EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZED ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS OVERSEAS.

SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZED ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS OVERSEAS. The Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1404 the following new section:“Enrollment of certain additional children on tuition-free basis“Sec. 1404A. (a) Enrollment Authorized.—Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may 119 STAT. 3271authorize the enrollment in schools of the defense dependents’ education system on a tuition-free basis of the children of full-time, locally-hired employees of the Department of Defense in an overseas area if such employees are citizens or nationals of the United States.“(b) Funding.—The Secretary may use funds available for the defense dependents’ education system to provide for the education of children enrolled in the defense dependents’ education system under subsection (a).” .