GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SEC. 6081. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) Definition of School Dropout.— The Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this chapter, establish a standard definition of a school dropout, after consultation with pertinent organizations and groups. (b) Timely Award of Grants.— To the extent possible, for any fiscal year the Secretary shall award grants to local educational102 STAT. 1499 agencies and educational partnerships under this subchapter not later than June 30 preceding such fiscal year. (c) Grants Must Supplement Other Funds.— A local educational agency receiving Federal funds under this chapter shall use such Federal funds only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources or under provisions of Federal law other than this chapter for activities described in subchapter A or subchapter B of this chapter, as the case may be. (d) Evaluation.— The Secretary shall evaluate programs operated with funds received under this chapter, and shall issue a report at the end of the grant period, but in no case later than January 30, 1991. (e) Coordination and Dissemination.— The Secretary shall require local educational agencies receiving grants under this chapter to cooperate with the coordination and dissemination efforts of the National Diffusion Network and State educational agencies. (f) Audit.— The Comptroller General shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of any local educational agency or educational partnership receiving assistance under this chapter that are pertinent to the sums received and disbursed under this chapter. (g) Withholding Payments.— Whenever the Secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to any local educational agency or educational partnership, finds that the local educational agency or educational partnership has failed to comply substantially with the provisions set forth in its application approved under section 6075 or section 6076, the Secretary shall withhold payments under this chapter in accordance with section 453 of the General Education Provisions Act until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply.