§ 932. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC932]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25A--OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION
Sec. 932. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term ``dependent'' means a minor individual--
(A) who has not completed secondary schooling, and
(B) who is the child, stepchild, adopted child, ward, or
spouse of a sponsor, or who is a resident in the household of a
sponsor who stands in loco parentis to such individual and who
receives one-half or more of his support from such sponsor.
(2) The term ``sponsor'' means a person--
(A) who is--
(i) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty,
or
(ii) a full-time civilian officer or employee of the
Department of Defense and a citizen or national of the
United States; and
(B) who is authorized to transport dependents to or from an
overseas area at Government expense and is provided an allowance
for living quarters in that area.
(3) The term ``overseas area'' means any area situated outside
the United States.
(4) The term ``United States'', when used in a geographical
sense, means the several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
States (excluding the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and
Midway Island).
(5) The term ``involuntarily separated'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1141 of title 10.
(6) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Department
of Defense Education Activity.
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XIV, Sec. 1414, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2372; Pub.
L. 101-189, div. A, title III, Sec. 325(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat.
1415; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title V, Sec. 504(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1559; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title III, Sec. 354(7), Oct. 5,
1999, 113 Stat. 574.)
Amendments
1999--Par. (6). Pub. L. 106-65 added par. (6).
1990--Par. (5). Pub. L. 101-510 added par. (5).
1989--Par. (2). Pub. L. 101-189 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to
amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``The term `sponsor' means--
``(A) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, or
``(B) a civilian officer or employee of the Department of
Defense paid from appropriated funds.''
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-189 applicable with respect to periods of
enrollment in schools of the defense dependents' education system
beginning after Sept. 30, 1989, see section 325(c) of Pub. L. 101-189,
set out as a note under section 923 of this title.
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular
Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 923 of this title.
