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Union Calendar No. 120
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765
[Report No. 108–214] 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues 
of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account
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shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, 
by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 percent 
of the total amount appropriated for this program may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with 
the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdic-
tions, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
viding public safety at events related to the presence of 
the national capital in the District of Columbia, and for 
the costs of providing support to respond to immediate 
and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That any 
amount provided under this heading shall be available only 
after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by
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the President to Congress and such amount has been ap-
portioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $163,819,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,775,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $83,387,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $40,006,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses: and $31,651,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 
shall be expended consistent with the General Services Ad-
ministration master plan study and building evaluation re-
port: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned 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
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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 prepa-
ration of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall 
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Provided further, 
That 30 days after providing written notice to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallo-
cate funds provided under this heading for the Court of 
Appeals, District of Columbia Superior Court, and the 
District of Columbia Court System: Provided further, That 
such reallocation may increase or decrease funding for 
such entity by no more than two percent. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C.
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Official Code, and payments for counsel authorized under 
section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Guardian-
ship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attor-
ney Act of 1986), $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the funds provided in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $31,651,000 
provided under such heading for capital improvements for 
District of Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be 
used for payments under this heading: Provided further, 
That in addition to the funds provided under this heading, 
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in 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 $31,651,000 provided 
under such heading for capital improvements for District 
of Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments de-
scribed under this heading for obligations incurred during 
any fiscal year: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be administered by the Joint 
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
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and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with 
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contrac-
tual basis with the General Services Administration 
(GSA), said services to include the preparation of monthly 
financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted di-
rectly by GSA to the President and to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER 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 au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $163,081,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender
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Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
of which $100,460,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 
include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub-
ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 
or related to such persons; of which $37,411,000 shall be 
available to the Pretrial Services Agency; and of which 
$25,210,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender 
Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code, the Director may acquire by purchase, lease, 
condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary, 
Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, South-
east, Washington, District of Columbia to house or super-
vise offenders and defendants, with funds made available 
for this purpose in Public Law 107–96: Provided further, 
That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts 
in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospi-
tality to support offender and defendant programs, and 
equipment and vocational training services to educate and
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train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That the 
Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the 
acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the pre-
vious proviso, and shall make such records available for 
audit and public inspection. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $35,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 
INITIATIVE 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Department of Transportation, $4,300,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for design and con-
struction of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail sys-
tem from the Potomac River to the District’s border with 
Maryland. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to support initiatives re-
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lated to the coordination of Federal and local criminal jus-
tice resources in the District of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
for capital development, $8,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the Unified Communications Center. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Public Schools, $4,500,000, of which $500,000 shall be 
for a window repair and reglazing program and 
$4,000,000 shall be for a playground repair and replace-
ment program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE FAMILY LITERACY 
PROGRAM 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$2,000,000 for the Family Literacy Program to address 
the needs of literacy-challenged parents while endowing 
their children with an appreciation for literacy and 
strengthening familial ties: Provided, That the District of 
Columbia shall provide a 100 percent match with local 
funds as a condition of receiving this payment.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For a Federal payment for a District of Columbia 
scholarship program, $10,000,000, subject to authoriza-
tion. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia, $10,000,000 for education, 
public safety and health, economic development, and infra-
structure initiatives in the District of Columbia. 
TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 
450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a) and section 117 of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 
under this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum 
of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such
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fiscal year or $6,326,138,000 (of which $3,832,734,000 
shall be from local funds, $1,568,734,000 shall be from 
Federal grant funds, $910,904,000 shall be from other 
funds, and $13,766,000 shall be from private funds), in 
addition, $59,800,000 from funds previously appropriated 
in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That 
this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time 
transactions, which are expended for emergency or unan-
ticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, 
That such increases shall be approved by enactment of 
local District law and shall comply with all reserve require-
ments contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act as amended by this Act: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 
take such steps as are necessary to assure that the Dis-
trict of Columbia meets these requirements, including the 
apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appro-
priations and funds made available to the District during 
fiscal year 2004, except that the Chief Financial Officer 
may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds de-
rived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 
Governmental direction and support, $284,415,000 
(including $206,825,000 from local funds, $57,440,000
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from Federal grant funds, and $20,150,000 from other 
funds), in addition, $10,000,000 from funds previously 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia’’: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 for the 
Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, $2,500 for the City Administrator, and 
$2,500 for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall 
be available from this appropriation for official purposes: 
Provided further, That any program fees collected from the 
issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of ex-
penses of the debt management program of the District 
of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from 
Federal sources shall be used to support the operations 
or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood 
Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District 
of Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Ad-
mission to Statehood from its own locally generated reve-
nues: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–45, issued March 
18, 1986, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s del-
egated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That the District of Columbia government 
may not require the Office of the Chief Technology Officer 
to submit to any other procurement review process, or to
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obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by 
any official or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of the funds in the District of Colum-
bia Antitrust Fund established pursuant to section 820 
of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–308.20) 
is hereby made available for the use of the Office of the 
Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia in accord-
ance with the laws establishing this fund. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $276,647,000 
(including $53,336,000 from local funds, $91,077,000 
from Federal grant funds, $132,109,000 from other 
funds, and $125,000 from private funds), of which 
$15,000,000 collected by the District of Columbia in the 
form of BID tax revenue shall be paid to the respective 
BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act 
of 1996 (D.C. Law 11–134; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–
1215.01 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts 
Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12–26; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 2–1215.15 et seq.): Provided, That such funds 
are available for acquiring services provided by the Gen-
eral Services Administration: Provided further, That Busi-
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ness Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes 
levied by the District of Columbia. 
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, $745,958,000 (including 
$716,715,000 from local funds, $10,290,000 from Federal 
grant funds, $18,944,000 from other funds, and $9,000 
from private funds), in addition, $1,300,000 from funds 
previously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council’’: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police 
for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, 
That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 
National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services that are performed in emergencies by the National 
Guard in a militia status and are requested by the Mayor, 
in amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified 
as due and payable for these services by the Mayor and 
the Commanding General of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Colum-
bia National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be 
available from this appropriation, and the availability of 
the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in ad-
vance for emergency services involved.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Public education system, including the development 
of national defense education programs, $1,157,841,000 
(including $962,941,000 from local funds, $156,708,000 
from Federal grant funds, $27,074,000 from other funds, 
$4,302,000 from private funds, and not to exceed 
$6,816,000, to remain available until expended, from the 
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund established 
pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 
Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14–190; D.C. 
Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in addition, $17,000,000 
from funds previously appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ 
and $4,500,000 from funds previously appropriated in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Public 
School Facilities’’, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) 
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS.—$870,135,000 (including $738,444,000 
from local funds, $114,749,000 from Federal grant 
funds, $6,527,000 from other funds, $3,599,000 
from private funds, and not to exceed $6,816,000, to 
remain available until expended, from the Medicaid 
and Special Education Reform Fund established 
pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Re-
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form Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 
14–190; D.C. Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in 
addition, $4,500,000 from funds previously appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment for Public School Facilities’’ shall be available 
for District of Columbia Public Schools: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and in-
struments for evaluating District of Columbia Public 
School employees shall be a non-negotiable item for 
collective bargaining purposes: Provided further, 
That this appropriation shall not be available to sub-
sidize the education of any nonresident of the Dis-
trict of Columbia at any District of Columbia public 
elementary or secondary school during fiscal year 
2004 unless the nonresident pays tuition to the Dis-
trict of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 percent 
of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia 
that are attributable to the education of the non-
resident (as established by the Superintendent of the 
District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise 
provided under this heading or any other provision 
of law, there shall be appropriated to the District of 
Columbia Public Schools on July 1, 2004, an
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amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount pro-
vided for the District of Columbia Public Schools in 
the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for 
fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the 
amount of such payment shall be chargeable against 
the final amount provided for the District of Colum-
bia Public Schools under the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of 
Schools shall be available from this appropriation for 
official purposes: Provided further, That the District 
of Columbia Public Schools shall submit to the 
Board of Education by January 1 and July 1 of 
each year a Schedule A showing all the current 
funded positions of the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, their compensation levels, and indicating 
whether the positions are encumbered: Provided fur-
ther, That the Board of Education shall approve or 
disapprove each Schedule A within 30 days of its 
submission and provide the Council of the District 
of Columbia a copy of the Schedule A upon its ap-
proval. 
(2) STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.—$38,752,000 
(including $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 
from Federal grant funds, and $176,000 from other
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funds), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ 
shall be available for the State Education Office: 
Provided, That of the amounts provided to the State 
Education Office, $500,000 from local funds shall 
remain available until June 30, 2005 for an audit of 
the student enrollment of each District of Columbia 
Public School and of each District of Columbia pub-
lic charter school. 
(3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER 
SCHOOLS.—$137,531,000 from local funds shall be 
available for District of Columbia a public charter 
schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly dis-
bursement of funds to the District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, with the first payment to occur 
within 15 days of the beginning of the fiscal year: 
Provided further, That if the entirety of this alloca-
tion has not been provided as payments to any pub-
lic charter schools currently in operation through the 
per pupil funding formula, the funds shall be avail-
able as follows: (1) the first $3,000,000 shall be de-
posited in the Credit Enhancement Revolving Fund 
established pursuant to section 603(e) of the Stu-
dent Loan Marketing Association Reorganization
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Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009; 
20 U.S.C. 1155(e)); and (2) the balance shall be for 
public 
education 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School Re-
form Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38–
1804.03(b)(2)): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available to District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, $25,000 shall be made available 
to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as au-
thorized by section 2403(b)(6) of the District of Co-
lumbia School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 38–1804.03(b)(6)): Provided further, That 
$660,000 of this amount shall be available to the 
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board 
for administrative costs: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the amounts otherwise provided under 
this heading or any other provision of law, there 
shall be appropriated to the District of Columbia 
public charter schools on July 1, 2004, an amount 
equal to 25 percent of the total amount provided for 
payments to public charter schools in the proposed 
budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 
2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount of 
such payment shall be chargeable against the final
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amount provided for such payments under the Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005. 
(4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—$80,660,000 (including $48,656,000 from 
local funds, $11,867,000 from Federal grant funds, 
$19,434,000 from other funds, and $703,000 from 
private funds) shall be available for the University of 
the District of Columbia: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available to subsidize the edu-
cation of nonresidents of the District of Columbia at 
the University of the District of Columbia, unless 
the Board of Trustees of the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, a tuition rate schedule that will 
establish the tuition rate for nonresident students at 
a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate 
charged at comparable public institutions of higher 
education in the metropolitan area: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise pro-
vided under this heading or any other provision of 
law, there shall be appropriated to the University of 
the District of Columbia on July 1, 2004, an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount pro-
vided for the University of the District of Columbia 
in the proposed budget of the District of Columbia
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for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and 
the amount of such payment shall be chargeable 
against the final amount provided for the University 
of the District of Columbia under the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,500 for the President of the 
University of the District of Columbia shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for official purposes. 
(5) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
LIBRAR-
IES.—$28,287,000 (including $26,750,000 from 
local funds, $1,000,000 from Federal grant funds, 
and $537,000 from other funds) shall be available 
for the District of Columbia Public Libraries: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 for the Public Li-
brarian shall be available from this appropriation for 
official purposes. 
(6) COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMAN-
ITIES.—$2,476,000 (including $1,601,000 from local 
funds, $475,000 from Federal grant funds, and 
$400,000 from other funds) shall be available for 
the Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Human support services, $2,360,067,000 (including 
$1,030,223,000 from local funds, $1,247,945,000 from
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Federal grant funds, $24,330,000 from other funds, 
$9,330,000 from private funds, and $48,239,000, to re-
main available until expended, from the Medicaid and Spe-
cial Education Reform Fund established pursuant to the 
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establish-
ment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14–403)): Provided, That the 
funds available from the Medicaid and Special Education 
Reform Fund are allocated as follows: not more than 
$18,744,000 for Child and Family Services, not more than 
$7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services, and 
not more than $21,700,000 for the Department of Mental 
Health: Provided further, That $27,959,000 of this appro-
priation, to remain available until expended, shall be avail-
able solely for District of Columbia employees’ disability 
compensation: Provided further, That $7,500,000 of this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall be 
deposited in the Addiction Recovery Fund, established 
pursuant to section 5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment 
Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 
7–3004) and used exclusively for the purpose of the Drug 
Treatment Choice Program established pursuant to sec-
tion 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (D.C. 
Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3003): Provided 
further, That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropria-
tion shall be available exclusively for the purpose of fund-
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ing the pilot substance abuse program for youth ages 14 
through 21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of 
the Pilot Substance Abuse Program for Youth Act of 2001 
(D.C. Law 14–28; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3101): Pro-
vided further, That $4,500,000 of this appropriation, to 
remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the 
Interim Disability Assistance Fund established pursuant 
to section 201 of the District of Columbia Public Assist-
ance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 4–202.01), to be used exclusively for the Interim Dis-
ability Assistance program and the purposes for that pro-
gram set forth in section 407 of the District of Columbia 
Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 13–252; D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 4–204.07): Provided further, That not 
less than $640,531 of this appropriation shall be available 
exclusively for the purpose of funding the Burial Assist-
ance Program established by section 1802 of the Burial 
Assistance Program Reestablishment Act of 1999 (D.C. 
Law 13–38; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–1001). 
PUBLIC WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-car-
rying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-
carrying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of 
Columbia and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, 
$327,046,000 (including $308,028,000 from local funds,
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$5,274,000 from Federal grant funds, and $13,744,000 
from other funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous 
refuse from hotels and places of business. 
CASH RESERVE 
For the cumulative cash reserve established pursuant 
to section 202(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–392.02(j)(2)), $50,000,000 
from local funds. 
EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS 
For the emergency reserve fund and the contingency 
reserve fund under section 450A of the District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), 
such amounts from local funds as are necessary to meet 
the balance requirements for such funds under such sec-
tion. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees 
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Co-
lumbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as 
authorized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 1–
204.62, 1–204.75, and 1–204.90), $311,504,000 from 
local funds: Provided, That for equipment leases, the
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Mayor may finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus 
cost of issuance not to exceed two percent of the par 
amount being financed on a lease purchase basis with a 
maturity not to exceed five years. 
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING 
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, 
$3,000,000 from local funds. 
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION 
For principal and interest payments on the District’s 
Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground 
lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary 
Square, $4,911,000 from local funds. 
SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS 
For making refunds and for the payment of legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government, $22,522,000 from local 
funds: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be con-
strued as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
103 of this Act. 
WILSON BUILDING 
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson 
building, $3,704,000 from local funds. 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS 
For workforce investments, $22,308,000 from local 
funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of
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Columbia within the various appropriation headings in 
this Act for which employees are properly payable. 
NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY 
To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allo-
cated to specific agencies during the development of the 
proposed budget, $19,639,000 (including $11,455,000 
from local funds and $8,184,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided, That anticipated employee health insurance cost in-
creases and contract security costs, $5,799,000 from local 
funds. 
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL 
For Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds in lieu of capital 
financing, $11,267,000 from local funds, to be transferred 
to the Capital Fund, subject to the Criteria for Spending 
Pay-as-You-Go Funding Amendment Act of 2003, ap-
proved by the Council of the District of Columbia on 1st 
reading, May 6, 2003 (title 25 of Bill 15–218): Provided, 
That pursuant to this Act, there are authorized to be 
transferred from Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds to other 
headings of this Act, such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this Act. 
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
For 
a 
Tax 
Increment 
Financing 
Program, 
$1,940,000 from local funds.
