To facilitate the availability of child care for the children of members of the Armed Forces on active duty in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom and to assist school districts serving large numbers or percentages of military dependent children affected by the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, or by other Department of Defense personnel decisions.

1. Adds SEC. 653. CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM at the end of subtitle E of title VI

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   (ii) would assist such members in establishing habits of financial responsibility during their initial enlistments in the Armed Forces.

   Inserted: SEC. 653. CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Child Care for Children Without Access to Military Child Care.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--In any case where the children of a covered member of the Armed Forces are geographically dispersed and do not have practical access to a military child development center, the Secretary of Defense may, to the extent funds are available for such purpose, provide such funds as are necessary permit the member's family to secure access for such children to State licensed child care and development programs and activities in the private sector that are similar in scope and quality to the child care and development programs and activities the Secretary would otherwise provide access to under subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law.

   Inserted: (2) Provision of funds.--Funds may be provided under paragraph (1) in accordance with the provisions of section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, or by such other mechanism as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (3) Priorities for allocation of funds in certain circumstances.--The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations priorities for the allocation of funds for the provision of access to child care under paragraph (1) in circumstances where funds are inadequate to provide all children described in that paragraph with access to child care as described in that paragraph.

   Inserted: (b) Preservation of Services and Programs.--The Secretary shall provide for the attendance and participation of children in military child development centers and child care and development programs and activities under subsection (a) in a manner that preserves the scope and quality of child care and development programs and activities otherwise provided by the Secretary.

   Inserted: (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense $25,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2006.

   Inserted: (d) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) The term "covered members of the Armed Forces" means members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the Reserves who are called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

   Inserted: (2) The term "military child development center" has the meaning given such term in section 1800(1) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. 654. EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ENROLLING MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Help for Military Children Affected by War Act of 2005".

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   Inserted: (b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to award grants to eligible local educational agencies for the additional education, counseling, and other needs of military dependent children who are affected by war or dramatic military decisions.

   Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Eligible local educational agency.-- The term "eligible local educational agency" means a local educational agency that--

   Inserted: (A) had a number of military dependent children in average daily attendance in the schools served by the local educational agency during the school year preceding the school year for which the determination is made, that--

   Inserted: (i) equaled or exceeded 20 percent of the number of all children in average daily attendance in the schools served by such agency during the preceding school year; or

   Inserted: (ii) was 1,000 or more, whichever is less; and

   Inserted: (B) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as impacted by--

   Inserted: (i) Operation Iraqi Freedom;

   Inserted: (ii) Operation Enduring Freedom;

   Inserted: (iii) the global rebasing plan of the Department of Defense;

   Inserted: (iv) the realignment of forces as a result of the base closure process;

   Inserted: (v) the official creation or activation of 1 or more new military units; or

   Inserted: (vi) a change in the number of required housing units on a military installation, due to the Military Housing Privatization Initiative of the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (2) Local educational agency.--The term "local educational agency" has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

   Inserted: (3) Military dependent child.--The term "military dependent child" means a child described in subparagraph (B) or (D)(i) of section 8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)).

   Inserted: (d) Use of funds.--Grant funds provided under this section shall be used for--

   Inserted: (1) tutoring, after-school, and dropout prevention activities for military dependent children with a parent who is or has been impacted by war-related action described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B);

   Inserted: (2) professional development of teachers, principals, and counselors on the needs of military dependent children with a parent who is or has been impacted by war-related action described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B);

   Inserted: (3) counseling and other comprehensive support services for military dependent children with a parent who is or has been impacted by war-related action described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B), including the hiring of a military-school liaison; and

   Inserted: (4) other basic educational activities associated with an increase in military dependent children.

   Inserted: (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2006 and each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.

   Inserted: (2) Special rule.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) are in addition to any funds made available to local educational agencies under section 582, 583 or 584 of this Act or section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703).

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   At the end of subtitle E of title VI, add the following:

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