1995 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25A - OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION
Sec. 930 - Study of defense dependents’ education system

(1) As soon as practicable after November 1, 1978, the Director shall provide for a comprehensive study of the entire defense dependents’ education system, which shall include a detailed analysis of the education programs and the facilities of the system.

(2) The study required by this subsection 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 not later than two years after July 1, 1979, describing the results of the study and giving its assessment of the defense dependents’ education system.

In designing the specifications for the 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.

The Director shall submit to the Congress not later than one year after July 1, 1979, the report submitted to him under subsection (a)(2) of this section describing the results of the 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.

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.

(Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, §1412, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2371; Pub. L. 96–46, §2(a)(8), Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 340.)

1979—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–46 substituted “two years after July 1, 1979” for “one year after July 1, 1979”.

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.”

This section is referred to in section 929 of this title.