An Act to amend Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress, which provide for assistance to local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes
PL 84-382 (H.R.7245), enacted 08/12/1955

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Public Law 382 
CHAPTER 868 
AN A C T 
August 12, 1955 
To amend Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Congress, which provide for 
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assistance to local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate aTid House of Representatives 
of the agencies ^^n^F^edi 
United States of America in Congress assenibled^ 
eraiiy 
affected 
areas. 
EXTENSION OF PUBLIC LAW 8 74 
SECTION 1. The first sentence of section 2 (a) of the Act of Sep-
tember 30,1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), as amended, 
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is amended by striking out "five succeeding fiscal years" and inserting 
"six succeeding fiscal years". 
Sections 3 (a), 3 (c), 4 (a), and 8 (d) 532!l3&'"°'"^" 
of such Act are amended by striking out "1956" wherever appearing ^ A° ^^^ ^^^ '^^^' 
therein and inserting "1957". Section 3 (c) (2) (D) of such Act is 
amended by inserting after "July 1, 1955," the following: "and the 
succeeding fiscal year,". 
Section 10 (a) of such Act is amended by 
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striking out "or the succeeding fiscal year" in the firet sentence and 
inserting "or either of the two succeeding fiscal years", and by striking 
out the second sentence and inserting the following: "Notice of such 
an election shall be filed with the Secretary of the Interior and with 
the Commissioner of Education before January 1 of the calendar year 
in which the fiscal year in question begins.". 
P A Y M E N T S U N D E E P U B L I C L A W 8 74 FOR CURRENT INCREASES IN FEDERALLY 
CONNECTED CHILDREN 
SEC. 2. Section 4 (a) (1) of such Act is amended by striking out 
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"at least 5 per centum of the number of all children in average daily 
attendance at the schools of such agency during the preceding fiscal 
year" and inserting "at least 5 per centum of the difference between 
the number of children in average daily attendance at the schools of 
such agency during the preceding fiscal year and the number of such 
children whose attendance during such year resulted from activities of 
the United States (including children who resided on Federal propr 
erty or with a parent employed on Federal property)". 
POSTPONEMENT OF 3 PER CENTUM "ABSORPTION" REQUIREMENT UNDER 
PUBLIC LAW 8 74 
SEC. 3. The Act of August 31, 1954 (Public Law 732, Eighty-third 
Congress), is amended by inserting after "June 30, 1955," the 20usc*238°note. 
following: "and the succeeding fiscal year". 
TRANSFER OF TEMPORARY SCHOOL FACII.ITIES MADE AVAILABLE UNDER 
PUBLIC LAW 815 
SEC. 4. Sections 203 and 309 of the Act of September 23, 1950 (Pub- stat^. 5
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lie Law 815, Eighty-first Congress), as amended, are each amended 
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by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The 
Commissioner may transfer to such agency or its successor all the 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any temporary 
facilities made available to such agency under this section; any such 
transfer shall be without charge, but may be made on such other 
terms and conditions, and at such time, as the Commissioner deems 
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title." The amend-
ments made by this section shall apply to any facility made available 
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to a local educational agency either before or after the enactment of 
this Act. 
DATE FOR DETERMINING " U N H O U S E D " CHILDREN 
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SEC. 5. (a) Section 304 of such Act is amended, effective December 
1, 1954, by striking out "the number of such children who will other-
wise be without such facilities at such time shall be determined by 
reference to those facilities which (A) are built or under contract as 
of the date set by the Commissioner under section 303 for filing appli-
cations for payments from the funds out of which such Federal share 
is to be paid" and inserting the following: "the number of such 
children who will otherwise be without such facilities at such time 
shall be determined by reference to those facilities which (A) are built 
or under contract as of the earliest date set by the Commissioner under 
section 303, on or before which the application for such project is 
filed". 
(b) Such section is further amended by inserting " ( a ) " after "SEC. 
304." and by adding at the end of section the following new subsection: 
"(b) (1) Where a local educational agency filed an application for 
payments under this title on or before November 24, 1953, and after 
that date entered into any construction contract which had the effect 
of diminishing or eliminating payments to such agency on the basis 
of the application, the Commissioner shall pay to such agency, out of 
funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection, an amount equal to 
the difference between the amount, if any, reserved on the basis of the 
application and the amount which would have been reserved on the 
basis of the application out of funds appropriated by the Supple-
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mental Appropriation Act, 1954, if such funds had been sufficient to 
permit payments without establishing priorities under section 303. 
