An Act to authorize the Coast Guard to accept, operate and maintain a certain defense housing facility at Cape May, N. J.
PL 83-247 (H.R.6354), enacted 08/08/1953

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"(B) in the absence of any such approved agreement, as 
attendance at (or membership of) a school of the local educa-
tional agency so making or contracting to make such tuition 
payment. 
In any determination of average dail}^ attendance at or membership 
of schools, children who are not provided free public education (as 
defined in paragraph (4)) shall not be counted." 
(i) Section 210 (7) of such Act is amended by inserting "or mini-
mum" after "complete" in the first sentence thereof and by adding at 
the end thereof the following new sentence: "The cost of constructing 
minimum school facilities in the school district of a local educational 
agency shall be determined by the Commissioner, after consultation 
with the State and local educational agencies, on the basis of such 
information as may be contained in the application of such local 
educational agency and such other information as he may obtain." 
(j) The last sentence of section 210 (10) of such Act is amended 
to read: "Except as used in sections 203, 204, 309, and 310, such term 
does not include interests in land and off-site improvements." 
(k) Section 210 (11) of such Act is amended by inserting at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "Whether or not school 
facilities are minimum school facilities shall be determined by the 
Commissioner, after consultation with the State and local educational 
agencies, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him." 
(1) The second sentence of section 210 (12) of such Act is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end thereof "or which has 
responsibility for the provision of such facilities". 
(m) Section 105 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "title" 
and inserting "Act" in lieu thereof. 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by the preceding sections of this Act 
shall become effective July 1,1953. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
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Public Law 247 
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AN ACT 
To authorize the Coast Guard to accept, operate, and maintain a certain defense 
housing facility at Cape May, New Jersey. 
August 8,1953 
[H. R. 6354] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Coast 
Guard is authorized to accept from the Department of the Navy, 
without reimbursement, the fifty-unit defense housing facility at Cape 
May, New Jersey, and to operate and maintain such facility on a rental 
basis for occupancy by Coast Guard personnel and their dependents 
pursuant to the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 316; 
37U. S. C. l U a ) . 
SEC. 2. The gross amounts of all rents collected shall be deposited 
in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The appropri-
ation "Operatmg expenses. Coast Guard" shall be available for the 
cost of operation and maintenance of said housing facility. 
SEC. 3. The administration of. this housing facility by the Coast 
Guard shall be in conformity with the administration of similar 
housing projects by the other Armed Forces. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Coast Guard. 
Housing facility. 
Cape May, N. J.