Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/1947

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118 STAT. 1917 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 SEC. 559. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BEN EFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. (a) CONTINUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense wide activities, $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing educational agencies assistance to local edu cational agencies. (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 30, 2005, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 2005 of— (1) that agency’s eligibility for the assistance; and (2) the amount of the assistance for which that agency is eligible. (c) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall disburse funds made available under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which notification to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (b). (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘educational agencies assistance’’ means assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note). (2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Sec ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). (3) The term ‘‘basic support payment’’ means a payment authorized under section 8003(b)(1) of the Elementary and Sec ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(1)). SEC. 560. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec tion 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense wide activi ties, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). Subtitle H—Medals and Decorations and Special Promotions and Appointments SEC. 561. AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO INDIVIDUAL INTERRED IN THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AS REPRESENTATIVE OF CASUALTIES OF A WAR. (a) AWARD TO INDIVIDUAL AS REPRESENTATIVE.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 1134. Medal of honor: award to individual interred in Tomb of the Unknowns as representative of cas ualties of a war ‘‘The medal of honor awarded posthumously to a deceased member of the armed forces who, as an unidentified casualty of a particular war or other armed conflict, is interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, is Deadline.