§ 922. — Administration of defense dependents' education system.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC922]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25A--OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION
Sec. 922. Administration of defense dependents' education system
(a) Operation; Director
The defense dependents' education system is operated through the
field activity of the Department of Defense known as the Department of
Defense Education Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who
is a civilian and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The Director
reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary
of Defense for purposes of this chapter.
(b) Implementation of program functions of Secretary of Defense through
Director
Except with respect to the authority to prescribe regulations, the
Secretary of Defense may carry out his functions under this chapter
through the Director.
(c) Functions of Director
The Director shall--
(1) establish personnel policies, consistent with the Defense
Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20
U.S.C. 901 et seq.), for employees in the defense dependents'
education system,
(2) have authority to transfer professional employees in the
defense dependents' education system from one position to another,
(3) prepare a unified budget for each fiscal year, which shall
include necessary funds for construction and operation and
maintenance of facilities, for the defense dependents' education
system for inclusion in the Department of Defense budget for that
year,
(4) have authority to establish, in accordance with section 928
of this title, local school advisory committees,
(5) have authority to arrange for inservice and other training
programs for employees in the defense dependents' education system,
and
(6) perform such other functions as may be required or delegated
by the Secretary of Defense or the Assistant Secretary of Defense
designated under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Establishment of regional or area offices; reports to Congress on
reorganizations; authorized number of civilian employees
(1) The Director shall establish appropriate regional or area
offices in order to provide for thorough and efficient administration of
the defense dependents' education system.
(2) Whenever the Department of Defense Education Activity is
reorganized in a manner that affects the defense dependents' education
system, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Congress
describing the reorganization.
(3) Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, the
Department of Defense Education Activity is authorized an appropriate
number of civilian employees in its central office and such regional or
area office as are established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XIV, Sec. 1403, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2365; Pub.
L. 106-65, div. A, title III, Sec. 354(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 572;
Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1087(g)(8)], Oct. 30,
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-294.)
References in Text
The Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices
Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 86-91, July 17, 1959, 73
Stat. 213, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 25
(Sec. 901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 901 of this
title and Tables.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 106-398 struck out ``the'' before
``the Assistant Secretary of Defense''.
1999--Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(A), amended section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(A), added subsec. (a) and
struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows:
``(1) There is established within the Department of Defense an
office to be known as the Office of Dependents' Education.
``(2) The Office of Dependents' Education shall be headed by a
Director of Dependents' Education (hereinafter in this chapter referred
to as the `Director'), who shall be a civilian and who shall be selected
by the Secretary of Defense and shall report to the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics.''
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(B), made technical
amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as
reference to this chapter.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(C), inserted ``(20
U.S.C. 901 et seq.)'' after ``Personnel Practices Act''.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(D), substituted a comma
for the period at end.
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(E), substituted ``the
Assistant Secretary of Defense designated under subsection (a) of this
section'' for ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve
Affairs, and Logistics''.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(F), struck out ``for the
Office of Dependents' Education'' after ``area offices''.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(G), struck out first
sentence which read: ``Not later than six months after November 1, 1978,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report (A)
describing the organization of the Office of Dependents' Education in
accordance with paragraph (1), (B) describing the assignment of
personnel to the central office of the Office of Dependents' Education
and to such regional or area offices as are established pursuant to
paragraph (1), and (C) detailing the personnel requirements of the
defense dependents' education system.'' and substituted ``Whenever the
Department of Defense Education Activity'' for ``Whenever the Office of
Dependents' Education'', ``in a manner that affects the defense
dependents' education system'' for ``after the submission of the report
required under the preceding sentence'', and ``a report'' for ``an
additional report''.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(2)(H), substituted ``the
Department of Defense Education Activity'' for ``the Office of
Dependents' Education''.
