32 CFR § 251.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s251.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 251.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "251.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "251"
part_name: "NATIONAL LANGUAGE SERVICE CORPS (NLSC)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 3109, 18 U.S.C. 202, 31 U.S.C. 1535, 50 U.S.C. 1913."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 76635, Dec. 10, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "251"
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# 251.1 Purpose.

This part:

(a) Implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense in 50 U.S.C. 1913 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 50 U.S.C. 1903 and 1913 with policy and funding oversight provided by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) in accordance with DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R))” (available at *http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/512402p.pdf*).