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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:
FEDERAL FUNDS
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor
for District of Columbia resident tuition support,
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be used on behalf of eligible
District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based
upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tui-
tion at public institutions of higher education, usable at
both public and private institutions for higher education:
Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may
be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit
and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 5 percent of the funds may be
used to pay administrative expenses.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF
CHILDREN
The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment
for Incentives for Adoption of Children’’ in Public Law
106–113, approved November 29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1501),
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘For a Federal payment
to the District of Columbia to create incentives to promote
the adoption of children in the District of Columbia foster
care system, $5,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall
remain available until September 30, 2002, and shall be
used to carry out all of the provisions of title 38, except
for section 3808, of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support
Act of 2000, D.C. Bill 13–679, enrolled June 12, 2000.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer
of the District of Columbia, $1,500,000, of which
$250,000 shall be for payment to a mentoring program
and for hotline services; $500,000 shall be for payment
to a youth development program with a character building
curriculum; $500,000 to remain available until expended,
shall be for the design, construction, and maintenance of
a trash rack system to be installed at the Hickey Run
stormwater outfall; and $250,000 shall be for payment to
support a program to assist homeless individuals to be-
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come productive, taxpaying citizens in the District of Co-
lumbia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE OPERATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia
Corrections Trustee, $134,300,000 for the administration
and operation of correctional facilities and for the admin-
istrative operating costs of the Office of the Corrections
Trustee, as authorized by section 11202 of the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712) of which
$1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case proc-
essing in the District of Columbia criminal justice system:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Co-
lumbia Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to the funds provided under
this heading, the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee
may use any remaining interest earned on the Federal
payment made to the Trustee under the District of Colum-
bia Appropriations Act, 1998, to carry out the activities
funded under this heading.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $99,500,000 to be allocated as follows: for the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,709,000; for the
District of Columbia Superior Court, $72,399,000; for the
District of Columbia Court System, $16,892,000; and
$2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002,
for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities: Provided, That none of the funds in this
Act or in any other Act shall be available for the purchase,
installation or operation of an Integrated Justice Informa-
tion System until a detailed plan and design has been sub-
mitted by the courts and approved by the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be
provided on a contractual basis with the General Services
Administration (GSA), said services to include the prepa-
ration of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the
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Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives:
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and
section 11–2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation
provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice
Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the
Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and
payments for counsel authorized under section 21–2060,
D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Pro-
ceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986),
$34,387,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds provided in this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’
(other than the $2,500,000 provided under such heading
for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities) may also be used for payments under this
heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Ju-
dicial Administration in the District of Columbia shall use
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funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal
Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than
the $2,500,000 provided under such heading for capital
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
ties), to make payments described under this heading for
obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contrac-
tual basis with the General Services Administration
(GSA), said services to include the preparation of monthly
financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted di-
rectly by GSA to the President and to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts shall implement the recommenda-
tions in the General Accounting Office Report GAO/
AIMD/OGC–99–226 regarding payments to court-ap-
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pointed attorneys and shall report to the Office of Man-
agement and Budget and to the House and Senate Appro-
priations Committees quarterly on the status of these re-
forms.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND
OFFENDER SUPERVISION
AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia,
as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, (Public Law
105–33; 111 Stat. 712) $115,752,000, of which
$69,871,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Commu-
nity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include
expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to pro-
tection orders or provision of services for or related to such
persons; $18,778,000 shall be transferred to the Public
Defender Service; and $27,103,000 shall be available to
the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That of the
amount provided under this heading, $22,161,000 shall be
used to improve pretrial defendant and post-conviction of-
fender supervision, enhance drug testing and sanctions-
based treatment programs and other treatment services,
expand intermediate sanctions and offender re-entry pro-
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grams, continue planning and design proposals for a resi-
dential Sanctions Center and improve administrative in-
frastructure, including information technology; and
$836,000 of the $22,161,000 referred to in this proviso
is for the Public Defender Service: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 446 of the District of
Columbia Home Rule Act or any provision of subchapter
III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, the use
of interest earned on the Federal payment made to the
District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and
Court Services Agency under the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 1998, by the Agency during fiscal years
1998 and 1999 shall not constitute a violation of such Act
or such subchapter.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR WASHINGTON INTERFAITH
NETWORK
For a Federal payment to the Washington Interfaith
Network to reimburse the Network for costs incurred in
carrying out preconstruction activities at the former Fort
Dupont Dwellings and Additions, $1,000,000: Provided,
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That such activities may include architectural and engi-
neering studies, property appraisals, environmental as-
sessments, grading and excavation, landscaping, paving,
and the installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer
lines, and other utilities: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make such payment only after
the Network has received matching funds from private
sources (including funds provided through loans) to carry
out such activities in an aggregate amount which is equal
to the amount of such payment (as certified by the Inspec-
tor General of the District of Columbia) and has provided
the Secretary of the Treasury with a request for reim-
bursement which contains documentation certified by the
Inspector General of the District of Columbia showing
that the Network carried out the activities and that the
costs incurred in carrying out the activities were equal to
or less than the amount of the reimbursement requested:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under
this heading may be obligated or expended after December
31, 2001 (without regard to whether the activities involved
were carried out prior to such date).
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SIMPLIFIED PERSONNEL
SYSTEM
For a Federal payment to the Mayor of the District
of Columbia to study and design a system approved by
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the Comptroller General for simplifying the administration
of personnel policies (including pay policies) with respect
to employees of the District government, $250,000: Pro-
vided, That the Mayor shall carry out such study and de-
sign through a contractor approved by the Comptroller
General.
METRORAIL CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For a contribution to the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority for construction of a Metrorail sta-
tion located at New York and Florida Avenues, Northeast,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$7,100,000 is appropriated under this heading and
$17,900,000 shall be transferred by the District of Colum-
bia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority (DCFRMA) from interest earned on accounts
held by DCFRMA on behalf of the District of Columbia
government.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
AMERICAN MUSIC
For a Federal payment to the Federal City Council
for the establishment of a National Museum of American
Music, $250,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be used for the costs of activi-
ties necessary to complete the planning phase for such
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Museum, including the costs of personnel, design projects,
environmental assessments, and the preparation of re-
quests for proposals: Provided further, That such funds
shall be deposited into a separate account of the Federal
City Council used exclusively for the establishment of such
Museum: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall make such payment only after the Federal
City Council has deposited matching donated funds from
private sources into the account in an aggregate amount
which is equal to 200 percent of the amount appropriated
herein (as certified by the Inspector General of the Dis-
trict of Columbia).
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For a payment to the District of Columbia to reim-
burse the District for expenses incurred in connection with
Presidential inauguration activities, $5,961,000, as au-
thorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
824; D.C. Code, sec. 1–1132), which shall be apportioned
by the Chief Financial Officer within the various appro-
priation headings in this Act.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
OPERATING EXPENSES
DIVISION OF EXPENSES
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, except for section 136(a) of
this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for
operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2001 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser
of the sum of the total revenues of the District of Colum-
bia for such fiscal year or $5,689,276,000 (of which
$192,804,000 shall be from intra-District funds and
$3,245,623,000 shall be from local funds): Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority shall take
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of
Columbia meets these requirements, including the appor-
tioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropria-
tions and funds made available to the District during fis-
cal year 2001, except that the Chief Financial Officer may
not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived
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from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital
projects.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority, established by sec-
tion 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (109
Stat. 97; Public Law 104–8), $3,140,000 from local
funds: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this
Act may be used to pay any compensation of the Executive
Director or General Counsel of the Authority at a rate
in excess of the maximum rate of compensation which may
be paid to such individual during fiscal year 2001 under
section 102 of such Act, as determined by the Comptroller
General (as described in GAO letter report B–279095.2).
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $194,621,000
(including $161,022,000 from local funds, $20,424,000
from Federal funds, and $13,175,000 from other funds):
Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor,
$2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the District
of Columbia, and $2,500 for the City Administrator shall
be available from this appropriation for official purposes:
Provided further, That any program fees collected from the
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issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of ex-
penses of the debt management program of the District
of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from
Federal sources shall be used to support the operations
or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood
Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District
of Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Ad-
mission to Statehood from its own locally-generated reve-
nues: Provided further, That all employees permanently
assigned to work in the Office of the Mayor shall be paid
from funds allocated to the Office of the Mayor: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
or Mayor’s Order 86–45, issued March 18, 1986, the Of-
fice of the Chief Technology Officer’s delegated small pur-
chase authority shall be $500,000: Provided further, That
the District of Columbia government may not require the
Office of the Chief Technology Officer to submit to any
other procurement review process, or to obtain the ap-
proval of or be restricted in any manner by any official
or employee of the District of Columbia government, for
purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided further,
That $303,000 and no fewer than 5 FTEs shall be avail-
able exclusively to support the Labor-Management Part-
nership Council: Provided further, That no funds except
those already encumbered shall be available for the
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Maximus, Inc., revenue recovery services contract (Con-
tract GF 98104) until such time as the contract is renego-
tiated to require Maximus, Inc., to recover maximum rev-
enue first for Medicaid reimbursable special education
transportation costs, second for Medicaid reimbursable
special education residential placement costs, and third for
the Medicaid reimbursable costs of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Administration clients.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $205,638,000
(including $53,562,000 from local funds, $92,378,000
from Federal funds, and $59,698,000 from other funds),
of which $15,000,000 collected by the District of Colum-
bia in the form of BID tax revenue shall be paid to the
respective BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement
Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11–134; D.C. Code, sec.
1–2271 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts
Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12–26): Provided,
That such funds are available for acquiring services pro-
vided by the General Services Administration: Provided
further, That Business Improvement Districts shall be ex-
empt from taxes levied by the District of Columbia.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease
of 135 passenger carrying vehicles for replacement only,
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including 130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use,
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for
the current fiscal year, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for making refunds and for the payment of judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Co-
lumbia 
government 
$762,346,000 
(including
$591,365,000 from local funds, $24,950,000 from Federal
funds, and $146,031,000 from other funds): Provided fur-
ther, That the Metropolitan Police Department is author-
ized to replace not to exceed 25 passenger carrying vehi-
cles and the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical
Services of the District of Columbia is authorized to re-
place not to exceed five passenger carrying vehicles annu-
ally whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle
exceeds three fourths of the cost of the replacement: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for the Chief of Police for
the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or May-
or’s Order 86–45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropoli-
tan Police Department’s delegated small purchase author-
ity shall be $500,000: Provided further, That the District
of Columbia government may not require the Metropolitan
Police Department to submit to any other procurement re-
view process, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted
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in any manner by any official or employee of the District
of Columbia government, for purchases that do not exceed
$500,000: Provided further, That the Mayor shall reim-
burse the District of Columbia National Guard for ex-
penses incurred in connection with services that are per-
formed in emergencies by the National Guard in a militia
status and are requested by the Mayor, in amounts that
shall be jointly determined and certified as due and pay-
able for these services by the Mayor and the Commanding
General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Pro-
vided further, That such sums as may be necessary for
reimbursement to the District of Columbia National
Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available from
this appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall
be deemed as constituting payment in advance for emer-
gency services involved: Provided further, That the Metro-
politan Police Department is authorized to maintain 3,800
sworn officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition: Pro-
vided further, That $100,000 shall be available for inmates
released on medical and geriatric parole: Provided further,
That commencing on December 31, 2000, the Metropoli-
tan Police Department shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the
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House of Representatives, quarterly reports on the status
of crime reduction in each of the 83 police service areas
established throughout the District of Columbia.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Public education system, including the development
of national defense education programs, $995,418,000 (in-
cluding $821,367,000 from local funds, $147,643,000
from Federal funds, and $26,408,000 from other funds),
to be allocated as follows: $769,443,000 (including
$628,809,000 from local funds, $133,490,000 from Fed-
eral funds, and $7,144,000 from other funds), for the pub-
lic schools of the District of Columbia; $200,000 from
local funds for the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retire-
ment Fund; $1,679,000 from local funds for the State
Education Office, $14,000,000 from local funds, pre-
viously appropriated in this Act as a Federal payment, for
resident tuition support at public and private institutions
of higher learning for eligible District of Columbia resi-
dents; $105,000,000 from local funds for public charter
schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly disburse-
ment of funds to the D.C. public charter schools, with the
first payment to occur within 15 days of the beginning
of each fiscal year: Provided further, That the D.C. public
charter schools will report enrollment on a quarterly basis:
Provided further, That the quarterly payment of October
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15, 2000, shall be fifty (50) percent of each public charter
school’s annual entitlement based on its unaudited Octo-
ber 5 enrollment count: Provided further, That if the en-
tirety of this allocation has not been provided as payments
to any public charter schools currently in operation
through the per pupil funding formula, the funds shall be
available for public education in accordance with the
School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 31–
2853.43(A)(2)(D); Public Law 104–134, as amended):
Provided further, That the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia shall convene a task force to recommend changes,
which shall be released by December 31, 2000, to the
School Reform Act of 1995, for the purpose of instituting
a funding mechanism which will account for the projected
growth of charter schools: Provided further, That
$480,000 of this amount shall be available to the District
of Columbia Public Charter School Board for administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That $76,433,000 (including
$44,691,000 from local funds, $13,199,000 from Federal
funds, and $18,543,000 from other funds) shall be avail-
able for the University of the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That $200,000 is allocated for the East of
the River Campus Assessment Study, $1,000,000 for the
Excel Institute Adult Education Program to be used by
the Institute for construction and to acquire construction
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services provided by the General Services Administration
on a reimbursable basis, $500,000 for the Adult Edu-
cation State Plan, $650,000 for The Saturday Academy
Pre-College Program, and $481,000 for the Strengthening
of Academic Programs; and $26,459,000 (including
