PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 1989 (b) WAIVER OF FIVE-YEAR ATTENDANCE LIMITATION.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) At the discretion of the Secretary, a dependent referred to in subparagraph (A) may be enrolled in the program for more than five consecutive school years if the dependent is otherwise qualified for enrollment, space is available in the program, and the Secretary will be reimbursed for the educational services provided. Any such extension shall cover only one school year at a time.". (c) CUSTOMS SERVICE EMPLOYEE DEPENDENTS IN PUERTO RICO.— (1) Subsection (c)( 1) of such section is amended— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) A dependent of a United States Customs Service employee who resides in Puerto Rico, but not on a military installation, may enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) in Puerto Rico in accordance with the same rules as apply to a dependent of a Federal employee residing in permanent living quarters on a military installation.". (2) Subsection (c)(2) of such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a dependent covered by paragraph (1)(B). No requirement under this paragraph for reimbursement for educational services provided for the dependent shall apply with respect to the dependent, except that the Secretary may require the United States Customs Service to reimburse the Secretary for the cost of the educational services provided for the dependent.". (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with Applicability. respect to academic years beginning on or after the date of the 10 USC 2164 enactment of this Act. °°*®' SEC. 372. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENE- FIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. (a) CONTINUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities— (1) $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing educational agencies assistance (as defined in subsection (d)( 1)) to local educational agencies; and (2) $5,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of making educational agencies payments (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) to local educational agencies. (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 30, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) notify each local educational agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1999 of that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and (2) notify each local educational agency that is eligible for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1999 of that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of the payment for which that agency is eligible.
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