§ 930. — Study 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: 20USC930]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25A--OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION
Sec. 930. Study of defense dependents' education system
(a) Scope; conduct and report to Director by contractor
(1) The Director may from time to time, but not more frequently than
once a year, provide for a comprehensive study of the entire defense
dependents' education system. Any such study shall include a detailed
analysis of the education programs and the facilities of the system.
(2) Any study under paragraph (1) shall be conducted by a contractor
selected by the Director after an open competition. After conducting
such study, the contractor shall submit a report to the Director
describing the results of the study and giving its assessment of the
defense dependents' education system.
(b) Consultation requirements respecting study specifications and
contractor selection
In designing the specifications for any study to be conducted
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, and in selecting a
contractor to conduct such study under subsection (a)(2) of this
section, the Director shall consult with the Advisory Council on
Dependents' Education established under section 929 of this title.
(c) Reporting requirements of Director
The Director shall submit to the Congress any report submitted to
him under subsection (a)(2) of this section describing the results of a
study carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section,
together with the recommendations, if any, of the contractor for
legislation or any increase in funding needed to improve the defense
dependents' education system. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or
regulation to the contrary, such report shall not be submitted to any
review before its transmittal to the Congress, but the Secretary of
Defense shall, at the time of the transmittal of such report, submit to
the Congress such recommendations as he may have with respect to
legislation or any increase in funding needed to improve the defense
dependents' education system.
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XIV, Sec. 1412, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2371; Pub.
L. 96-46, Sec. 2(a)(8), Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 106-65, div.
A, title III, Sec. 354(5), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 573.)
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(5)(A), substituted
``The Director may from time to time, but not more frequently than once
a year, provide for'' for ``As soon as practicable after November 1,
1978, the Director shall provide for'' and ``system. Any such study''
for ``system, which''.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(5)(B), substituted ``Any
study under paragraph (1)'' for ``The study required by this
subsection'' and struck out ``not later than two years after July 1,
1979,'' after ``shall submit a report to the Director''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(5)(C), substituted ``any
study'' for ``the study''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(5)(D), substituted ``any
report'' for ``not later than one year after July 1, 1979, the report''
and ``a study'' for ``the study''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 354(5)(E), struck out subsec. (d)
which read as follows: ``The Director may provide for additional studies
of the defense dependents' education system to be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of this section, but such studies shall
not be conducted more frequently than once a year. A report of each
study shall be submitted to the Congress in accordance with subsection
(c) of this section, and the second sentence of such subsection shall
apply with respect to the transmission of each such report.''
1979--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-46 substituted ``two years after
July 1, 1979'' for ``one year after July 1, 1979''.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Section 8 of Pub. L. 96-46 provided that: ``The amendments made by
this Act [enacting section 3164 of this title, amending this section,
sections 240, 241-1, 1211a, 1221-3, 1221h, 1226c, 1232g, 2308, 2310,
2603, 2721, 2733 to 2735, 2740, 2762, 2763, 2772, 2782, 2902, 3084,
3163, 3200, 3289, 3381 to 3386 of this title, and sections 2001, 2002,
2006, 2008, 2012 of Title 25, Indians, enacting a provision set out as a
note under section 1221e of this title, and amending provisions set out
as notes under sections 236, 1211b, 1221-1, 1231a, and 2701 of this
title and section 13 of Title 25] shall take effect October 1, 1978.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 929 of this title.
