Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5160.41E
August 21, 2015
Implementing Change 1, Effective February 9, 2016
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SUBJECT: Defense Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) Program (DLRECP)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5160.41E (Reference (a)) to establish DLRECP Defense
LREC Program policy and assign responsibilities.
b. Incorporates language, regional expertise, and culture as elements of the DLRECP
Defense LREC Program.
c. Provides guidance for the biennial Capabilities Based Review (CBR) and development,
distribution, and update of the DoD Strategic Language List (SLL).
d. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for both the
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) and the Contract Linguist
Program in accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (b)).
e. Designates the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD EA for the Defense Language
Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) in accordance with Reference (b).
f. Establishes the Defense Language Steering Committee (DLSC) and updates members’
responsibilities.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this directive as the “DoD Components”).
