H. R. 1246 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District 

of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may perform 

the functions and duties of the Office in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy 

in the Office. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act’’. 

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TREASURER OR 

DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF OFFICE OF CHIEF 

FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 

SERVE AS ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN EVENT OF 

VACANCY IN OFFICE. 

(a) AUTHORIZING SERVICE IN ACTING CAPACITY IN EVENT OF

VACANCY IN OFFICE.—Section 424(b) of the District of Columbia 

Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) AUTHORIZING TREASURER OR DEPUTY CFO TO PERFORM

DUTIES IN ACTING CAPACITY IN EVENT OF VACANCY IN OFFICE.— ‘‘(A) SERVICE AS CFO.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 

(ii), if there is a vacancy in the Office of Chief Financial 

Officer because the Chief Financial Officer has died, 

resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the Office— 

‘‘(I) the District of Columbia Treasurer shall 

serve as the Chief Financial Officer in an acting 

capacity, subject to the time limitation of subparagraph (B); or 

‘‘(II) the Mayor may direct one of the Deputy 

Chief Financial Officers of the Office referred to 

in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 

(a)(3) to serve as the Chief Financial Officer in 

an acting capacity, subject to the time limitation 

of subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Notwithstanding clause (i), an individual may not serve 

as the Chief Financial Officer under such clause if 

the individual did not serve as the District of Columbia 

Treasurer or as one of such Deputy Chief Financial 
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Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

(as the case may be) for at least 90 days during the 

1-year period which ends on the date the vacancy 

occurs. 

‘‘(B) TIME LIMITATION.—A vacancy in the Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer may not be filled by the service 

of any individual in an acting capacity under subparagraph 

(A) after the expiration of the 210-day period which begins 

on the date the vacancy occurs.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 424(b)(2)(D) of such Act 

(sec. 1–204.24(b)(2)(D), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 

‘‘Any vacancy’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), any 

vacancy’’. 

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

apply with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.