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 PUBLIC LAW 106-98 —NOV. 12, 1999 113 STAT. 1323 Public Law 106-98 106th Congress An Act To establish a program to afford high school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Nov. 12, 1999 [H.R. 974] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, District of Columbia College SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Access Act of 1999 This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999". SEC. 2. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Act to establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the District of Columbia to have great^r choices among institutions of higher education. SEC. 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM. (a) GRANTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— From amounts appropriated under subsection (i) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay the difference between the tuition and fees charged for in-State students and the tuition and fees charged for out-of-State students on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in the eligible institution. (2) MAXIMUM STUDENT AMOUNTS. —An eligible student shall have paid on the student's behalf under this section— (A) not more than $10,000 for any 1 award year (as defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)); and (B) a total of not more than $50,000. (3) PRORATION.—The Mayor shall prorate payments under this section for students who attend an eligible institution on less than a full-time basis. (b) REDUCTION FOR INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— If the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (i) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award a grant in the amount determined under subsection (a) on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution, then the Mayor shall— (A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment made on behalf of each eligible student who has not received funds under this section for a preceding year; and

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