US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 902

Regulations of Secretary of Defense

(a)

Employment, compensation, etc., of teachers

Not later than the ninetieth day following , the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such regulations shall govern—
(1)
the establishment of teaching positions;
(2)
the fixing of basic compensation for teachers and teaching positions at rates equal to the average of the range of rates of basic compensation for similar positions of a comparable level of duties and responsibilities in urban school jurisdictions in the United States of 100,000 or more population;
(3)
the entitlement of teachers to compensation;
(4)
the payment of compensation to teachers;
(5)
the appointment of teachers;
(6)
the conditions of employment of teachers;
(7)
the length of the school year or school years applicable to teaching positions;
(8)
the leave system for teachers;
(9)
quarters, allowances, and additional compensation for teachers; and
(10)
such other matters as may be relevant and appropriate to the purposes of this chapter.
(b)

Effective date of regulations

The regulations prescribed and issued by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) of this section shall become effective on such date as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe but not later than the ninetieth day following the date of issuance of such regulations.

Pub. L. 86–91, § 473 Stat. 214Pub. L. 89–391, § 1(a)80 Stat. 117(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2352 of Title 5Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 89–3911966—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted provisions for issuance of regulations to fix basic compensation for teachers and teaching positions at rates equal to the average of the range of rates of basic compensation for similar positions of a comparable level of duties and responsibilities in urban school jurisdictions in the United States of 100,000 or more population for former provisions fixing basic compensation for teaching positions in relation to rates of basic compensation for similar positions in the United States.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

Pub. L. 89–391, § 280 Stat. 118

section 903 of this title“The amendments made by the first section of this Act [amending this section and ] shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act [].”
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