PUBLIC LAW 107–96—DEC. 21, 2001 115 STAT. 923

Public Law 107–96

107th Congress

An Act

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other

activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury

not otherwise appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes,

namely:

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be

deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to

be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident

tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended:

Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon,

may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents

to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and

out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or

to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of

higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds

may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit,

the income and need of eligible students and such other factors

as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of

Columbia government shall establish a dedicated account for the

Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal

funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent

appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years,

and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further,

That the account shall be under the control of the District of

Columbia Chief Financial Officer who shall use those funds solely

for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Resident Tuition Support Program

Office and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide

a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations

of the Senate and House of Representatives for these funds showing,

by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor:

Provided further, That not more than seven percent of the total

amount appropriated for this program may be used for administrative expenses.

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Dec. 21, 2001

[H.R. 2944]

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children’’ in Public Law 106–113, approved

November 29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1501), is amended to read as follows:

‘‘For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to create incentives to promote the adoption of children in the District of Columbia

foster care system, $5,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall

remain available until September 30, 2003, and shall be used to

carry out all of the provisions of title 38 of the Fiscal Year 2001

Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law

13–172), as amended, except for section 3808: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of said amount shall be used for the establishment

of a scholarship fund for District of Columbia children of adoptive

families, and District of Columbia children without parents due

to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack to be used for post

high school education and training.’’.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CAPITOL CITY CAREER DEVELOPMENT

AND JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP

For a Federal Payment to the Capitol City Career Development and Job Training Partnership, $500,000.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CAPITOL EDUCATION FUND

For a Federal payment to the Capitol Education Fund,

$500,000.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN KAPPA YOUTH

DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC.

For a Federal payment to the Metropolitan Kappa Youth

Development Foundation, Inc., $450,000.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES DEPARTMENT

For a Federal payment to the Fire and Emergency Medical

Services Department, $500,000 for dry-docking of the Fire Boat.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

For a Federal payment to the Chief Medical Examiner, $585,000

for reduction in the backlog of autopsies, case reports and for

the purchase of toxicology and histology equipment.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE YOUTH LIFE FOUNDATION

For a Federal payment to the Youth Life Foundation, $250,000

for technical assistance, operational expenses, and establishment

of a National Training Institute.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FOOD AND FRIENDS

For a Federal payment to Food and Friends, $2,000,000 for

their Capital Campaign.

Scholarship.

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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR

For a Federal payment to the City Administrator, $300,000

for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of

Columbia.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

For a Federal payment to Southeastern University, $500,000

for a public/private partnership with the District of Columbia Public

Schools at the McKinley Technology High School campus.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools, $2,500,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be to implement

the Voyager Expanded Learning literacy program in kindergarten

and first grade classrooms in the District of Columbia Public

Schools; $250,000 shall be for the Failure Free Reading literacy

program for non-readers and special education students; and

$250,000 for Lightspan, Inc. to implement the eduTest.com program

in the District of Columbia Public Schools.

FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND FEDERAL LAW

ENFORCEMENT MOBILE WIRELESS INTEROPERABILITY PROJECT

For Federal payments in support of the District of Columbia

and the Federal law enforcement Mobile Wireless Interoperability

Project, $1,400,000, of which $400,000 shall be for a payment to

the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer,

$333,334 shall be for a payment to the United States Secret Service,

$333,333 shall be for a payment to the United States Capitol

Police, and $333,333 shall be for a payment to the United States

Park Police: Provided, That each agency shall participate in the

preparation of a joint report to the Committees on Appropriations

of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be submitted

no later than March 30, 2002 on the allocation of these resources

and a description of each agencies’ resource commitment to this

project for fiscal year 2003.

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY

COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for emergency planning and security costs and to reimburse the District

for certain security expenses related to the presence of the Federal

Government in the District of Columbia, $16,058,000: Provided,

That $12,652,000 shall be made available immediately to the District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency for planning,

training, and personnel costs required for development and

implementation of the emergency operations plan for the District

of Columbia, to be submitted to the appropriate Federal agencies:

Provided further, That a detailed report of actual and estimated

expenses incurred shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later

than June 15, 2002: Provided further, That $3,406,000 of such

amount shall be made available immediately for reimbursement

of fiscal year 2001 expenses incurred by the District of Columbia

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for equipment purchased for providing security for the planned

meetings in September 2001 of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the Mayor and the Chairman of the Council of the

District of Columbia shall develop, in consultation with the Director

of the Office of Personnel Management, the United States Secret

Service, the United States Capitol Police, the United States Park

Police, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,

regional transportation authorities, the Federal Emergency

Management Agency, the Governor of the State of Maryland and

the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the county executives of contiguous counties of the region and the respective State

and local law enforcement entities in the region, an integrated

emergency operations plan for the District of Columbia in cases

of national security events, including terrorist threats, protests,

or other unanticipated events: Provided further, That such plan

shall include a response to attacks or threats of attacks using

biological or chemical agents: Provided further, That the city shall

submit this plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate

and the House of Representatives no later than January 2, 2002:

Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District

of Columbia shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees

on Appropriations on the use of the funds under this heading,

beginning not later than April 2, 2002.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the

District of Columbia, $8,300,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be for

payment for a pilot project to demonstrate the ‘‘Active Cap’’ river

cleanup technology on the Anacostia River; $500,000 shall be for

payment to the Washington, D.C. Sports and Entertainment

Commission which, in coordination with the U.S. Soccer Foundation,

shall use the funds for environmental and infrastructure costs

at Kenilworth Park in the creation of the Kenilworth Regional

Sports Complex; $600,000 shall be for payment to the One Economy

Corporation, a non-profit organization, to increase Internet access

to low-income homes in the District of Columbia; $500,000 shall

be for payment to the Langston Project for the 21st Century, a

community revitalization project to improve physical education and

training facilities; $1,000,000 shall be for payment to the Green

Door Program, for capital improvements at a community mental

health clinic; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Historical Society

of Washington, for capital improvements to the new City Museum;

$200,000 for a payment to Teach for America DC, for teacher

development; $350,000 for payment to the District of Columbia

Safe Kids Coalition, to promote child passenger safety through

the Child Occupant Protection Initiative; $50,000 for payment for

renovations at Eastern Market; $1,000,000 shall be for payment

to the Excel Institute Adult Education Program to be used by

the Institute for construction and to acquire construction services

provided by the General Services Administration on a reimbursable

basis; $300,000 shall be for payment to the Woodlawn Cemetery

for restoration of the Cemetery; $250,000 shall be for payment

to the Real World Schools concerning 21st Century reform models

for secondary education and the use of technology to support

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learning in the District of Columbia; $300,000 shall be for payment

to a mentoring program and for hotline services; $250,000 shall

be for payment to a youth development program with a character

building curriculum; and $250,000 shall be for payment to a basic

values training program.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CORRECTIONS

TRUSTEE OPERATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee, $30,200,000 for the administration and operation

of correctional facilities and for the administrative operating costs

of the Office of the Corrections Trustee, as authorized by section

11202 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government

Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712) of

which $1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case processing

in the District of Columbia criminal justice system, $500,000 to

remain available until September 30, 2003 for building renovations

or space acquisition required to accommodate functions transferred

from the Lorton Correctional Complex, and $1,500,000 to remain

available until September 30, 2003, to be transferred to the appropriate agency for the closing of the sewage treatment plant and

the removal of underground storage tanks at the Lorton Correctional Complex: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision

of law, funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia

Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office

of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the

same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of

other Federal agencies.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,

$112,180,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia

Court of Appeals, $8,003,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is

for official reception and representation expenses; for the District

of Columbia Superior Court, $66,091,000, of which not to exceed

$1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for

the District of Columbia Court System, $31,594,000, of which not

to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation

expenses; and $6,492,000 for capital improvements for District of

Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That notwithstanding any

other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be

apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget

and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with

payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis

with the General Services Administration (GSA), said services to

include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which

shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate,

and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funds made available for capital

improvements may remain available until September 30, 2003.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 11–1722(a), District of Columbia Code, is amended in

the first sentence by striking ‘‘, subject to the supervision of the

Executive Officer’’. Section 11–1723(a)(3), District of Columbia Code, is amended

by striking ‘‘and the internal auditing of the accounts of the courts’’.

CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND

(a) TREATMENT OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—Section 16(d) of

the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4– 515(d), D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 403 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section

1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001), is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘in excess of $250,000’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘and approved by’’ and inserting ‘‘which

is submitted to’’; and

(3) by striking ‘‘and not less than 80 percent’’ and all

that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘except that under

such plan— ‘‘(1) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for direct

compensation payments to crime victims through the Fund

under this section and in accordance with this Act; and ‘‘(2) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for outreach

activities designed to increase the number of crime victims

who apply for such direct compensation payments.’’. (b) LIMIT ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE

EXPENSES.—Section 16(e) of such Act (sec. 4–515(e), D.C. Official

Code), as amended by section 202(d) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget

Support Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–172), is amended to read as

follows:

‘‘(e) All compensation payments and attorneys’ fees awarded

under this Act shall be paid from, and subject to, the availability

of monies in the Fund. Not more than 5 percent of the total

amount of monies in the Fund may be used to pay administrative

costs necessary to carry out this Act.’’.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section

shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 403

of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001.

PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS

(a) SERVICES OF COUNSEL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11–2604, District of Columbia

Code, is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$50’’ and inserting

‘‘$65’’; and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) by striking ‘‘$1300’’ each place it appears and

inserting ‘‘$1900’’; and

(ii) by striking ‘‘$2450’’ each place it appears and

inserting ‘‘$3600’’.

(2) NEGLECT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 16–2326.01(b), District of Columbia Code,

is amended—

(A) by striking ‘‘$1,100’’ each place it appears and

inserting ‘‘$1,600’’;

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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,200’’; and

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$750’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,100’’.

(b) SERVICES OF INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS, AND OTHERS.—Section 11–2605, District of Columbia Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections

(c) and (d); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

‘‘(b) Subject to the applicable limits described in subsections

(c) and (d), an individual providing services under this section

shall be compensated at a fixed rate of $25 per hour, and shall

be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this provision

shall apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or

after March 1, 2002.

Section 11–2604, District of Columbia Code, is amended:

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘75’’;

and

(2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘1300’’ each time it appears and

inserting ‘‘1900’’; and

(B) by striking ‘‘2450’’ each time it appears and

inserting ‘‘3600’’.

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FAMILY COURT ACT

For carrying out the District of Columbia Family Court Act

of 2001, $24,016,000, of which $23,316,000 shall be for the Superior

Court of the District of Columbia and $700,000 shall be for the

Mayor of the District of Columbia of which $200,000 shall be

for completion of a plan by the Mayor on integrating the computer

systems of the District of Columbia government with the Family

Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Provided, That the Mayor shall submit a plan to the President and the

Congress within 6 months of enactment of that Act, so that social

services and other related services to individuals and families serviced by the Family Court of the Superior Court and agencies of

the District of Columbia government (including the District of

Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia Housing

Authority, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Office of

the Corporation Counsel, the Metropolitan Police Department, the

Department of Health, and other offices determined by the Mayor)

will be able to access and share information on the individuals

and families served by the Family Court: Provided further, That

$500,000 of such amount provided to the Mayor shall be for the

Child and Family Services Agency to be used for social workers

to implement Family Court reform: Provided further, That the

chief judge of the Superior Court shall submit the transition plan

for the Family Court of the Superior Court as required under

the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 to the Comptroller General (in addition to any other requirements under such

section): Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis of

the contents and effectiveness of the plan, including an analysis

of whether the plan contains all of the information required under

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such section within 30 calendar days after the submission of the

plan by the Superior Court: Provided further, That the funds provided under this heading to the Superior Court shall not be made

available until the expiration of the 30-day period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal public holidays, and any day on which neither

House of Congress is in session because of an adjournment sine

die, a recess of more that 3 days, or an adjournment of more

than 3 days) which begins on the date the Comptroller General

submits such analysis to the President and Congress: Provided

further, That the Mayor shall prepare and submit to the President,

Congress, and the Comptroller General a plan for the use of the

funds provided to the Mayor under this heading, consistent with

the requirements of the District of Columbia Family Court Act

of 2001, including the requirement to integrate the computer systems of the District government with the computer systems of

the Superior Court: Provided further, That the Comptroller General

shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis

of the contents and effectiveness of the plan within 30 calendar

days after the submission of the plan by the Mayor: Provided

further, That the funds provided under this heading to the Mayor

shall not be made available until the expiration of the 30-day

period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal public holidays, and

any day on which neither House of Congress is in session because

of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or

an adjournment of more than 3 days) which begins on the date

the Comptroller General submits such plan to the President and

Congress.

DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section

11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided

under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments

for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of

the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23

of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under

section 21–2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided

under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $34,311,000,

to remain available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the

District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $6,492,000 provided

under such heading for capital improvements for District of

Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments

under this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds

provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial

Administration in the District of Columbia shall use funds provided

in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District

of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $6,492,000 provided under

such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia

courthouse facilities), to make payments described under this

heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided

further, That of the amounts provided in previous fiscal years

for payments described under this heading which remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $4,685,500

shall be used by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration

for design and construction expenses of the courthouse at 451

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Indiana Avenue NW: Provided further, That of the remainder of

such amounts, such sums as may be necessary shall be applied

toward the portion of the amount provided under this heading

which is attributable to increases in the maximum amounts which

may be paid for representation services in the District of Columbia

courts: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading

shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be

apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget

and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and

financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the

General Services Administration (GSA), said services to include

the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall

be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives,

the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the

Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire

of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision

Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National

Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of

1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712), $147,300,000, of which

$13,015,000 shall remain available until expended for construction

expenses at new or existing facilities, and of which not to exceed

$2,000 is for official receptions related to offender and defendant

support programs; of which $94,112,000 shall be for necessary

expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration,

to include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to

protection orders or provision of services for or related to such

persons; $20,829,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender

Service; and $32,359,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services

Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,

all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly

by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and

expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries

and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That

notwithstanding chapter 12 of title 40, United States Code, the

Director may acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, or donation,

and renovate as necessary, Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, or such

other site as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency may determine as appropriate to house or supervise

offenders and defendants, with funds made available by this Act:

Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept and

use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality

to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and

vocational training services to educate and train offenders and

defendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep accurate

and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or

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donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records

available for audit and public inspection.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

For a Federal payment to the Children’s National Medical

Center in the District of Columbia, $5,500,000, of which $5,000,000

shall be for capital and equipment improvements, and $500,000

shall be used for the network of satellite pediatric health clinics

for children and families in underserved neighborhoods and communities in the District of Columbia.

ST. COLETTA OF GREATER WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT

For a Federal contribution to St. Coletta of Greater Washington,

Inc., for costs associated with the establishment of a day program

and comprehensive case management services for mentally retarded

and multiple-handicapped adolescents and adults in the District

of Columbia, including property acquisition and construction,

$2,000,000.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FAITH AND POLITICS INSTITUTE

For a Federal payment to the Faith and Politics Institute,

$50,000, for grass roots-based racial sensitivity programs in the

District of Columbia.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY

CHARTER SCHOOL

For a Federal payment to the Thurgood Marshall Academy Charter School, $1,000,000 to be used to acquire and renovate

an educational facility in Anacostia.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT

For a Federal payment to the George Washington University

Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, $250,000 to

increase the enrollment of managers from the District of Columbia

government.

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Court

Appointed Special Advocates Unit, $250,000 to be used to expand

its work in the Family Court of the District of Columbia Superior

Court.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

Of the Federal funds made available in the District of Columbia

Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106–522 for the Metropolitan

Police Department (114 Stat. 2441), $100,000 for the police ministation shall remain available for the purposes intended until September 30, 2002: Provided, That the $1,000,000 made available

in such Act for the Washington Interfaith Network (114 Stat. 2444)

shall remain available for the purposes intended until December

31, 2002: Provided further, That $3,450,000 made available in such

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Act for Brownfield Remediation (114 Stat. 2445), shall remain available until expended.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

OPERATING EXPENSES

DIVISION OF EXPENSES

The following amounts are appropriated for the District of

Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of

the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided:

Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except

as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home

Rule Act and section 119 of this Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C.

Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), the total amount appropriated in

this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for

fiscal year 2002 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser

of the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for

such fiscal year or $6,048,160,000 (of which $124,163,000 shall

be from intra-District funds and $3,574,493,000 shall be from local

funds): Provided further, That this amount may be increased by

proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District

law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in

the District of Columbia Home Rule Act as amended by this Act:

Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District

of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that

the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the

apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations

and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2002,

except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for

operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other

obligations issued for capital projects.

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

Governmental direction and support, $286,138,000 (including

$229,421,000 from local funds, $38,809,000 from Federal funds,

and $17,908,000 from other funds): Provided, That not to exceed

$2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council

of the District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the City Administrator

shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes:

Provided further, That any program fees collected from the issuance

of debt shall be available for the payment of expenses of the debt

management program of the District of Columbia: Provided further,

That no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support

the operations or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District of

Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Admission to

Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues: Provided further,

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor’s Order

86–45, issued March 18, 1986, the Office of the Chief Technology

Officer’s delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Provided further, That the District of Columbia government may not

require the Office of the Chief Technology Officer to submit to

any other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval

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of or be restricted in any manner by any official or employee

of the District of Columbia government, for purchases that do

not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That not less than $353,000

shall be available to the Office of the Corporation Counsel to support

increases in the Attorney Retention Allowance: Provided further,

That not less than $50,000 shall be available to support a mediation

services program within the Office of the Corporation Counsel:

Provided further, That not less than $50,000 shall be available

to support a TANF Unit within the Child Support Enforcement

Division of the Office of the Corporation Counsel: Provided further,

That of all funds in the District of Columbia Antitrust Fund established pursuant to section 2 of the District of Columbia Antitrust

Act of 1980 (D.C. Law 3–169; D.C. Official Code, sec. 28–4516)

an amount not to exceed $386,000, of all funds in the Antifraud

Fund established pursuant to section 820 of the District of Columbia

Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986

(D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–308.20) an amount not

to exceed $10,000, and of all funds in the District of Columbia

Consumer Protection Fund established pursuant to section 1402

of the District of Columbia Budget Support Act for fiscal year

2001 (D.C. Law 13–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 28–3911) an amount

not to exceed $233,000, are hereby made available for the use

of the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia

until September 30, 2003, in accordance with the statutes that

established these funds.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

Economic development and regulation, $230,878,000 (including

$60,786,000 from local funds, $96,199,000 from Federal funds, and

$73,893,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 collected by

the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue shall

be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11–134; D.C. Official Code,

sec. 2–1215.01 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts

Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12–26; D.C. Official Code, sec.

2–1215.15 et seq.): Provided, That such funds are available for

acquiring services provided by the General Services Administration:

Provided further, That Business Improvement Districts shall be

exempt from taxes levied by the District of Columbia: Provided

further, That the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

shall use $50,000 of the receipts from the net proceeds from the

contractor that handles the District’s occupational and professional

licensing to fund additional staff and equipment for the Rental

Housing Administration: Provided further, That the Department

of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs shall transfer up to $293,000

from other funds resulting from the lapse of personnel vacancies,

caused by transferring DCRA employees into NSO positions without

filling the resultant vacancies, into the revolving 5–513 fund to

be used to implement the provisions in D.C. Law 13–281, the

Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus

Amendment Act of 2000, pertaining to the prevention of the demolition by neglect of historic properties: Provided further, That the

fees established and collected pursuant to Law 13–281 shall be

identified, and an accounting provided, to the District of Columbia

Council’s Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs: Provided

further, That 18 percent of the annual total amount in the 5–

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513 fund, up to $500,000, deposited into the 5–513 fund on an

annual basis, be used to implement section 102 and other related

sections of D.C. Law 13–281.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

Public safety and justice, $633,853,000 (including $594,803,000 from local funds, $8,298,000 from Federal funds, and $30,752,000

from other funds): Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall

be available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police for

the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law, section 3703 of title XXXVII of the

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001 (D.C. Bill 14–144),

adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia, is enacted

into law: Provided further, That the Mayor shall reimburse the

District of Columbia National Guard for expenses incurred in

connection with services that are performed in emergencies by

the National Guard in a militia status and are requested by the

Mayor, in amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified

as due and payable for these services by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the

availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment

in advance for emergency services involved: Provided further, That

no less than $173,000,000 shall be available to the Metropolitan

Police Department for salary in support of 3,800 sworn officers:

Provided further, That no less than $100,000 shall be available

in the Department of Corrections budget to support the Corrections

Information Council: Provided further, That not less than $296,000

shall be available to support the Child Fatality Review Committee.

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

Public education system, including the development of national defense education programs, $1,108,665,000 (including $896,994,000

from local funds, $185,044,000 from Federal funds, and $26,627,000

from other funds), to be allocated as follows: $813,042,000 (including

$661,124,000 from local funds, $144,630,000 from Federal funds,

and $7,288,000 from other funds), for the public schools of the

District of Columbia; $47,370,000 (including $19,911,000 from local

funds, $26,917,000 from Federal funds, $542,000 from other funds),

for the State Education Office, $17,000,000 from local funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal payment, and such

sums as may be derived from interest earned on funds contained

in the dedicated account established by the Chief Financial Officer

of the District of Columbia, for resident tuition support at public

and private institutions of higher learning for eligible District of

Columbia residents; and $142,257,000 from local funds for public

charter schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly disbursement of funds to the District of Columbia public charter schools,

with the first payment to occur within 15 days of the beginning

of each fiscal year: Provided further, That if the entirety of this

allocation has not been provided as payments to any public charter

school currently in operation through the per pupil funding formula,

the funds shall be available for public education in accordance

with the School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C.

Charter schools.

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Official Code, sec. 38–1804.03(b)(e)(A)): Provided further, That

$480,000 of this amount shall be available to the District of

Columbia Public Charter School Board for administrative costs:

Provided further, That section 161 of the District of Columbia

Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–522; 114 Stat. 2483,

2484), is amended, as if included in the Act—

(1) by striking ‘‘not later than 1 year after the date of

the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

2001,’’;

(2) by inserting ‘‘revolving’’ after ‘‘enhancement’’ in the

second sentence of paragraph (2)(B), in the heading of paragraph (3), and in paragraph (3)(A); and

(3) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’:

Provided further, That the cap on administrative costs as amended

by section 161 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

2001 (Public Law 106–522; 114 Stat. 2484), is amended by striking

‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’: Provided further, That

$76,542,000 (including $45,912,000 from local funds, $12,539,000

from Federal funds, and $18,091,000 from other funds) shall be

available for the University of the District of Columbia: Provided

further, That $400,000 shall be available for Enhancing and

Actualizing Internationalism and Multiculturalism in the Academic

Programs of the University of the District of Columbia: Provided

further, That $1,277,500 shall be paid by the Chief Financial Officer

to the Excel Institute for operations as follows: $277,500 to cover

debt owed by the University of the District of Columbia for services

rendered shall be paid to the Excel Institute within 15 days of

enactment of this Act; and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 shall

be paid to the Excel Institute in equal quarterly installments within

15 days of the beginning of each quarter: Provided further, That

not less than $200,000 for Adult Education: Provided further, That

$27,256,000 (including $26,030,000 from local funds, $560,000 from

Federal funds and $666,000 other funds) for the Public Library:

Provided further, That the $1,007,000 enhancement shall be allocated such that $500,000 is used for facilities improvements for

8 of the 26 library branches, $235,000 for 13 FTEs for the continuation of the Homework Helpers Program, $143,000 for 2 FTEs

in the expansion of the Reach Out And Read (ROAR) service to

licensed day care homes, and $129,000 for 3 FTEs to expand literacy

support into branch libraries: Provided further, That $2,198,000

(including $1,760,000 from local funds, $398,000 from Federal funds

and $40,000 from other funds) shall be available for the Commission

on the Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the public

schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not

to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education

program: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the President of the University

of the District of Columbia, and $2,000 for the Public Librarian

shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes:

Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this Act

may be made available to pay the salaries of any District of

Columbia Public School teacher, principal, administrator, official,

or employee who knowingly provides false enrollment or attendance

information under article II, section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An

Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, for the taking

of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes’’, approved February 4, 1925 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38–

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201 et seq.): Provided further, That this appropriation shall not

be available to subsidize the education of any nonresident of the

District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public elementary

and secondary school during fiscal year 2002 unless the nonresident

pays tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers

100 percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia which

are attributable to the education of the nonresident (as established

by the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools):

Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be available

to subsidize the education of nonresidents of the District of

Columbia at the University of the District of Columbia, unless

the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia

adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, a tuition

rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate for nonresident

students at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate

charged at comparable public institutions of higher education in

the metropolitan area: Provided further, That notwithstanding any

other provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process

and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School

employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining

purposes: Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public

Schools shall spend $1,200,000 to implement D.C. Teaching Fellows

Program in the District’s public schools: Provided further, That

notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this

heading or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated

to the District of Columbia public charter schools on July 1, 2002,

an amount equal to 25 percent of the total amount provided for

payments to public charter schools in the proposed budget of the

District of Columbia for fiscal year 2003 (as submitted to Congress),

and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the

final amount provided for such payments under the District of

Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided further, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or

any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the

District of Columbia Public Schools on July 1, 2002, an amount

equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for the District

of Columbia Public Schools in the proposed budget of the District

of Columbia for fiscal year 2003 (as submitted to Congress), and

the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final

amount provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools under

the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided further, That the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Public Education

System’’ in Public Law 107–20, approved July 24, 2001, is amended

to read as follows: ‘‘For an additional amount for ‘Public Education

System’, $1,000,000 from local funds to remain available until September 30, 2002, for the State Education Office for a census-type

audit of the student enrollment of each District of Columbia Public

School and of each public charter school and $12,000,000 from

local funds for the District of Columbia Public Schools to conduct

the 2001 summer school session.’’.

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Human support services, $1,803,923,000 (including

$711,072,000 from local funds, $1,075,960,000 from Federal funds,

and $16,891,000 from other funds): Provided, That $27,986,000

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of this appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall

be available solely for District of Columbia employees’ disability

compensation: Provided further, That $90,000,000 transferred

pursuant to the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001

(Public Law 106–522) to the Public Benefit Corporation for restructuring shall be made available to the Department of Health’s Health

Care Safety Net Administration for the purpose of restructuring

the delivery of health services in the District of Columbia and

shall remain available until expended for obligation during fiscal

year 2002: Provided further, That no less than $7,500,000 of this

appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the Addiction Recovery Fund established pursuant to section

5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, effective July

8, 2000 (D.C. Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3004), and

used solely for the purpose of the Drug Treatment Choice Program

established pursuant to section 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment

Act of 2000 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3003): Provided further,

That no less than $500,000 of the $7,500,000 appropriated for

the Addiction Recovery Fund shall be used solely to pay treatment

providers who provide substance abuse treatment to TANF recipients under the Drug Treatment Choice Program: Provided further,

That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropriation shall be used

solely to establish, by contract, a 2-year pilot substance abuse

program for youth ages 16 through 21 years of age: Provided further,

That no less than $60,000 be available for a D.C. Energy Office

Matching Grant: Provided further, That no less than $2,150,000

be available for a pilot Interim Disability Assistance program pursuant to title L of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act (D.C.

Bill 14–144).

PUBLIC WORKS

Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle

for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying vehicles for

use by the Council of the District of Columbia and leasing of

passenger-carrying vehicles, $300,151,000 (including $286,334,000

from local funds, $4,392,000 from Federal funds, and $9,425,000

from other funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall not be

available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels

and places of business: Provided further, That no less than $650,000

be available for a mechanical alley sweeping program: Provided

further, That no less than $6,400,000 be available for residential

parking enforcement: Provided further, That no less than $100,000

be available for a General Counsel to the Department of Public

Works: Provided further, That no less than $3,600,000 be available

for ticket processing: Provided further, That no less than 14 residential parking control aides or 10 percent of the residential parking

control force be available for night time enforcement of out-ofstate tags: Provided further, That of the total of 3,000 additional

parking meters being installed in commercial districts and in

commercial loading zones none be installed at loading zones, or

entrances at apartment buildings and none be installed in residential neighborhoods: Provided further, That no less than $262,000

be available for taxicab enforcement activities: Provided further,

That no less than $241,000 be available for a taxicab driver security

revolving fund: Provided further, That no less than $30,084,000

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in local appropriations be available to the Division of Transportation, within the Department of Public Works: Provided further, That no less than $12,000,000 in rights-of-way fees shall be available for the Local Roads, Construction and Maintenance Fund:

Provided further, That funding for a proposed separate Department

of Transportation is contingent upon Council approval of a reorganization plan: Provided further, That no less than $313,000 be

available for handicapped parking enforcement: Provided further,

That no less than $190,000 be available for the Ignition Interlock

Device Program: Provided further, That no less than $473,000 be

available for the Motor Vehicle Insurance Enforcement Program:

Provided further, That $11,000,000 of this appropriation shall be

available for transfer to the Highway Trust Fund’s Local Roads,

Construction and Maintenance Fund, upon certification by the Chief

Financial Officer that funds are available from the 2001 budgeted

reserve or where the Chief Financial Officer certifies that additional

local revenues are available: Provided further, That $1,550,000

made available under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

2001 (Public Law 106–522) for taxicab driver security enhancements

in the District of Columbia shall remain available until September

30, 2002.

RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS

For all agencies of the District of Columbia government under

court ordered receivership, $403,868,000 (including $250,515,000

from local funds, $134,339,000 from Federal funds, and $19,014,000

from other funds).

WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

For workforce investments, $42,896,000 from local funds, to

be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia within

the various appropriation headings in this Act for which employees

are properly payable.

RESERVE

For replacement of funds expended, if any, during fiscal year

2001 from the Reserve established by section 202(j) of the District

of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8, $120,000,000 from local funds.

RESERVE RELIEF

For reserve relief, $30,000,000, for the purpose of spending

funds made available through the reduction from $150,000,000

to $120,000,000 in the amount required for the budget reserve

established by section 202(j)(1) of the District of Columbia Financial

Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law

104–8: Provided, That $12,000,000 shall be available to the District

of Columbia Public Schools and District of Columbia Public Charter

Schools for educational enhancements: Provided further, That

$18,000,000 shall be available pursuant to a local District law:

Provided further, That of the $30,000,000, funds shall only be

expended upon: (i) certification by the Chief Financial Officer of

the District of Columbia that the funds are available and not

required to address potential deficits; (ii) enactment of local District

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law detailing the purpose for the expenditure; and (iii) prior notification by the Mayor to the Committees on Appropriations of both

the Senate and House of Representatives in writing 30 days in

advance of any such expenditure: Provided further, That the

$18,000,000 provided pursuant to local law shall be expended only

when the Emergency Reserve established pursuant to section

450A(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law

93–198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a(a)), has a minimum

balance in the amount of $150,000,000.

EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS

For the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established

under section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act

(Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a(b)), the

Mayor may deposit the proceeds required pursuant to section 159(a)

of Public Law 106–522 and section 404(c) of Public Law 106– 554 in the Contingency Reserve Fund beginning in fiscal year

2002 if the minimum emergency reserve balance requirement established in section 450A(c) has been met.

REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees directly

resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia to fund District

of Columbia capital projects as authorized by sections 462, 475,

and 490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law

93–198; D.C. Official Code, secs. 1–204.62, 1–204.75, 1–204.90),

$247,902,000 from local funds: Provided, That any funds set aside

pursuant to section 148 of the District of Columbia Appropriations

Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1523) that are not used

in the reserve funds established herein shall be used for PayAs-You-Go Capital Funds: Provided further, That for equipment

leases, the Mayor may finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus

cost of issuance not to exceed 2 percent of the par amount being

financed on a lease purchase basis with a maturity not to exceed

5 years: Provided further, That $4,440,000 shall be for the Fire

and Emergency Medical Services Department, $2,010,000 shall be

for the Department of Parks and Recreation, and $7,850,000 shall

be for the Department of Public Works: Provided further, That

no less than $533,000 be available for trash transfer capital debt

service.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE LOAN GUARANTEES

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District of

Columbia is hereby authorized to make any necessary payments

related to the ‘‘District of Columbia Emergency Assistance Act

of 2001’’: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall use local

funds for any payments under this heading: Provided further, That

the Chief Financial Officer shall certify the availability of such

funds, and shall certify that such funds are not required to address

budget shortfalls in the District of Columbia: Provided further,

That the Director the Office of Management and Budget shall

develop with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia

an estimate of the liability incurred by the District of Columbia

in implementing such Act: Provided further, That the District of

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Columbia shall implement such Act consistent with the recommendations made by the Office of Management and Budget

and the Federal Credit Reform Act: Provided further, That the

District of Columbia budget for fiscal year 2003 and future years

shall include an amount for potential loan repayment consistent

with the liability requirements recommended by the Office of

Management and Budget.

REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT

For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, $39,300,000 from

local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) of the District of

Columbia Home Rule Act, (105 Stat. 540; D.C. Official Code, sec.

1–204.61(a)).

PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING

For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $500,000

from local funds.

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

For an emergency operations plan, implementation of the emergency operations plan, and reimbursement of fiscal year 2001

expenses incurred by the District of Columbia for equipment purchased for providing security for the planned World Bank and

International Monetary Fund September 2001 meetings,

$16,058,000, from funds previously appropriated in this Act as

a Federal payment, of which $12,652,000 shall be made available

immediately to the District of Columbia Emergency Management

Agency for planning, training and personnel costs required for

development and implementation of the emergency operations plan

for the District of Columbia.

WILSON BUILDING

For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson Building,

$8,859,000 from local funds.

EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND TRANSFER

Subject to the issuance of bonds to pay the purchase price

of the District of Columbia’s right, title, and interest in and to

the Master Settlement Agreement, and consistent with the Tobacco

Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act of 1999 (D.C. Official

Code, sec. 7–1811.01(a)(2) et seq.) and the Tobacco Settlement

Financing Act of 2000 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–1831.03 et seq.),

there is transferred the amount available pursuant thereto and

section 404(c) of Public Law 106–554, not less than $33,254,000,

to the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established

pursuant to section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule

Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a(a)).

NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY

To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allocated to

specific agencies during the development of the proposed budget

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including anticipated employee health insurance cost increases and

contract security costs, $5,799,000 from local funds.

ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority, $244,978,000 from other funds of which $44,244,000 shall be apportioned for

repayment of loans and interest incurred for capital improvement

projects ($17,953,000 payable to the District’s debt service fund

and $26,291,000 payable for other debt service). For construction projects, $152,114,000, in the following capital programs: $52,600,000 for the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment

Plant, $11,148,000 for the sewer program, $109,000 for the combined sewer program, $118,000 for the stormwater program,

$77,957,000 for the water program, $10,182,000 for the capital

equipment program: Provided, That the requirements and restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital improvements

projects and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay appropriation account shall apply to projects approved under this appropriation account.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

BILLINGS FOR WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY SERVICES PROVIDED TO

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

(a) PROVIDING ESTIMATES TO SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.—

(1) SANITARY SEWER SERVICES.—Section 212(b)(2) of the

District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34–

2112(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting after

‘‘the Office of Management and Budget,’’ the following: ‘‘the

Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of each of the respective

Federal departments, independent establishments, and agencies,’’.

(2) WATER SERVICES.—Section 106(b)(2) of such Act (sec.

34–2401.25(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting

after ‘‘the Office of Management and Budget,’’ the following:

‘‘the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of each of the

respective Federal departments, independent establishments,

and agencies,’’.

(3) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL

CEMETERY.—Chapter 11 of title II of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 107–20; 115 Stat. 188) is

amended in the item relating to ‘‘INDEPENDENT AGENCIES—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL—CEMETERIAL

EXPENSES, ARMY—SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ by striking the

colon at the end of the second proviso and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that nothing in this proviso may be construed

to affect the determination of the amounts required to be paid

for such services under sections 212(b) and 106(b) of the District

of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34–2401.25(b) and

sec. 34–2112(b), D.C. Official Code) or to waive the requirement

under such sections for the Secretary of Defense to pay such

amounts to the District of Columbia:’’.

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(b) REQUIRING FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS TO GRANT ACCESS TO

AUTHORITY FOR READING AND TESTING WATER METERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(a) of the District of Columbia

Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34–2401.25(a), D.C. Official

Code) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the

following: ‘‘As an additional condition of service, the department, agency, or establishment which is responsible for the

maintenance of any such meter shall provide the Mayor (acting

through the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority)

with such access to the meter as the Mayor may require to

measure the actual usage of the department, agency, or

establishment (including any entity under the jurisdiction of

the department, agency, or establishment) for purposes of

making the adjustments to annual estimates required under

subsection (b)(2)(A).’’. (2) PERMITTING AUTHORITY TO INSTALL METERS.—If a

department, independent establishment, or agency of the

United States which uses water and water services from the

District of Columbia water supply system has not installed

a suitable meter at each point of Federal connection to the

system to control and record the use of water through each

such connection (as required under section 106(a) of the District

of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954) as of the expiration

of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the enactment

of this Act—

(A) the District of Columbia Water and Sewer

Authority shall install such a meter or meters (and incidental vaults, valves, piping and recording devices, and

such other equipment as the Authority deems necessary)

not later than 60 days after the expiration of such period;

and

(B) the department, independent establishment, or

agency shall pay the Authority promptly (but in no case

later than 30 days after the Authority submits a bill)

for the costs incurred in installing the meter and equipment.

(c) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS TO ALLOCATE BILLINGS AND COLLECT AMOUNTS FROM INDIVIDUAL OFFICES.—

(1) SANITARY SEWER SERVICES.—Section 212 of the District

of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34–2112, D.C.

Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following

new subsection:

‘‘(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the

District of Columbia to seek payment for sanitary sewer services

directly from any Federal entity which is under the jurisdiction

of a department, independent establishment, or agency which is

required to make a payment for such services under this section,

or to allocate any amounts charged for such services among the

entities which are under the jurisdiction of any such department,

independent establishment, or agency. Each Federal department,

independent establishment, and agency receiving sanitary sewer

services from the District of Columbia shall be responsible for

allocating billings for such services among entities under the jurisdiction of the department, establishment, or agency, and shall be

responsible for collecting amounts from such entities for any payments made to the District of Columbia under this section.’’.

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(2) WATER SERVICES.—Section 106 of the District of

Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34–2401.25, D.C.

Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following

new subsections:

‘‘(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the

District of Columbia to seek payment for water services directly

from any Federal entity which is under the jurisdiction of a department, independent establishment, or agency which is required to

make a payment for such services under this section, or to allocate

any amounts charged for such services among the entities which

are under the jurisdiction of any such department, independent

establishment, or agency. Each Federal department, independent

establishment, and agency receiving water from the District of

Columbia shall be responsible for allocating billings for such services

among entities under the jurisdiction of the department, establishment, or agency, and shall be responsible for collecting amounts

from such entities for any payments made to the District of

Columbia under this section.

‘‘(d) In the case of water services provided to a department,

independent establishment, or agency in Virginia through the Federally owned water main system, if the total of the metered amounts

billed for all individual users of the system (as measured by the

meters for each individual user) is less than the total amount

as measured by the meters at the delivery points into the system

at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the District government shall

collect, and the Secretary of Defense shall pay, the difference to

the District government in accordance with the requirements for

collecting and making payments under this section.’’.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made

by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and

each succeeding fiscal year.

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

For operation of the Washington Aqueduct, $46,510,000 from

other funds.

STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND

For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise

Fund, $3,100,000 from other funds.

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND

For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982 (95

Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 97–91), for the purpose of implementing the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games,

and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of

Columbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3–1301 et seq.

and sec. 22–1716 et seq.), $229,688,000: Provided, That the District

of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for this appropriation title from the District’s own locally generated revenues: Provided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall be

used to support the operations or activities of the Lottery and

Charitable Games Control Board.

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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION

For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $9,627,000 (including $2,177,000 to be derived by transfer from the general

fund of the District of Columbia and $7,450,000 from other funds):

Provided, That the transfer of $2,177,000 from the general fund

shall not be made unless the District of Columbia general fund

has received $2,177,000 from the D.C. Sports and Entertainment

Commission prior to September 30, 2001: Provided further, That

the Mayor shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the

forthcoming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the District

of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93–198;

D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42(b)).

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD

For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established

by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act

of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–711), $13,388,000

from the earnings of the applicable retirement funds to pay legal,

management, investment, and other fees and administrative

expenses of the District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided,

That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to

the Congress and to the Council of the District of Columbia a

quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia

Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to the

Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized accounting of

the planned use of appropriated funds in time for each annual

budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time for

each annual audited financial report.

WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND

For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, $57,278,000 from other funds.

HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

For the Housing Finance Agency, $4,711,000 from other funds.

NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION

For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, $2,673,000

from other funds.

CAPITAL OUTLAY

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

For construction projects, an increase of $1,550,787,000 of which

$1,348,783,000 shall be from local funds, $44,431,000 from Highway

Trust funds, and $157,573,000 from Federal funds, and a rescission

of $476,182,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading

in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $1,074,605,000 to remain

available until expended: Provided, That funds for use of each

capital project implementing agency shall be managed and controlled in accordance with all procedures and limitations established

under the Financial Management System: Provided further, That

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all funds provided by this appropriation title shall be available

only for the specific projects and purposes intended: Provided further, That the capital budget for the Department of Health shall

not be available until the District of Columbia Council’s Committee

on Human Services receives a report on the use of any capital

funds for projects on the grounds of D.C. General Hospital: Provided

further, That notwithstanding the foregoing, all authorizations for

capital outlay projects, except those projects covered by the first

sentence of section 23(a) of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968

(82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90–495), for which funds are provided

by this appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2003,

except authorizations for projects as to which funds have been

obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 2003: Provided

further, That upon expiration of any such project authorization,

the funds provided herein for the project shall lapse: Provided

further, That except for funds approved in the budgets prior to

the fiscal year 2002 budget and FL–MA2 in the fiscal year 2002

Budget Request, no funds may be expended to renovate, rehabilitate

or construct any facility within the boundaries of census tract

68.04 for any purpose associated with the D.C. Department of

Corrections, the CSOSA, or the federal Bureau of Prisons unit

until March 31, 2002 or until such time as the Mayor shall present

to the Council for its approval, a plan for the development of

census tract 68.04 south of East Capitol Street, S.E., and the

housing of any misdemeanants, felons, ex-offenders, or persons

awaiting trial within the District of Columbia, whichever occurs

earlier: Provided further, That none of the conditions set forth

in this paragraph shall interfere with the current operations of

any Federal agency: Provided further, That none of the conditions

set forth shall restrict the ongoing operations of the Department

of Corrections.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified within

an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of expenditure,

such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as

the maximum amount that may be expended for said purpose

or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor.

SEC. 102. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for

expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations

concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government,

when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That in the case of the

Council of the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with

the authorization of the chair of the Council.

SEC. 103. There are appropriated from the applicable funds

of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for

making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia

government: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall

be construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section

11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise

Tax Act of 1947 (70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84–460; D.C. Code,

sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)).

SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year

unless expressly so provided herein.

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SEC. 105. No funds appropriated in this Act for the District

of Columbia government for the operation of educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for other educational purposes may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit

the availability of school buildings for the use of any community

or partisan political group during non-school hours.

SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall

be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the District

of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, and salary are

not available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees

on Appropriations, the House Committee on Government Reform,

the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council

of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative.

SEC. 107. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part

of this appropriation shall be used for publicity or propaganda

purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed

to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any

State legislature.

(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided

in this Act to carry out lobbying activities on any matter other

than— (1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or

(2) statehood for the District of Columbia or voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.

(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any

elected official from advocating with respect to any of the issues

referred to in subsection (b).

SEC. 108. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall

develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for capital

outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable time after

the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall report to the Council

of the District of Columbia and the Congress the actual borrowings

and spending progress compared with projections.

SEC. 109. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to

the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure

in fiscal year 2002, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury

of the United States derived by the collection of fees available

to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation

or expenditure for an agency through a reprogramming of funds

which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project,

or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations

specifically denied, limited or increased by Congress in this Act;

(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program,

project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied

or restricted; (5) reestablishes through reprogramming any program

or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments

existing programs, projects, or responsibility centers through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel

assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center;

unless the Committees on Appropriations of both the Senate and

House of Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in advance

of any reprogramming as set forth in this section.

(b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through a transfer

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of any local funds from one appropriation heading to another unless

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of

Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in advance of the

transfer, except that in no event may the amount of any funds

transferred exceed four percent of the local funds in the appropriation.

SEC. 110. Consistent with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1301(a),

appropriations under this Act shall be applied only to the objects

for which the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,

the provisions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C. Official

Code, sec. 1–601.01 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section 422(3)

of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 790; Public

Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.22(3)), shall apply with

respect to the compensation of District of Columbia employees:

Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of the District of

Columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions of

title 5, United States Code.

(b)(1) CERTIFICATION OF NEED BY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY

OFFICER.—Section 2706(b) of the District of Columbia Government

Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, as added by section

2 of the District Government Personnel Exchange Agreement

Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–296), is amended by inserting

after ‘‘Director of Personnel’’ each place it appears the following:

‘‘(or the Chief Technology Officer, in the case of the Office of

the Chief Technology Officer)’’.

(2) INCLUSION OF OVERHEAD COSTS IN AGREEMENTS.—Section

2706(c)(3) of such Act is amended by striking the period at the

end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that in the case of the

Office of the Chief Technology Officer, general and administrative

costs shall include reasonable overhead costs and shall be calculated

by the Chief Technology Officer (as determined under such criteria

as the Chief Technology Officer independently deems appropriate

subject to the review of the City Administrator, including a consideration of standards used to calculate general, administrative, and

overhead costs for off-site employees found in Federal law and

regulation and in general private industry practice).’’.

(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 2706 of such Act is

amended—

(A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and

(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

‘‘(f) Not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year

(beginning with fiscal year 2002), the Chief Technology Officer

shall prepare and submit to the Council and to the Committees

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate

a report describing all agreements entered into by the Chief Technology Officer under this section which are in effect during the

fiscal year.’’.

(c) The authority which the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia exercised with respect to personnel, procurement,

and the preparation of fiscal impact statements during a control

period (as defined in Public Law 104–8) shall remain in effect

through July 1, 2002.

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(d) Section 424(b)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule

Act (sec. 1–204.24b(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘determined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘equal to’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘IV’’ and inserting ‘‘I’’.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (d)

shall apply with respect to pay periods in fiscal year 2002 and

each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 112. No later than 30 days after the end of the first

quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, the Mayor

of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the

District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2002 revenue estimates

as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2002. These estimates

shall be used in the budget request for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2003. The officially revised estimates at midyear

shall be used for the midyear report.

SEC. 113. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia

government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended

without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process

as set forth in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement

Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Code, sec. 2–303.03),

except that the District of Columbia government or any agency

thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible or practical: Provided, That the determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has

been made in accordance with duly promulgated rules and procedures and said determination has been reviewed and certified by

the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 114. (a) In the event a sequestration order is issued

pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–177), after the amounts

appropriated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year involved

have been paid to the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the

District of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury,

within 15 days after receipt of a request therefor from the Secretary

of the Treasury, such amounts as are sequestered by the order:

Provided, That the sequestration percentage specified in the order

shall be applied proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation

accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from sequestration by such Act.

(b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–177), the term

‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be synonymous with and

refer specifically to each account appropriating Federal funds in

this Act, and any sequestration order shall be applied to each

of the accounts rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts:

Provided, That sequestration orders shall not be applied to any

account that is specifically exempted from sequestration by the

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 115. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS. (a) APPROVAL BY

MAYOR.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity of the District of Columbia

government may accept and use a gift or donation during

fiscal year 2002 if—

(A) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of

the gift or donation (except as provided in paragraph (2));

and

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(B) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out

its authorized functions or duties.

(2) EXCEPTION FOR COUNCIL AND COURTS.—The Council

of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia courts

may accept and use gifts without prior approval by the Mayor.

(b) RECORDS AND PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Each entity of the District of Columbia government shall keep accurate and detailed

records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under

subsection (a), and shall make such records available for audit

and public inspection.

(c) INDEPENDENT AGENCIES INCLUDED.—For the purposes of

this section, the term ‘‘entity of the District of Columbia government’’ includes an independent agency of the District of Columbia.

(d) EXCEPTION FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION.—This section shall

not apply to the District of Columbia Board of Education, which

may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the District of

Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public schools without prior

approval by the Mayor.

SEC. 116. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may

be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses,

or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator

or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District

of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979

(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).

SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall

be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother

would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where

the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.

SEC. 118. None of the Federal funds made available in this

Act may be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits

Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9–114; D.C. Official Code, sec.

32–701 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce any system

of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples, including but not

limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment,

health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the same basis

that such benefits are extended to legally married couples.

SEC. 119. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS NOT INCLUDED

IN CEILING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision

of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial

Officer may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other

grants received by the District government that are not reflected

in the amounts appropriated in this Act.

(b) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REPORT AND

COUNCIL APPROVAL.—No such Federal, private, or other grant may

be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a)

until—

(1) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia

submits to the Council a report setting forth detailed information regarding such grant; and

(2) the Council within 15 calendar days after receipt of

the report submitted under paragraph (1) has reviewed and

approved the acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such

grant.

(c) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPATION OF APPROVAL

OR RECEIPT.—No amount may be obligated or expended from the

general fund or other funds of the District government in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under subsection (b)(2)

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of this section or in anticipation of the approval or receipt of

a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to such paragraph.

(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Chief Financial Officer of the

District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth

detailed information regarding all Federal, private, and other grants

subject to this section. Each such report shall be submitted to

the Council of the District of Columbia, and to the Committees

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,

not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by

the report.

SEC. 120. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF OFFICIAL VEHICLES.— Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds

made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used

to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia

with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the

vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official

duties. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘official duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence

and workplace (except: (1) in the case of an officer or employee

of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District

of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee

of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on

call 24 hours a day; (3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;

and (4) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia).

(b) INVENTORY OF VEHICLES.—The Chief Financial Officer of

the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 2001, an

inventory, as of September 30, 2001, of all vehicles owned, leased

or operated by the District of Columbia government. The inventory

shall include, but not be limited to, the department to which the

vehicle is assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition

date and cost; the general condition of the vehicle; annual operating

and maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle

is allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee

and if so, the officer or employee’s title and resident location.

(c) No officer or employee of the District of Columbia government (including any independent agency of the District but

excluding the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief

Financial Officer of the District of Colubmia, and the Metropolitan

Police Department) may enter into an agreement in excess of $2,500

for the procurement of goods or services on behalf of any entity

of the District government until the officer or employee has conducted an analysis of how the procurement of the goods and services

involved under the applicable regulations and procedures of the

District government would differ from the procurement of the goods

and services involved under the Federal supply schedule and other

applicable regulations and procedures of the General Services

Administration, including an analysis of any differences in the

costs to be incurred and the time required to obtain the goods

or services.

SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not

later than 120 days after the date that a District of Columbia

Public Schools (DCPS) student is referred for evaluation or

assessment—

(1) the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its

successor, and DCPS shall assess or evaluate a student who

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may have a disability and who may require special education

services; and

(2) if a student is classified as having a disability, as

defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) or in section

7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C.

706(8)), the Board and DCPS shall place that student in an

appropriate program of special education services.

SEC. 122. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—No funds

appropriated in this Act may be made available to any person

or entity that violates the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–

10c).

(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING

NOTICE.—

(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may

be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense

of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should,

in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made

equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.

(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In providing

financial assistance using funds made available in this Act,

the head of each agency of the Federal or District of Columbia

government shall provide to each recipient of the assistance

a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by

the Congress.

(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS FALSELY

LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally

determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription,

or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold

in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United

States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or

subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant

to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described

in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 123. None of the funds contained in this Act may be

used for purposes of the annual independent audit of the District

of Columbia government for fiscal year 2002 unless—

(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General of

the District of Columbia, in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, pursuant to section

208(a)(4) of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices

Act of 1985 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–302.8); and

(2) the audit includes as a basic financial statement a

comparison of audited actual year-end results with the revenues

submitted in the budget document for such year and the appropriations enacted into law for such year using the format,

terminology, and classifications contained in the law making

the appropriations for the year and its legislative history.

SEC. 124. None of the funds contained in this Act may be

used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other

officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance

for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress

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to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District

of Columbia.

SEC. 125. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may

be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes

for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.

(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds contained

in this Act and who carries out any program described in subsection

(a) shall account for all funds used for such program separately

from any funds contained in this Act.

SEC. 126. None of the funds contained in this Act may be

used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the

date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of any chief

financial officer of any office of the District of Columbia government

(including any independent agency of the District) who has not

filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer

of the District of Columbia that the officer understands the duties

and restrictions applicable to the officer and the officer’s agency

as a result of this Act (and the amendments made by this Act),

including any duty to prepare a report requested either in the

Act or in any of the reports accompanying the Act and the deadline

by which each report must be submitted, and the District’s Chief

Financial Officer shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations

of the Senate and the House of Representatives by the 10th day

after the end of each quarter a summary list showing each report,

the due date and the date submitted to the committees.

SEC. 127. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may

be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize

or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use,

or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled

Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.

(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by the electors

of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998, shall not take

effect.

SEC. 128. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent

the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing

the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation

enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which

provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.

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SEC. 129. (a) ASSESSMENT OF INTEREST FOR DELAYED PAYMENTS.—If the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the

District of Columbia Court of Appeals does not make a payment

described in subsection (b) prior to the expiration of the 45-day

period which begins on the date the Court receives a completed

voucher for a claim for the payment, interest shall be assessed

against the amount of the payment which would otherwise be

made to take into account the period which begins on the day

after the expiration of such 45-day period and which ends on the

day the Court makes the payment.

(b) PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.—A payment described in this subsection is—

Contraceptives.

Drugs and drug

abuse.

Deadline.

Records.

Needle exchange.

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(1) a payment authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided

under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act);

(2) a payment for counsel appointed in proceedings in the

Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of

Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code; or

(3) a payment for counsel authorized under section 21–

2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under

the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings,

and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986).

(c) STANDARDS FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED VOUCHERS.—

The chief judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall establish standards and criteria for determining whether vouchers submitted for

claims for payments described in subsection (b) are complete, and

shall publish and make such standards and criteria available to

attorneys who practice before such Courts.

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be

construed to require the assessment of interest against any claim

(or portion of any claim) which is denied by the Court involved.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect

to claims received by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals during fiscal year

2002, and claims received previously that remain unpaid at the

end of fiscal year 2001, and would have qualified for interest payment under this section.

FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAW BANNING

POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS

SEC. 130. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—There is hereby appropriated

a Federal contribution of $100,000 to the Metropolitan Police

Department of the District of Columbia, effective upon the enactment by the District of Columbia of a law which reads as follows:

‘‘BAN ON POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS

‘‘SECTION 1. (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any

individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or other

tobacco product in the District of Columbia.

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—

‘‘(1) POSSESSION IN COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.—Subsection

(a) shall not apply with respect to an individual making a

delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in pursuance of

employment.

‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual possessing products in the course of a valid, supervised law enforcement operation.

‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—Any individual who violates subsection (a)

shall be subject to the following penalties:

‘‘(1) For any violation, the individual may be required to

perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program.

‘‘(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall be subject

to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.

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‘‘(3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the

individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed

$100.‘‘(4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the

individual may have his or her driving privileges in the District

of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive days.’’. (b) USE OF CONTRIBUTION.—The Metropolitan Police Department shall use the contribution made under subsection (a) to enforce

the law referred to in such subsection.

SEC. 131. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit

to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, the Senate

Governmental Affairs Committee, and the House Government

Reform Committee quarterly reports addressing the following

issues: (1) crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of

community policing, the number of police officers on local beats,

and the closing down of open-air drug markets; (2) access to drug

abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the

number of people served, the number of people on waiting lists,

and the effectiveness of treatment programs; (3) management of

parolees and pre-trial violent offenders, including the number of

halfway house escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring and

supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the number of

escapes to be provided in consultation with the Court Services

and Offender Supervision Agency; (4) education, including access

to special education services and student achievement to be provided

in consultation with the District of Columbia Public Schools; (5)

improvement in basic District services, including rat control and

abatement; (6) application for and management of Federal grants,

including the number and type of grants for which the District

was eligible but failed to apply and the number and type of grants

awarded to the District but for which the District failed to spend

the amounts received; and (7) indicators of child well-being.

SEC. 132. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia

Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in

private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District

government regarding such lawsuits.

RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 133. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(j) of Public Law 104– 8, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(j) RESERVE FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) BUDGET RESERVE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 2002

and 2003, the budget of the District government for the

fiscal year shall contain a budget reserve in the following

amounts:‘‘(i) $120,000,000, in the case of fiscal year 2002.

‘‘(ii) $70,000,000, in the case of fiscal year 2003. ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any amount made available from the budget reserve described in subparagraph

(A) shall remain available until expended. ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET RESERVE

FUNDS.—For fiscal year 2001, any amount in the budget

reserve shall remain available until expended.

‘‘(2) CUMULATIVE CASH RESERVE.—In addition to any other

cash reserves required under section 450A of the District of

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Columbia Home Rule Act, for each of the fiscal years 2004

and 2005, the budget of the District government for the fiscal

year shall contain a cumulative cash reserve of $50,000,000. ‘‘(3) CONDITIONS ON USE.—The District of Columbia may

obligate or expend amounts in the budget reserve under paragraph (1) or the cumulative cash reserve under paragraph

(2) only in accordance with the following conditions: ‘‘(A) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of

Columbia shall certify that the amounts are available. ‘‘(B) The amounts shall be obligated or expended in

accordance with laws enacted by the Council in support

of each such obligation or expenditure. ‘‘(C) The amounts may not be used to fund the agencies

of the District of Columbia government under court ordered

receivership. ‘‘(D) The amounts may be obligated or expended only

if the Mayor notifies the Committees on Appropriations

of the House of Representatives and Senate in writing

30 days in advance of any obligation or expenditure.

‘‘(4) REPLENISHMENT.—Any amount of the budget reserve

under paragraph (1) or the cumulative cash reserve under

paragraph (2) which is expended in 1 fiscal year shall be

replenished in the following fiscal year appropriations to maintain the required balance.’’.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)

shall take effect October 1, 2001.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159(c) of the District

of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–522; 114

Stat. 2482) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),

this section and the amendments made by this section shall

take effect on October 1, 2000.

‘‘(2) REPEAL OF POSITIVE FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT.—

The amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall take effect

October 1, 1999.

‘‘(3) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—All funds identified by the District government pursuant to section 148 of Public Law 106–

113, as reflected in the certified annual financial report for

fiscal year 2000, shall be deposited during fiscal year 2002

into the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established

pursuant to section 159 of Public Law 106–522, during fiscal

year 2002.’’.

(d) CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Section 450A(b) of the Home

Rule Act (Public Law 93–198) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a contingency cash

reserve fund (in this subsection referred to as the ‘contingency

reserve fund’) as an interest-bearing account (separate from

other accounts in the General Fund) into which the Mayor

shall deposit in cash not later than October 1 of each fiscal

year (beginning with fiscal year 2002) such amount as may

be required to maintain a balance in the fund of at least

3 percent of the total budget appropriated for operating expenditures for such fiscal year which is derived from local funds

(or, in the case of fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2007, such

amount as may be required to maintain a balance in the

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fund of at least the minimum contingency reserve balance

for such fiscal year, as determined under paragraph (2)).’’;

and

(2) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and

inserting the following:

‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—In subparagraph (A), the ‘applicable percentage’ with respect to a

fiscal year means the following: ‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2002, 0 percent.

‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2003, 0 percent.

‘‘(iii) For fiscal year 2004, 0 percent.

‘‘(iv) For fiscal year 2005, 1 percent.

‘‘(v) For fiscal year 2006, 2 percent.’’. SEC. 134. INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM. No funds appropriated

by this Act shall be available for an Integrated Product Team

until reorganization plans for the Integrated Product Team and

a Capital Construction Services Administration have been approved,

or deemed approved, by the Council: Provided, That this paragraph

shall not apply to funds appropriated for the Office of Contracting

and Procurement.

SEC. 135. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of the District

of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress,

the Mayor, and the Council a revised appropriated funds operating

budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia

government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of

Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code,

sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for such fiscal year that is in the total amount of the approved

appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated

actual expenditures.

SEC. 136. Section 403 of the District of Columbia Home Rule

Act, approved December 24, 1973 (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official

Code, sec. 1–204.03), is amended as follows:

(1) Subsection (c) is amended by striking ‘‘shall receive,

in addition to the compensation to which he is entitled as

a member of the Council, $10,000 per annum, payable in equal

installments, for each year he serves as Chairman, but the

Chairman’’.

(2) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows:

‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), as of the effective date

of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001, the Chairman

shall receive compensation, payable in equal installments, at a

rate equal to $10,000 less than the annual compensation of the

Mayor.’’.

SEC. 137. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS. In addition to any other authority to pay claims and judgments, any department, agency, or instrumentality of the District

government may pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or

lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000, in accordance with the

Risk Management for Settlements and Judgments Amendment Act

of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13–172; D.C. Official

Code, sec. 2–402).

SEC. 138. Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1) of the District of

Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206(c)(1), D.C. Code), the Closing

of Portions of 2nd and N Streets, N.E. and Alley System in Square

Effective date.

Deadline.

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710, S.O. 00–97, Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14–106) shall take effect

on the date of the enactment of such Act or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.

SEC. 139. None of the funds contained in this Act may be

used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District

of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket numbers 93–030–(PA) and 93–031–(PA).

SEC. 140. (a) Notwithstanding 20 U.S.C. 1415, 42 U.S.C. 1988,

29 U.S.C 794a, or any other law, none of the funds appropriated

under this Act, or in appropriations Acts for subsequent fiscal

years, may be made available to pay attorneys’ fees accrued prior

to the effective date of this Act that exceeds a cap imposed on

attorneys’ fees by prior appropriations Acts that were in effect

during the fiscal year when the work was performed, or when

payment was requested for work previously performed, in an action

or proceeding brought against the District of Columbia Public

Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20

U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

(b) No later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this

Act, the Superintendent of Schools for the District of Columbia

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations for the Senate

and the House of Representatives a written report for each of

the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, detailing a complete itemized

list, by year, of the judgments for attorneys’ fees awarded to plaintiffs who prevailed in cases brought against the District of Columbia

or the District of Columbia Public Schools under section 615(i)(3)

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.

1415(i)(3)). Such report shall specify: (1) the amount of each judgment; (2) the total amount paid on each judgment as of the date

of the report; (3) the principal balance remaining due on each

such judgment as of the date of the report, the amount of interest

due as of December 31, 2001 on each unpaid amount; and the

prospective annual rate of interest applicable to the judgment as

of January 1, 2002; (4) the name of the Court and case number

for each judgment; (5) the aggregate total due in principal and

interest on the judgments; and (6) the amount paid by the District

of Columbia, in each case listed, to defense counsel representing

the District or the District of Columbia Public Schools.

SEC. 141. The Comptroller General, in consultation with the

relevant agencies and members of the Committees on Appropriations Subcommittees on the District of Columbia, shall submit

by March 31, 2002 a report to the Committees on Appropriations

of the House and the Senate and the Committee on Governmental

Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform

of the House of Representatives detailing the awards in judgment

rendered in the District of Columbia that were in excess of the

cap imposed by prior appropriations Acts in effect during the fiscal

year when the work was performed, or when payment was requested

for work previously performed, in actions brought against the District of Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided, That such

report shall include a comparison, to the extent practicable, of

the causes of action and judgments rendered against public school

districts of comparable demographics and population as the District.

Deadline.

Reports.

Deadline.

Reports.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2944 (S. 1543):

HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 107–216 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 107–321

(Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 107–85 accompanying S. 1543 (Comm. on Appropriations).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):

Sept. 25, considered and passed House.

Nov. 6, 7, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Dec. 6, House agreed to conference report.

Dec. 7, Senate agreed to conference report.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002’’.

Approved December 21, 2001.