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113 STAT. 572 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (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)). (e) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- CIES. —Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note) is amended by striking "in that fiscal year are" and inserting "during the preceding school year were". SEC. 352. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARDS FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO AND GUAM. Section 2164(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Secretary may provide for the establishment of one school board for all such schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and one school board for all such schools in Guam instead of one school board for each military installation in those locations.". SEC. 353. CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SEC- ONDARY SCHOOLS. Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h) CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT DESPITE CHANGE IN STATUS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall permit a dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) for the remainder of a school year notwithstanding a change during such school year in the status of the member or Federal employee that, except for this paragraph, would otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be enrolled in the program. "(2) The Secretary may, for good cause, authorize a dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) notwithstanding a change in the status of the member or employee that, except for this paragraph, would otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be enrolled in the program. The enrollment may continue for as long as the Secretary considers appropriate. "(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not limit the authority of the Secretary to remove a dependent from enrollment in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) at any time for good cause determined by the Secretary.". SEC. 354. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDU- CATION ACT OF 1978. The Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of Public Law 95-561) is amended as follows: (1) Section 1402(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 921(b)(1)) is amended by striking "recieve" and inserting "receive". (2) Section 1403 (20 U.S.C. 922) is amended— (A) by striking the matter in that section preceding subsection (b) and inserting the following: