In the Senate of the United States,
November 7, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2944) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the government of the District of Columbia and other activi-
ties chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002,
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:
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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 behalf
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 education, 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 authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That the District of Columbia government shall estab-
lish a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support
Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appro-
priated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent ap-
propriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal
years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year:
Provided further, That the account shall be under the con-
trol of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer who
may use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out
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the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further,
That the Resident Tuition Support Program Office and the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quar-
terly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and House of Representatives for these funds
showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur-
pose therefor: Provided further, That not more than seven
percent of the amount provided herein for this program
may be used for administrative expenses.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia
Courts, $140,181,000, to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,003,000, of which
not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court,
$72,694,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses; for the District of
Columbia Court System, $31,634,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and $27,850,000 for capital improvements for Dis-
trict of Columbia courthouse facilities: 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 expended in
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the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the
General Services Administration (GSA), said services to in-
clude the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies
of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President
and to the Committees 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 after providing notice to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the
District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than
$1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among
the items and entities funded under such heading: Provided
further, That of this amount not less than $23,315,000 is
for activities authorized under S. 1382, the District of Co-
lumbia Family Court Act of 2001: Provided further, That
of the funds made available for the District of Columbia
Superior Court, $6,603,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds
made available for the District of Columbia Court System,
$485,000 may remain available until September 30, 2003:
Provided further, That of the funds made available for cap-
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ital improvements, $21,855,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2003.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 11–1722(a), District of Columbia Code, is
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, subject to the
supervision of the Executive Officer’’.
Section 11–1723(a)(3), District of Columbia Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘and the internal auditing of the ac-
counts of the courts’’.
The Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of
1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3–421 et seq. (1981 Ed., 1999 Supp.)
as amended by Public Law 106–113, § 160 and Public Law
106–554, § 1(a)(4), H.R. 5666, Division A, Chapter 4,
§ 403) is amended: (a) in section 2 (D.C. Code, sec. 3–421
(1981 Ed., 1999 Supp.)), as amended by District of Colum-
bia Law 13–172, § 202(a) (except for paragraph (6)); (b)
in section 7(c) (D.C. Code, sec. 3–426(c) (1981 Ed., 1999
Supp.)), as amended by District of Columbia Law 13–172,
§ 202(b); (c) in section 8 (D.C. Code, sec. 3–427 (1981 Ed.,
1999 Supp.)), as amended by District of Columbia Law 13–
172, § 202(c); and (d) in section 16(e) (D.C. Code, sec. 3–
435(e) (1981 Ed., 1999 Supp.)), to read as follows:
‘‘(e) All compensation and attorneys’ fees awarded
under this chapter shall be paid from, and subject to, the
availability of monies in the Fund. No more than five per-
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cent of the total amount of monies in the Fund shall be
used to pay administrative costs necessary to carry out this
chapter.’’.
Section 11–2604, District of Columbia Code, is amend-
ed:
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘50’’ and in-
serting ‘‘75’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1300’’ each time it appears
and inserting ‘‘1900’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘2450’’ each time it appears
and inserting ‘‘3600’’.
Section 16–2326.1(b), District of Columbia Code (1997
Repl.), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1,100’’ each time it appears and
inserting ‘‘1,600’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘1,500’’ and
inserting ‘‘2,200’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘750’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1,100’’.
Section 16(d) of the Victims of Violent Crime Com-
pensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4–515(d), D.C. Official Code),
as amended by section 403 of the Miscellaneous Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001), is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘in excess of $250,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and approved by’’ and all that
follows and inserting a period.
These amendments shall take effect as if included in the en-
actment of section 403 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations
Act, 2001.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and
section 11–2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation pro-
vided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act),
payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Fam-
ily Division of the Superior Court of the District of Colum-
bia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments
for counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Code
(relating to representation provided under the District of
Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Dura-
ble Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $39,311,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $27,850,000 pro-
vided under such heading for capital improvements for Dis-
trict 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 Dis-
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trict of Columbia may use funds provided in this Act under
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
Courts’’ (other than the $27,850,000 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 funds provided under this
heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 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 appropriated for
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the
General Services Administration (GSA), said services to in-
clude the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies
of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President
and to the Committees 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.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE OPERATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia
Corrections Trustee, $32,700,000 for the administration
and operation of correctional facilities and for the adminis-
trative operating costs of the Office of the Corrections Trust-
ee, as authorized by section 11202 of the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712) of which
$1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case proc-
essing in the District of Columbia criminal justice system,
$2,500,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003
is for building renovation or space acquisition required to
accommodate functions transferred from the Lorton Correc-
tional Complex, and $2,000,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2003, is to be transferred to the appropriate
agency for the closing of the sewage treatment plant and
the removal of underground storage tanks at the Lorton
Correctional Complex: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act for
the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 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.
