ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

SEC. 306. ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (a) Assistance Authorized.—Of the amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 1990, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use $10,000,000 for the purpose of providing, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, assistance to eligible local educational agencies that operate schools that include students who— (1) are dependent children of members of the Armed Forces or of civilian employees of the Department of Defense; and (2) while in attendance at such schools, reside on Federal property. (b) Eligible Local Educational Agencies.—A local educational agency described in subsection (a) is eligible for financial assistance under such subsection if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, determines that such agency is unable, without the addition of such assistance, to provide a level of education for such students equivalent to the minimum level of education available within the State in which such students reside (as determined by comparable school district data). (c) Criteria for Assistance.—Not later than December 31, 1989, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 103 STAT. 1411 Services and Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report describing the criteria and procedures the Secretary will use to select recipient agencies for assistance under subsection (a). (d) Report on Impact Aid.—Not later than December 31, 1989, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility and desirability— (1) of transferring to the Department of Defense by October 1, 1991, impact aid responsibilities for schools impacted by Department of Defense activities; and (2) of providing support services (including funds for facilities) to schools receiving impact aid as a result of the presence of dependent children of members of the Armed Forces or of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.