$25,208,000 from local funds, $550,000 from Federal
funds and $701,000 other funds) for the Public Library:
Provided further, That the $1,020,000 enhancement shall
be allocated such that; $500,000 is used for facilities im-
provements for 8 of the 26 library branches, $235,000 for
13 FTEs for the continuation of the Homework Helpers
Program, $166,000 for 3 FTEs in the expansion of the
Reach Out And Roar (ROAR) service to license day care
homes, and $119,000 for 3 FTEs to expand literacy sup-
port into branch libraries: Provided further, That
$2,204,000 (including $1,780,000 from local funds,
$404,000 from Federal funds and $20,000 from other
funds) shall be available for the Commission on the Arts
and Humanities: Provided further, That the public schools
of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not
to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver
education program: Provided further, That not to exceed
$2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the
President of the University of the District of Columbia,
and $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be available
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from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds contained in this Act may
be made available to pay the salaries of any District of
Columbia Public School teacher, principal, administrator,
official, or employee who knowingly provides false enroll-
ment or attendance information under article II, section
5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for compulsory
school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes’’, approved
February 4, 1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31–401 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able to subsidize the education of any nonresident of the
District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public
elementary and secondary school during fiscal year 2001
unless the nonresident pays tuition to the District of Co-
lumbia at a rate that covers 100 percent of the costs in-
curred by the District of Columbia which are attributable
to the education of the nonresident (as established by the
Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public
Schools): Provided further, That this appropriation shall
not be available to subsidize the education of nonresidents
of the District of Columbia at the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, unless the Board of Trustees of the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001, a tuition rate schedule
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that will establish the tuition rate for nonresident students
at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate
charged at comparable public institutions of higher edu-
cation in the metropolitan area: Provided further, That
$2,200,000 is allocated to the Temporary Weighted Stu-
dent Formula to fund 344 additional slots for pre-K stu-
dents: Provided further, That $50,000 is allocated to fund
a conference on learning support for children ages 3–4 in
September 2000 hosted jointly by the District of Columbia
Public Schools and District of Columbia public charter
schools: Provided further, That no local funds in this Act
shall be used to administer a system wide standardized
test more than once in FY 2001: Provided further, That
no less than $389,219,000 shall be expended on local
schools through the Weighted Student Formula: Provided
further, That the District of Columbia Public Schools may
spend $500,000 to engage in a Schools Without Violence
program based on a model developed by the University of
North Carolina, located in Greensboro, North Carolina:
Provided further, That section 441 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87
Stat. 798; D.C. Code, sec. 47–101), is amended as follows:
(a) The third sentence is amended to read as
follows:
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‘‘However, the fiscal year for the Armory Board
shall begin on the first day of January and shall end
on the thirty-first day of December of each calendar
year, and, beginning the first day of July 2001, the
fiscal year for the District of Columbia Public
Schools and the District of Columbia Public Charter
Schools shall begin on the first day of July and end
on the thirtieth day of June of each calendar year.’’.
(b) One new sentence is added at the end to
read as follows: ‘‘The District of Columbia Public
Schools shall take appropriate action to ensure that
its financial books are closed by June 30, 2003.’’.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
Human support services, $1,532,204,000 (including
$633,897,000 from local funds, $881,589,000 from Fed-
eral funds, and $16,718,000 from other funds): Provided,
That $25,836,000 of this appropriation, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available solely for District
of Columbia employees’ disability compensation: Provided
further, That the District of Columbia shall not provide
free government services such as water, sewer, solid waste
disposal or collection, utilities, maintenance, repairs, or
similar services to any legally constituted private nonprofit
organization, as defined in section 411(5) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (101 Stat. 485;
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Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11371), providing emer-
gency shelter services in the District, if the District would
not be qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to such
Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11301
et seq.): Provided further, That $1,250,000 shall be paid
to the Doe Fund for the operation of its Ready, Willing,
and Able Program in the District of Columbia as follows:
$250,000 to cover debt owed by the District of Columbia
government for services rendered shall be paid to the Doe
Fund within 15 days of the enactment of this Act; and
$1,000,000 shall be paid in equal monthly installments by
the 15th day of each month: Provided further, That
$400,000 shall be available for the administrative costs
associated with implementation of the Drug Treatment
Choice Program established pursuant to section 4 of the
Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed by the
Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329): Provided fur-
ther, That $7,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the
Addiction Recovery Fund established pursuant to section
5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed
by the Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329).
PUBLIC WORKS
Public works, including rental of one passenger car-
rying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger
carrying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of
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Columbia and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles,
$278,242,000 (including $265,078,000 from local funds,
$3,328,000 from Federal funds, and $9,836,000 from
other funds): Provided further, That this appropriation
shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous
refuse from hotels and places of business: Provided fur-
ther, That $100,000 shall be available for a commercial
sector 
recycling 
initiative: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$250,000 shall be available to initiate a recycling edu-
cation campaign: Provided further, That $10,000 shall be
available for community clean-up kits: Provided further,
That $190,000 shall be available to restore a 3.5 percent
vacancy rate in Parking Services: Provided further, That
$170,000 shall be available to plant 500 trees: Provided
further, That $118,000 shall be available for two water
trucks: Provided further, That $150,000 shall be available
for contract monitors and parking analysts within Parking
Services: Provided further, That $1,409,000 shall be avail-
able for a neighborhood cleanup initiative: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,000,000 shall be available for tree mainte-
nance: Provided further, That $600,000 shall be available
for an anti-graffiti program: Provided further, That
$226,000 shall be available for a hazardous waste pro-
gram: Provided further, That $1,260,000 shall be available
for parking control aides: Provided further, That $400,000
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shall be available for the Department of Motor Vehicles
to hire additional ticket adjudicators, conduct additional
hearings, and reduce the waiting time for hearings.
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS
For all agencies of the District of Columbia govern-
ment under court ordered receivership, $389,528,000 (in-
cluding $234,913,000 from local funds, $135,555,000
from Federal funds, and $19,060,000 from other funds).
RESERVE
For replacement of funds expended, if any, during
fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, $150,000,000: Provided, That none of these funds
shall be obligated or expended under this heading until:
(1) the reductions from ‘‘Operational Improvement Sav-
ings’’, ‘‘Management Reform Savings’’, and ‘‘Cafeteria
Plan’’ have been achieved and the achievement certified
by the District of Columbia Inspector General; (2) the
Chief Financial Officer certifies that the reserve assets are
not required to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000
from the Reserve established by section 202(i) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8; and (3)
the District of Columbia government enters into leases
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provided for under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Wa-
terfront Improvements’’ in Public Law 105–277, approved
October 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–124), as amended by
section 164 of Public Law 106–113, approved November
29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1529): Provided further, That the un-
expended portion of the fiscal year 2000 reserve that is
carried over into fiscal year 2001 will free up local funds
in the fiscal year 2001 Reserve that can be used to fund
selected programs upon certification by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia that: (1) the Mayor
will achieve operational improvement savings and manage-
ment reform productivity savings in the fiscal year 2001
Budget and Financial Plan, (2) the collection of additional
revenues within the fiscal year 2001 Budget and Financial
Plan will be achieved; and (3) agency expenditures are
monitored and fiscal challenges are addressed to the satis-
faction of the Chief Financial Office during fiscal year
2001. The programs that will be funded following certifi-
cation by the Chief Financial Officer are as follows: GOV-
ERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT, $4,163,000 (in-
cluding $621,000 for the Office of the Mayor; $1,042,000
for Human Resource Development; $2,500,000 for the Of-
fice of Property Management): ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND REGULATION, $3,496,000 (including $3,296,000 for
the Department of Housing and Community Development;
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$200,000 for the Department of Employment Services):
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND JUSTICE, $6,483,000 (including
$200,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department,
$1,293,000 for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department, $4,890,000 for Settlements and Judgments,
$100,000 for the Citizen Complaint Review Board): PUB-
LIC
EDUCATION
SYSTEM, 
$15,099,000 
(including
$12,079,000 for Public Schools, $2,500,000 for the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia, $400,000 for the Pub-
lic Library, $120,000 for the Commission on the Arts and
Humanities): HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES, $17,830,000
(including $4,245,000 for the Department of Health,
$1,511,000 for the Department of Recreation and Parks,
$574,000 for the Office on Aging, $1,500,000 for the Of-
fice on Latino Affairs, $10,000,000 for Children and
Youth Investment Fund): PUBLIC WORKS, $4,050,000
(including $1,500,000 for the Department of Public
Works, $1,000,000 for the Department of Motor Vehicles,
$1,550,000 for the Taxicab Commission): RECEIVERSHIP
PROGRAMS, $19,300,000 (including $6,300,000 for Child
and Family Services, $13,000,000 for the Commission on
