PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE OPERATION OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS.

SEC. 355. [20 U.S.C. 921 note] PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE OPERATION OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS. (a) Pilot Program.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using private contractors to operate schools of the defense dependents' education system established under section 1402(a) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)). (b) Selection of School for Program.—If the Secretary conducts the pilot program, the Secretary shall select one school of the defense dependents' education system for participation in the program and provide for the operation of the school by a private contractor for not less than one complete school year. (c) Report.—Not later than 30 days after the end of the first school year in which the pilot program is conducted, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program. The report shall include the recommendation of the Secretary with respect to the extent to which other schools of the defense dependents' education system should be operated by private contractors.