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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues reference (a).

Updates responsibilities and procedures according to reference (b) to provide financial assistance to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to benefit dependent students of members of the Armed Forces and DoD civilian employees.

Assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures according to reference (c) for providing payments to eligible LEAs that provide services to military dependent children with severe disabilities.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").