Every few years, the U.S. Department Education works with the federal agencies to identify areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions. The latest list was published in 2021 with one-hundred sixty-one priority languages followed by the world regions.

U.S. Department of Education, International and Foreign Language Education (2021). Consultation with Federal Agencies on Areas of National Need FY 2022. U.S. Department of Education.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/languageneeds.html