Calendar No. 537
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4380
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities charge-
able in whole or in part against revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999, and for other purposes.
AUGUST 31, 1998
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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Calendar No. 537
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4380
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 31, 1998
Received; read twice and placed in the calendar
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the government of the District
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole
or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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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, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—APPROPRIATIONS
FEDERAL FUNDS
METRORAIL IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION
For a Federal contribution to the Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority for improvements and ex-
pansion of the Mount Vernon Square Metrorail station lo-
cated at the site of the proposed Washington Convention
Center project, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
NATION’S CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
For a Federal contribution to the District of Colum-
bia towards the costs of infrastructure needs, which shall
be deposited into an escrow account of the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority and disbursed by the Authority from such
account for the repair and maintenance of roads, high-
ways, bridges, and transit in the District of Columbia,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AT
LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
For a Federal contribution for an environmental
study and related activities at the property on which the
Lorton Correctional Complex is located, to be transferred
to the Federal agency with authority over the Complex,
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended.
OFFENDER SUPERVISION, DEFENDER, AND COURT
SERVICES AGENCY
For a Federal contribution for the District of Colum-
bia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services
Agency for establishment of a residential sanctions center
and drug testing, intervention, and treatment, to be used
to ensure adequate response to persons who violate condi-
tions of supervision and to implement recommendations
of the District of Columbia Truth-in-Sentencing Commis-
sion, $4,000,000.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE OPERATIONS
For payment to the District of Columbia Corrections
Trustee, $184,800,000 for the administration and oper-
ation of correctional facilities and for the administrative
operating costs of the Office of the Corrections Trustee,
as authorized by section 11202 of the National Capital
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Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33).
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Notwithstanding 
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law,
$142,000,000 for payment to the Joint Committee on Ju-
dicial Administration in the District of Columbia; of which
not to exceed $121,000,000 shall be for District of Colum-
bia Courts operation, and not to exceed $21,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2001, shall be for
capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse
facilities: Provided, That said sums shall be paid quarterly
by the Treasury of the United States based on quarterly
apportionments approved by the Office of Management
and Budget, with payroll and financial services to be pro-
vided on a contractual basis with the General Services Ad-
ministration, said services to include the preparation and
submission of monthly financial reports to the President
and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives, the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight of the House of Represent-
atives.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFENDER SUPERVISION,
DEFENDER, AND COURT SERVICES AGENCY
For payment to the District of Columbia Offender
Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency,
$59,400,000, as authorized by the National Capital Revi-
talization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
Public Law 105–33; of which $33,802,000 shall be for
necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation
and Offender Supervision, $14,486,000 shall be available
to the Public Defender Service, and $11,112,000 shall be
available to the Pretrial Services Agency.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT
For payment to the Metropolitan Police Department,
$1,200,000, for the administration and operating costs of
the Citizen Complaint Review Office.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
For payment to the Fire Department, $3,240,000,
for a 5.5 percent pay increase to be effective and paid to
firefighters beginning October 1, 1998.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR BOYS TOWN U.S.A.
For a Federal contribution to the Board of Trustees
of Boys Town U.S.A. for expansion of the operations of
Boys Town of Washington, located at 4801 Sargent Road,
Northeast, $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, to be paid upon certification by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the District of Columbia that $3,100,000 in match-
ing funds from private contributions have been collected
by Boys Town of Washington.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR CITY
MUSEUM
For a Federal payment to the Historical Society of
Washington, D.C., for the establishment and operation of
a Museum of the City of Washington, D.C. at the Carne-
gie Library at Mount Vernon Square, $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to be deposited in a sepa-
rate account of the Society used exclusively for the estab-
lishment and operation of such Museum: Provided, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such payment
in quarterly installments, and the amount of the install-
ment for a quarter shall be equal to the amount of match-
ing funds that the Society has deposited into such account
for the quarter (as certified by the Inspector General of
the District of Columbia): Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not later than Janu-
ary 1, 1999, the District of Columbia shall enter into an
agreement with the Society under which the District of
Columbia shall lease the Carnegie Library at Mount Ver-
non Square to the Society beginning on such date for 99
years at a rent of $1 per year for use as a city museum.
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UNITED STATES PARK POLICE
For a Federal payment to the United States Park
Police, $8,500,000, to acquire, modify and operate a heli-
copter and to make necessary capital expenditures to the
Park Police aviation unit base.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Department of Housing and Community Development for
a study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of necessary
improvements to the Southwest Waterfront in the District
of Columbia (including upgrading marina dock pilings and
paving and restoring walkways in the marina and fish
market areas) for the portions of Federal property in the
Southwest quadrant of the District of Columbia that con-
sist of Lots 847 and 848, a portion of Lot 846, and the
unassessed Federal real property adjacent to Lot 848 in
Square 473, and for carrying out the improvements rec-
ommended by the study, $3,000,000: Provided, That no
portion of such funds shall be available to the District of
Columbia for carrying out such improvements unless the
District of Columbia executes a 30-year lease with the ex-
isting lessees, or with their successors in interest, of such
portions of property not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR MENTORING SERVICES
For a Federal payment to the International Youth
Service and Development Corps, Inc. for a mentoring pro-
gram for at-risk children in the District of Columbia,
$200,000: Provided, That the International Youth Service
and Development Corps, Inc. shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate an annual report on the activities carried
out with such funds due November 30 of each year.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HOTLINE SERVICES
For a Federal payment to the International Youth
Service and Development Corps, Inc. for the operation of
a resource hotline for low-income individuals in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, $50,000: Provided, That the Inter-
national Youth Service and Development Corps, Inc. shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate an annual report on
the activities carried out with such funds due November
30 of each year.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
For a Federal contribution to the public education
system for public charter schools, $20,391,000.
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planation of the Corporation’s decision to
such eligible institution and require a pro
rata refund of the proceeds of the scholar-
ship funds received under this title.
(3) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGI-
BLE INSTITUTIONS.—
(A) REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligible insti-
tution participating in the scholarship program
under this title shall—
(i) provide to the Corporation not
later than June 30 of each year the most
recent annual statement of the eligible in-
stitution’s budget; and
(ii) charge a student that receives a
scholarship under this title not more than
the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for,
and transportation to attend, such eligible
institution as other students who are resi-
dents of the District of Columbia and en-
rolled in such eligible institution.
(B) COMPLIANCE.—The Corporation may
require documentation of compliance with the
requirements of subparagraph (A), but neither
the Corporation nor any governmental entity
may impose requirements upon an eligible insti-