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Union Calendar No. 456 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5233 

[Report No. 114–586] 

To repeal the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012, to amend 

the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the respective roles 

of the District government and Congress in the local budget process 

of the District government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2016 

Mr. MEADOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

MAY 23, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. HARRIS

MAY 23, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To repeal the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 

2012, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule 

Act to clarify the respective roles of the District government and Congress in the local budget process of the 

District government, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Clarifying Congres5 sional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 

6 2016’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LOCAL BUDGET AUTONOMY AMEND8 MENT ACT OF 2012. 

9 Effective with respect to fiscal year 2013 and each 

10 succeeding fiscal year, the Local Budget Autonomy 

11 Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19–321) is hereby 

12 repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed 

13 by such Act shall be restored or revived as if such Act 

14 had not been enacted into law. 

15 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES OF DISTRICT GOVERN16 MENT AND CONGRESS IN LOCAL BUDGET 

17 PROCESS. 

18 (a) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL

19 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS TO GENERAL FUND.—Section 

20 450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1– 

21 204.50, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

22 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Gen23 eral Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The 

24 General Fund’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS

4 PROCESS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as cre5 ating a continuing appropriation of the General Fund de6 scribed in subsection (a). All funds provided for the Dis7 trict of Columbia shall be appropriated on an annual fiscal 

8 year basis through the Federal appropriations process. 

9 For each fiscal year, the District shall be subject to all 

10 applicable requirements of subchapter III of chapter 13 

11 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States 

12 Code (commonly known as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act’), the 

13 Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and all other require14 ments and restrictions applicable to appropriations for 

15 such fiscal year.’’. 

16 (b) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY

17 OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO CHANGE EXISTING BUDG18 ET PROCESS LAWS.—Section 603(a) of such Act (sec. 1– 

19 206.03(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘existing’’; and 

21 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert22 ing the following: ‘‘, or as authorizing the District 

23 of Columbia to make any such change.’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact3 ment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 456 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5233 

[Report No. 114–586] 

A BILL 

To repeal the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment 

and for other purposes. local budget process of the District government, the District government and Congress in the Home Rule Act to clarify the respective roles of Act of 2012, to amend the District of Columbia 

MAY 23, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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