TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION ACT OF 1978.

SEC. 354. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION ACT OF 1978. The Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of Public Law 95–561) is amended as follows: (1) Section 1402(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 921(b)(1)) is amended by striking “recieve” and inserting “receive”. (2) Section 1403 (20 U.S.C. 922) is amended— (A) by striking the matter in that section preceding subsection (b) and inserting the following:113 STAT. 573 “administration of defense dependents’ education system “Sec. 1403. (a) 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 title.”; (B) in subsection (b), by striking “this Act” and inserting “this title”; (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “(20 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)” after “Personnel Practices Act”; (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma; (E) in subsection (c)(6), by striking “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics” and inserting “the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated under subsection (a)”; (F) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “For the Office of Dependents’ Education”; (G) in subsection (d)(2)— (i) by striking the first sentence; (ii) by striking “Whenever the Office of Dependents’ Education” and inserting “Whenever the Department of Defense Education Activity”; (iii) by striking “after the submission of the report required under the preceding sentence” and inserting “in a manner that affects the defense dependents’ education system”; and (iv) by striking “an additional report” and inserting “a report”; and (H) in subsection (d)(3), by striking “the Office of Dependents’ Education” and inserting “the Department of Defense Education Activity”. (3) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 927) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in accordance with section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act” and inserting “Secretary of Education in accordance with section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232)”; (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “by academic year 1993–1994”; and (C) in subsection (c)(3)— (i) by striking “Implementation Timelines.—In carrying out” and all that follows through “a comprehensive” and inserting “Implementation.—In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall have in effect a comprehensive”; (ii) by striking the semicolon after “such individuals” and inserting a period; and (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C). (4) Section 1411(d) (20 U.S.C. 929(d)) is amended by striking “grade GS–18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code” and inserting “level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code”. (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 930) is amended—113 STAT. 574 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) by striking “As soon as” and all that follows through “shall provide for” and inserting “The Director may from time to time, but not more frequently than once a year, provide for”; and (ii) by striking “system, which” and inserting “system. Any such study”; (B) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) by striking “The study required by this subsection” and inserting “Any study under paragraph (1)”; and (ii) by striking “not later than two years after the effective date of this title”; (C) in subsection (b), by striking “the study” and inserting “any study”; (D) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking “not later than one year after the effective date of this title the report” and inserting “any report”; and (ii) by striking “the study” and inserting “a study”; and (E) by striking subsection (d). (6) Section 1413 (20 U.S.C. 931) is amended by striking “Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this title, the” and inserting “The”. (7) Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity.”.