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 70 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 949-AUG. 3, 1956

has been or is to be provided, or an existing defense plant or installation has been or is to be reactivated or its operation substantially expanded^ or (B) that no substantial in-migration of defense workers or military ^ r s o n n e l is required to carry out activities at any such plant or installation, or (C) after consultation with the Commissioner, that the minimum school facilities required for the free public education of the children of such defense workers or military personnel are available."; and (5) by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: ^''Provided,, That if the Commissioner finds, with respect to a number of such children who during the regular school year 1955-1956 attended school facilities owned by the Federal Government and used by such agency, (A) that such school facilities used for such children can be more appropriately used for different school purposes or are no longer available for school purposes, and (B) that such agency will submit with its application under this title a project to provide school facilities for such children, such children shall be counted as an increase under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection as the case may be, and shall be deemed to be without school facilities at the close of the regular school year 1957-1958 for purposes of section 304(a) ". (b) Subsection (c) of section 305 is amended by striking out "19531954" and inserting in lieu thereof "1955-1956" and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ": Provided, That children residing on any housing property which, prior to sale or transfer by the United States, was considered to be Federal property for the purposes of this Act, shall not be considered as having been federally connected in determining the eligibility of the local educational agency under this subsection. (c) Subsection (d) of section 305 is amended (1) by striking out "regular school year 1955-1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "regular school year 1957-1958", (2) by striking out "110 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "107 per centum", (3) by striking out "regular school year 1953-1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "regular school year 1955-1956", and (4) by striking out "1953-1954 and 19551956" and inserting in lieu thereof "1955-1956 and 1957-1958". SEC. 107. Subsection (b) of section 306 of such Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ": Provided, That the Commissioner may approve any application for payments under this title at any time after it is filed and before any priority is established with respect thereto under section 303 if he determines that— " (1) on the basis of information in his possession, it is likely that the urgency of the need of the local educational agency is such that it would have a priority under section 303 which would qualify it for payments under this title when such priorities are established, and "(2) the number of children in the increase under section 305 (a) is in large measure attributable to children who reside or will reside in housing newly constructed on Federal property." SEC. 108. Section 310 of such Act is amended by striking out ^1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "1958". SEC. 109. Subsection (b) of section 401 of such Act is amended (1) by striking out "two succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "four succeeding fiscal years", (2) by striking out "$20,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$40,000,000'', and (3) by striking out "1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "1958". SEC. 110. The amendments made by this title shall become effective July 1, 1956.

20 USC 296.

20 USC 300. 20 USC 311.

Effective date.

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