R 121452Z AUG 13 
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 398/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC IOP/-/-//
SUBJ/UPDATE TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20130521//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060606//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/USD(P&R)/YMD:20050725//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/USD(P&R)/YMD:20061103//
NARR/REF A IS DOD INSTRUCTION (DODI) 1340.27 MILITARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUSES. REF B IS MCO 7220.52E FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP) PROGRAM. REF C IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, PERSONNEL AND READINESS (USD(P&R)) MEMORANDUM REVISION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES PERFORMING INTELLIGENCE DUTIES. REF D IS USD(P&R) MEMORANDUM, FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES PERFORMING NON INTELLIGENCE DUTIES.//
POC/POWERS/CAPT/DSN 224-3938/EMAIL MARK.POWERS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/KREJCHA/MSGT/DSN 224-1161/EMAIL JEROME.KREJCHA(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/DURISH/CIV/DSN 224-1484/EMAIL JOHN.DURISH (AT) USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES AN INTERIM UPDATE TO MARINE CORPS POLICY FOR THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS (FLPB) PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A ESTABLISHES POLICY, ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PRESCRIBES PROCEDURES FOR FLPB PURSUANT TO SECTION 353(B)(1) OF TITLE 37, U.S.C. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WITHIN REF A NECESSITATE ISSUANCE OF INTERIM GUIDANCE UNTIL HQMC PUBLISHES A CHANGE TO REF B.
3. AS A RESULT OF CHANGES CONTAINED WITHIN REF A, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES APPLY TO REF B:
    A. THE TERM "FLPP" HAS CHANGED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS (FLPB).
    B. FLPB ENTITLEMENT IS AWARDED BASED ON A MINIMUM QUALIFYING PROFICIENCY OF ILR LEVEL 2 IN ANY TWO OF THE THREE SUBTESTS.  DURING THE ANNUAL IN-SERVICE RETEST OF THE LANGUAGE, MARINES WILL BE ADMINISTERED THE READING AND LISTENING SUBTESTS IN THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE DLPT.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, MARINES MUST BE CERTIFIED AS PROFICIENT IN ANY COMBINATION OF TWO OF THE THREE MODALITIES (LISTENING (L), READING (R), AND SPEAKING (S)) IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FLPB.  IN THE CASE OF LANGUAGES OR DIALECTS WHERE THERE IS ONLY A SINGLE MODALITY DLI-APPROVED TEST (L OR R SCORE), MARINES MUST ALSO TAKE AN OPI (S SCORE) TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A COMBINATION OF TWO MODALITIES (R AND S OR L AND S) IN ORDER TO BE PAID FLPB.  IN THE EVENT A DLPT DOES NOT EXIST FOR A LANGUAGE, AN OPI WILL BE ADMINISTERED.
    C. TWO YEAR TEST EXEMPTION FOR 3/3.  MARINES WHO ACHIEVE INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE (ILR) LEVEL 3 IN ANY TWO OF THE THREE TESTED MODALITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FLPB FOR TWO YEARS WITHOUT RECERTIFICATION.
    D. FLPB EXPIRATION DATE. CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR DIALECT PROFICIENCY FOR MARINES WITH LESS THAN 3/3 WILL EXPIRE 1 YEAR FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH AFTER THE CERTIFICATION DATE, UNLESS THE MARINE RECERTIFIES.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE QUALIFIES FOR FLPB BASED ON A DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE OR ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI) ON 2 JANUARY 2013, HIS OR HER CERTIFICATION WILL EXPIRE ON 1 FEBRUARY 2014.  THE TWO YEAR CERTIFICATION PERIOD FOR SCORES OF ILR LEVEL 3 IN ANY TWO MODALITIES WILL EXPIRE 2 YEARS FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH AFTER THE CERTIFICATION DATE, UNLESS THE MARINE RECERTIFIES.
    E. DUE TO CURRENT SYSTEM LIMITATIONS, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARAGRAPHS 3.C. AND 3.D. ABOVE WILL BE 1 OCTOBER 2013.
4. THIS MARADMIN DOES NOT APPLY TO MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. REFS C AND D PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR FLPP FOR ALL DOD CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. PHILLIP C. CHUDOBA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.//