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(2) LIMITATION ON CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE AUDITOR.—Sec-
tion 208(a) of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(a), D.C. Code) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The Inspector General shall enter into a contract with
an auditor who is not an officer or employee of the Office to—
‘‘(A) audit the financial statement and report described
in paragraph (3)(H) for a fiscal year, except that the financial
statement and report may not be audited by the same auditor
(or an auditor employed by or affiliated with the same auditor)
for more than 3 consecutive fiscal years; and
‘‘(B) audit the certification described in paragraph (3)(G).’’.
(3) SUBPOENA POWER.—Section 208(c) of such Act (sec. 1–
1182.8(c), D.C. Code) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(1)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2)(A) The Inspector General may issue subpoenas requiring
the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
any evidence relating to any matter under investigation by the
Inspector General.
‘‘(B) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under
subparagraph (A), the Inspector General may apply to the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia for an order requiring that person
to appear before the Inspector General to give testimony, produce
evidence, or both, relating to the matter under investigation. Any
failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the
Superior Court as civil contempt.’’.
(4) REFERRAL OF FINDINGS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL.—Section 208 of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8, D.C.
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f) In carrying out the duties and responsibilities established
under this section, the Inspector General shall report expeditiously
to the Attorney General whenever the Inspector General has reason-
able grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal or
District criminal law.’’.
(c) REVISION OF CURRENT POWERS AND DUTIES.—
(1) LIAISON REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL EXTERNAL AUDITS OF
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.—Section 208(a)(3)(B) of such Act (sec.
1–1182.8(a)(3)(B), D.C. Code) is amended by striking ‘‘executive
branch’’.
(2) APPLICATION
OF
GENERALLY
ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES.—Section 208(b) of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(b), D.C.
Code) is amended by inserting ‘‘accounting and’’ after
‘‘accepted’’.
(3) ACCESS TO ALL NECESSARY RECORDS.—Section 208(c)(1)
of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(c), D.C. Code), as amended by sub-
section (b)(3), is amended by striking ‘‘relating to contracts
and procurement’’.
(4) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO AUTHORITY DURING CONTROL
YEAR.—Section 208(d) of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(d), D.C. Code)
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Mayor and the
Council’’ and inserting ‘‘the Authority (or, with respect
to a fiscal year which is not a control year, the Mayor
and the Council)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Mayor’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Authority, the Mayor,’’.
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(5) MAKING REPORTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—Section 208(d)
of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(d), D.C. Code) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The Inspector General shall make each report submitted
under this subsection available to the public, except to the extent
that the report contains information determined by the Inspector
General to be privileged.’’.
(6) RESPONDING
TO
REQUESTS
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section
208(e) of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8(e), D.C. Code) is amended
by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘the Authority’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 208 of such Act (sec. 1–1182.8, D.C.
Code), as amended by subsection (b)(4), is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Authority’ means the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority
established under section 101(a) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995;
‘‘(2) the term ‘control year’ has the meaning given such
term under section 305(4) of such Act; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘District government’ has the meaning given
such term under section 305(5) of such Act.’’.
(e) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after its members
are appointed, the Authority shall appoint the Inspector Gen-
eral of the District of Columbia pursuant to section 208(a)(1)
of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985
(as amended by subsection (a)).
(2) TRANSITION RULE.—The term of service of the individual
serving as the Inspector General under section 208(a) of the
District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 prior
to the appointment of the Inspector General by the Authority
under section 208(a)(1) of such Act (as amended by subsection
(a)) shall expire upon the appointment of the Inspector General
by the Authority.
SEC. 304. COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 451 of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1–1130,
D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ‘‘SPECIAL
RULES REGARDING CERTAIN CONTRACTS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘No contract’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) CONTRACTS
EXTENDING BEYOND ONE YEAR.—No contract’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS EXCEEDING CERTAIN AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No contract involving expenditures in
excess of $1,000,000 during a 12-month period may be made
unless the Mayor submits the contract to the Council for its
approval and the Council approves the contract (in accordance
with criteria established by act of the Council).
‘‘(2) DEEMED APPROVAL.—For purposes of paragraph (1),
the Council shall be deemed to approve a contract if—
‘‘(A) during the 10-day period beginning on the date
the Mayor submits the contract to the Council, no member
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of the Council introduces a resolution approving or dis-
approving the contract; or
‘‘(B) during the 45-calendar day period beginning on
the date the Mayor submits the contract to the Council,
the Council does not disapprove the contract.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the District
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization
Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 451
to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 451. Special rules regarding certain contracts.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to contracts made on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ‘‘Authority’’ means the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority
established under section 101(a).
(2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of the District
of Columbia.
(3) The term ‘‘control period’’ has the meaning given such
term in section 209.
(4) The term ‘‘control year’’ means any fiscal year for which
a financial plan and budget approved by the Authority under
section 202(b) is in effect, and includes fiscal year 1996.
(5) The term ‘‘District government’’ means the government
of the District of Columbia, including any department, agency
or instrumentality of the government of the District of Colum-
bia; any independent agency of the District of Columbia estab-
lished under part F of title IV of the District of Columbia
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act or any
other agency, board, or commission established by the Mayor
or the Council; the courts of the District of Columbia; the
Council of the District of Columbia; and any other agency,
public authority, or public benefit corporation which has the
authority to receive monies directly or indirectly from the Dis-
trict of Columbia (other than monies received from the sale
of goods, the provision of services, or the loaning of funds
to the District of Columbia), except that such term does not
include the Authority.
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(6) The term ‘‘financial plan and budget’’ means a financial
plan and budget described in subtitle A of title II, and includes
the budgets of the District government for the fiscal years
which are subject to the financial plan and budget (as described
in section 201(b)).
(7) The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the District
of Columbia.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.