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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3749 "(3) RECEIPT OF INFORMATION. —Such parents shall receive, in a manner and form understandable to such parents, including, if necessary and to the extent feasible, in the native language of such parents, the information required by this subsection. At a minimum, such parents shall receive— "(A) timely information about projects funded under part A; and "(B) if the parents of participating children so desire, notice of opportunities for regular meetings for the purpose of formulating and responding to recommendations from such parents. "(4) SPECIAL RULE.— Students shall not be admitted to or excluded from any federally assisted education program merely on the basis of a surname or language-minority status. "TITLE VIII—IMPACT AID "SEC. 8001. PURPOSE. 20 USC 7701. "In order to fulfill the Federal responsibility to assist with the provision of educational services to federally connected children, because certain activities of the Federal Government place a financial burden on the local educational agencies serving areas where such activities are carried out, and to help such children meet challenging State standards, it is the purpose of this title to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that— "(1) experience a substantial and continuing financial burden due to the acquisition of real property by the United States; "(2) educate children who reside on Federal property and whose parents are employed on Federal property; "(3) educate children of parents who are in the military services and children who live in low-rent housing; "(4) educate heavy concentrations of children whose parents are civilian employees of the Federal Government and do not reside on Federal property; "(5) experience sudden and substantial increases or decreases in enrollments because of military realignments; or "(6) need special assistance with capital expenditures for construction activities because of the enrollments of substantial numbers of children who reside on Federal lands. "SEC. 8002. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL 20 USC 7702. PROPERTY, "(a) IN GENERAL. — Where the Secretary, after consultation with any local educational agency and with the appropriate State educational agency, determines for a fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1999— "(1) that the United States owns Feder2d property in the local educational agency, and that such property— "(A) has been acquired by the United States since 1938; "(B) was not acquired by exchange for other Federal property in the local educational agency which the United States owned before 1939; and