Union Calendar No. 205
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2661
[Report No. 104–408]
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act to
permit the District of Columbia to expend its
own funds during any portion of a fiscal year for
which Congress has not enacted the budget of
the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and
to provide for the appropriation of a monthly
pro-rated portion of the annual Federal payment
to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year
during such portion of the year.
DECEMBER 14, 1995
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 205
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2661
[Report No. 104–408]
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reor-
ganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own
funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not
enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year,
and to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion
of the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such
fiscal year during such portion of the year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 17, 1995
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
DECEMBER 14, 1995
Additional sponsor: Mr. DAVIS
DECEMBER 14, 1995
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 17, 1995]
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the District
of Columbia to expend its own funds during any portion
of a fiscal year for which Congress has not enacted
the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year, and to provide for the appropriation of a monthly
pro-rated portion of the annual Federal payment to the
District of Columbia for such fiscal year during such
portion of the year.
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
Fiscal Protection Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO EXPEND
DISTRICT FUNDS DURING PERIOD OF DELAY
IN CONGRESSIONAL ENACTMENT OF DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of
the District of Columbia Self-Government and Govern-
mental Reorganization Act is amended by inserting after
section 446 (sec. 47–304, D.C. Code) the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘EXPENDITURE OF DISTRICT FUNDS DURING DELAY IN
CONGRESSIONAL ENACTMENT OF BUDGET
‘‘SEC. 446A. (a) EXPENDITURE PERMITTED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 446,
if the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for a
fiscal year has not been enacted by the first day of
the fiscal year, during the period described in sub-
‘‘(1) the amount or authority made available
under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act
for the fiscal year as passed by the House of Rep-
resentatives;
‘‘(2) the amount or authority made available
under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act
for the fiscal year as passed by the Senate; or
‘‘(3) the amount or authority provided in the
previous fiscal year.
‘‘(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in
this subsection with respect to a fiscal year is the period
which begins on the first day of the fiscal year and ends
on the date of enactment of the District of Columbia Appro-
priations Act for the fiscal year.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The fourth sentence of
section 446 of such Act (sec. 47–304, D.C. Code) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and subsections’’ and inserting
‘‘subsections’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and section 446A,’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 490,’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for
subpart 1 of part D of title IV of such Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 446 the following
new item:
‘‘Sec. 446A. Expenditure of District funds during delay in Congressional en-
actment of budget.’’.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL PAY-
MENT UNDER CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
It is the sense of Congress that the financial condition
of the District of Columbia should be the primary factor
taken into account in determining the amount of any Fed-
eral payment made to the District of Columbia under any
continuing resolution providing for appropriations during
any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not en-
acted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year, and that (notwithstanding any amendment made by
this Act) a continuing resolution providing for such a Fed-
eral payment should be enacted prior to the first day of
such a fiscal year.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to
expend its own funds during any portion of a fiscal year
for which Congress has not enacted the budget of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year.’’.