(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may contribute, out of funds specifically appropriated for the purpose, to the support of schools in any locality where a naval activity is located if he finds that the schools available in the locality are inadequate for the welfare of the dependents of—
(1)
members of the naval service;
(2)
civilian officers and employees of the Department of the Navy;
(3)
members of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy; and
(4)
members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration serving with the Navy;
who are stationed at the activity.