A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 and make certain improvements.

Amends the District of Columbia Access Act of 1999 to authorize through FY2011 its public and private school tuition assistance programs.

Redefines "eligible institution" to include any private school located in the United States.

Limits federal funding for such public school and private school programs for FY2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Requires: (1) the annual congressional reporting requirement of the Mayor of the District of Columbia to be fulfilled by August 1 each year; and (2) the report to include the number of students applying for the program and the number graduating from it.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2060 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2060

To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 and make 
                         certain improvements.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2005

  Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. Akaka) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 and make 
                         certain improvements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 5-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) 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 ``each of the 7 succeeding fiscal years'' 
and inserting ``each of the 11 succeeding fiscal years''.
    (b) Private School Program.--Section 5(f) of such Act (sec. 38-
2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``each of the 7 
succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``each of the 11 succeeding 
fiscal years''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE.

    Section 5(c)(1)(A)(i) of the District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999 (sec. 38-2704(c)(1)(A)(i); D.C. Official Code) is amended 
by striking ``the main campus'' through the end and inserting ``located 
in the United States;''.

SEC. 3. CAPPED FUNDING.

    Section 7 of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
(sec. 38-2706; D.C. Official Code) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) $33,200,000, in the case of the aggregate amount for 
        fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 4. MAYOR'S REPORT.

    Section 3(g) of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
(sec. 38-2703(g); D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Mayor's Report.--Not later than August 1, the Mayor shall 
report to Congress annually regarding:
            ``(1) The number of students applying for the program and 
        the number of students graduating from the program.
            ``(2) The number of eligible students attending each 
        eligible institution and the amount of the grant awards paid to 
        those institutions on behalf of the eligible students.
            ``(3) The extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was 
        made in the amount of tuition and fee payments made on behalf 
        of eligible students.
            ``(4) The progress in obtaining recognized academic 
        credentials of the cohort of eligible students for each 
        year.''.
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