H. R. 3064
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
Making appropriations for the District of Columbia, and for the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, and for
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
DIVISION A
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
For programs, projects, or activities in the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2000, provided as follows, to be effective as
if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act:
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, 2000, and for other purposes.
TITLE I—FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS
FEDERAL FUNDS
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a program
to be administered by the Mayor for District of Columbia resident
tuition support, subject to the enactment of authorizing legislation
for such program by Congress, $17,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, 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 tuition at
public institutions of higher education, usable at both public and
private institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resi-
dent’s academic merit and such other factors as may be authorized:
Provided further, That if the authorized program is a nationwide
program, the Mayor may expend up to $17,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That if the authorized program is for a limited number of
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States, the Mayor may expend up to $11,000,000: Provided further,
That the District of Columbia may expend funds other than the
funds provided under this heading, including local tax revenues
and contributions, to support such program.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
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, 2001 and shall be used
in accordance with a program established by the Mayor and the
Council of the District of Columbia and approved by the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may
be used to cover the costs to the District of Columbia of providing
tax credits to offset the costs incurred by individuals in adopting
children in the District of Columbia foster care system and in
providing for the health care needs of such children, in accordance
with legislation enacted by the District of Columbia government.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for adminis-
trative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review Board, $500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2001.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services
for a mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CORRECTIONS
TRUSTEE OPERATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia Correc-
tions Trustee, $176,000,000 for the administration and operation
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 Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712):
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 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 agen-
cies: Provided further, That in addition to the funds provided under
this heading, the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may
use a portion of the interest earned on the Federal payment made
to the Trustee under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1998, (not to exceed $4,600,000) to carry out the activities funded
under this heading.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
$99,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the District of Columbia Superior
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Court, $68,351,000; for the District of Columbia Court System,
$16,154,000; and $8,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001, for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for oper-
ations of the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed $2,500,000
shall be for the design of an Integrated Justice Information System
and that such funds shall be used in accordance with a plan
and design developed 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 prepara-
tion of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted
directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs 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 Proceedings, and
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided in
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of
Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $8,000,000 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 Judicial Administration in
the District of Columbia may use a portion (not to exceed
$1,200,000) of the interest earned on the Federal payment made
to the District of Columbia courts under the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1999, together with funds provided in this
Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
Courts’’ (other than the $8,000,000 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 fiscal year 1999 if the Comptroller General certifies
that the amount of obligations lawfully incurred for such payments
during fiscal year 1999 exceeds the obligational authority otherwise
available for making such payments: Provided further, 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 apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget