(H) is not incarcerated.
(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligible
institution’’ means eligible public institution or an el-
igible private institution.
(3) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC INSTITUTION.—The term
‘‘eligible public institution’’ means an institution of
higher education that—
(A) is established as a State-supported in-
stitution of higher education by the State in
which such institution is located;
(B) is eligible to participate in student fi-
nancial assistance programs under title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001
et seq.); and
(C) has entered into an agreement with the
Mayor containing such requirements for the
management of funds provided under this Act as
the Mayor may specify, including a requirement
that the institution use the funds to supplement
and not supplant assistance that otherwise would
be provided to students from the District of Co-
lumbia.
(4) ELIGIBLE PRIVATE INSTITUTION.—The term
‘‘eligible private institution’’ means an institution of
higher education that—
(A) is located in the District of Columbia,
the State of Maryland, or the Commonwealth of
Virginia;
(B) is not established as a State-supported
institution of higher education by the State in
which such institution is located;
(C) is eligible to participate in student fi-
nancial assistance programs under title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001
et seq.); and
(D) has entered into an agreement with the
Mayor containing such requirements for the
management of funds provided under this Act as
the Mayor may specify, including a requirement
that the institution use the funds to supplement
and not supplant assistance that otherwise would
be provided to students from the District of Co-
lumbia.
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given that term under section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary
school’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM AND FUND.
In carrying out the Program and administering the
Fund, the Mayor of the District of Columbia—
(1) shall consult with the Secretary of Edu-
cation; and
(2) may enter into a contract with a nongovern-
mental agency to administer the Program and the
Fund if the Mayor determines that it is cost-effective
and appropriate to do so.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for payment
to the Fund such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2000 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNIVER-
SITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Univer-
sity of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2000 and
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years such sums as may be
necessary to enhance educational opportunities for the
University.
Union Calendar No. 88
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 974
[Report No. 106–158, Part I]
A BILL
To establish a program to afford high school grad-
uates from the District of Columbia the benefits
of in-State tuition at State colleges and univer-
sities outside the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes.
MAY 24, 1999
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform
MAY 24, 1999
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended
for a period ending not later than May 24, 1999
MAY 24, 1999
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed