IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3797 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To authorize improvements in the operations of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘2004 District of Co-
lumbia Omnibus Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY SCHOOL 
BOARD FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER 
MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET. 
Section 452 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1–204.52, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘With re-
spect to’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ROLE OF MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL.—With respect to’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘This subsection’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) PLAN
FOR ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS UNDER 
PROPOSED BUDGET.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO COUNCIL.—Not 
later than March 1 of each year or the date on 
which the Mayor makes the proposed annual budget 
for a year available under section 442 (whichever oc-
curs later), the Board of Education shall submit to 
the Council a plan for the allocation of the Mayor’s 
proposed budget among various object classes and 
responsibility centers (as defined under regulations 
of the Board).
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under 
this subsection shall include a detailed presentation 
of how much money will be allocated to each school, 
including— 
‘‘(A) a specific description of the amount 
of funds available to the school for which spend-
ing decisions are under the control of the 
school; and 
‘‘(B) a specific description of other respon-
sibility center funds which will be spent in a 
manner directly benefiting the school, including 
funds which will be spent for personnel, equip-
ment and supplies, property maintenance, and 
student services.’’. 
SEC. 3. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND LEAS-
ING AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA COURTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 
title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 11–1742 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and 
leasing agreements 
‘‘(a) SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERI-
ODS CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.—The Executive Officer 
may enter into a contract for procurement of severable
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services in the same manner and to the same extent as 
the head of an executive agency may enter into such a 
contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 253l). 
‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR LEASING AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may 
enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation 
of the District of Columbia courts in a building 
which is in existence or being erected by the lessor 
to accommodate the District of Columbia courts. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—A lease agreement under this 
subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer 
considers to be in the interest of the Federal Gov-
ernment and the District of Columbia and necessary 
for the accommodation of the District of Columbia 
courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind 
the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 
years and the obligation of amounts for a lease 
under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal 
year for which payments are due without regard to 
section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.—
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or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or termi-
nation may be paid from— 
‘‘(A) appropriations originally available for 
the performance of the contract concerned; 
‘‘(B) appropriations currently available for 
procurement of the type of services concerned, 
and not otherwise obligated; or 
‘‘(C) funds appropriated for those pay-
ments.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 11, District of 
Columbia Code, is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 11–1742 the following new item: 
‘‘11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and leasing agreements.’’. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC YEAR AS FISCAL 
YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOLS. 
Section 441 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1–204.41, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b), the fiscal year’’; 
(2) by striking the third sentence; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
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‘‘(1) ARMORY BOARD.—The fiscal year for the 
Armory Board shall begin on the first day of Janu-
ary and shall end on the thirty-first day of Decem-
ber of each calendar year. 
‘‘(2) SCHOOLS.—Effective with respect to fiscal 
year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the fiscal 
year for the District of Columbia Public Schools (in-
cluding public charter schools) and the University of 
the District of Columbia shall begin on the first day 
of July and end on the thirtieth day of June of each 
calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT 
BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR DAYS OF RECESS. 
Section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46(a), D.C. Official Code), as 
amended by section 101(a), is amended by striking ‘‘50 
calendar days’’ and inserting ‘‘56 calendar days’’. 
SEC. 6. EXEMPTION OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT EMPLOY-
EES ON COMPRESSED SCHEDULE FROM FED-
ERAL OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 207) shall not apply to the 
hours of an employee of the District of Columbia govern-
ment which constitute a compressed schedule.
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(b) COMPRESSED SCHEDULE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘compressed schedule’’ means— 
(1) in the case of a full-time employee, an 80- 
hour biweekly basic work requirement which is 
scheduled for less than 10 workdays, and 
(2) in the case of a part-time employee, a bi-
weekly basic work requirement of less than 80 hours 
which is scheduled for less than 10 workdays. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to hours occurring on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF ENFORCED ANNUAL LEAVE OR 
ENFORCED LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AS DIS-
CIPLINARY 
ACTION 
FOR 
CORPORATION 
COUNSEL ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 856(a) of the District of 
Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel 
Act of 1978 (sec. 1–608.56(a), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or reduction in grade,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘reduction in grade, or the placing of such attorney 
on enforced annual leave or enforced leave without pay,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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SEC. 8. REGULATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BANKS BY 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORA-
TION. 
(a) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—(1) Sec-
tion 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1813) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘, State 
bank, and District bank’’ and inserting ‘‘and State 
bank’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 
(4); 
(C) in subsection (q)(1), by striking ‘‘, any Dis-
trict bank,’’; 
(D) in subsection (q)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept a District bank)’’; and 
(E) in subsection (q)(3), by striking ‘‘(except a 
District bank),’’. 
(2) Section 7(a)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 
1817(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except a District 
bank)’’. 
(3) Section 10(b)(2)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 
1820(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except a District 
bank)’’. 
(4) Section 11 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1821) is 
amended—
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(A) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
District bank’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or District bank’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ or the code of law for the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘(other 
than a District depository institution)’’. 
(5) Section 18 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1828) is 
amended— 
(A) in section (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or a Dis-
trict bank’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept a District bank)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘a Dis-
trict Bank or’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘(except a 
District bank)’’ each place such term appears; 
(E) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘or a District 
bank’’; 
(F) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘(except a 
District bank)’’; 
(G) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B),