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PUBLIC LAW 8&-620^UQ. 12, 1968

[72 ST A T,

Public Law 85-620 August 12, 1958 [H.R. 11378]

Schoolst Construction I n federally affected areas.

64 Stat. 967. 20 USC 251*255, 27U280.

AN ACT To amend Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Congress, to make permanent the programs providing financial assistance in the construction and operation of schools in areas affected by Federal activities, Insofar as such programs relate to children of persons who reside and work on Federal property, to extend such programs until June 30, 1961, insofar as such programs relate to other children, and to make certain other changes in such laws.

Be it enacted by ths Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 815, EIGHTYFIKST CONGRESS SEC. 101. The Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, Eightyfirst Congress), as amended, is amended to read as follows: uPURPOSE A N D APPROPRIATION

1. The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance for the construction of urgently needed minimum school facilities in school districts which have had substantial increases in school membership as a result of new or increased Federal activities. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as the Congress may determine to be necessary for such purpose. Sums so appropriated, other than sums appropriated for administration, shall remain available until expended. "SECTION

u. PORTION OF APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE FOR P A Y M E N T S

"SEC. 2. For each fiscal year the Commissioner shall determine the portion of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 1 which shall be available for carrying out the provisions of sections 9 and 10. The remainder of such funds shall be available for paying to local educational agencies the Federal share of the cost of projects for the construction of school facilities for which applications have been approved under section 6. uESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES

"SEC. 3. The Commissioner shall from time to time set dates by which applications for payments under this Act with respect to construction projects must be filed, except that the last such date with respect to applications for payments on account of children referred to in paragraphs (2) or (3) of section 5(a) shall be not later than June 30, 1961. The Commissioner shall by regulation prescribe an order of priority, based on relative urgency of need, to be followed in approving applications in the event the funds appropriated under this Act and remaining available on any such date for payment to local educational agencies are less than the Federal share of the cost of the projects with respect to which applications have been filed prior to such date (and for which funds under this Act have not already been obligated). Only applications meeting the conditions for approval under this Act (other than section 6(b)(2)(C)) shall be considered applications for purposes of the preceding sentence.

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