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20 U.S.C. § 921 — Defense dependents’ education system

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20 U.S.C. § 921 — Defense dependents’ education system

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Defense shall establish and operate a program (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “defense dependents’ education system”) to provide a free public education through secondary school for dependents in overseas areas. **(b) Program purposes and activities** (1) The Secretary shall ensure that individuals eligible to receive a free public education under subsection (a) receive an education of high quality. (2) In establishing the defense dependents’ education system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide programs designed to meet the special needs of— (A) the handicapped, (B) individuals in need of compensatory education, (C) individuals with an interest in vocational education, (D) gifted and talented individuals, and (E) individuals of limited English-speaking ability. (3) The Secretary shall provide a developmental preschool program to individuals eligible to receive a free public education under subsection (a) who are of preschool age if a preschool program is not otherwise available for such individuals and if funds for such a program are available. **(c) Consultation requirements** The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Education on the educational programs and practices of the defense dependents’ education system. **(d) Optional summer school programs** (1) The Secretary of Defense may provide optional summer school programs in the defense dependents’ education system. (2) The Secretary shall provide any summer school program under this subsection on the same financial basis as programs offered during the regular school year, except that the Secretary may charge reasonable fees for all or portions of such summer school programs to the extent that the Secretary

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37 U.S.C. § 429 — Renumbered § 489]

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20 U.S.C. § 1681 — Sex

**(a) Prohibition against discrimination; exceptions** No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, except that: (1) **Classes of educational institutions subject to prohibition** — in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall apply only to institutions of vocational education, professional education, and graduate higher education, and to public institutions of undergraduate higher education; (2) **Educational institutions commencing planned change in admissions** — in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall not apply (A) for one year from June 23, 1972, nor for six years after June 23, 1972, in the case of an educational institution which has begun the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education or (B) for seven years from the date an educational institution begins the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of only one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education, whichever is the later; (3) **Educational institutions of religious organizations with contrary religious tenets** — this section shall not apply to an educational institution which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent with the religious tenet

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42 U.S.C. § 1769b — Department of Defense overseas dependents’ schools

**(a) Purpose of program; availability of payments and commodities** For the purpose of obtaining Federal payments and commodities in conjunction with the provision of lunches to students attending Department of Defense dependents’ schools which are located outside the United States, its territories or possessions, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to the Department of Defense, from funds appropriated for such purpose, the same payments and commodities as are provided to States for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program in the United States. **(b) Administration of program; eligibility determinations and regulations** The Secretary of Defense shall administer lunch programs authorized by this section and shall determine eligibility for free and reduced price lunches under the criteria published by the Secretary of Agriculture, except that the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing computation of income eligibility standards for families of students participating in the National School Lunch Program under this section. **(c) Nutritional standards for meals; noncompliance with standards** The Secretary of Defense shall be required to offer meals meeting nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; however, the Secretary of Defense may authorize deviations from Department of Agriculture prescribed meal patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages when local conditions preclude strict compliance or when such compliance is impracticable. **(d) Authorization of appropriations** Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year in such amounts as may be necessary for the administrative expenses of the Department of Defense under this section.

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10 U.S.C. § 2164 — Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools

**(a) Authority of Secretary.—** (1) If the Secretary of Defense makes a determination that appropriate educational programs are not available through a local educational agency for dependents of members of the armed forces and dependents of civilian employees of the Federal Government residing on a military installation in the United States (including territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States), the Secretary may enter into arrangements to provide for the elementary or secondary education of the dependents of such members of the armed forces and, to the extent authorized in subsection (c), the dependents of such civilian employees. (2) The Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, permit dependents of members of the armed forces and, to the extent provided in subsection (c), dependents of civilian employees of the Federal Government residing in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States but not on a military installation, to enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection. 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 member’s orders, may be enrolled in an educational program provided by the Secretary under this subsection. (3) (A) Under the circumstances described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, permit a dependent of a member of the armed forces to enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection without regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to residen

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10 U.S.C. § 2164c — Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students of Defense Dependent Schools

**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, may— (1) enter into arrangements with institutions of higher education to provide students of Defense Dependent Schools with access to postsecondary course credit through dual or concurrent enrollment programs; and (2) subject to subsection (b), provide financial assistance to students to cover the costs associated with such programs. **(b) Amount of Assistance.—** The amount of financial assistance provided to an individual student under subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $1,500 per school year. **(c) Credit Transferability.—** The Secretary of Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the Department of Defense Education Activity, in facilitating dual or concurrent enrollment programs with institutions of higher education under this section— (1) establishes articulation or credit transfer agreements that promote the transferability of academic credits earned by participating students; and (2) prioritizes agreements with institutions that offer broad acceptance of such credits across degree programs. **(d) Institutional Integrity.—** In entering into contracts or other agreements with institutions of higher education for purposes of dual or concurrent enrollment programs under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such institutions have a program participation agreement in effect under section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1094](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1094&num=0&edition=prelim)) and are not provisionally or temporarily certified. **(e) Preparation and Informing Families and Educators.—** In implementing dual or concurrent enrollm

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10 U.S.C. § 2243 — Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal programs in overseas defense dependents’ schools

