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or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District
of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Code, sec. 1–113(d)).
SEC. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia shall
submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility and Management Assistance Authority, and the Council of
the District of Columbia no later than 15 calendar days after
the end of each quarter a report that sets forth—
(1) current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-to-
date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year expendi-
ture projections versus budget broken out on the basis of control
center, responsibility center, and object class, and for all funds,
non-appropriated funds, and capital financing;
(2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen
and the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center,
responsibility center, detailed object, and for all funding
sources;
(3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000
annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the
budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the
basis of control center and responsibility center, and contract
identifying codes used by the University of the District of
Columbia; payments made in the last quarter and year-to-
date, the total amount of the contract and total payments
made for the contract and any modifications, extensions,
renewals; and specific modifications made to each contract in
the last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been
made by the University of the District of Columbia within
the last quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
(5) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational
structure of the University of the District of Columbia, dis-
playing previous and current control centers and responsibility
centers, the names of the organizational entities that have
been changed, the name of the staff member supervising each
entity affected, and the reasons for the structural change.
(b) The Mayor, the Authority, and the Council shall provide
the Congress by February 1, 2000, a summary, analysis, and rec-
ommendations on the information provided in the quarterly reports.
SEC. 128. Funds authorized or previously appropriated to the
government of the District of Columbia by this or any other Act
to procure the necessary hardware and installation of new software,
conversion, testing, and training to improve or replace its financial
management system are also available for the acquisition of
accounting and financial management services and the leasing of
necessary hardware, software or any other related goods or services,
as determined by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority.
SEC. 129. None of the funds contained in this Act may be
made available to pay the fees of an attorney who represents
a party who prevails in an action, including an administrative
proceeding, brought against the District of Columbia Public Schools
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.) if—
(1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attorney exceeds
the hourly rate of compensation under section 11–2604(a), Dis-
trict of Columbia Code; or
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(2) the maximum amount of compensation of the attorney
exceeds the maximum amount of compensation under section
11–2604(b)(1), District of Columbia Code, except that compensa-
tion and reimbursement in excess of such maximum may be
approved for extended or complex representation in accordance
with section 11–2604(c), District of Columbia Code.
SEC. 130. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall
be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where
the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
SEC. 131. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits Expansion
Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9–114; D.C. Code, sec. 36–1401 et seq.)
or to otherwise implement or enforce any system of registration
of unmarried, cohabiting couples (whether homosexual, hetero-
sexual, or lesbian), including but not limited to registration for
the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental
benefits to such couples on the same basis that such benefits are
extended to legally married couples.
SEC. 132. The Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public
Schools shall submit to the Congress, the Mayor, the District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority, and the Council of the District of Columbia no later
than 15 calendar days after the end of each quarter a report
that sets forth—
(1) current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-to-
date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year expendi-
ture projections versus budget, broken out on the basis of
control center, responsibility center, agency reporting code, and
object class, and for all funds, including capital financing;
(2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen
and the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center,
responsibility center, detailed object, and agency reporting code,
and for all funding sources;
(3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000
annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the
budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the
basis of control center, responsibility center, and agency
reporting code; and contract identifying codes used by the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools; payments made in the last
quarter and year-to-date, the total amount of the contract and
total payments made for the contract and any modifications,
extensions, renewals; and specific modifications made to each
contract in the last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports that are
required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of
Education; and
(5) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational
structure of the District of Columbia Public Schools, displaying
previous and current control centers and responsibility centers,
the names of the organizational entities that have been
changed, the name of the staff member supervising each entity
affected, and the reasons for the structural change.
SEC. 133. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent of the District
of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of
Columbia shall annually compile an accurate and verifiable report
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on the positions and employees in the public school system and
the university, respectively. The annual report shall set forth—
(1) the number of validated schedule A positions in the
District of Columbia public schools and the University of the
District of Columbia for fiscal year 1999, fiscal year 2000,
and thereafter on full-time equivalent basis, including a com-
pilation of all positions by control center, responsibility center,
funding source, position type, position title, pay plan, grade,
and annual salary; and
(2) a compilation of all employees in the District of
Columbia public schools and the University of the District
of Columbia as of the preceding December 31, verified as to
its accuracy in accordance with the functions that each
employee actually performs, by control center, responsibility
center, agency reporting code, program (including funding
source), activity, location for accounting purposes, job title,
grade and classification, annual salary, and position control
number.
(b) SUBMISSION.—The annual report required by subsection (a)
of this section shall be submitted to the Congress, the Mayor,
the District of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and
the Authority, not later than February 15 of each year.
SEC. 134. (a) No later than October 1, 1999, or within 30
calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever
occurs later, and each succeeding year, the Superintendent of the
District of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Con-
sensus Commission, and the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority, a revised appro-
priated funds operating budget for the public school system and
the University of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year
that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and
that realigns budgeted data for personal services and other-than-
personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expendi-
tures.
(b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this section
shall be submitted in the format of the budget that the Super-
intendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Univer-
sity of the District of Columbia submit to the Mayor of the District
of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor’s budget submission to
the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to section 442
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198;
D.C. Code, sec. 47–301).
SEC. 135. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in formulating the
DCPS budget, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District
of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the Board of
Governors of the University of the District of Columbia School
of Law shall vote on and approve the respective annual or revised
budgets for such entities before submission to the Mayor of the
District of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor’s budget submission
to the Council of the District of Columbia in accordance with section
442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–
198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301), or before submitting their respective
budgets directly to the Council.
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SEC. 136. (a) CEILING ON TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2000 under
the caption ‘‘Division of Expenses’’ shall not exceed the lesser
of—
(A) the sum of the total revenues of the District of
Columbia for such fiscal year; or
(B) $5,515,379,000 (of which $152,753,000 shall be from
intra-District funds and $3,113,854,000 shall be from local
funds), which amount may be increased by the following:
(i) proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or
capital needs approved by the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority; or
(ii) after notification to the Council, additional
expenditures which the Chief Financial Officer of the
District of Columbia certifies will produce additional
revenues during such fiscal year at least equal to 200
percent of such additional expenditures, and that are
approved by the Authority.
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia and the Authority shall take such steps as
are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets
the requirements of this section, including the apportioning
by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds
made available to the District during fiscal year 2000, except
that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for oper-
ating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other
obligations issued for capital projects.
(b) ACCEPTANCE
AND
USE
OF
GRANTS
NOT
INCLUDED
IN
CEILING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, during
a control year, as defined in section 305(4) of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–8; 109 Stat. 152), may accept,
obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants received
by the District government that are not reflected in the amounts
appropriated in this Act.
(2) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REPORT AND
AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—No such Federal, private, or other grant
may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph
(1) until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia submits to the Authority a report setting forth
detailed information regarding such grant; and
(B) the Authority has reviewed and approved the
acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant in
accordance with review and approval procedures consistent
with the provisions of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995.
(3) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPATION OF APPROVAL
OR RECEIPT.—No amount may be obligated or expended from
the general fund or other funds of the District government
in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under