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 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 two years, and four shall serve for a term of three years, as determined by the Assistant Secretary at the time of their appointment, and (2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member appointed under subsection (a)(2) shall serve more than two full terms on the Council. (c) The Council shall meet at least four times each year. The functions of the Council shall be to— (1) recommend to the Director general policies for operation of the defense dependents' education system with respect to curriculum selection, administration, and operation of the system, (2) provide information to the Director from other Federal agencies concerned with primary and secondary education with respect to education p r o - a m s and practices which such agencies have found to be effective and which should be considered for inclusion in the defense dependents' education system, (3) advise the Director on the design of the study and the selection of the contractor referred to in section 1412(a)(2) of this title, and (4) perform such other tasks as may be required by the Assistant Secretary. (d) Members of the Council who are not in the regular full-time employ of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Council or otherwise engaged in the business of the Council, be entitled to receive compensation at the daily equivalent of the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including traveltime, and while so serving on the business of the Council away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. (e) The Council shall continue in existence until terminated by law.

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Functions,

Compensation,

5 USC 5332 note.

Termination.

STUDY OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM

SEC. 1412. (a)(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enact- 20 USC 930. ment of this Act, the Director shall provide for a comprehensive study of the entire defense dependents' education system, which shall include a detailed analysis of the education programs and the facilities of the system. (2) The study required by this subsection shall be conducted by a contractor selected by the Director after an open competition. After Report. conducting such study, the contractor shall submit a report to the Director not later than one year after the effective date of this title describing the results of the study and giving its assessment of the defense dependents' education system. (b) In designing the specifications for the study to be conducted Consultation. pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and in selecting a contractor to conduct such study under subsection (a)(2), the Director shall consult with the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education established under section 1411 of this title. (c) The Director shall submit to the Congress not later than one Results and year after the effective date of this title the report submitted to him legislative

recommendations, submittal to Congress.

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