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In continuing to carry out a program, the Secretary
may modify the terms of the program within the
scope of this section. The continuation of any pro-
gram may include its expansion to include additional
participating schools of nursing.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘school
of nursing’’ and ‘‘accredited’’ have the meaning given those
terms in section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 296).
SEC. 557. REPEAL OF ANNUAL LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC
SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER ARMY RESERVE AND
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.
Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 416 cadets each year
under this section, to include’’ and inserting ‘‘each year
under this section’’.
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Subtitle E—Defense Dependents’
Education Matters
SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES.
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the
amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section
301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide ac-
tivities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose
of providing assistance to local educational agencies under
subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119
Stat. 3271; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
(b) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENT
CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE
CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for
operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities,
$10,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of pro-
viding assistance to local educational agencies under sub-
section (b) of such section 572.
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(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
SEC. 562. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS-
ABILITIES.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant
to section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for De-
fense-wide activities, $5,000,000 shall be available for pay-
ments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20
U.S.C. 7703a).
SEC. 563. INCLUSION OF DEPENDENTS OF NON-DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED
ON FEDERAL PROPERTY IN PLAN RELATING
TO FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, RELOCA-
TION OF MILITARY UNITS, OR BASE CLO-
SURES AND REALIGNMENTS.
Section 574(e)(3) of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–
364; 120 Stat. 2227; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) elementary and secondary school stu-
dents who are dependents of personnel who are
not members of the Armed Forces or civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense but who are
employed on Federal property.’’.
SEC. 564. AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF PRIVATE BOARD-
ING SCHOOL TUITION FOR MILITARY DE-
PENDENTS IN OVERSEAS AREAS NOT SERVED
BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’
SCHOOLS.
Section 1407(b)(1) of the Defense Dependents’ Edu-
cation Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 926(b)(1)) is amended in the
first sentence by inserting ‘‘, including private boarding
schools in the United States,’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
SEC. 565. HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Secretary of Education shall—
(1) deem each local educational agency that was
eligible to receive a fiscal year 2007 basic support
payment for heavily impacted local educational agen-
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cies under section 8003(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7703(b)(2)) as eligible to receive a basic support pay-
ment for heavily impacted local educational agencies
under such section for the fiscal year for which the de-
termination is made under this subsection; and
(2) make a payment to such local educational
agency under such section for such fiscal year.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Subsection (a) shall remain
in effect until the date that a Federal statute is enacted
authorizing the appropriations for, or duration of, any pro-
gram under title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for fiscal
year 2008 or any succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 566. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES ENROLLING MILITARY
DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Help for Military Children Affected by War Act of 2007’’.
(b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may provide assistance to eligible local educational
agencies for the additional education, counseling, and other
needs of military dependent children who are affected by
war-related action.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: