20 U.S.C. § 932 : US Code - Section 932: Definitions

Search 20 U.S.C. § 932 : US Code - Section 932: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term "dependent" means a minor individual -
(A) who has not completed secondary schooling, and
(B) who is the child, stepchild, adopted child, ward, or
spouse of a sponsor, or who is a resident in the household of a
sponsor who stands in loco parentis to such individual and who
receives one-half or more of his support from such sponsor.
(2) The term "sponsor" means a person -
(A) who is -
(i) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, or
(ii) a full-time civilian officer or employee of the
Department of Defense and a citizen or national of the United
States; and
(B) who is authorized to transport dependents to or from an
overseas area at Government expense and is provided an
allowance for living quarters in that area.
(3) The term "overseas area" means any area situated outside
the United States.
(4) The term "United States", when used in a geographical
sense, means the several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
States (excluding the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and
Midway Island).
(5) The term "involuntarily separated" has the meaning given
that term in section 1141 of title 10.
(6) The term "Director" means the Director of the Department of
Defense Education Activity.