(d) The Secretary may reimburse each State educational agency for the amount of expenses incurred by it in meeting the requests of the Secretary under this section.

(e) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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(20 U.S.C. 241a note) Enacted August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 825, 88 Stat. 602; amended October 12, 1976, P.L. 94-482, Title IV, sec. 409 (d) (1) and (d) (2), 90 Stat. 2233; further amended by P.L. 94-482, Title V, Part A, sec. 501 (a) (17), 90 Stat. 2236.

STUDY OF ATHLETIC INJURIES

SEC. 826. (a) The Secretary shall make a full and complete investigation and study of a representative sample of schools to determine

(1) the number of athletic injuries to, and deaths of male and female students occurring in athletic competition between schools, in any practice session for such competition, and in any other school-rated athletic activities for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 1975;

(2) the number of athletic injuries and deaths occurring (for the twelve-month period under clause (1)) at each school with an athletic trainer or other medical or health professional personnel trained to prevent or treat such injuries and at each school without such personnel.

(b) The Secretary shall request each school to maintain appropriate records to enable it to compile information under subsection (a) and shall request such school to submit such information to the Secretary immediately after the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 1975. Not later than eighteen months after such date, the Secretary shall make a report to the Congress on the study required by subsection (a), together with such recommendations as he may deem appropriate. In such report, all information required under each paragraph of subsection (a) shall be stated separately for the two groups of schools under clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (c), except that the information shall also be stated separately (and shall be excluded from the group under clause (2)) for institutions of higher education which provide either of the two-year programs described in section 801(E)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "school" means (1) any secondary school or (2) any institution of higher education, as defined in section 801 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(d) There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $75,000 to carry out the provisions of this section.

(20 U.S.C. 241a note) Enacted August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 826, 88 Stat. 603; amended October 12, 1976, P.L. 94-482, Title V, Part A, sec. 501 (18), (19), 90 Stat. 2236.

ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR STATE EQUALIZATION PLANS

SEC. 842. (a) (1) Any State desiring to develop a plan for a program of financial assistance to local educational agencies in that State to

assist such agencies in the provision of free public education may, upon application there for, be reimbursed for the development or administration of such a plan in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each plan developed pursuant to, or which meets the requirements of, this section shall be submitted to the Commissioner not later than October 1, 1978, and shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be consistent with the guidelines developed pursuant to paragraph (3). Such plan shall be designed to implement a program of State aid for free public education

(A) which is consistent with such standards as may be required by the fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution; and (B) the primary purpose of which is to achieve equality of educational opportunity for all children in attendance at the schools of the local educational agencies of the State.

(2) The Commissioner shall develop guidelines defining the principles set forth in clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). Not later than April 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall publish such guidelines in the Federal Register and submit such guidelines to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) During the sixty-day period following such publication, the Commissioner shall provide interested parties with an opportunity to present views and make recommendations with respect to such guidelines. Not later than July 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall (A) republish such guidelines in the Federal Register, together with any amendments thereto as may be merited and (B) publish in the Federal Register a summary of the views and recommendations presented by interested parties under the preceding sentence, together with the comments of the Commissioner respecting such views and recommendations.

(4) (A) The guidelines published in accordance with paragraph (3), together with any amendments, shall, not later than July 1, 1975, be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If either the Senate or the House of Representatives adopts, prior to December 1, 1975, a resolution of disapproval of such guidelines, the Commissioner shall, prior to December 15, 1975, publish new guidelines. Such new guidelines shall take into consideration such views and policies as may be made in connection with such resolution and shall become effective thirty days after such publication.

(B) A resolution of disapproval under this paragraph may be in the form of a resolution of either the Senate or the House of Representatives or such resolution may be in the form of a concurrent resolution of both Houses. If such a resolution of disapproval is in the form of a concurrent resolution, the new guidelines published in accordance with the second sentence of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be consistent with such policies as may be established by such concurrent resolution.

(C) If each of the Houses adopts a separate resolution with respect to guidelines submitted in accordance with this paragraph for any

year and in connection therewith makes policy statements which differ substantially, then such differences may be resolved by the adoption of a concurrent resolution by both Houses. Any such concurrent resolution shall be deemed to be adopted in accordance with subparagraph (B).

(b) Any State developing a plan pursuant to this section may reject any guidelines developed and published under subsection (a) of this section if such State, as a provision of its plan, states the reasons for each such rejection.

(c) (1) Each State that develops a plan under this section shall be reimbursed for the reasonable amounts expended by the State in the development or administration of such a plan based upon the ratio of the population of that State to the population of all States except that no State shall receive less than $100,000 and no State shall receive more than $1,000,000.

(2) For the purposes of this section the term "State" means the fifty States.

(20 U.S.C. 246) Enacted August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 842, 88 Stat. 610, 611; amended October 12, 1976, P.L. 94-482, Title III, Part B, sec. 326, 90 Stat. 2220.

PUBLIC LAW 874, 81ST CONGRESS

TITLE I-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL ACTIVITY

DECLARATION OF POLICY

SECTION 1. In recognition of the responsibility of the United States for the impact which certain Federal activities have on the local educational agencies in the areas in which such activities are carried on, the Congress hereby declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide financial assistance (as set forth in the following sections of this title) for those local educational agencies upon which the United States has placed financial burdens by reason of the fact that

(1) the revenues available to such agencies from local sources have been reduced as the result of the acquisition of real property by the United States; or

(2) such agencies provide education for children residing on Federal property; or

(3) such agencies provide education for children whose parents are employed on Federal property; or

(4) there has been a sudden and substantial increase in school attendance as the result of Federal activities.1

(20 U.S.C. 236) Enacted Sept. 30, 1950, C. 1124, P.L. 874, 81st Cong. sec. 1, 64 Stat. 1100; amended April 11, 1965, P.L. 89-10, Title I, sec. 2, 79 Stat. 27.

1 Sec. 2 of P.L. 92-277, enacted April 24, 1972. provides as follows: "SEC. 2. All real property of the United States which was transferred to the United States Postal Service and was, prior to such transfer, treated as Federal property for purposes of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), shall continue to be treated as Federal property for such purpose for two years beyond the end of the fiscal year in which such transfer occurred."

FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY

SEC. 2.1 (a) Where the Commissioner, after consultation with any local educational agency and with the appropriate State educational agency, determines for any fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1978

(1) that the United States owns Federal property in the school district of such 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 school district which the United States owned before 1939, and (C) had an assessed value (determined as of the time or times when so acquired) aggregating 10 per centum or more of the assessed value of all real property in the school district (similarly determined as of the time or times when such Federal property was so acquired); and

(2) that such acquisition has placed a substantial and continuing financial burden on such agency; and

(3) that such agency is not being substantially compensated for the loss in revenue resulting from such acquisition by increases in revenue accruing to the agency from the carrying on of Federal activities with respect to the property so acquired,

then the local educational agency shall be entitled to receive for such fiscal year such amount as, in the judgment of the Commissioner, is equal to the continuing Federal responsibility for the additional financial burden with respect to current expenditures placed on such agency by such acquisition of property. Such amount shall not exceed the amount which, in the judgment of the Commissioner, such agency would have derived in such year, and would have had available for current expenditures, from the property acquired by the United States (such amount to be determined without regard to any improvements or other changes made in or on such property since such acquisition). (b) For the purposes of this section any real property with respect to which payments are being made under section 13 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, shall not be regarded as Federal property.

(c) Where the school district of any local educational agency shall have been formed at any time after 1938 by the consolidation of two or more former school districts, such agency may elect (at the time it files application under section 5) for any fiscal year to have (1) the eligibility of such local educational agency, and (2) the amount which such agency shall be entitled to receive, determined under this section. only with respect to such of the former school districts comprising such consolidated school district as the agency shall designate in such election.

(20 U.S.C. 237) Enacted Sept. 30, 1950, C. 1124, P.L. 874, 81st Cong., Title I, sec. 2, 64 Stat. 1101; amended Aug. 8, 1953, C. 402, P.L. 248, 83d Cong., sec. 1, 67 Stat. 530; amended Aug. 12, 1955, C. 868, P.L. 382, 84th Cong., sec. 1, 69 Stat. 713; amended Aug. 3, 1956, C. 915, P.L. 949, 84th Cong., Title II, sec. 201, 70 Stat. 970; amended Aug. 12, 1958, P.L. 85-620, Title II, sec. 201, 72 Stat. 559; amended

1 Section 205 (26) of Title II of P.L. 94-274 (Enacted April 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 393, 394) provides that the period of July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976, shall be treated as part of the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1976, for the purposes of Section 2 of the Act of September 30, 1950.

Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title I, sec. 102(a), 75 Stat. 759; amended Dec. 18; 1963, P.L. 88-210, Title III, sec. 302, formerly sec. 32, 77 Stat. 419; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title XI, sec. 1102(a), 78 Stat. 1109; amended April 11, 1965, P.L. 89-10, Title I, secs. 2, 5, 79 Stat. 27, 36; amended Jan. 2, 1968, P.L. 90-247, Title II, III, secs. 204(a)-(c) 301(e), 81 Stat. 808, 813; redesignated Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-576, Title I, sec. 101(a)(1), 82 Stat. 1064; amended Apr. 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, Title II, sec. 201 (b), 84 Stat. 154; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 303(a)(1), 88 Stat. 522; amended April 21, 1976, P.L. 94-–273, sec. 3(5), 90 Stat. 376.

CHILDREN RESIDING ON, OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE EMPLOYED ON
FEDERAL PROPERTY

CHILDREN OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE AND WORK ON FEDERAL PROPERTY

SEC. 3. (a) For the purpose of computing the amount to which a local educational agency is entitled under this section for any fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine the number of children who were in average daily attendance at the schools of such agency, and for whom such agency provided free public education, during such fiscal year, and who, while in attendance at such schools, resided on Federal property and (1) did so with a parent employed on Federal property situated in whole or in part in the same State as the school district of such agency or situated within reasonable commuting distance from the school district of such agency, or (2) had a parent who was on active duty in the uniformed services (as defined in section 102 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949).

CHILDREN OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE OR WORK ON FEDERAL PROPERTY

(b) For the purpose of computing the amount to which a local educational agency is entitled under this section for any fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall also determine the number of children (other than children to whom subsection (a) applies) who were in average daily attendance at the schools of a local educational agency, and for whom such agency provided free public education, during such fiscal year and who, while in attendance at such schools, either (1) resided on Federal property, or (2) resided with a parent employed on Federal property situated in whole or in part in the same State as such agency or situated within reasonable commuting distance from the school district of such agency, or (3) had a parent who was on active duty in the uniformed services (as defined in section 102 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949). In the case of fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall also determine the number of children (other than children to whom subsection (a) or any other provision of this subsection applies) who were in average daily attendance at the schools of a local educational agency and for whom such agency provided free public education, during such fiscal year, and who, while in attendance at such schools resided with a parent who was, at any time during the threeyear period immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, a refugee who meets the requirements of section 2(b) (3) (A) and (B) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962.

(c) (1) The amount to which a local educational agency is entitled under this section for any fiscal year shall be an amount equal to (A) the local contribution rate (determined under subsection (d)) multi