I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2793 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Government 
of the District of Columbia to determine the fiscal year for the Govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, to amend such Act to make local 
funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the District 
at the beginning of the District’s fiscal year at the rate of operations 
provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if neither the 
regular District of Columbia appropriation bill nor a District of Columbia 
continuing resolution for the year does not become law prior to the 
beginning of such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit 
the Government of the District of Columbia to determine 
the fiscal year for the Government of the District of 
Columbia, to amend such Act to make local funds of 
the District of Columbia available for use by the District 
at the beginning of the District’s fiscal year at the rate 
of operations provided under the local budget act for 
the fiscal year if neither the regular District of Columbia 
appropriation bill nor a District of Columbia continuing 
resolution for the year does not become law prior to 
the beginning of such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Financial Efficiency Act of 2013’’. 
TITLE I—FISCAL AND BUDGET 
EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 101. FISCAL YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 441(b) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–204.41, D.C. Official Code) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH FISCAL YEAR 
BY ACT OF COUNCIL.—The District may change the fiscal 
year of the District by an Act of the Council. If a change 
occurs, such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget 
and accounting year.’’. 
SEC. 102. AVAILABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL 
FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY CONGRESS TO 
ENACT LOCAL BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 1 of part D of title IV 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended 
by inserting after section 446B the following new section: 
‘‘AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY 
CONGRESS TO ENACT BUDGET 
‘‘SEC. 446C. (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDS AT 
RATE ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL LAW IF NO BUDGET EN-
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ACTED PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FISCAL YEAR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the first day of a 
fiscal year of the District of Columbia (as estab-
lished under section 441), neither the regular Dis-
trict of Columbia appropriation bill for the fiscal 
year nor a District of Columbia continuing resolu-
tion for the fiscal year is in effect, there is appro-
priated, out of any moneys of the government of the 
District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, and 
out of applicable corporate or other revenues, re-
ceipts, and funds, the amount provided for any 
project or activity for which funds are provided in 
the local budget act for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) RATE
OF
FUNDING.—An appropriation 
and funds made available or authority granted for a 
project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this 
section shall be at the rate of operations provided 
for such project or activity under the local budget 
act for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION
OF
PERIOD
OF
AVAIL-
ABILITY.—An appropriation and funds made avail-
able or authority granted for a project or activity for 
a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall cease to 
be available— 
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‘‘(A) during any period of the fiscal year in 
which a District of Columbia continuing resolu-
tion for the fiscal year is in effect; or 
‘‘(B) upon the enactment into law of the 
regular District of Columbia appropriation bill 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—An appropriation 
and funds made available or authority granted for a 
project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with 
respect to the appropriation made and funds made avail-
able for the preceding fiscal year, or the authority granted 
for such project or activity under the applicable law in ef-
fect at the time. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—An appropriation and 
funds made available or authority granted for a project 
or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of such fiscal year 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTIONS ON PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES 
SUBJECT TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS ACTS.—This sec-
tion shall not apply to a project or activity during any 
period of a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other 
than an authorization of appropriations)— 
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‘‘(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds 
available, or grants authority for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period, or 
‘‘(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
‘‘(e) PROTECTION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to effect obligations 
of the government of the District of Columbia mandated 
by other law. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘District of Columbia continuing 
resolution’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, any 
joint resolution making continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year which includes continuing appro-
priations for the government of the District of Co-
lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of the District; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘local budget act’ means, with re-
spect to a fiscal year, the act of the Council adopt-
ing the annual budget for the District of Columbia 
government for such fiscal year, as submitted by the 
Mayor to the President for transmission to Congress 
pursuant to section 446; and 
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