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20 U.S.C. § 921

Defense dependents’ education system

United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective

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20 U.S.C. § 921, Defense dependents’ education system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451834
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish and operate a program (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “defense dependents’ education system”) to provide a free public education through secondary school for dependents in overseas areas. In establishing the defense dependents’ education system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide programs designed to meet the special needs of— The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Education on the educational programs and practices of the defense dependents’ education system. In addition to carrying out the requirement under section 1769b of title 42 to administer lunch programs in certain dependents’ schools, the Secretary of Defense may administer a school breakfast program for students attending a school of the defense dependents’ education system.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-561(H.R. 15)1978-11-01
    Education Amendments of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-145(S. 1160)1985-11-08
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-484(H.R. 5006)1992-10-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
    House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-65(S. 1059)1999-10-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
    House: 139–281Senate: 93–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-314(H.R. 4546)2002-12-02
    Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
    House: 359–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-159(H.R. 5009)2024-12-23
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally