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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3797

To authorize improvements in the operations of the government of the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2004

Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 

and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 

Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To authorize improvements in the operations of the government of the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘2004 District of Co5 lumbia Omnibus Authorization Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY SCHOOL 

2 BOARD FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER 

3 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET. 

4 Section 452 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

5 Act (sec. 1–204.52, D.C. Official Code) is amended—

6 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘With re7 spect to’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ROLE OF MAYOR AND

8 COUNCIL.—With respect to’’; 

9 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This 

10 section’’ and inserting ‘‘This subsection’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(b) PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER

14 PROPOSED BUDGET.—

15 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO COUNCIL.—Not 

16 later than March 1 of each year or the date on 

17 which the Mayor makes the proposed annual budget 

18 for a year available under section 442 (whichever oc19 curs later), the Board of Education shall submit to 

20 the Council a plan for the allocation of the Mayor’s 

21 proposed budget among various object classes and 

22 responsibility centers (as defined under regulations 

23 of the Board). 

24 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under 

25 this subsection shall include a detailed presentation 
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1 of how much money will be allocated to each school, 

2 including—

3 ‘‘(A) a specific description of the amount 

4 of funds available to the school for which spend5 ing decisions are under the control of the 

6 school; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a specific description of other respon8 sibility center funds which will be spent in a 

9 manner directly benefiting the school, including 

10 funds which will be spent for personnel, equip11 ment and supplies, property maintenance, and 

12 student services.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND LEAS14 ING AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM15 BIA COURTS. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 

17 title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by insert18 ing after section 11–1742 the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and 

20 leasing agreements 

21 ‘‘(a) SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERI22 ODS CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.—The Executive Officer 

23 may enter into a contract for procurement of severable 

24 services in the same manner and to the same extent as 

25 the head of an executive agency may enter into such a 
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1 contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal 

2 Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 

3 U.S.C. 253l). 

4 ‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR LEASING AGREEMENTS.—

5 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may 

6 enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation 

7 of the District of Columbia courts in a building 

8 which is in existence or being erected by the lessor 

9 to accommodate the District of Columbia courts. 

10 ‘‘(2) TERMS.—A lease agreement under this 

11 subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer 

12 considers to be in the interest of the Federal Gov13 ernment and the District of Columbia and necessary 

14 for the accommodation of the District of Columbia 

15 courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind 

16 the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 

17 years and the obligation of amounts for a lease 

18 under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal 

19 year for which payments are due without regard to 

20 section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States 

21 Code. 

22 ‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.—

23 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may 

24 enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of 

25 property or services in the same manner and to the 
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1 same extent as an executive agency may enter into 

2 such a contract under section 304B of title III of 

3 the Federal Property and Administrative Services 

4 Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). In applying such au5 thority—

6 ‘‘(A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B)—

7 ‘‘(i) ‘the best interests of the District 

8 of Columbia and the Federal Government’ 

9 shall be substituted for ‘the best interests 

10 of the United States’; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) ‘the courts’ programs’ shall be 

12 substituted for ‘the agency’s programs’; 

13 ‘‘(B) the second sentence of section 

14 304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) in section 304B(c), ‘$5,000,000’ shall 

17 be substituted for ‘$10,000,000’. 

18 ‘‘(2) CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION FOR IN19 SUFFICIENT FUNDING AFTER FIRST YEAR.—In the 

20 event that funds are not made available for the con21 tinuation of a multiyear contract for services into a 

22 subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled 

23 or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or termi24 nation may be paid from—
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1 ‘‘(A) appropriations originally available for 

2 the performance of the contract concerned; 

3 ‘‘(B) appropriations currently available for 

4 procurement of the type of services concerned, 

5 and not otherwise obligated; or 

6 ‘‘(C) funds appropriated for those pay7 ments.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 for subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 11, District of 

10 Columbia Code, is amended by inserting after the item re11 lating to section 11–1742 the following new item:

‘‘11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and leasing agreements.’’.

12 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC YEAR AS FISCAL 

13 YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOLS. 

14 Section 441 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

15 Act (sec. 1–204.41, D.C. Official Code) is amended—

16 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The fiscal 

17 year’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

18 provided in subsection (b), the fiscal year’’; 

19 (2) by striking the third sentence; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—

23 ‘‘(1) ARMORY BOARD.—The fiscal year for the 

24 Armory Board shall begin on the first day of Janu-
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1 ary and shall end on the thirty-first day of Decem2 ber of each calendar year. 

3 ‘‘(2) SCHOOLS.—Effective with respect to fiscal 

4 year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the fiscal 

5 year for the District of Columbia Public Schools (in6 cluding public charter schools) and the University of 

7 the District of Columbia shall begin on the first day 

8 of July and end on the thirtieth day of June of each 

9 calendar year.’’. 

10 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT 

11 BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR DAYS OF RECESS. 

12 Section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home 

13 Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46(a), D.C. Official Code), as 

14 amended by section 101(a), is amended by striking ‘‘50 

15 calendar days’’ and inserting ‘‘56 calendar days’’. 

16 SEC. 6. EXEMPTION OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT EMPLOY17 EES ON COMPRESSED SCHEDULE FROM FED18 ERAL OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Fair Labor 

20 Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 207) shall not apply to the 

21 hours of an employee of the District of Columbia govern22 ment which constitute a compressed schedule. 

23 (b) COMPRESSED SCHEDULE DEFINED.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘compressed schedule’’ means—
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1 (1) in the case of a full-time employee, an 80-

2 hour biweekly basic work requirement which is 

3 scheduled for less than 10 workdays, and 

4 (2) in the case of a part-time employee, a bi5 weekly basic work requirement of less than 80 hours 

6 which is scheduled for less than 10 workdays. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

8 respect to hours occurring on or after the date of the en9 actment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF ENFORCED ANNUAL LEAVE OR 

11 ENFORCED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AS DIS12 CIPLINARY ACTION FOR CORPORATION 

13 COUNSEL ATTORNEYS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 856(a) of the District of 

15 Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel 

16 Act of 1978 (sec. 1–608.56(a), D.C. Official Code) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘or reduction in grade,’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘reduction in grade, or the placing of such attorney 

19 on enforced annual leave or enforced leave without pay,’’. 

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

21 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact22 ment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 8. REGULATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BANKS BY 

2 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORA3 TION. 

4 (a) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—(1) Sec5 tion 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 

6 1813) is amended—

7 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘, State 

8 bank, and District bank’’ and inserting ‘‘and State 

9 bank’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 

11 (4); 

12 (C) in subsection (q)(1), by striking ‘‘, any Dis13 trict bank,’’; 

14 (D) in subsection (q)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘(ex15 cept a District bank)’’; and 

16 (E) in subsection (q)(3), by striking ‘‘(except a 

17 District bank),’’. 

18 (2) Section 7(a)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 

19 1817(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except a District 

20 bank)’’. 

21 (3) Section 10(b)(2)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 

22 1820(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except a District 

23 bank)’’. 

24 (4) Section 11 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1821) is 

25 amended—
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1 (A) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

2 District bank’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)—

4 (i) by striking ‘‘or District bank’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘or the code of law for the 

6 District of Columbia’’; and 

7 (C) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘(other 

8 than a District depository institution)’’. 

9 (5) Section 18 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1828) is 

10 amended—

11 (A) in section (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or a Dis12 trict bank’’; 

13 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘(ex14 cept a District bank)’’; 

15 (C) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘a Dis16 trict Bank or’’; 

17 (D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘(except a 

18 District bank)’’ each place such term appears; 

19 (E) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘or a District 

20 bank’’; 

21 (F) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘(except a 

22 District bank)’’; 

23 (G) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subpara24 graph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
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1 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 

2 respectively; 

3 (H) in subsection (i)(2)(A) (as so redesignated 

4 by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis5 trict bank)’’; and 

6 (I) in subsection (i)(2)(B) (as so redesignated 

7 by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis8 trict bank)’’. 

9 (b) NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.—Section 203(s)(5) of 

10 the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(s)(5)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘or District bank’’. 

12 (c) BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT.—The Bank 

13 Holding Company Act of 1956 is amended—

14 (1) in section 2(c) (12 U.S.C. 1841(c)), by 

15 striking paragraph (3); and 

16 (2) in section 3(b)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1842(b)(1)), 

17 by striking ‘‘or a District bank’’. 

18 (d) BANK PROTECTION ACT OF 1968.—Section 2(1) 

19 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1881(1)) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘and district banks’’. 

21 (e) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT INTER22 LOCKS ACT.—The Depository Institution Management 

23 Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) is amended—

24 (1) in section 207(1), by striking ‘‘and banks 

25 located in the District of Columbia’’; and 
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1 (2) in section 209(1), by striking ‘‘and banks 

2 located in the District of Columbia’’. 

3 (f) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se4 curities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended—

5 (1) in section 3(a)(34) (15 U.S.C. 78c(34)), by 

6 striking ‘‘or a bank operating under the Code of 

7 Law for the District of Columbia’’ each place such 

8 term appears in clause (i) of subparagraphs (A), 

9 (B), (C), (D), and (F); 

10 (2) in section 3(a)(34)(G)(i) (15 U.S.C. 

11 78c(34)(G)(i)), by striking ‘‘, a bank in the District 

12 of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of the 

13 Currency,’’; 

14 (3) in section 3(a)(34)(H)(i) (15 U.S.C. 

15 78c(34)(H)(i)), by striking ‘‘or a bank in the Dis16 trict of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of 

17 the Currency’’; 

18 (4) in section 12(i)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78l(i)(1)), by 

19 striking ‘‘and banks operating under the Code of 

20 Law for the District of Columbia’’; 

21 (5) in section 17(f)(4)(A) (15 U.S.C. 

22 78q(f)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘and banks operating 

23 under the Code of Law for the District of Colum24 bia’’; and 
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1 (6) in section 17(f)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 

2 78q(f)(4)(B)), by striking ‘‘or a bank operating 

3 under the Code of Law for the District of Colum4 bia’’. 

5 (g) NATIONAL BANK RECEIVERSHIP ACT.—The Na6 tional Bank Receivership Act is amended by striking sec7 tion 6. 

8 (h) FEDERAL RESERVE ACT.—The last sentence of 

9 the 3rd undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Fed10 eral Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘(except within the District of Columbia)’’. 

12 (i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act. 

15 SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

17 amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 

18 fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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