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MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE 
For making refunds associated with disallowed Med-
icaid funding, an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 in 
local funds, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds are derived from a transfer from the funds 
identified in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual 
financial report as the District of Columbia’s Grants Dis-
allowance balance. 
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning 
and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’, 
$15,000,000. 
FAMILY LITERACY 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for the Family Literacy 
Program’’, $2,000,000. 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for a District of Columbia 
Scholarship Program’’, $10,000,000. 
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority, 
$259,095,000 from other funds, of which $18,692,000
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shall be apportioned for repayment of loans and interest 
incurred for capital improvement projects and payable to 
the District’s debt service fund. 
For construction projects, $199,807,000, to be dis-
tributed as follows: $99,449,000 for the Blue Plains 
Wastewater Treatment Plant, $16,739,000 for the sewer 
program, $42,047,000 for the combined sewer program, 
$5,993,000 for the stormwater program, $24,431,000 for 
the water program, and $11,148,000 for the capital equip-
ment program; in addition, $35,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral Payment to the District of Columbia Water and 
Sewer Authority’’: Provided, That the requirements and 
restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital im-
provement projects and set forth in this Act under the 
Capital Outlay appropriation account shall apply to 
projects approved under this appropriation account. 
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
For 
operation 
of 
the 
Washington 
Aqueduct, 
$55,553,000 from other funds. 
STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND 
For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance 
Enterprise Fund, $3,501,000 from other funds.
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LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1982, for the purpose of implementing the Law 
to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo 
and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Co-
lumbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3–1301 
et seq. and sec. 22–1716 et seq.), $242,755,000 from 
other funds: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall 
identify the source of funding for this appropriation title 
from the District’s own locally generated revenues: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall 
be used to support the operations or activities of the Lot-
tery and Charitable Games Control Board. 
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION 
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, 
$13,979,000 from local funds. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD 
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, es-
tablished pursuant to section 121 of the District of Colum-
bia Retirement Reform Act of 1979 (D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 1–711), $13,895,000 from the earnings of the appli-
cable retirement funds to pay legal, management, invest-
ment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That
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the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide 
to the Congress and to the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by 
fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further, 
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
vide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned 
use of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget 
submission and the actual use of such funds in time for 
each annual audited financial report. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise 
Fund, $69,742,000 from other funds. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION 
For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, 
$7,849,000 from other funds. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For 
construction 
projects, 
an 
increase 
of 
$1,004,796,000, of which $601,708,000 shall be from 
local funds, $46,014,000 from Highway Trust funds, 
$38,311,000 from the Rights-of-way funds, $218,880,000 
from Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $99,884,000 
from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
fiscal years, for a net amount of $904,913,000, to remain
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available until expended; in addition, $8,000,000 from 
funds previously appropriated in this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Payment for Capital Development in the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and $4,300,000 from funds previously 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative’’: Provided, 
That funds for use of each capital project implementing 
agency shall be managed and controlled in accordance 
with all procedures and limitations established under the 
Financial Management System: Provided further, That all 
funds provided by this appropriation title shall be available 
only for the specific projects and purposes intended. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for a particular purposes or 
objects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise 
specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount 
that may be expended for said purpose or object rather 
than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations in this act shall be available 
for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of orga-
nizations concerned with the work of the District of Co-
lumbia government, when authorized by the Mayor: Pro-
vided, That in the case of the Council of the District of
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Columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization 
of the Chairman of the Council. 
SEC. 103. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 
settlements or judgments that have entered against the 
District of Columbia government: Provided, That nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed as modifying 
or affecting the provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII 
of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act 
of 1947 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)). 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly to provided herein. 
SEC. 105. No funds appropriated in this Act for the 
District of Columbia government for the operation of edu-
cational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for 
other educational purposes may be used to permit, encour-
age, facilitate, or further partisan political activities. 
Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the availability of 
school buildings for the use of any community or partisan 
political group during non-school hours. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be made available to pay the salary of any employee 
of the District of Columbia government whose name, title,
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grade, and salary are not available for inspection by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Council of the 
District of Columbia, or their duty authorized representa-
tive. 
SEC. 107. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
no part of this appropriation shall be used for publicity 
or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy 
including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress or any State legislature. 
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds pro-
vided in this Act to carry out lobbying activities on any 
matter other than—
(1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or 
(2) statehood for the District of Columbia or 
voting representation in Congress for the District of 
Columbia. 
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to pro-
hibit any elected official from advocating with respect to 
any of the issues referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 108. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for
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obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 
funds which—
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) reestablishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center;
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unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming. 
(b) None the local funds contained in this Act may 
be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency 
through a transfer of any local funds from one appropria-
tion heading to another unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate are 
notified in writing 30 days in advance of the transfer, ex-
cept that in no event may the amount of any funds trans-
ferred exceed four percent of the local funds in the appro-
priations. 
SEC. 109. Consistent with the provisions of section 
1301(a) of title 31, United States Code, appropriations 
under this Act shall be applied only to the objects for 
which the appropriations were made except as otherwise 
provided by law. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. 
Law 2–139; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–601.01 et seq.), 
enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–
204l.22(3)), shall apply with respect to the compensation 
of District of Columbia employees: Provided, That for pay
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purposes, employees of the District of Columbia govern-
ment shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 111. No later than 30 days after the end of the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District 
of Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 
2004 revenue estimates as of the end of such quarter. 
These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
fiscal year 2005. The officially revised estimates at mid-
year shall be used for the midyear report. 
SEC. 112. No sole source contract with the District 
of Columbia government or any agency thereof may be re-
newed or extended without opening that contract to the 
competitive bidding process as set forth in section 303 of 
the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–303.03), 
except that the District of Columbia government or any 
agency thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts 
for which competition is not feasible or practical, but only 
if the determination as to whether to invoke the competi-
tive bidding process has been made in accordance with 
duly promulgated rules and procedures and has been re-
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viewed and certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia. 
SEC. 113. (a) In the event a sequestration order is 
issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 after the amounts appro-
priated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year in-
volved have been paid to the District of Columbia, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall pay to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, within 15 days after receipt of a 
request therefor from the Secretary of the Treasury, such 
amounts as are sequestered by the order: Provided, That 
the sequestration percentage specified in the order shall 
be applied proportionately to each of the Federal appro-
priation accounts in this Act that are not specifically ex-
empted from sequestration by such Act. 
(b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the term ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be synonymous with and refer 
specifically to each account appropriating Federal funds 
in this Act, and any sequestration order shall be applied 
to each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate total 
of those accounts: Provided, That sequestration orders 
shall not be applied to any account that is specifically ex-
empted from sequestration by the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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SEC. 114. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 
for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
offices of United States Senator or United States Rep-
resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 115. 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. 116. None of the Federal 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. Official Code, sec. 32–701 et seq.) or to oth-
erwise implement or enforce any system of registration of 
unmarried, cohabiting couples, 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 mar-
ried couples. 
SEC. 117. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept,
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obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants 
received by the District government that are not reflected 
in the amounts appropriated in this Act. 
(b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may 
be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection 
(a) until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia submits to the Council a report setting 
forth detailed information regarding such grant; and 
(B) the Council has reviewed and approved the 
acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such 
grant. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council 
shall be deemed to have reviewed and approved the accept-
ance, obligation, and expenditure of a grant if—
(A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with 
the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days 
of the receipt of the report from the Chief Financial 
Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or 
(B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed with-
in such deadline, the Council does not by resolution 
disapprove the acceptance, obligation, or expenditure 
of the grant within 30 calendar days of the initial 
receipt of the report from the Chief Financial Offi-
cer under paragraph (1)(A).
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(c) No amount may be obligated or expended from 
the general fund or other funds of the District of Colum-
bia government in anticipation of the approval or receipt 
of a grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of 
the approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other 
grant not subject to such subsection. 
(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth de-
tailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
other grants subject to this section. Each such report shall 
be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia 
and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate not later than 15 days after 
the end of the quarter covered by the report. 
SEC. 118. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, none of the funds made available by this Act or 
by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehi-
cle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in 
the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official du-
ties. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘official 
duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or em-
ployee’s residence and workplace, except in the case of—
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 
Police Department who resides in the District of Co-
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lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 
Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi-
cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(4) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall submit by March 1, 2004, an inventory, as 
of September 30, 2003, of all vehicles owned, leased or 
operated by the District of Columbia government. The in-
ventory shall include, but not be limited to, the depart-
ment to which the vehicle is assigned; the year and make 
of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the general 
condition of the vehicle; annual operating and mainte-
nance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle is 
allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee 
and if so, the officer or employee’s title and resident loca-
tion. 
SEC. 119. No officer or employee of the District of 
Columbia government (including any independent agency 
of the District of Columbia, but excluding the Office of
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the Chief Technology Officer, the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, and the Metro-
politan Police Department) may enter into an agreement 
in excess of $2,500 for the procurement of goods or serv-
ices on behalf of any entity of the District government 
until the officer or employee has conducted an analysis 
of how the procurement of the goods and services involved 
under the applicable regulations and procedures of the 
District government would differ from the procurement of 
the goods and services involved under the Federal supply 
schedule and other applicable regulations and procedures 
of the General Services Administration, including an anal-
ysis of any differences in the costs to be incurred and the 
time required to obtain the goods or services. 
SEC. 120. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used for purposes of the annual independent audit 
of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 
2004 unless—
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector 
General of the District of Columbia, in coordination 
with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia, pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–302.8); and
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(2) the audit includes as a basic financial state-
ment a comparison of audited actual year-end re-
sults with the revenues submitted in the budget doc-
ument for such year and the appropriations enacted 
into law for such year using the format, terminology, 
and classifications contained in the law making the 
appropriations for the year and its legislative his-
tory. 
SEC. 121. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia Corporation 
Counsel or any other officer or entity of the District gov-
ernment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil 
action which seeks to require Congress to provide for vot-
ing representation in Congress for the District of Colum-
bia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or com-
menting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting 
with officials of the District government regarding such 
lawsuits. 
SEC. 122. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any ille-
gal drug.
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(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
for such program separately from any funds contained in 
this Act. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that 
begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to pay 
the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of 
the District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District of Columbia) who has not 
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer 
understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the 
officer and the officer’s agency as a result of this Act (and 
the amendments made by this Act), including any duty 
to prepare a report requested either in the Act or in any 
of the reports accompanying the Act and the deadline by 
which each report must be submitted. The Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate by the 10th day after the end of each 
quarter a summary list showing each report, the due date, 
and the date submitted to the Committees.
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SEC. 124. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 
regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associ-
ated with the possession, use, or distribution of any sched-
ule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treat-
ment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, ap-
proved by the electors of the District of Columbia on No-
vember 3, 1998, shall not take effect. 
SEC. 125. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 126. The Mayor of the District of Columbia 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
quarterly reports addressing—
(1) crime, including the homicide rate, imple-
mentation of community policing, the number of po-
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lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of 
open-air drug markets; 
(2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treat-
ment, including the number of treatment slots, the 
number of people served, the number of people on 
waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment pro-
grams; 
(3) management of parolees and pre-trial vio-
lent offenders, including the number of halfway 
houses escapes and steps taken to improve moni-
toring and supervision of halfway house residents to 
reduce the number of escapes to be provided in con-
sultation with the Court Services and Offender Su-
pervision Agency for the District of Columbia; 
(4) education, including access to special edu-
cation services and student achievement to be pro-
vided in consultation with the District of Columbia 
Public Schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; 
(5) improvement in basic District services, in-
cluding rat control and abatement; 
(6) application for and management of Federal 
grants, including the number and type of grants for 
which the District was eligible but failed to apply 
and the number and type of grants awarded to the
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District but for which the District failed to spend 
the amounts received; and
(7) indicators of child well-being. 
