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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2225

Subtitle H—Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System SEC. 571. ENROLLMENT IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION SYSTEM OF DEPENDENTS OF FOREIGN MILITARY MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS, EUROPE.

(a) TEMPORARY ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 1404A of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘of the children’’ and inserting ‘‘of— ‘‘(1) the children’’; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) the children of a foreign military member assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe, but only in a school of the defense dependents’ education system in Mons, Belgium, and only through the 2010–2011 school year.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF FOREIGN MILITARY MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS, EUROPE.—(1) In the regulations required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe a methodology based on the estimated total number of dependents of sponsors under section 1414(2) enrolled in schools of the defense dependents’ education system in Mons, Belgium, to determine the number of children described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) who will be authorized to enroll under such subsection. ‘‘(2) If the number of children described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) who seek enrollment in schools of the defense dependents’ education system in Mons, Belgium, exceeds the number authorized by the Secretary under paragraph (1), the Secretary may enroll the additional children on a space-available, tuitionfree basis notwithstanding section 1404(d)(2).’’. (b) REPORT ON LONG-TERM PLAN FOR EDUCATION OF DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SHAPE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating alternatives for the education of dependents of United States military personnel and dependents of foreign military personnel assigned to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe, including— (1) an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing an international school at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe; and (2) an estimate of the timeframe necessary for transition to any new model for educating such dependents. SEC. 572. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to

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