[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1667 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1667

 To amend section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify the 
eligibility of dependents of United States Customs Service employees to 
   enroll in Department of Defense dependents schools in Puerto Rico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 23, 1998

 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify the 
eligibility of dependents of United States Customs Service employees to 
   enroll in Department of Defense dependents schools in Puerto Rico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CUSTOMS SERVICE EMPLOYEE 
              DEPENDENTS TO ENROLL IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS 
              SCHOOLS IN PUERTO RICO.

    (a) Clarification.--Section 2164(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) A dependent of a United States Customs Service employee 
who resides in Puerto Rico but not on a military installation may 
enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (a) in Puerto Rico.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding the limitation on duration of enrollment set 
forth in paragraph (2), a dependent described in subparagraph (A) who 
is enrolled in an education program described in that subparagraph may 
be removed from the program only for good cause (as determined by the 
Secretary).
    ``(C) In the event of the death in the line of duty of an employee 
described in subparagraph (A), a dependent of the employee may remain 
enrolled in an educational program described in that subparagraph 
until--
            ``(i) the dependent completes the secondary education 
        associated with such educational program; or
            ``(ii) the dependent is removed for good cause (as so 
        determined).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to academic years 
beginning on or after that date.
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