ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

SEC. 371. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (a) Dependents of Members Residing in Certain Areas.— subsection (a) of section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by designating the first sentence as paragraph (1); (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2); and (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following new sentence: “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 the United States, as authorized by the members orders, may be enrolled in an educational program provided by the Secretary under this subsection.”. 112 STAT. 1989 (b) Waiver of Five-Year Attendance Limitation.— subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph: “(B) At the discretion of the Secretary, a dependent referred to in subparagraph (A) may be enrolled in the program for more than five consecutive school years if the dependent is otherwise qualified for enrollment, space is available in the program, and the Secretary will be reimbursed for the educational services provided. Any such extension shall cover only one school year at a time.”. (c) Customs Service Employee Dependents in Puerto Rico.— (1) subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— (A) by inserting “(A)” after “(1)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) A dependent of a United States Customs Service employee who resides in Puerto Rico, but not on a military installation, may enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) in Puerto Rico in accordance with the same rules as apply to a dependent of a Federal employee residing in permanent living quarters on a military installation.”. (2) subsection (c)(2) of such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a dependent covered by paragraph (1)(B). No requirement under this paragraph for reimbursement for educational services provided for the dependent shall apply with respect to the dependent, except that the Secretary may require the United States Customs Service to reimburse the Secretary for the cost of the educational services provided for the dependent.”. (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to academic years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.