108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3797
AN ACT
To authorize improvements in the operations of the
government of the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3797
AN ACT
To authorize improvements in the operations of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘2004 District of Co-
lumbia Omnibus Authorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY SCHOOL
BOARD FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER
MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET.
Section 452 of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (sec. 1–204.52, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘With re-
spect to’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ROLE OF MAYOR AND
COUNCIL.—With respect to’’;
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This
section’’ and inserting ‘‘This subsection’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) PLAN
FOR ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS UNDER
PROPOSED BUDGET.—
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO COUNCIL.—Not
later than March 1 of each year or the date on
which the Mayor makes the proposed annual budget
for a year available under section 442 (whichever oc-
curs later), the Board of Education shall submit to
the Council a plan for the allocation of the Mayor’s
proposed budget among various object classes and
responsibility centers (as defined under regulations
of the Board).
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under
this subsection shall include a detailed presentation
of how much money will be allocated to each school,
including—
‘‘(A) a specific description of the amount
of funds available to the school for which spend-
ing decisions are under the control of the
school; and
‘‘(B) a specific description of other respon-
sibility center funds which will be spent in a
manner directly benefiting the school, including
funds which will be spent for personnel, equip-
ment and supplies, property maintenance, and
student services.’’.
SEC. 3. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND LEAS-
ING AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA COURTS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of
title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 11–1742 the following new section:
‘‘§ 11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and
leasing agreements
‘‘(a) SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERI-
ODS CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.—The Executive Officer
may enter into a contract for procurement of severable
services in the same manner and to the same extent as
the head of an executive agency may enter into such a
contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 253l).
‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR LEASING AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may
enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation
of the District of Columbia courts in a building
which is in existence or being erected by the lessor
to accommodate the District of Columbia courts.
‘‘(2) TERMS.—A lease agreement under this
subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer
considers to be in the interest of the Federal Gov-
ernment and the District of Columbia and necessary
for the accommodation of the District of Columbia
courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind
the District of Columbia courts for more than 10
years and the obligation of amounts for a lease
under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal
year for which payments are due without regard to
section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States
Code.
‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may
enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of
property or services in the same manner and to the
same extent as an executive agency may enter into
such a contract under section 304B of title III of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). In applying such
authority—
‘‘(A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B)—
‘‘(i) ‘the best interests of the District
of Columbia and the Federal Government’
shall be substituted for ‘the best interests
of the United States’; and
‘‘(ii) ‘the courts’ programs’ shall be
substituted for ‘the agency’s programs’;
‘‘(B) the second sentence of section
304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply;
and
‘‘(C) in section 304B(c), ‘$5,000,000’ shall
be substituted for ‘$10,000,000’.
‘‘(2) CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION FOR IN-
SUFFICIENT FUNDING AFTER FIRST YEAR.—In the
event that funds are not made available for the con-
tinuation of a multiyear contract for services into a
subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled