S.Amdt. 2082

1. Adds SEC. 565. EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ENROLLING MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN at the end of subtitle E of title V

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   Inserted: SEC. 565. 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 2007".

   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)(i) 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: (ii) 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;

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   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; or

   Inserted: (B)(i) enrolls not less than 1 military dependent child affected by Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, as certified by the Secretary of Education; and

   Inserted: (ii) is not eligible for a payment under section 8002 or 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702, 7703).

   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"--

   Inserted: (A) 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)); and

   Inserted: (B) includes a child--

   Inserted: (i) who resided on Federal property with a parent on active duty in the National Guard or Reserve; or

   Inserted: (ii) who had a parent on active duty in the National Guard or Reserve but did not reside on Federal property.

   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 subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii);

   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 subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii);

   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 subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii), 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 $200,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 3 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 561 or 562 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 V, add the following:

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