20 U.S.C. § 922: Administration of defense…

Summary

The Department of Defense runs schools for military children through the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). A civilian Director leads DoDEA. The Secretary of Defense picks the Director, and the Director answers to an Assistant Secretary of Defense chosen by the Secretary for matters under this chapter. The Secretary can have the Director carry out the Secretary’s duties here, except the power to make regulations. The Director must set staff rules that follow the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), can move professional employees between positions, and must prepare one unified budget each fiscal year that includes funds for building and for operating and maintaining facilities to put into the Department of Defense budget. The Director can create local school advisory committees under section 928, organize employee training, and do other tasks the Secretary or Assistant Secretary gives. The Director must set up regional or area offices to run the system well. If DoDEA is reorganized in a way that affects the schools, the Secretary must report that reorganization to Congress. With the Secretary’s approval, DoDEA may hire an appropriate number of civilian staff for its central and regional offices.

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(a)Operation; Director (b) Implementation of program functions of Secretary of Defense through Director (c) Functions of Director (d) Establishment of regional or area offices; reports to Congress on reorganizations; authorized number of civilian employees

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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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, which is classified generally to chapter 25 (§ 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, § 354(2)(A), amended section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 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, § 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, § 354(2)(C), inserted “(20 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)” after “Personnel Practices Act”. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–65, § 354(2)(D), substituted a comma for the period at end. Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 106–65, § 354(2)(E), substituted “the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated under subsection (a)” for “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics”. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 106–65, § 354(2)(F), struck out “for the Office of Dependents’ Education” after “area offices”. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106–65, § 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, § 354(2)(H), substituted “the Department of Defense Education Activity” for “the Office of Dependents’ Education”.

§922 Administration of Defense Dependents’ Education System