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10 U.S.C. 2164: Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-337. Changed by 12 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2164a, 10 U.S.C. 2164b, 10 U.S.C. 2164c, 10 U.S.C. 2243, 10 U.S.C. 2605.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Secretary of Defense (3).

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (i), (n)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §591, amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) related to establishment of a school board for Department of Defense elementary and secondary schools established at each military installation under this section. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §592(1), substituted "a member of a foreign armed force residing on a military installation in the United States (including territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States)" for "an individual described in paragraph (2)". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (j)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §592(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is any of the following: (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (j)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §593(1)(A), substituted "; or" for "; and". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (l)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §593(1)(B), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "immediately before such enrollment, was enrolled in the defense dependents' education system established under section 1402 of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (2… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (l)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §593(2), added par. (2) and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which read as follows: (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (l), (3)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §594(a), added subsec. (m). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (m)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "chapter 10 of title 5, but may close meetings in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5." for "the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), but may close meetings in accordance with such Act." Law text · (d)

2013

  • Pub. L. 112–239 added subsecs. (k) and (l). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (k), (l)
  • Pub. L. 113–66 added par. (3). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (l)

2011

  • Pub. L. 111–383 added par. (3). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)

2009

  • Pub. L. 111–84 added subsec. (j). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (j)

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–446, §305(a)(1), substituted "infants or toddlers" for "infants and toddlers" in two places, "part C" for "part H", and "1431 et seq." for "1471 et seq.". (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 108–446, §305(a)(2)(A), substituted "section 602" for "section 602(a)(1)" and "1401" for "1401(a)(1)". (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 108–446, §305(a)(2)(D), substituted "or toddlers" for "and toddlers", "632" for "672(1)", and "1432" for "1472(1)". (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 108–446, §305(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which defined the term "children with disabilities aged 3 to 5, inclusive". (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 108–446, §305(a)(2)(C), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B). (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (f)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–398 added subsec. (i). (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (i)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–65, §353(1), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "A dependent of a Federal employee may continue enrollment in a program under this subsection for the remainder of a school year notwithstanding a change during such school year in the status of the Federal employee… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 106–65, §352, inserted at end "The Secretary may provide for the establishment of one school board for all such schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and one school board for all such schools in Guam instead of one school board for each military installation in those lo… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 106–65, §353(2), added subsec. (h). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (h)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–261, §371(a)(1), (2), designated first sentence as par. (1) and second sentence as par. (2). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–261, §371(a)(3), inserted at end "If a member of the armed forces is assigned to a remote location or is assigned to an unaccompanied tour of duty, a dependent of the member who resides, on or off a military installation, in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of th… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–261, §371(c)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 105–261, §371(b), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "A dependent referred to in subparagraph (A) may be enrolled in the program for more than five consecutive school years if the Secretary determines that, in the interest of the de… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 105–261, §371(c)(2), added subpar. (D). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–201 added par. (7). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 104–106 added par. (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (e)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.