"(2) Payments under this subsection shall be made upon request 
of the local educational agency involved, filed with the Commissioner 
within ninety days after the date on which funds are appropriated 
to make such payments. Except as provided in paragraph (3), such 
payments shall be made in a lump sum, and shall be made upon condi-
tion that the funds paid shall be used solely to finance the construc-
tion of school facilities for such agency (including the payment of 
obligations incurred with respect to school facilities constructed 
before the enactment of this subsection). 
"(3) If, as of the date on which funds are appropriated to make 
payments under this subsection, any agency to which this subsection 
applies has not provided minimum school facilities (determined by 
reference to those facilities which, as of such date, are built or under 
contract, or are included in a project the application for which has 
been approved under this title) for the estimated number of children 
who will be in the membership of its schools at the close of the regular 
school year 1955-1956, its request shall set forth one or more projects 
for the construction of minimum school facilities for such children, and 
with respect to such projects shall meet the requirements of section 
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205 (b) (1). 
If, and only if, the projects included in its request 
and approved for payment will provide minimum school facilities 
for the number of children for whom such facilities have not been 
provided, as determined under the preceding sentence, the balance, 
if any, of the amount payable to such agency under this subsection 
shall be paid to it in accordance w^ith paragraph (2). Upon approval 
of the request, payments with respect to each project included in the 
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project had been approved under section 306." 
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ASSISTANCE UNDER PUBLIC LAW 815 FOR CHILDREN RESIDING ON INDIAN 
LAND OUTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
SEC. 6. (a) Paragraph (1) of section 401 (a) of such Act is 
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: "or that 
the total number of such children who reside on Indian lands located 
outside the school district of such agency equals or exceeds 100". 
(b) Such section 401 (a) is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: "Assistance may be furnished under this sub-
section without regard to paragraph (2) (but subject to the other 
provisions of this subsection and subsection (c)) to any local educa-
tional agency which provides free public education for children who 
reside on Indian lands located outside its school district. For pur-
poses of this subsection 'Indian lands' means Indian reservations or 
other real property referred to in the third sentence of section 
210 (1).". 
(c) Section 401 (b) of such Act is amended (1) by striking out 
"the succeeding fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "the two 
succeeding fiscal years", and (2) by striking out "June 30, 1955" and 
inserting m lieu thereof "June 30,1956". 
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PAYMENTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 815 TO DISTRICTS UNABLE TO FINANCE 
NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PROJECTS 
SEC. 7. Section 308 of such Act is amended by inserting " ( a ) " after 
"SEC. 308." and by adding at the end of the section the following new 
subsection: 
"(b) Where a local educational agency filed an application for 
payments under this section before June 30, 1954, and such agency 
met all the requirements established for approval of such application 
except the 20 per centum requirement as to children countable for 
payments under this title (45 C. F. E., 1954 Supp., 107.8 (b) (2)), and 
the number of children countable for the purposes of such requirement 
was equal to 10 per centum or more of the average daily membership 
of such agency for the school year 1953-1954, the Commissioner shall 
pay to such agency, out of funds appropriated pursuant to this sub-
section, an amount equal to the amount which would have been reserved 
on the basis of such application if such requirement had been met. 
Payments under this subsection shall be made upon application by the 
local educational agency involved, filed with the Commissioner on or 
before November 1, 1955, which shall set forth one or more projects 
for the construction of minimum school facilities for such agency, 
and shall meet the requirements of section 205 (b) (1) with respect 
to such projects. Upon approval of an application under this sub-
section, payments with respect to each project included in the appli-
cation shall be made under section 307 as if an application for such 
project had been approved under section 306." 
Approved August 12, 1955. 
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Public Law 383 
CHAPTER 869 
AN ACT 
August 12, 1955 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Railroad 
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Unemployment Insurance Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That, effective with mfnV'an'd ^t^l^ 
respect to annuities accruing in months following the month of enact- ^nc°e^°'*"* ^"^"^ 
ment hereof, section 2 (e) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as 
es'stat. 683. 
45 u s e 228b(e).