Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1110.02
December 7, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: National Language Service Corps (NLSC)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02
(Reference (a)) and pursuant to Title 50, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)), this
instruction:
a. Implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense in section 1913 of
Reference (b) by establishing the NLSC program.
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the management
of the NLSC program.
c. Assigns responsibility to the National Security Education Board (NSEB) to oversee and
coordinate the activities of the NLSC (as provided and determined by the Secretary of Defense
pursuant to sections 1903 and 1913 of Reference (b)) with policy and funding oversight provided
by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) in accordance with
Reference (a).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the DoD (referred to collectively in this
instruction as “the DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The NLSC provides DoD, or other U.S. departments or agencies, with U.S. citizens with
high levels of foreign language proficiency for short-term temporary assignments providing
foreign language services.
