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Minor dependents of active-duty military members and full-time civilian DoD employees residing in a permanent living quarters for any part of the school year on a military installation served by a DoD Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) arrangement are eligible for tuition-free education. This rule will describe the procedures and eligibility requirements for minor dependents who are eligible for a DDESS arrangement. In 1994, Congress repealed Public Law 81-874 and passed Public Law 103-337, the FY1995 National Defense Authorization Act (codified at 10 U.S.C. 2164), creating the Domestic Dependent and Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS). Under 10 U.S.C. 2164, the Department of Defense operates approximately 65 elementary and secondary schools on federal installations in the United States and its territories, possessions, and commonwealths. Childhood education is essential, and DoD is determined to provide primary and secondary education for dependent children of members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Federal Government residing on military installations.