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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 573 "ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM "SEC. 1403. (a) The defense dependents' education system is operated through the field activity of the Department of Defense known as the Department of Defense Education Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who is a civihan and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The Director reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this title. "; (B) in subsection (b), by striking "this Act" and inserting "this title"; (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting "(20 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)" after "Personnel Practices Act"; (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma; (E) in subsection (c)(6), by striking "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics" and inserting "the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated under subsection (a)"; (F) in subsection (d)(1), by striking "for the Office of Dependents' Education"; (G) in subsection (d)(2)— (i) by striking the first sentence; (ii) by striking "Whenever the Office of Dependents' Education" and inserting "Whenever the Department of Defense Education Activity"; (iii) by striking "after the submission of the report required under the preceding sentence" and inserting "in a manner that affects the defense dependents' education system"; and (iv) by striking "an additional report" and inserting "a report"; and (H) in subsection (d)(3), by striking "the Office of Dependents' Education" and inserting "the Department of Defense Education Activity". (3) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 927) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in accordance with section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act" and inserting "Secretary of Education in accordance with section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232)"; (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking "by academic year 1993-1994"; and (C) in subsection (c)(3)— (i) by striking "IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES. — In carrying out" and all that follows through "a comprehensive" and inserting "IMPLEMENTATION. —In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall have in effect a comprehensive"; (ii) by striking the semicolon after "such individuals" and inserting a period; and (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C). (4) Section 1411(d) (20 U.S.C. 929(d)) is amended by striking "grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code" and inserting "level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code". (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 930) is amended—

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