2025 through 2030 on recruiting efforts to increase enrollment at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). These reports must track which high schools military recruiters target, how many students from those schools join the military and attend DLIFLC, and challenges like access to schools or follow-up with students. The bill mandates recommendations for improving recruitment awareness of linguist careers and systematic documentation of school engagement. It directly affects military recruiters, high schools, and future linguists in the Armed Forces by focusing on measurable progress in building language skills for national security. The legislation aims to strengthen military language training through structured recruitment data, not by creating new programs.