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20 U.S.C. 921: Defense dependents' education system

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-561. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

13 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2164, 10 U.S.C. 2164c, 10 U.S.C. 2243, 10 U.S.C. 2605, 15 U.S.C. 2642.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Secretary of Defense (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159 added subsec. (e). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (e)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–314 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "The Secretary shall provide in regulations for fees to be charged for the students enrolling in a summer school program under this subsection in amounts determined on the basis of family incom… (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (d)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "to receive" for "to recieve". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484 added subsec. (d). · (d)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–145 added subsec. (c). · (c)

    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.