**(a) Authority.—** Subject to subsection (b), amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for the operation of overseas defense dependents’ schools may be used by the Secretary of Defense to enable an overseas meal program to provide students enrolled in such a school with meals at a price equal to the average price paid by students for equivalent meals under a comparable public school meal program in the United States. **(b) Limitation.—** The authority provided by subsection (a) may be used only if the Secretary of Defense determines that Federal payments and commodities provided under section 20 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ([42 U.S.C. 1769b](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1769b&num=0&edition=prelim)) and section 20 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ([42 U.S.C. 1789](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1789&num=0&edition=prelim)) to support an overseas meal program are insufficient to provide meals under that program at a price for students equal to the average price paid by students for equivalent meals under a comparable public school meal program in the United States. **(c) Determining Average Price.—** In determining the average price paid by students in the United States for meals under a school meal program, the Secretary of Defense shall exclude free and reduced price meals provided pursuant to income guidelines. **(d) Overseas Meal Program Defined.—** In this section, the term “overseas meal program” means a program administered by the Secretary of Defense to provide breakfasts or lunches to students attending overseas defense dependents’ schools. **(e) Overseas Defense Dependents’ School Defined.—** In this section, the term “overseas defen

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10 U.S.C. § 2605 — Acceptance of gifts for defense dependents’ schools

**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift (including any gift of an interest in real property) made on the condition that it be used in connection with the operation or administration of a defense dependents’ school. The Secretary may pay all necessary expenses in connection with the acceptance of a gift under this subsection. **(b)** There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the “Department of Defense Dependents’ Education Gift Fund”. Gifts of money, and the proceeds of the sale of property, received under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the fund. The Secretary may disburse funds deposited under this subsection for the benefit or use of defense dependents’ schools, subject to the terms of the gift. **(c)** Subsection (c) of [section 2601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) in the same manner that such subsection applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) of that section. **(d)** (1) Upon request of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury may— (A) retain money, securities, and the proceeds of the sale of securities, in the Department of Defense Dependents’ Education Gift Fund; and (B) invest money and reinvest the proceeds of the sale of securities in that fund in securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States. (2) The interest and profits accruing from those securities shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be disbursed as provided in subsection (b). **(e)** In this section, the term “gift” includes a devise of real property or a bequest of personal pro

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15 U.S.C. § 2642 — Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter— (1) **Accredited asbestos contractor** — The term “accredited asbestos contractor” means a person accredited pursuant to the provisions of [section 2646 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2646&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (3) **Asbestos** — The term “asbestos” means asbestiform varieties of— (A) chrysotile (serpentine), (B) crocidolite (riebeckite), (C) amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), (D) anthophyllite, (E) tremolite, or (F) actinolite. (4) **Asbestos-containing material** — The term “asbestos-containing material” means any material which contains more than 1 percent asbestos by weight. (5) **EPA guidance document** — The term “Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Material in Buildings”, means the Environmental Protection Agency document with such title as in effect on March 31, 1986. (6) **Friable asbestos-containing material** — The term “friable asbestos-containing material” means any asbestos-containing material applied on ceilings, walls, structural members, piping, duct work, or any other part of a building which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. The term includes non-friable asbestos-containing material after such previously non-friable material becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. (7) **Local educational agency** — The term “local educational agency” means— (A) any local educational agency as defined in [section 7801 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num

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15 U.S.C. § 2643 — EPA regulations

**(a) In general** Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations as described in subsections (b) through (i). With respect to regulations described in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (i), the Administrator shall issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking within 60 days after October 22, 1986, and shall propose regulations within 180 days after October 22, 1986. Any regulation promulgated under this section must protect human health and the environment. **(b) Inspection** The Administrator shall promulgate regulations which prescribe procedures, including the use of personnel accredited under section 2646(b) or (c) of this title and laboratories accredited under [section 2646(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2646/d&num=0&edition=prelim), for determining whether asbestos-containing material is present in a school building under the authority of a local educational agency. The regulations shall provide for the exclusion of any school building, or portion of a school building, if (1) an inspection of such school building (or portion) was completed before the effective date of the regulations, and (2) the inspection meets the procedures and other requirements of the regulations under this subchapter or of the “Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in Buildings” (unless the Administrator determines that an inspection in accordance with the guidance document is inadequate). The regulations shall require inspection of any school building (or portion of a school building) that is not excluded by the preceding sentence. **(c) Circumstances requiring response actions** (1) The Administrator shall promulgate regulations which define the approp

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15 U.S.C. § 2646 — Contractor and laboratory accreditation

**(a) Contractor accreditation** A person may not— (1) inspect for asbestos-containing material in a school building under the authority of a local educational agency or in a public or commercial building, (2) prepare a management plan for such a school, or (3) design or conduct response actions, other than the type of action described in sections 2643(f) and 2644(c) of this title, with respect to friable asbestos-containing material in such a school or in a public or commercial building, unless such person is accredited by a State under subsection (b) or is accredited pursuant to an Administrator-approved course under subsection (c). **(b) Accreditation by State** (1) **Model plan** (A) *Persons to be accredited* — Within 180 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator, in consultation with affected organizations, shall develop a model contractor accreditation plan for States to give accreditation to persons in the following categories: (i) Persons who inspect for asbestos-containing material in school buildings under the authority of a local educational agency or in public or commercial buildings. (ii) Persons who prepare management plans for such schools. (iii) Persons who design or carry out response actions, other than the type of action described in sections 2643(f) and 2644(c) of this title, with respect to friable asbestos-containing material in such schools or in public or commercial buildings. (B) *Plan requirements* — The plan shall include a requirement that any person in a category listed in paragraph (1) 11 So in original. Probably should be “subparagraph (A)”. achieve a passing grade on an examination and participate in continuing education to stay informed about current asbestos inspection and response action technology. The

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