1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5” for “grade GS–18 in section 5332 of title 5”.

1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1204(b)(3)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment subsec. (a) read as follows: “There is established in the Department of Education an Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). The Council shall be composed of—

“(1) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics, and the Administrator of Education for Overseas Dependents of such department, who shall be co-chairman of the Council;

“(2) twelve individuals appointed by the Secretary of Education, who shall be individuals who have demonstrated an interest in the fields of primary or secondary education and who shall include representatives of professional employee organizations, school administrators, parents of dependents enrolled in the dependents’ education system, and one student enrolled in such system;

“(3) a representative of the Secretary of Education and of the Secretary of Defense.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1204(b)(4), inserted reference to Secretary of Defense.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1204(b)(5)(A), substituted “two times each year” for “four times each year” in provisions before par. (1).

Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1204(b)(5)(B), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2), and struck out par. (2) which required the Council to make recommendations to the Director and to the Secretary of Education on the orderly transfer of the functions under this chapter to the Secretary and Department of Education.

Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1204(b)(5)(C), (D), redesignated par. (5) as (4), and substituted Secretary of Defense for Secretary of Education. Former par. (4) redesignated (3).

1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(3), substituted “Department of Education” for “Department of Defense” in text preceding par. (1).

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(4), provided that the Administrator of Education for Overseas Dependents of the Department of Education was to be a member of the council and its co-chairman.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(5), substituted “Secretary of Education” for “Assistant Secretary”, “demonstrated an interest” for “versed by training or experience”, “parents of dependents” for “sponsors of students”, and “dependents’ education system” for “defense dependents’ education system”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(5), required membership on the Council for representatives of the Secretaries of Education and Defense and struck out requirements for representation of the Commissioner of Education, Director of the National Institute of Education, Director of the Educational Directorate of the National Science Foundation, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Secretaries of the military departments.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(6), substituted “Secretary of Education” for “Assistant Secretary”.

Subsec. (c)(2) to (5). Pub. L. 96–88, § 508(j)(7), (8), added par. (2), redesignated former pars. (2), (3), and (4) as (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and in par. (5), as so redesignated, substituted “Secretary of Education” for “Assistant Secretary”.

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–88 effective May 4, 1980, with specified exceptions, see section 601 of Pub. L. 96–88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3401 of this title.