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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2227

accommodating increases in enrollment of military dependent students as a result of any such event. (3) A plan for outreach to be conducted to affected local educational agencies, commanders of military installations, and members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense regarding information on the assistance to be provided under the plan under subsection (a). (c) UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2008, and annually thereafter to coincide with the submission of the budget of the President for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an update of the report required by subsection (a). (d) TRANSITION OF MILITARY DEPENDENTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO OTHER SCHOOLS.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall work collaboratively with the Secretary of Education in any efforts to ease the transition of military dependent students from attendance in Department of Defense dependent schools to attendance in schools of local educational agencies. The Secretary of Defense may use funds of the Department of Defense Education Activity to share expertise and experience of the Activity with local educational agencies as military dependent students make such transition, including such a transition resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations under a base closure law, global rebasing, and force restructuring. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘base closure law’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). (3) The term ‘‘military dependent students’’ refers to— (A) elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and (B) elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of civilian employees of the Department of Defense. SEC. 575. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARENT EDUCATION TO PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MILITARY DEPLOYMENT OR RELOCATION OF MILITARY UNITS.

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(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Using such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program on the provision of educational and support tools to the parents of preschool-age children— (1) whose parent or parents serve as members of the Armed Forces on active duty (including members of the Selected Reserve on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty of 180 days or more); and (2) who are affected by the deployment of their parent or parents or the relocation of the military unit of which their parent or parents are a member. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is to develop models for improving the capability of military child and youth

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