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Union Calendar No. 319 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3797 

[Report No. 108–551, Part I] 

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 

JUNE 17, 2004 

Reported from the Committee on Government Reform 

JUNE 17, 2004 

Referral to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Financial 

Services extended for a period ending not later than June 17, 2004 

JUNE 17, 2004 

The Committees on Education and the Workforce and Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To authorize improvements in the operations of the government of the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘2004 District of Co5 lumbia Omnibus Authorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY SCHOOL 

7 BOARD FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER 

8 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET. 

9 Section 452 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

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

11 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘With re12 spect to’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ROLE OF MAYOR AND

13 COUNCIL.—With respect to’’; 

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

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

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

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

19 PROPOSED BUDGET.— 

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

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

22 which the Mayor makes the proposed annual budget 

23 for a year available under section 442 (whichever oc24 curs later), the Board of Education shall submit to 

25 the Council a plan for the allocation of the Mayor’s 
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1 proposed budget among various object classes and 

2 responsibility centers (as defined under regulations 

3 of the Board). 

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

5 this subsection shall include a detailed presentation 

6 of how much money will be allocated to each school, 

7 including— 

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

9 of funds available to the school for which spend10 ing decisions are under the control of the 

11 school; and 

12 ‘‘(B) a specific description of other respon13 sibility center funds which will be spent in a 

14 manner directly benefiting the school, including 

15 funds which will be spent for personnel, equip16 ment and supplies, property maintenance, and 

17 student services.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND LEAS19 ING AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM20 BIA COURTS. 

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

22 title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by insert23 ing after section 11–1742 the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and 

2 leasing agreements 

3 ‘‘(a) SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERI4 ODS CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.—The Executive Officer 

5 may enter into a contract for procurement of severable 

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

7 the head of an executive agency may enter into such a 

8 contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal 

9 Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 

10 U.S.C. 253l). 

11 ‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR LEASING AGREEMENTS.— 

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

13 enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation 

14 of the District of Columbia courts in a building 

15 which is in existence or being erected by the lessor 

16 to accommodate the District of Columbia courts. 

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

18 subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer 

19 considers to be in the interest of the Federal Gov20 ernment and the District of Columbia and necessary 

21 for the accommodation of the District of Columbia 

22 courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind 

23 the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 

24 years and the obligation of amounts for a lease 

25 under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal 

26 year for which payments are due without regard to 
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1 section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States 

2 Code. 

3 ‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.— 

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

5 enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of 

6 property or services in the same manner and to the 

7 same extent as an executive agency may enter into 

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

9 the Federal Property and Administrative Services 

10 Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). In applying such au11 thority— 

12 ‘‘(A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B)— 

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

14 of Columbia and the Federal Government’ 

15 shall be substituted for ‘the best interests 

16 of the United States’; and 

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

18 substituted for ‘the agency’s programs’; 

19 ‘‘(B) the second sentence of section 

20 304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply; 

21 and 

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

23 be substituted for ‘$10,000,000’. 

24 ‘‘(2) CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION FOR IN25 SUFFICIENT FUNDING AFTER FIRST YEAR.—In the 
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1 event that funds are not made available for the con2 tinuation of a multiyear contract for services into a 

3 subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled 

4 or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or termi5 nation may be paid from— 

6 ‘‘(A) appropriations originally available for 

7 the performance of the contract concerned; 

8 ‘‘(B) appropriations currently available for 

9 procurement of the type of services concerned, 

10 and not otherwise obligated; or 

11 ‘‘(C) funds appropriated for those pay12 ments.’’. 

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

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

15 Columbia Code, is amended by inserting after the item re16 lating to section 11–1742 the following new item: 

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

17 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC YEAR AS FISCAL 

18 YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOLS. 

19 Section 441 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

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

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

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

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

24 (2) by striking the third sentence; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

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

5 Armory Board shall begin on the first day of Janu6 ary and shall end on the thirty-first day of Decem7 ber of each calendar year. 

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

9 year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the fiscal 

10 year for the District of Columbia Public Schools (in11 cluding public charter schools) and the University of 

12 the District of Columbia shall begin on the first day 

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

14 calendar year.’’. 

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

16 BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR DAYS OF RECESS. 

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

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

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

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

21 SEC. 6. EXEMPTION OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT EMPLOY22 EES ON COMPRESSED SCHEDULE FROM FED23 ERAL OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS. 

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

25 Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 207) shall not apply to the 
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1 hours of an employee of the District of Columbia govern2 ment which constitute a compressed schedule. 

3 (b) COMPRESSED SCHEDULE DEFINED.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘compressed schedule’’ means— 

5 (1) in the case of a full-time employee, an 80- 

6 hour biweekly basic work requirement which is 

7 scheduled for less than 10 workdays, and 

8 (2) in the case of a part-time employee, a bi9 weekly basic work requirement of less than 80 hours 

10 which is scheduled for less than 10 workdays. 

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

12 respect to hours occurring on or after the date of the en13 actment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF ENFORCED ANNUAL LEAVE OR 

15 ENFORCED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AS DIS16 CIPLINARY ACTION FOR CORPORATION 

17 COUNSEL ATTORNEYS. 

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

19 Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel 

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

21 amended by striking ‘‘or reduction in grade,’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘reduction in grade, or the placing of such attorney 

23 on enforced annual leave or enforced leave without pay,’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact3 ment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 8. REGULATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BANKS BY 

5 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORA6 TION. 

7 (a) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—(1) Sec8 tion 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 

9 1813) is amended— 

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

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

12 bank’’; 

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

14 (4); 

15 (C) in subsection (q)(1), by striking ‘‘, any Dis16 trict bank,’’; 

17 (D) in subsection (q)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘(ex18 cept a District bank)’’; and 

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

20 District bank),’’. 

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

22 1817(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except a District 

23 bank)’’. 
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1 (3) Section 10(b)(2)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 

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

3 bank)’’. 

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

5 amended— 

6 (A) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

7 District bank’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)— 

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

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

11 District of Columbia’’; and 

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

13 than a District depository institution)’’. 

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

15 amended— 

16 (A) in section (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or a Dis17 trict bank’’; 

18 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘(ex19 cept a District bank)’’; 

20 (C) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘a Dis21 trict Bank or’’; 

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

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

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

25 bank’’; 
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1 (F) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘(except a 

2 District bank)’’; 

3 (G) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subpara4 graph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

5 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 

6 respectively; 

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

8 by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis9 trict bank)’’; and 

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

11 by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis12 trict bank)’’. 

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

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

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

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

17 Holding Company Act of 1956 is amended— 

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

19 striking paragraph (3); and 

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

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

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

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

24 is amended by striking ‘‘and district banks’’. 
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1 (e) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT INTER2 LOCKS ACT.—The Depository Institution Management 

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

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

5 located in the District of Columbia’’; and 

6 (2) in section 209(1), by striking ‘‘and banks 

7 located in the District of Columbia’’. 

8 (f) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se9 curities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended— 

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 78c(34)(G)(i)), by striking ‘‘, a bank in the District 

17 of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of the 

18 Currency,’’; 

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

20 78c(34)(H)(i)), by striking ‘‘ or a bank in the Dis21 trict of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of 

22 the Currency’’; 

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

24 striking ‘‘and banks operating under the Code of 

25 Law for the District of Columbia’’; 
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1 (5) in section 17(f)(4)(A) (15 U.S.C. 

2 78q(f)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘and banks operating 

3 under the Code of Law for the District of Colum4 bia’’; and 

5 (6) in section 17(f)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 

6 78q(f)(4)(B)), by striking ‘‘or a bank operating 

7 under the Code of Law for the District of Colum8 bia’’. 

9 (g) NATIONAL BANK RECEIVERSHIP ACT.—The Na10 tional Bank Receivership Act is amended by striking sec11 tion 6. 

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

13 the 3rd undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Fed14 eral Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321) is amended by striking 

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

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

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

18 of this Act. 

19 SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

20 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

21 amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 

22 fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
Union Calendar No. 319 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3797 

[Report No. 108–551, Part I] 

A BILL 

To authorize improvements in the operations of the 

other purposes. government of the District of Columbia, and for 

JUNE 17, 2004 

Reported from the Committee on Government Reform 

Referral to the Committees on Education and the Working not later than June 17, 2004 force and Financial Services extended for a period endThe Committees on Education and the Workforce and 

and ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union Financial Services discharged; committed to the Com-