103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2902

AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and

Governmental Reorganization Act to reauthorize the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for

fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

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.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Payment Re5 authorization Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ANNUAL FEDERAL PAYMENT

2 TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FISCAL

3 YEAR 1996.

4 Section 503 of the District of Columbia Self-Govern5 ment and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47–

6 3406.1, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the

7 following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(c) There is authorized to be appropriated as the

9 annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for

10 fiscal year 1996 $660,000,000.’’.

11 SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

12 REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRICT GOVERN13 MENT.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part D of title IV

15 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Govern16 mental Reorganization Act is amended—

17 (1) in the heading for such subpart, by striking

18 ‘‘Audit’’ and inserting ‘‘Audits and Accountability

19 Requirements’’; and

20 (2) by adding at the end the following new sec21 tion:

22 ‘‘PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

23 ‘‘SEC. 456. (a) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

24 PLAN.—

25 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL PLAN.—Not later

26 than March 1 of each year (beginning with 1995),
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1 the Mayor shall develop and submit to the Commit2 tee on the District of Columbia of the House of Rep3 resentatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs

4 of the Senate, the Committees on Appropriations of

5 the House of Representatives and the Senate, and

6 the Comptroller General a performance accountabil7 ity plan for all departments, agencies, and programs

8 of the government of the District of Columbia for

9 the subsequent fiscal year.

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The performance

11 accountability plan for a fiscal year shall contain the

12 following:

13 ‘‘(A) A statement of measurable, objective

14 performance goals established for all significant

15 activities of the government of the District of

16 Columbia during the fiscal year (including ac17 tivities funded in whole or in part by the Dis18 trict but performed in whole or in part by some

19 other public or private entity) that describe an

20 acceptable level of performance by the govern21 ment and a superior level of performance by the

22 government.

23 ‘‘(B) A description of the measures of per24 formance to be used in determining whether the

25 government has met the goals established under
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1 subparagraph (A) with respect to an activity for

2 a fiscal year. Such measures shall analyze the

3 quantity and quality of the activities involved,

4 and shall include measures of program out5 comes and results.

6 ‘‘(C) The title of the District of Columbia

7 management employee most directly responsible

8 for the achievement of each goal and the title

9 of such employee’s immediate supervisor or su10 perior.

11 ‘‘(3) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO

12 COURT ORDER.—In addition to the material included

13 in the performance accountability plan for a fiscal

14 year under paragraph (2), the plan shall include a

15 description of the activities of the government of the

16 District of Columbia that are subject to a court

17 order during the fiscal year and the requirements

18 placed on such activities by the court order.

19 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—

20 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than

21 March 1 of each year (beginning with 1997), the

22 Mayor shall develop and submit to the Committee on

23 the District of Columbia of the House of Represent24 atives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of

25 the Senate, the Committees on Appropriations of the
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1 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the

2 Comptroller General a performance accountability

3 report on activities of the government of the District

4 of Columbia during the fiscal year ending on the

5 previous September 30.

6 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The performance

7 accountability report for a fiscal year shall contain

8 the following:

9 ‘‘(A) For each goal of the performance ac10 countability plan submitted under subsection

11 (a) for the year, a statement of the actual level

12 of performance achieved compared to the stated

13 goal for an acceptable level of performance and

14 the goal for a superior level of performance.

15 ‘‘(B) The title of the District of Columbia

16 management employee most directly responsible

17 for the achievement of each goal and the title

18 of such employee’s immediate supervisor or su19 perior.

20 ‘‘(C) A statement of the status of any

21 court orders applicable to the government of the

22 District of Columbia during the year and the

23 steps taken by the government to comply with

24 such orders.
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1 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION OF REPORT.—The Comptrol2 ler General, in consultation with the Director of the

3 Office of Management and Budget, shall review and

4 evaluate each performance accountability report sub5 mitted under this subsection and not later than

6 April 15 of each year shall submit comments on

7 such report to the Committee on the District of Co8 lumbia of the House of Representatives, the Com9 mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and

10 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

11 Representatives and the Senate.

12 ‘‘(c) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND RE13 PORT.—

14 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION.—Not

15 later than March 1, of each year (beginning with

16 1995) the Mayor shall develop and submit to the

17 Committee on the District of Columbia of the House

18 of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental

19 Affairs of the Senate, the Committees on Appropria20 tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen21 ate, and the Comptroller General a 5-year financial

22 plan for the government of the District of Columbia

23 that contains a description of the steps the govern24 ment will take to eliminate any differences between

25 expenditures from, and revenues attributable to,
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1 each fund of the District of Columbia during the

2 first 5 fiscal years beginning after the submission of

3 the plan.

4 ‘‘(2) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE.—

5 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later

6 than March 1 of every year (beginning with

7 1997), the Mayor shall submit a report to the

8 Committee on the District of Columbia of the

9 House of Representatives, the Committee on

10 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Com11 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Senate, the Comptroller

13 General , and the Director of the Congressional

14 Budget Office on the extent to which the gov15 ernment of the District of Columbia was in

16 compliance during the preceding fiscal year

17 with the applicable requirements of the finan18 cial accountability plan submitted for such fis19 cal year under this subsection.

20 ‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF REPORT.—The

21 Comptroller General, in consultation with the

22 Director of the Congressional Budget Office,

23 shall review and evaluate the financial account24 ability compliance report submitted under sub25 paragraph (A) and not later than April 15 of
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1 each year shall submit comments on such re2 port to the Committee on the District of Co3 lumbia of the House of Representatives, the

4 Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen5 ate, and the Committees on Appropriations of

6 the House of Representatives and the Senate.

7 ‘‘(d) QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.—

8 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL

9 REPORTS.—Not later than fifteen days after the end

10 of every calendar quarter (beginning with a report

11 for the quarter beginning October 1, 1994), the

12 Mayor shall submit to the Committee on the District

13 of Columbia of the House of Representatives, the

14 Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate,

15 and the Subcommittees on the District of Columbia

16 of the Committees on Appropriations of the House

17 of Representatives and the Senate, a report on the

18 financial and budgetary status of the government of

19 the District of Columbia for the previous quarter.

20 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each quarterly

21 financial report submitted under paragraph (1) shall

22 include the following information:

23 ‘‘(A) A comparison of actual to forecasted

24 cash receipts and disbursements for each month

25 of the quarter, as presented in the District’s fis-
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1 cal year consolidated cash forecast which shall

2 be supported and accompanied by cash fore3 casts for the general fund and each of the Dis4 trict government’s other funds other than the

5 capital projects fund and trust and agency

6 funds.

7 ‘‘(B) A projection of the remaining months

8 cash forecast for that fiscal year.

9 ‘‘(C) Explanations of (i) the differences be10 tween actual and forecasted cash amounts for

11 each of the months in the quarter, and (ii) any

12 changes in the remaining months forecast as

13 compared to the original forecast for such

14 months of that fiscal year.

15 ‘‘(D) The effect of such changes, actual

16 and projected, on the total cash balance of the

17 remaining months and for the fiscal year.

18 ‘‘(E) Explanations of the impact on meet19 ing the budget, how the results may be reflected

20 in a supplemental budget request, or how other

21 policy decisions may be necessary which may re22 quire the agencies to reduce expenditures in

23 other areas.

24 ‘‘(F) An aging of the outstanding receiv25 ables and payables, with an explanation of how
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1 they are reflected in the forecast of cash re2 ceipts and disbursements.

3 ‘‘(G) For each department or agency, the

4 actual number of full-time equivalent positions,

5 the actual number of full-time employees, the

6 actual number of part-time employees, and the

7 actual number of temporary employees, to8 gether with the source of funding for each such

9 category of positions and employees.’’.

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents

11 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Govern12 mental Reorganization Act is amended—

13 (1) in the item relating to subpart 2 of part D

14 of title IV, by striking ‘‘Audit’’ and inserting ‘‘Au15 dits and Accountability Requirements’’; and

16 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec17 tion 455 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 456. Performance and financial accountability.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives October 3,

1994.

Attest:

Clerk.

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2902

AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Self-Governother purposes. District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for reauthorize the annual Federal payment to the ment and Governmental Reorganization Act to