Sec. 6. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS **[**38–2705, D.C. Official Code**]** ###

(a)Personnel The Secretary of Education shall arrange for the assignment of an individual, pursuant to subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, to serve as an adviser to the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to the programs assisted under this Act. ###

(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. ###

(c)Inspector General Review Each of the programs assisted under this Act shall be subject to audit and other review by the Inspector General of the Department of Education in the same manner as programs are audited and reviewed under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). ###

(d)Gifts The Mayor of the District of Columbia may accept, use, and dispose of donations of services or property for purposes of carrying out this Act. ###

(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. ###

(f)Funding Rule Notwithstanding sections 3 and 5, the Mayor may use funds made available— ####

(1)under section 3 to award grants under section 5 if the amount of funds made available under section 3 exceeds the amount of funds awarded under section 3 during a time period determined by the Mayor; and ####

(2)under section 5 to award grants under section 3 if the amount of funds made available under section 5 exceeds the amount of funds awarded under section 5 during a time period determined by the Mayor. ###

(g)Maximum Student Amount Adjustments The Mayor shall establish rules to adjust the maximum student amounts described in sections 3(a)(2)(B) and 5(a)(2)(B) for eligible students described in section 3(c)(2) or 5(c)(2) who transfer between the eligible institutions described in section 3(c)(1) or 5(c)(1). ###

(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.