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Purpose

a. To provide policy and establish procedures for the administration and payment of the foreign language proficiency bonus (FLPB). This instruction serves as the fundamental information source for Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component (RC) personnel regarding FLPB and prescribes individual and command responsibilities relative to the program.

b. There are several major changes in this instruction revision.

(1) Introduces an explicit caution that the FLPB is a special pay, subject to change or discontinuation, and, as such, should not be counted on as a consistent source of income.

(2) Provides greater detail on the FLPB administration and execution processes.

(3) Navy-established FLPB criteria are listed as possible practices vice standard policies so Navy may employ these practices to shape language capacity, but retain the flexibility to adjust the policy as necessary to support mission requirements.

c. This instruction has been revised substantially and should be reviewed in its entirety.

b. increases the number of language professionals operating at proficiency levels of 3 and higher as defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale (available at http://www.govtilr.org/) in languages and dialects of strategic importance to Navy and the Department of Defense (DoD); and

Scope and Applicability

a. FLPB is authorized by references (a) and (b) for AC and RC personnel, who meet eligibility requirements prescribed in this instruction. Acceptance of FLPB constitutes acknowledgement of the recipient's eligibility for deployment or reassignment in languagerelated duties as required.

b. Foreign language proficiency pay for civilians is not addressed in this instruction. More information on civilian foreign language proficiency pay may be found in local command instructions or in DoD Instruction 1400.25, volume 2016, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Administration of Foreign Language Pay for Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employees, of 15 June 2015.