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[CITE: 10USC2002]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
                     CHAPTER 101--TRAINING GENERALLY
 
Sec. 2002. Dependents of members of armed forces: language 
        training
        
    (a) Notwithstanding section 701(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021(b)) or any other provision of law, and under 
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or, with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, the Secretary of Transportation, language training may be provided 
in--
        (1) a facility of the Department of Defense;
        (2) a facility of the Foreign Service Institute established 
    under section 701(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
    4021(a)); or
        (3) a civilian educational institution;

to a dependent of a member of the armed forces in anticipation of the 
member's assignment to permanent duty outside the United States.
    (b) In this section, the term ``dependent'' has the same meaning 
that it has under section 401 of title 37.

(Added Pub. L. 89-160, Sec. 1(1), Sept. 1, 1965, 79 Stat. 615; amended 
Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 2(1), (2), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 96-
465, title II, Sec. 2206(c)(1), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2162; Pub. L. 
97-22, Sec. 11(a)(7), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 98-525, title 
XIV, Sec. 1405(30), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2624; Pub. L. 100-180, div. 
A, title XII, Sec. 1231(18)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161.)


                               Amendments

    1987--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-180 inserted ``the term'' after ``In 
this section,''.
    1984--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-525 substituted ``In this section,'' 
for ``For the purposes of this section, the word''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-22 inserted ``(22 U.S.C. 4021(b))'' 
after ``section 701(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980'' in 
provisions preceding par. (1) and, in par. (2), inserted ``(22 U.S.C. 
4021(a))'' after ``section 701(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980''.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-465, in provisions preceding par. (1) 
substituted ``section 701(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980'' for 
``section 1041 of title 22'' and in par. (2) substituted ``section 
701(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980'' for ``section 1041 of title 
22''.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 2(1), substituted ``armed forces'' for 
``Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 2(2)(A), authorized Secretary of 
Transportation to prescribe regulations for Coast Guard when not 
operating as a service in the Navy.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 2(2)(B), substituted ``armed 
forces'' for ``Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps''.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as 
otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96-465, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 3901 of Title 22, Foreign Relations 
and Intercourse.

                     Authority of Secretary of State

    Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and 
exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of 
Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed 
to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, 
see section 2651a of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and 
section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103-236, set out as a note under section 2651a 
of Title 22.
