§932 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Dependent means a minor who has not finished high school and who is the child, stepchild, adopted child, ward, or spouse of a sponsor, or who lives in the sponsor’s home with the sponsor acting like a parent and providing one-half or more of their support. Sponsor means a person who is either an active-duty member of the Armed Forces or a full-time civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense who is a U.S. citizen or national, and who is allowed to move dependents to or from an overseas area at government expense and gets a living-quarters allowance there. Overseas area means any place outside the United States. United States, geographically, means the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. possessions, but not the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or Midway Island. Involuntarily separated has the meaning given in section 1141 of title 10. Director means the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity.

Title 20, §932

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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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1989 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Executive Documents

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.

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