I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10391 
To prohibit the continuing availability of any portion of a Federal payment 
to the District of Columbia for a program of District of Columbia 
resident tuition support for a fiscal year which remains unobligated 
as of the end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2024 
Mr. FLOOD (for himself, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To prohibit the continuing availability of any portion of 
a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
program of District of Columbia resident tuition support 
for a fiscal year which remains unobligated as of the 
end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No More D.C. Waste 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF 
UNOBLIGATED FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESIDENT TUITION 
SUPPORT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Any portion of a Federal pay-
ment to the District of Columbia for a fiscal year for a 
program of District of Columbia resident tuition support 
which remains unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year 
shall lapse and shall not be available after the fiscal year. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM.— 
(1) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of 
the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
(sec. 38–2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(2) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) 
of such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2026 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF PAYMENTS. 
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which a Federal payment is made to the District 
of Columbia for a program of resident tuition support (be-
ginning with fiscal year 2025), the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the use of the payment during that fiscal year, 
and shall include in the report the following information: 
(1) The number of payments made on behalf of 
students under the program during the fiscal year. 
(2) The average amount of financial assistance 
provided with each such Federal payment. 
(3) The amount of the Federal payment which 
remained unobligated (if any) as of the end of the 
fiscal year. 
(4) The balance of any unobligated amounts 
carried over from Federal payments made in fiscal 
year 2025 or any previous fiscal year. 
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