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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 author-
ized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Gov-
ernment Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33;
111 Stat. 712), $147,300,000, of which $13,015,000 shall
remain available until expended, and of which not to exceed
$5,000 is for official receptions related to offender and de-
fendant support programs; of which $94,112,000 shall be
for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex
Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to super-
vision of adults subject to protection orders or provision of
services for or related to such persons; $20,829,000 shall be
transferred to the Public Defender Service; and $32,359,000
shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided,
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 Federal agencies: Provided
further, That notwithstanding chapter 12 of title 40, United
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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, or such other site
as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency may determine as appropriate to house or
supervise offenders and defendants, with funds made avail-
able by this Act: Provided further, That the Director is au-
thorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of space and hospitality to support offender and
defendant programs, and equipment and vocational train-
ing services to educate and train offenders and defendants.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR
SECURITY COSTS RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
For a payment to the District of Columbia to reim-
burse the District for certain security expenses related to
the presence of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia, $16,058,000: Provided, That a detailed report of
actual and estimated expenses incurred shall be provided
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives no later than June 15, 2002: Pro-
vided further, That of this amount, $3,406,000 shall be
made available for reimbursement of planning and related
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expenses incurred by the District of Columbia in anticipa-
tion of providing security for the planned meetings in Sep-
tember 2001 of the World Bank and the International Mon-
etary Fund in the District of Columbia: Provided further,
That the Mayor and the Chairman of the Council of the
District of Columbia shall develop, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the United
States Secret Service, the United States Capitol Police, the
United States Park Police, the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority, regional transportation authori-
ties, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Gov-
ernor of the State of Maryland and the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the county executives of contig-
uous counties of the region and the respective state and local
law enforcement entities in the region an integrated emer-
gency operations plan for the District of Columbia in cases
of national security events, including terrorist threats, pro-
tests, or other unanticipated events: Provided further, That
such plan shall include a response to attacks or threats of
attacks using biological or chemical agents: Provided fur-
ther, That the city shall submit this plan to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives no later than January 2, 2002: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees
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on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives on the use of the funds under this heading, be-
ginning no later than January 2, 2002.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE THURGOOD MARSHALL
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
For a Federal payment to the Thurgood Marshall
Academy Charter School, $1,000,000 to be used to acquire
and renovate an educational facility in Anacostia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Public Schools, $2,750,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be to
implement the Voyager Expanded Learning literacy pro-
gram in kindergarten and first grade classrooms in the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools; $250,000 shall be for the
Failure Free Reading literacy program for non-readers and
special education students; $250,000 for Lightspan, Inc. to
implement the eduTest.com program in the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools; and $250,000 for the Southeastern
University for a public/private partnership with McKinley
Technical High School.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNI-
VERSITY CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUNICIPAL
MANAGEMENT
For a Federal payment to the George Washington Uni-
versity Center for Excellence in Municipal Management,
$250,000 to increase the enrollment of managers from the
District of Columbia government.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHILDREN’S NATIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER
For a Federal payment to the Children’s National
Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $3,200,000 for
capital and equipment improvements.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CHILD AND FAMILY SOCIAL
SERVICES COMPUTER INTEGRATION PLAN
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia,
$200,000 for completion of a plan by the Mayor on inte-
grating the computer systems of the District of Columbia
government with the Family Court of the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia: Provided, That, pursuant to
section 4 of S. 1382, the District of Columbia Family Court
Act of 2001, the Mayor shall submit a plan to the President
and the Congress within six months of enactment of that
Act, so that social services and other related services to indi-
viduals and families served by the Family Court of the Su-
perior Court and agencies of the District of Columbia gov-
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ernment (including the District of Columbia Public Schools,
the District of Columbia Housing Authority, the Child and
Family Services Agency, the Office of the Corporation
Counsel, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Depart-
ment of Health, and other offices determined by the Mayor)
will be able to access and share information on the individ-
uals and families served by the Family Court.
FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MOBILE WIRELESS
INTEROPERABILITY PROJECT
For Federal payments in support of the District of Co-
lumbia and the Federal law enforcement Mobile Wireless
Interoperability Project, $1,400,000, of which $400,000
shall be for a payment to the District of Columbia Office
of the Chief Technology Officer, $333,334 shall be for a pay-
ment to the United States Secret Service, $333,333 shall
be for a payment to the United States Capitol Police, and
$333,333 shall be for a payment to the United States Park
Police: Provided, That each agency shall participate in the
preparation of a joint report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives
to be submitted no later than March 30, 2002 on the alloca-
tion of these resources and a description of each agencies’
resource commitment to this project for fiscal year 2003.
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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, $5,900,000, of which $2,250,000
shall be for payment for a pilot project to demonstrate the
‘‘Active Cap’’ river cleanup technology on the Anacostia
River; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Washington,
D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission which, in co-
ordination with the U.S. Soccer Foundation, shall use the
funds for environmental and infrastructure costs at Ken-
ilworth Park in the creation of the Kenilworth Regional
Sports Complex; $600,000 shall be for payment to the One
Economy Corporation, a non-profit organization, to in-
crease Internet access to low-income homes in the District
of Columbia; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Langston
Project for the 21st Century, a community revitalization
project to improve physical education and training facili-
ties; $1,000,000 shall be for payment to the Green Door Pro-
gram, for capital improvements at a community mental
health clinic; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Histor-
ical Society of Washington, for capital improvements to the
new City Museum; $200,000 for a payment to Teach for
America DC, for teacher development; and $350,000 for
payment to the District of Columbia Safe Kids Coalition,
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to promote child passenger safety through the Child Occu-
pant Protection Initiative.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Court Appointed Special Advocates Unit, $250,000 to be
used to expand their work in the Family Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Superior Court.
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY—FAMILY COURT
REFORM
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Child and Family Services Agency, $500,000 to be used for
activities authorized under S. 1382, the District of Colum-
bia Family Court Act of 2001.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Incentives
for Adoption of Children’’ in Public Law 106–522, ap-
proved November 22, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440), is amended
to read as follows: ‘‘For a Federal payment to the District
of Columbia to create incentives to promote the adoption
of children in the District of Columbia foster care system,
$5,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003:
Provided, That $2,000,000 of said amount shall be used for
attorney fees and home studies: Provided further, That
$1,000,000 of said amount shall be used for the establish-
ment of a scholarship fund which adoptive families and
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children without parents, due to the September 11, 2001
terrorist attack on the District of Columbia, will use for
post high school education and training for adopted chil-
dren: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of said amount
shall be used for the establishment of a private adoptive
family resource center in the District of Columbia to pro-
vide ongoing information, education and support to adop-
tive families: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of said
amount shall be used for adoption incentives and support
for children with special needs.’’.
Of the Federal funds made available in the District
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106–
522 for the District of Columbia Public Schools (114 Stat.
2441) and the Metropolitan Police Department (114 Stat.
2441) such funds may remain available for the purposes
intended until September 30, 2002: Provided, That funds
made available in such Act for the Washington Interfaith
Network (114 Stat. 2444) shall remain available for the
purposes intended until December 31, 2002: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available in such Act for Brownfield
Remediation (114 Stat. 2445), shall remain available until
expended.
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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 gen-
eral 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 (Public Law
93–198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), the total
amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002 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 $6,051,646,000 (of which $124,163,000 shall be from
intra-District funds and $3,553,300,000 shall be from local
funds): Provided further, That this amount may be in-
creased by (i) proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or cap-
ital needs or (ii) 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: Pro-
vided further, That such increases shall be approved by en-
actment of local District law and shall comply with all re-
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serve requirements contained in 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 2002, except that the Chief Financial Officer
may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds de-
rived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for cap-
ital projects.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $307,117,000
(including $228,471,000 from local funds, $61,367,000 from
Federal funds, and $17,279,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for
the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia,
and $2,500 for the City Administrator shall be available
from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That any program fees collected from the issuance of
debt shall be available for the payment of expenses of the
debt management program of the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall
be used to support the operations or activities of the State-
hood Commission and Statehood Compact Commission:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision