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the District of Columbia shall use funds provided in this Act under
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’
(other than the $3,325,000 provided under such heading for capital
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities), to
make payments described under this heading for obligations
incurred during any fiscal year: Provided further, That such funds
shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis-
tration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and
financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the
General Services Administration (GSA), said services to include
the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives,
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives:
Provided further, That the District of Columbia Courts shall imple-
ment the recommendations in the General Accounting Office Report
GAO/AIMD/OGC–99–226 regarding payments to court-appointed
attorneys and shall report quarterly to the Office of Management
and Budget and to the House and Senate Appropriations Commit-
tees on the status of these reforms.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire
of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712), $112,527,000, of which
$67,521,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Super-
vision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating
to supervision of adults subject to protection orders or provision
of services for or related to such persons; $18,778,000 shall be
transferred to the Public Defender Service; and $26,228,000 shall
be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That of
the amount provided under this heading, $17,854,000 shall be used
to improve pretrial defendant and post-conviction offender super-
vision, enhance drug testing and sanctions-based treatment pro-
grams and other treatment services, expand intermediate sanctions
and offender re-entry programs, continue planning and design pro-
posals for a residential Sanctions Center and improve administra-
tive infrastructure, including information technology; and $836,000
of the $17,854,000 referred to in this proviso is for the Public
Defender Service: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 446 of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act or any provision of subchapter III of chapter 13
of title 31, United States Code, the use of interest earned on
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the Federal payment made to the District of Columbia Offender
Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency under the Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998, by the Agency during
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall not constitute a violation of such
Act or such subchapter.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR WASHINGTON INTERFAITH NETWORK
For a Federal payment to the Washington Interfaith Network
to reimburse the Network for costs incurred in carrying out
preconstruction activities at the former Fort Dupont Dwellings and
Additions, $1,000,000: Provided, That such activities may include
architectural and engineering studies, property appraisals, environ-
mental assessments, grading and excavation, landscaping, paving,
and the installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer lines, and
other utilities: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall make such payment only after the Network has received
matching funds from private sources (including funds provided
through loans) to carry out such activities in an aggregate amount
which is equal to the amount of such payment (as certified by
the Inspector General of the District of Columbia) and has provided
the Secretary of the Treasury with a request for reimbursement
which contains documentation certified by the Inspector General
of the District of Columbia showing that the Network carried out
the activities and that the costs incurred in carrying out the activi-
ties were equal to or less than the amount of the reimbursement
requested: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under
this heading may be obligated or expended after December 31,
2001 (without regard to whether the activities involved were carried
out prior to such date).
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PLAN TO SIMPLIFY EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
For a Federal payment to the Mayor of the District of Columbia
for a contract for the study and development of a plan to simplify
the compensation systems, schedules, and work rules applicable
to employees of the District government, $250,000: Provided, That
under the terms of the contract the plan shall include (at a min-
imum) a review of the current compensation systems, schedules,
and work rules applicable to such employees; a review of the best
practices regarding the compensation systems, schedules, and work
rules of State and local governments and other appropriate
organizations; a proposal for simplifying the systems, schedules,
and rules applicable to employees of the District government; and
the development of strategies for implementing such proposal,
including an identification of any statutory, contractual, or other
barriers to implementing the proposal and an estimated time frame
for implementing the proposal: Provided further, That under the
terms of the contract the contractor shall submit the plan to the
Mayor and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That the Mayor
shall develop a proposed solicitation for the contract not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall
submit a copy of the proposed solicitation to the Comptroller Gen-
eral for review at least 90 days prior to the issuance of such
solicitation: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after
receiving the proposed solicitation from the Mayor, the Comptroller
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General shall review the solicitation to ensure that it adequately
addresses all of the necessary elements described under this heading
and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate on the results of this review: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this contract the term ‘‘District
government’’ has the meaning given such term in section 305(5)
of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995 (sec. 47–393(5), D.C. Code), except
that such term shall not include the courts of the District of
Columbia and shall include the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
METRORAIL CONSTRUCTION
For the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(WMATA), a contribution of $25,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to design and build a Metrorail station located at New
York and Florida Avenues, Northeast: Provided, That prior to the
release of said funds from the U.S. Treasury, the District of
Columbia shall set aside an additional $25,000,000 for this project
in its Fiscal Year 2001 Budget and Financial Plan and, further,
shall establish a special taxing district for the neighborhood of
the proposed Metrorail station to provide $25,000,000: Provided
further, That the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(2) shall apply
to this project.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, $3,450,000
for environmental and infrastructure costs at Poplar Point: Pro-
vided, That of said amount, $2,150,000 shall be available for
environmental assessment, site remediation, and wetlands restora-
tion of the 11 acres of real property under the jurisdiction of
the District of Columbia: Provided further, That no more than
$1,300,000 shall be used for infrastructure costs for an entrance
to Anacostia Park: Provided further, That none of said funds shall
be used by the District of Columbia to purchase private property
in the Poplar Point area.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For a payment to the District of Columbia to reimburse the
District for expenses incurred in connection with Presidential inau-
guration activities, $5,961,000, as authorized by section 737(b) of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
1973 (87 Stat. 824; D.C. Code, sec. 1–1132), which shall be appor-
tioned by the Chief Financial Officer within the various appropria-
tion headings in this Act.
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
For a Federal contribution to the Children’s National Medical
Center in the District of Columbia, $500,000 to be used for the
network of satellite pediatric health clinics for children and families
in underserved neighborhoods and communities in the District of
Columbia.
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CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
For a Federal contribution to the Child Advocacy Center for
its Safe Shores program, $500,000.
ST. COLETTA OF GREATER WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT
For a Federal contribution to St. Coletta of Greater Washington,
Inc. for costs associated with the establishment of a day program
and comprehensive case management services for mentally retarded
and multiple-handicapped adolescents and adults in the District
of Columbia, including property acquisition and construction,
$1,000,000.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS
For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia Special
Olympics, $250,000.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
OPERATING EXPENSES
DIVISION OF EXPENSES
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of
Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of
the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act and section 126 of this Act, the total amount appropriated
in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia
for fiscal year 2001 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser
of the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for
such fiscal year or $5,677,379,000 (of which $172,607,000 shall
be from intra-District funds and $3,250,783,000 shall be from local
funds): Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the
District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority shall take such steps
as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets
these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to
the District during fiscal year 2001, except that the Chief Financial
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived
from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority (Authority), established by sec-
tion 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public
Law 104–8), $3,140,000: Provided, That these funds be derived
from accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of
Columbia: Provided further, That none of the funds contained in
this Act may be used to pay any compensation of the Executive
Director or General Counsel of the Authority at a rate in excess