(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Section 11–1742, 
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Executive Officer may solicit, accept, and 
use money, funds, property, and voluntary and uncompen-
sated services of any kind made available by gift, donation, 
devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise to carry out the au-
thorized functions or duties of the District of Columbia 
Courts. 
‘‘(2) The District of Columbia Courts shall keep accu-
rate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any 
gift, donation, devise, bequest, grant, or other money, 
funds, property, or services accepted under paragraph (1), 
and shall make such records available for audit.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Section 115 of the District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7; 117 Stat. 124) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the 
District of Columbia courts’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, 
but does not include the District of Columbia 
courts’’. 
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(c) CLARIFICATION
OF AUTHORITY TO PROCURE 
MOTOR VEHICLES.—Section 11–1742(b), District of Co-
lumbia Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘necessary 
equipment,’’ and inserting ‘‘necessary equipment (includ-
ing motor vehicles),’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ALLOT OR PERMIT 
USE OF AVAILABLE SPACE IN COURT BUILDINGS.—Sec-
tion 11–1742, District of Columbia Official Code, as 
amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) In addition to any authority provided under 
any other law, regulation, or guidance, the District of Co-
lumbia Courts may enter into an agreement to allot or 
permit the use by District of Columbia or Federal agen-
cies, legal services providers, or any other individual or 
entity of space in a building owned by or assigned or 
leased to the District of Columbia Courts if— 
‘‘(A) the District of Columbia or Federal agen-
cy, legal services provider, or other individual or en-
tity applies to the Executive Officer for the use of 
such space; 
‘‘(B) the space is available; 
‘‘(C) the Executive Officer determines that the 
allotment or use of the space is in the interest of the 
District of Columbia Courts; and 
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‘‘(D) the agreement for the allotment or use of 
the space provides that the allotment or use of the 
space may be revoked at any time. 
‘‘(2) Under an agreement for the allotment or use 
of space which is entered into under the authority of this 
subsection, the space may be provided without charge for 
rent or services. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘services’ includes the providing of lighting, heating, cool-
ing, electricity, office furniture, office machines and equip-
ment, classroom furnishings and equipment, kitchen appli-
ances, telephone service (including installation of lines and 
equipment and other expenses associated with telephone 
services), and security systems (including installation and 
other expenses associated with security systems), includ-
ing replacement equipment, as needed. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in title 31, United States Code, or any 
other law may be construed to prohibit or restrict a party 
to an agreement entered into under the authority of this 
subsection from paying the costs associated with the allot-
ment or use of space under the agreement by reimburse-
ment to the Treasury of the United States or the Crime 
Victims Fund.’’. 
SEC. 7. UPDATES TO TREATMENT OF SMALL CLAIMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF COURTS TO DETERMINE HOURS 
FOR TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.— 
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