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 Ill STAT. 1498 PUBLIC LAW 105-78—NOV. 13, 1997 the Secretary of Education shall forgive any overpayments established for fiscal year 1994 under section 3(d)(2)(B) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874—81st Congress), for any local educational agency in the State of Texas receiving funds appropriated for fiscal year 1994 under the authority of this section: Provided further, That section 8002 of the Elementary and Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding the following new subsection: "( j) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IMPACTED BY FEDERAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION. — "(1) RESERVATION.— From amounts appropriated under section 8014(g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide additional assistance to meet special circumstances relating to the provision of education in local educational agencies eligible to receive assistance under this section. " (2) ELIGIBILITY.— (A) A local educational agency is eligible to receive additional assistance under this subsection only if such agency— "(i) received a payment under both this section and section 8003(b) for fiscal year 1996 and is eligible to receive payments under those sections for the year of application; "(ii) provided a free public education to children described under sections 8003(a)(1)(A), (B), or (D); "(iii) had a military installation located within the geographic boundaries of the local educational agency that was closed as a result of base closure or realignment; "(iv) remains responsible for the free public education of children residing in housing located on Federal property within the boundsiries of the closed military installation but whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services and assigned to a military activity located within the boundaries of an adjoining local educational agency; and "(v) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local sources for current expenditures is not less than that revenue for the preceding fiscal year. "(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT. — (A) The maximum amount that a local educational agency is eligible to receive under this subsection for any fiscal year, when combined with its payment under subsection (b), shall not be more than 50 percent of the maximum amount determined under subsection (b); "(B) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are insufficient to pay the amount determined under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each local education agency eligible under this subsection; "(C) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) the Secretary shall ratably distribute any excess funds to all local educational agencies eligible for payment under subsection (b) of this section.": Provided further. That section 8014 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is amended by adding the following new subsection: "(g) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. — For the purpose of carrying out section 8002(j) there are authorized to be appropriated such sums

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