§ 901. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC901]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25--PAY AND PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS TEACHERS
Sec. 901. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
(1) ``teaching position'' means those duties and
responsibilities which--
(A) are performed on a school-year basis principally in a
school operated by the Department of Defense in an overseas area
for dependents of members of the Armed Forces and dependents of
civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or are
performed by an individual who carried out certain teaching
activities identified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense; and
(B) involve--
(i) classroom or other instruction or the supervision or
direction of classroom or other instruction; or
(ii) any activity (other than teaching) which requires
academic credits in educational theory and practice equal to
the academic credits in educational theory and practice
required for a bachelor's degree in education from an
accredited institution of higher education; or
(iii) any activity in or related to the field of
education notwithstanding that academic credits in
educational theory and practice are not a formal requirement
for the conduct of such activity.
(2) ``teacher'' means an individual--
(A) who is a citizen of the United States,
(B) who is a civilian, and
(C) who is employed in a teaching position described in
paragraph (1).
(3) ``overseas area'' means any area situated outside the United
States.
(4) ``United States'', when used in a geographical sense, means
the several States of the United States of America, the District of
Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone,
and the possessions of the United States (excluding the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands and Midway Islands).
(Pub. L. 86-91, Sec. 2, July 17, 1959, 73 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 104-201,
div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1606(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2736; Pub. L.
105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1073(c)(9)(A), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat.
1904.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in par. (4), see section
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 2351 of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1997--Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 105-85 made technical corrections to Pub.
L. 104-201, Sec. 1606(a)(1). See 1996 Amendment note below.
1996--Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1606(a)(1), as amended by
Pub. L. 105-85, inserted ``or are performed by an individual who carried
out certain teaching activities identified in regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of Defense;'' after ``Defense,''.
Par. (2)(C). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 1606(a)(2), added subpar. (C) and
struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: ``whose services
are required on a school-year basis in a teaching position.''
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Section 1073(c) of Pub. L. 105-85 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective as of Sept. 23, 1996, and as if included in
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Pub. L.
104-201, as enacted.
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 86-91 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
chapter and provisions now contained in section 5102(c)(22) of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees] may be cited as the `Defense
Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act'.''
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular
Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 5 sections 5102, 5334, 5541,
6301, 8331, 8701.
