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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3664

To make miscellaneous and technical corrections to improve the operations

of the government of the District of Columbia.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 18, 1996

Mr. DAVIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To make miscellaneous and technical corrections to improve

the operations of the government of the District of Columbia.

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 ‘‘District of Columbia

5 Government Improvement and Efficiency Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF

7 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIVER8 SITY.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of the Act enti10 tled ‘‘An Act to incorporate the American University’’, ap-
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1 proved February 24, 1893 (27 Stat. 476), is amended by

2 striking ‘‘forty’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty-five’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact5 ment of this Act.

6 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF APPLICATION OF SERVICE CONTRACT

7 ACT OF 1965 TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Service Contract Act of 1965

9 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended—

10 (1) in section 2(a) in the matter preceding

11 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the District of Co12 lumbia’’; and

13 (2) in section 7(1), by striking ‘‘or District of

14 Columbia’’.

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

16 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts of the

17 District of Columbia entered into on or after the date of

18 the enactment of this Act.

19 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DISTRICT

20 OF COLUMBIA AND BUREAU OF PRISONS TO

21 ESTABLISH AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR

22 HOUSING DISTRICT PRISONERS.

23 The undesignated paragraph in the item relating to

24 ‘‘UNITED STATES COURTS’’ under the heading ‘‘JUDI25 CIAL’’ in the Act of March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 869, ch.
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1 75; sec. 24–424, D.C. Code) (relating to the cost of the

2 care and custody of District of Columbia convicts in any

3 Federal penitentiary) is amended by adding at the end the

4 following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding the previous

5 sentence or any provision of title 18, United States Code,

6 to the contrary, with respect to District of Columbia con7 victs in any Federal penitentiary during the 5-year period

8 beginning October 1, 1996, the Mayor of the District of

9 Columbia and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may

10 enter into an agreement waiving the requirements of the

11 previous sentence or establishing an alternative amount to

12 be charged against the District of Columbia for such con13 victs, so long as the Director provides notice of the intent

14 to enter into the agreement to the Committees on Appro15 priations, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and

16 Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Com17 mittees on Appropriations, the Judiciary, and Govern18 mental Affairs of the Senate not later than 15 days before

19 entering into the agreement.’’.

20 SEC. 5. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM COUN21 CIL REVIEW.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 451 of the District of Co23 lumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganiza24 tion Act (sec. 1–1130, D.C. Code), as amended by section

25 304(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
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1 1996, is amended by adding at the end the following new

2 subsection:

3 ‘‘(d) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—The

4 requirements of this section shall not apply with respect

5 to any of the following contracts:

6 ‘‘(1) Any contract entered into by the Washing7 ton Convention Center Authority for preconstruction

8 activities, project management, design, or construc9 tion.

10 ‘‘(2) Any contract entered into by the District

11 of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established

12 pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Estab13 lishment and Department of Public Works Reorga14 nization Act of 1996, other than contracts for the

15 sale or lease of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treat16 ment Plant.

17 ‘‘(3) At the option of the Council, any contract

18 for a highway improvement project carried out under

19 title 23, United States Code.’’.

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

21 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered

22 into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 6. WAIVER OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CER2 TAIN EMPLOYEES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

3 Section 906 of the District of Columbia Government

4 Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1–

5 610.6, D.C. Code) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or sub7 section (d)’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section:

10 ‘‘(d) At the request of the Inspector General (as de11 scribed in section 208(a) of the District of Columbia Pro12 curement Practices Act of 1985), the Director of Person13 nel may waive the application of subsections (a) and (b)

14 to employees of the Office of the Inspector General.’’.

15 SEC. 7. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF JUDICIAL NOMI16 NATION COMMISSION.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as if included in the en18 actment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

19 1996, section 434(b)(5) of the District of Columbia Self20 Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is

21 amended to read as follows:

22 ‘‘(5) Members of the Commission shall serve without

23 compensation for services rendered in connection with

24 their official duties on the Commission.’’.

25 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 133(b) of

26 the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996 is here-
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1 by repealed, and the provision of law amended by such

2 section is hereby restored as if such section had not been

3 enacted into law.

4 SEC. 8. SHORT TITLE OF HOME RULE ACT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the District of Co6 lumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganiza7 tion Act is amended by striking ‘‘District of Columbia

8 Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act’’

9 and inserting ‘‘District of Columbia Home Rule Act’’.

10 (b) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in law or

11 regulation to the District of Columbia Self-Government

12 and Governmental Reorganization Act shall be deemed to

13 be a reference to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

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