SEC. 127. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 
of the District of Columbia a revised appropriated funds 
operating budget in the format of the budget that the Dis-
trict of Columbia government submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government for fiscal year 2003 that is 
in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 
that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 
other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated 
actual expenditures. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used to issue, administer, or enforce any order 
by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights 
relating to docket numbers 93–030–(PA) and 93–031–
(PA). 
SEC. 129. None of the Federal funds made available 
in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, ex-
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cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 130. During fiscal year 2004 and any subse-
quent fiscal year, in addition to any other authority to pay 
claims and judgments, any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the District government may use local funds 
to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit 
in an amount less than $10,000, in accordance with the 
Risk Management for Settlements and Judgments 
Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–172; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 2–402). 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other law, the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts shall transfer to the general 
treasury of the District of Columbia all fines levied and 
collected by the Courts under section 10(b)(1) and (2) of 
the District of Columbia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 50–2201.05(b)(1) and (2)). The transferred funds 
shall remain available until expended and shall be used 
by the Office of the Corporation Counsel for enforcement 
and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws in accord-
ance with section 10(b)(3) of the District of Columbia 
Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50–2201.05(b)(3)). 
SEC. 132. During fiscal year 2004 and any subse-
quent fiscal year, any agency of the District government 
may transfer to the Office of Labor Relations and Collec-
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tive Bargaining (OLRCB) such local funds as may be nec-
essary to pay for representation by OLRCB in third-party 
cases, grievances, and dispute resolution, pursuant to an 
intra-District agreement with OLRCB. These amounts 
shall be available for use by OLRCB to reimburse the cost 
of providing the representation. 
SEC. 133. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be made available to pay—
(1) the fees of an attorney who represents a 
party in an action or an attorney who defends an ac-
tion, 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.) in excess of $4,000 for 
that action; or 
(2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
determines to have a pecuniary interest, either 
through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, 
in any special education diagnostic services, schools, 
or other special education service providers. 
(b)(1) The District of Columbia Public Schools shall 
increase the amount of local funds it allocates for services 
to children under the Individuals With Disabilities Edu-
cation Act during fiscal year 2004 by the amount of sav-
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ings resulting during the year from the restrictions on the 
payment of attorney fees under subsection (a), as esti-
mated and published by the Chief Financial Officer. 
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall make estimates 
of the savings described in paragraph (1) on a quarterly 
basis during fiscal year 2004, and shall publish the esti-
mates not later than 10 days after the end of each quarter. 
SEC. 134. The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall require attorneys in special education 
cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Act 
(IDEA) in the District of Columbia to certify in writing 
that the attorney or representative rendered any and all 
services for which they receive awards, including those re-
ceived under a settlement agreement or as part of an ad-
ministrative proceeding, under the IDEA from the District 
of Columbia: Provided, That as part of the certification, 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
shall require all attorneys in IDEA cases to disclose any 
financial, corporate, legal, memberships on boards of di-
rectors, or other relationships with any special education 
diagnostic services, schools, or other special education 
service providers to which the attorneys have referred any 
clients as part of this certification: Provided further, That 
the Chief Financial Officer shall prepare and submit quar-
terly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the
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Senate and the House of Representatives on the certifi-
cation of and the amount paid by the government of the 
District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia 
Public Schools, to attorneys in cases brought under IDEA: 
Provided further, That the Inspector General of the Dis-
trict of Columbia may conduct investigations to determine 
the accuracy of the certifications. 
SEC. 135. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used to fund or otherwise support the action of 
District of Columbia, et al., v. Beretta U.S.A. et al. (Nos. 
03–CV–24, 03–CV–38, District of Columbia Court of Ap-
peals). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Union Calendar No. 120
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2765
[Report No. 108–214] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities charge-
able in whole or in part against the revenues of 
said District for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed