‘‘(iii) in the case of any other individual
and an individual re-enrolling after more than
a 3–year break in the individual’s post-sec-
ondary education, has been domiciled in the Dis-
trict of Columbia for at least 5 consecutive years
at the date of application;
‘‘(B)(i) graduated from a secondary school
or received the recognized equivalent of a sec-
ondary school diploma on or after January 1,
1998;
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who did
not graduate from a secondary school or receive
a recognized equivalent of a secondary school di-
ploma, is accepted for enrollment as a freshman
at an eligible institution on or after January 1,
2002; or
‘‘(iii) in the case of an individual who
graduated from a secondary school or received
the recognized equivalent of a secondary school
diploma before January 1, 1998, is currently en-
rolled at an eligible institution as of the date of
enactment of the District of Columbia College
Access Improvement Act of 2002;
‘‘(C) meets the citizenship and immigration
status 
requirements 
described 
in 
section
484(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5));’’.
SEC. 3. PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Section 5(c)(1)(B) of the District of Columbia College
Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2704(c)(1)(B), D.C. Official
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the main campus of which
is located in the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth
of Virginia’’.
SEC. 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Section 6 of the District of Columbia College Access
Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2705, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor of the District of
Columbia may not use more than 7 percent of the
total amount of Federal funds appropriated for the
program, retroactive to the date of enactment of this
Act (the District of Columbia College Access Act of
1999), for the administrative expenses of the program.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘administrative expenses’ means any expenses that are
not directly used to pay the cost of tuition and fees
for eligible students to attend eligible institutions.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g);
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) LOCAL FUNDS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the District of Columbia may appropriate such local funds
as necessary for the programs under sections 3 and 5.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) DEDICATED ACCOUNT FOR PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The District of Colum-
bia government shall establish a dedicated account for
the programs under sections 3 and 5 consisting of the
following amounts:
‘‘(A) The Federal funds appropriated to
carry out such programs under this Act or any
other Act.
‘‘(B) Any District of Columbia funds ap-
propriated by the District of Columbia to carry
out such programs.
‘‘(C) Any unobligated balances in amounts
made available for such programs in previous
fiscal years.
‘‘(D) Interest earned on balances of the
dedicated account.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the dedicated
account shall be used solely to carry out the programs
under sections 3 and 5.’’.
SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF CURRENT AGGREGATE LEVEL
OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia College
Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7. LIMIT ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND PRIVATE
SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
‘‘The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated
to the District of Columbia for the programs under sections
3 and 5 for any fiscal year may not exceed—
‘‘(1) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate
amount for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(2) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate
amount for fiscal year 2004; or
‘‘(3) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate
amount for fiscal year 2005.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of
such Act (sec. 38–2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ‘‘and such sums’’ and inserting
‘‘and (subject to section 7) such sums’’.
(2) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of
such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ‘‘and such sums’’ and inserting
‘‘and (subject to section 7) such sums’’.
Attest:
Clerk.