Mental Health Services): and CAFETERIA PLAN SAVINGS,
$5,000,000: Provided further, That the freed-up appro-
priated funds in fiscal year 2001 from the reserve rollover
shall be used to provide funding in the following order:
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(1) the first $32,000,000 shall be used to provide in the
following order, $6,300,000 to the LaShawn Receivership,
$13,000,000 to the Commission on Mental Health,
$12,079,000 to the District of Columbia Public Schools,
and $621,000 to the Office of the Mayor, if the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer certifies that the first $32,000,000 is not
required to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000
from the Reserve established by section 202(i) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8; (2) the
next $37,189,000 shall be used to provide $37,189,000
to Management Savings to the extent, if any, the Chief
Financial Officer determines the Management Savings is
not achieving the required savings, and the balance, if any,
shall be provided in the following order: $10,000,000 to
the Children Investment Trust, $1,511,000 to the Depart-
ment of Parks and Recreation, $1,293,000 to the Depart-
ment of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, $120,000
to the Commission on the Arts and Humanities, $400,000
to the District of Columbia Public Library, $574,000 to
the Office on Aging, $3,296,000 to the Department of
Housing and Community Development, $200,000 to the
Department of Employment Services, $2,500,000 to the
University of the District of Columbia, $1,500,000 to the
Department of Public Works, $1,000,000 to the Depart-
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ment of Motor Vehicles, $4,245,000 to the Department
of Health, $1,500,000 to the Commission on Latino Af-
fairs, $1,550,000 to the Taxicab Commission, $2,500,000
to the Office of Property Management, and $5,000,000
for the savings associated with the implementation of the
Cafeteria Plan, if the Chief Financial Officer certifies that
the $37,189,000 is not required to replace funds expended
in fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, in fiscal year 2000, and that all the savings are
being achieved from the Management Savings; (3) the
next $10,000,000 shall be used to provide $6,232,000 to
Operational Improvement to the extent, if any, the Chief
Financial Officer determines the Operational Improve-
ment is not achieving the required savings, and the bal-
ance, if any, shall be provided in the following order:
$100,000 to the Civilian Complaint Review Board,
$200,000 to the Metropolitan Police Department for the
Emergency Response Team, $1,042,000 to be used for
Training, and $4,890,000 to the Settlement and Judg-
ments Funds, if the Chief Financial Officer certifies that
the $6,232,000 is not required to replace funds expended
in fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
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and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, in fiscal year 2000 and that all the savings are
being achieved from the Operational Improvement Sav-
ings; and (4) the balance shall be used for Pay-As-You-
Go Capital Funds in lieu of capital financing if the Chief
Financial Officer certifies that the balance is not required
to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000 from the
Reserve established by section 202(i) of the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8: Provided further,
That section 202(j) of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995,
approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 109; D.C. Code, sec.
47–392.2(j)), is amended as follows:
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
For payment of principal, interest and certain fees
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Co-
lumbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as
authorized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
1973, $243,238,000 from local funds: Provided further,
That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance
$19,232,000 of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not
to exceed 2 percent of the par amount being financed on
a lease purchase basis with a maturity not to exceed 5
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years: Provided further, That $2,000,000 is allocated to
the Metropolitan Police Department, $4,300,000 for the
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department,
$1,622,000 for the Public Library, $2,010,000 for the De-
partment of Parks and Recreation, $7,500,000 for the De-
partment of Public Works and $1,800,000 for the Public
Benefit Corporation.
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT
For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000
general fund accumulated deficit as of September 30,
1990, $39,300,000 from local funds, as authorized by sec-
tion 461(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
(105 Stat. 540; D.C. Code, sec. 47–321(a)(1)).
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing,
$1,140,000 from local funds.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred
in connection with Presidential inauguration activities as
authorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended, ap-
proved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824, and D.C. Code,
sec. 1–1803), $5,961,000, which shall be apportioned by
the Chief Financial Officer within the various appropria-
tion headings in this Act.
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CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION
For lease payments in accordance with the Certifi-
cates of Participation involving the land site underlying
the building located at One Judiciary Square, $7,950,000
from local funds.
