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PUBLIC LAW 107-157—APR. 4, 2002 116 STAT. 119 "(ii) in the case of an individual who did not graduate from a secondary school or receive a recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma, 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 enrolled 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)(l)(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 following: "(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 Columbia 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 appropriated 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.".