20 USC § 931 - Regulations; issuance and contents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s931"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 931 - Regulations; issuance and contents"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "931"
section_name: "Regulations; issuance and contents"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1413, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2372; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, § 354(6), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 574.)"
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# § 931. Regulations; issuance and contents

The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter. Such regulations shall—

**(1)** prescribe the educational goals and objectives of the defense dependents’ education system,

**(2)** establish standards for the development of curricula for the system and for the selection of instructional materials,

**(3)** prescribe professional standards for professional personnel employed in the system,

**(4)** provide for arrangements between the Director and commanders of military installations for necessary logistic support for schools of the system located on military installations,

**(5)** provide for a recertification program for professional personnel employed in the system, and

**(6)** provide for such other matters as may be necessary to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the defense dependents’ education system.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1413, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2372; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, § 354(6), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 574.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1999—Subsec. (d).  substituted “The Secretary” for “Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary” in introductory provisions.