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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2103

To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to place the budget of the District of Columbia courts

on equal footing with other branches of the District government, to

permit the severance of the salaries of local judges from the Federal

compensation system, and to authorize multiyear contracts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 24, 1995

Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. DAVIS) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and

Governmental Reorganization Act to place the budget

of the District of Columbia courts on equal footing with

other branches of the District government, to permit

the severance of the salaries of local judges from the

Federal compensation system, and to authorize multiyear

contracts.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘District of Columbia Budget Efficiency Act of 1995’’.
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1 (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Whenever in this Act an

2 amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to,

3 or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference

4 shall be considered to be made to that section or other

5 provision of the District of Columbia Self-Government and

6 Governmental Reorganization Act.

7 SEC. 2. BUDGETARY CONTROL OVER INDEPENDENT AGEN8 CIES.

9 (a) SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL BUDGET.—Section

10 442(b) (D.C. Code, sec. 47–301(b)) is amended by insert11 ing ‘‘the District of Columbia courts, the Board of Edu12 cation,’’ after ‘‘Council,’’.

13 (b) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS’ BUDGET.—

14 Section 445 (title 11, Appendix, § 445, D.C. Code) is

15 amended—

16 (1) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘, with17 out revision but subject to his recommendations’’;

18 and

19 (2) by striking the third sentence.

20 (c) REDUCTIONS IN BUDGETS OF INDEPENDENT

21 AGENCIES.—Section 453 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–304) is

22 amended as follows:

23 (1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as fol24 lows:
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1 ‘‘(a) In accordance with subsection (b), and except

2 as provided in subsection (c), the Mayor may reduce

3 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to inde4 pendent agencies of the District of Columbia (including

5 the Board of Education) and the District of Columbia

6 courts for a fiscal year if the Mayor determines that it

7 is necessary to reduce such amounts to balance the Dis8 trict’s budget for the fiscal year.’’.

9 (2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by adding at

10 the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Mayor

11 shall notify the District of Columbia courts of any

12 proposed reductions in the budget of the courts that

13 is a part of the Mayor’s submission to the Council.’’.

14 (3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking ‘‘the

15 District of Columbia courts or’’.

16 (d) LIMITATIONS ON THE COUNCIL.—Section

17 602(a)(4) (D.C. Code, sec. 1–233(a)(4)) is amended by

18 inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘; except for

19 provisions establishing the rates of compensation for

20 judges in the District of Columbia courts’’.

21 SEC. 3. CONTRACTS EXTENDING BEYOND ONE YEAR.

22 Section 451(a) (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1130(a)) is

23 amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘No contract’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘(1) No contract’’; and
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new

2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(2)(A) The District may enter into multiyear con4 tracts to obtain goods and services for which funds are

5 appropriated on an annual fiscal year basis and available

6 for obligation only within the fiscal year for which appro7 priated.

8 ‘‘(B) For any fiscal year, if the funds are not made

9 available for the continuation of a multiyear contract

10 under subparagraph (A), the contract shall be canceled or

11 terminated, and any cost of cancellation or termination

12 may be paid from—

13 ‘‘(i) appropriations available for the perform14 ance of such contract;

15 ‘‘(ii) appropriations available for procurement

16 of the type of acquisition covered by the contract,

17 and not otherwise obligated; or

18 ‘‘(iii) funds appropriated for the payment of

19 such costs.

20 ‘‘(C) No contract entered into under this paragraph

21 shall be valid unless the Council, by a two-thirds vote of

22 its members present and voting, authorizes such contract

23 by resolution. Multiyear contracts under this paragraph
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1 shall be made pursuant to criteria established by act of

2 the Council.’’.

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