WILSON BUILDING
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson
Building, $8,409,000.
OPTICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS
For 
optical 
and 
dental 
insurance 
payments,
$2,675,000 from local funds.
MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICE
For management supervisory service, $13,200,000
from local funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the
District of Columbia among the various appropriation
headings in this Act for which employees are properly pay-
able.
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND TRANSFER
PAYMENT
There is transferred $61,406,000 to the Tobacco Set-
tlement Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2302
of the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act
of 1999, effective October 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 13–38; to
be codified at D.C. Code, sec. 6–135), to be spent pursu-
ant to local law.
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OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS SAVINGS (INCLUDING
MANAGED COMPETITION)
The Mayor and the Council in consultation with the
Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Fi-
nancial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $10,000,000 for oper-
ational improvements savings in local funds to one or more
of the appropriation headings in this Act.
MANAGEMENT REFORM SAVINGS
The Mayor and the Council in consultation with the
Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Fi-
nancial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $37,000,000 for manage-
ment reform savings in local funds to one or more of the
appropriation headings in this Act.
CAFETERIA PLAN SAVINGS
For the implementation of a Cafeteria Plan pursuant
to Federal law, a reduction of $5,000,000 in local funds.
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE WASHINGTON
AQUEDUCT
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and
the Washington Aqueduct, $275,705,000 from other funds
(including $230,614,000 for the Water and Sewer Author-
ity and $45,091,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of
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which $41,503,000 shall be apportioned and payable to
the District’s debt service fund for repayment of loans and
interest incurred for capital improvement projects.
For construction projects, $140,725,000, as author-
ized by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the laying
of watermains and service sewers in the District of Colum-
bia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for other pur-
poses’’ (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58–140; D.C. Code, sec.
43–1512 et seq.): Provided, That the requirements and
restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital im-
provements projects and set forth in this Act under the
Capital Outlay appropriation title shall apply to projects
approved under this appropriation title.
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982
(95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 97–91), for the purpose
of implementing the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily
Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable
Purposes in the District of Columbia (D.C. Law 3 172;
D.C. Code, sec. 2–2501 et seq. and sec. 22–1516 et seq.),
$223,200,000: Provided, That the District of Columbia
shall identify the source of funding for this appropriation
title from the District’s own locally generated revenues:
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Provided further, That no revenues from Federal sources
shall be used to support the operations or activities of the
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission,
$10,968,000 from other funds: Provided, That the Mayor
shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the forth-
coming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public
Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301(b)).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals
Public Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11–
212, D.C. Code, sec. 32–262.2, $123,548,000 of which
$45,313,000 shall be derived by transfer from the general
fund, and $78,235,000 from other funds: Provided, That
no appropriated amounts and no amounts from or guaran-
teed by the District of Columbia government (including
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority) may be made available
to the Corporation (through reprogramming, transfers,
loans, or any other mechanism) which are not otherwise
provided for under this heading.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, es-
tablished by section 121 of the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Reform Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code,
sec. 1–711), $11,414,000 from the earnings of the appli-
cable retirement funds to pay legal, management, invest-
ment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the
District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That
the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide
to the Congress and to the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by
fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further,
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
vide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned
use of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget
submission and the actual use of such funds in time for
each annual audited financial report.
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES FUND
For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by
the District of Columbia Correctional Industries Estab-
lishment Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88–622),
$1,808,000 from other funds.
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WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise
Fund, $52,726,000 from other funds.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
For 
construction 
projects, 
an 
increase 
of
$1,077,282,000 of which $806,787,000 is from local
funds, $66,446,000 is from highway trust funds and
$204,049,000 is from Federal funds, and a rescission of
$55,208,000 from local funds appropriated under this
heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of
$1,022,074,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds for use of each capital project imple-
menting agency shall be managed and controlled in ac-
cordance with all procedures and limitations established
under the Financial Management System: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds provided by this appropriation title
shall be available only for the specific projects and pur-
poses intended: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay
projects, except those projects covered by the first sen-
tence of section 23(a) of the Federal Aid Highway Act
of 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90–495; D.C. Code,
sec. 7–134, note), for which funds are provided by this
appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2002,
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except authorizations for projects as to which funds have
been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30,
2002: Provided further, That upon expiration of any such
project authorization, the funds provided herein for the
project shall lapse.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
all vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations con-
tained in this Act shall be audited before payment by the
designated certifying official, and the vouchers as ap-
proved shall be paid by checks issued by the designated
disbursing official.
SEC. 103. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for particular purposes or ob-
jects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise speci-
fied, shall be considered as the maximum amount that
may be expended for said purpose or object rather than
an amount set apart exclusively therefor.
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SEC. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able, when authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for
privately owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the
performance of official duties at rates established by the
Mayor: Provided, That such rates shall not exceed the
maximum prevailing rates for such vehicles as prescribed
in the Federal Property Management Regulations 101–7
(Federal Travel Regulations).
SEC. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues
of organizations concerned with the work of the District
of Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor:
Provided, That in the case of the Council of the District
of Columbia, funds may be expended with the authoriza-
tion of the chair of the Council.
SEC. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of
judgments that have been entered against the District of
Columbia government: Provided, That nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as modifying or affecting
the provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947
(70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84–460; D.C. Code, sec. 47–
1812.11(c)(3)).
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SEC. 107. (a) REQUIRING MAYOR
TO MAINTAIN
INDEX.—Effective with respect to fiscal year 2001 and
each succeeding fiscal year, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia shall maintain an index of all employment per-
sonal services and consulting contracts in effect on behalf
of the District government, and shall include in the index
specific information on any severance clause in effect
under any such contract.
(b) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The index maintained
under subsection (a) shall be kept available for public in-
spection during regular business hours.
(c) CONTRACTS EXEMPTED.—Subsection (a) shall
not apply with respect to any collective bargaining agree-
ment or any contract entered into pursuant to such a col-
lective bargaining agreement.
(d) DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘District government’’ means the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, including—
(1) any department, agency or instrumentality
of the government of the District of Columbia;
(2) any independent agency of the District of
Columbia established under part F of title IV of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act or any other
agency, board, or commission established by the
Mayor or the Council;
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(3) the Council of the District of Columbia;
(4) any other agency, public authority, or public
benefit corporation which has the authority to re-
ceive monies directly or indirectly from the District
of Columbia (other than monies received from the
sale of goods, the provision of services, or the loan-
ing of funds to the District of Columbia); and
(5) the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority.
(e) No payment shall be made pursuant to any such
contract subject to subsection (a), nor any severance pay-
ment made under such contract, if a copy of the contract
has not been filed in the index. Interested parties may file
copies of their contract or severance agreement in the
index on their own behalf.
SEC. 108. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 109. No funds appropriated in this Act for the
District of Columbia government for the operation of edu-
cational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for
other educational purposes may be used to permit, encour-
age, facilitate, or further partisan political activities.
Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the availability of
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school buildings for the use of any community or partisan
political group during non-school hours.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be made available to pay the salary of any employee
of the District of Columbia government whose name, title,
grade, salary, past work experience, and salary history are
not available for inspection by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the Dis-
trict of Columbia of the House Committee on Government
Reform, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and
the Council of the District of Columbia, or their duly au-
thorized representative.
SEC. 111. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be
necessary for making payments authorized by the District
of Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977 (D.C. Law
2–20; D.C. Code, sec. 47–421 et seq.).
SEC. 112. No part of this appropriation shall be used
for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation
of any policy including boycott designed to support or de-
feat legislation pending before Congress or any State legis-
lature.
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SEC. 113. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor
shall develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project,
for capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a rea-
sonable time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor
shall report to the Council of the District of Columbia and
the Congress the actual borrowings and spending progress
compared with projections.
SEC. 114. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for
capital projects unless the Mayor has obtained prior ap-
proval from the Council of the District of Columbia, by
resolution, identifying the projects and amounts to be fi-
nanced with such borrowings.
SEC. 115. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys
borrowed for capital projects for the operating expenses
of the District of Columbia government.
SEC. 116. None of the funds provided under this Act
to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and Dis-
trict government agencies, that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2001, or provided from
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which:
(1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program,
project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section
2202 of such Act (sec. 31–2853.12, D.C. Code) is
amended by striking clause (17).
(B) Section 2203(h)(2) of such Act (sec. 31–
2853.13(h)(2), D.C. Code) is amended by striking
‘‘(17),’’.
(d) Section 2403 of the District of Columbia School
Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 31–2853.43, D.C. Code) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A public charter
school may assign any payments made to the school under
this section to a financial institution for use as collateral
to secure a loan or for the repayment of a loan.’’.
(e) Section 2210 of the District of Columbia School
Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 31–2853.20, D.C. Code), as
amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) PARTICIPATION IN GSA PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of this Act or any other provision of law, a pub-
lic charter school may acquire goods and services
through the General Services Administration and
may participate in programs of the Administration