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(2) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER REPORT AND AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—No such
Federal, private, or other grant may be accepted, ob-
ligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph (1)
until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict submits to the Authority a report setting
forth detailed information regarding such grant;
and
(B) the Authority has reviewed and ap-
proved the acceptance, obligation, and expendi-
ture of such grant in accordance with review
and approval procedures consistent with the
provisions of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act
of 1995.
(3) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPA-
TION OF APPROVAL OR RECEIPT.—No amount may
be obligated or expended from the general fund or
other funds of the District government in anticipa-
tion of the approval or receipt of a grant under
paragraph (2)(B) or in anticipation of the approval
or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not
subject to such paragraph.
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(4) MONTHLY REPORTS.—The Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia shall prepare a
monthly report setting forth detailed information re-
garding all Federal, private, and other grants sub-
ject to this subsection. 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 the Senate, not later
than 15 days after the end of the month covered by
the report.
(c) PROHIBITING
USE
OF
NON-APPROPRIATED
FUNDS BY CERTAIN ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Author-
ity and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority may not obligate or expend any funds dur-
ing fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal year
without approval by Act of Congress.
(2) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES BY FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AU-
THORITY.—Not later than November 15, 1997, the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority shall submit a re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations of the
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House of Representatives and the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Oversight of the
House, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate providing an itemized accounting of all
non-appropriated funds obligated or expended by the
Authority at any time prior to October 1, 1997. The
report shall include information on the date,
amount, purpose, and vendor name, and a descrip-
tion of the services or goods provided with respect
to the expenditures of such funds.
(3) EFFECT OF EXPENDITURE OF NON-APPRO-
PRIATED FUNDS.—Any obligation of funds by any
officer or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment (including any member, officer or employee
of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority) in violation
of the fourth sentence of section 446 of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act shall have no legal ef-
fect, and the officer or employee involved shall be re-
moved from office and personally liable for any
amounts owed as a result of such obligation.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SEC. 140. (a) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OVER
FINANCIAL PERSONNEL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 424(a) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code, sec.
47–317.1) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, who
shall be appointed’’ and all that follows through
‘‘direction and control’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY
OVER
FINANCIAL
PERSON-
NEL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law or regulation (including
any law or regulation providing for collective
bargaining or the enforcement of any collective
bargaining agreement), the heads and all per-
sonnel of the offices described in subparagraph
(B), together with all other District of Colum-
bia accounting, budget, and financial manage-
ment personnel (including personnel of inde-
pendent agencies but not including personnel of
the legislative or judicial branches of the Dis-
trict government) shall be appointed by, shall
serve at the pleasure of, and shall act under the
direction and control of the Chief Financial Of-
ficer, and shall be considered at-will employees
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not covered by the District of Columbia Govern-
ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of
1978.
‘‘(B) OFFICES
DESCRIBED.—The offices
referred to in this subparagraph are as follows:
‘‘(i) The Office of the Treasurer (or
any successor office).
‘‘(ii) The Controller of the District of
Columbia (or any successor office).
‘‘(iii) The Office of the Budget (or
any successor office).
‘‘(iv) The Office of Financial Informa-
tion Services (or any successor office).
‘‘(v) The Department of Finance and
Revenue (or any successor office).
‘‘(vi) During a control year, the Dis-
trict of Columbia Lottery and Charitable
Games Control Board (or any successor of-
fice).
‘‘(C) REMOVAL
OF
PERSONNEL
BY
AU-
THORITY.—In addition to the power of the
Chief Financial Officer to remove any of the
personnel covered under this paragraph, the
Authority may remove any such personnel for
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cause, after written consultation with the Mayor
and the Chief Financial Officer.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section
152(a) of the District of Columbia Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321-
102) is hereby repealed.
(B) Section 142(a) of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–194;
110 Stat. 2375) is hereby repealed.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of the District of Columbia Appro-
priations Act, 1996, except that the amendment
made by paragraph (2)(B) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1997.
(b) PERSONNEL AUTHORITY UNDER MANAGEMENT
REFORM PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11105(b) of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and
(4)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
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‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR PERSONNEL UNDER DI-
RECTION AND CONTROL OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER.—This subsection shall not apply with respect
to any personnel who are appointed by, serve at the
pleasure of, and act under the direction and control
of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia pursuant to section 424(a)(4) of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of section 11105(b) of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997.
(c) MONTHLY REPORTS
ON REVENUES
AND EX-
PENDITURES; INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ALL ENTI-
TIES OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.—Section 424(d) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code, sec. 47–
317.4) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(8) Preparing monthly reports containing the
following information (and submitting such reports
to Congress, the Council, the Mayor, and the Au-
thority not later than the 21st day of the month fol-
lowing the month covered by the report):
‘‘(A) The cash flow of the District govern-
ment, including a statement of funds received
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and disbursed for all standard categories of rev-
enues and expenses.
‘‘(B) The revenues and expenditures of the
District government, including a comparison of
the amounts projected for such revenues and
expenditures in the annual budget for the fiscal
year involved with actual revenues and expendi-
tures during the month.
‘‘(C) The obligations of funds made by or
on behalf of the District government, together
with a statement of accounts payable and the
disbursements paid towards such accounts dur-
ing the month and during the fiscal year in-
volved.
‘‘(9) Ensuring that any regular report on the
status of the funds of the District government pre-
pared by the Chief Financial Officer includes infor-
mation on the funds of all entities within the Dis-
trict government (including funds in any accounts of
the Authority and interest earned on such ac-
counts).’’.
(d) CLARIFICATION
OF GROUNDS
FOR REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE.—Section 424(b)(2) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code, sec. 47–317.2(2)) is
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amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION
WITH
CONGRESS.—
The Authority or the Mayor (whichever is appli-
cable) may not remove the Chief Financial Offi-
cer under this paragraph unless the Authority
or the Mayor (as the case may be) has con-
sulted with Congress prior to the removal. Such
consultation shall include at a minimum the
submission of a written statement to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee
on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, explain-
ing the factual circumstances involved.’’.
POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTER DISABILITY RETIREMENTS
SEC. 141. (a) DETERMINATIONS OF DISABILITY STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Retirement Reform Act or any other law,
rule, or regulation, for purposes of any retirement pro-
gram of the District of Columbia for teachers, members
of the Metropolitan Police Department, or members of the
Fire Department, no individual may have disability status
unless the determination of the individual’s disability sta-
tus is made by a single entity designated by the District
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to make such determinations (or, if the determination is
made by any other person, if such entity approves the de-
termination).
(b) ANALYSIS BY ENROLLED ACTUARY OF IMPACT
OF DISABILITY RETIREMENTS.—Not later than January
1, 1998, and every 6 months thereafter, the Mayor of the
District of Columbia shall engage an enrolled actuary (to
be paid by the District of Columbia Retirement Board)
to provide an analysis of the actuarial impact of disability
retirements occurring during the previous 6-month period
on the police and fire fighter retirement programs of the
District of Columbia.
SEC. 142. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
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pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products to the greatest extent
practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each agency of the
Federal or District of Columbia government shall
provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice
describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by
the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
BUDGETS OF DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES SUBJECT TO
COURT-APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR
SEC. 143. If a department or agency of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia is under the administra-
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tion of a court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed
official during fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal
year, the receiver or official shall prepare and submit to
the Mayor, for inclusion in the annual budget of the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the
expenditures and appropriations necessary for the mainte-
nance and operation of the department or agency. All such
estimates shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council,
for its action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but
subject to the Mayor’s recommendations. Notwithstanding
any provision of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
the Council may comment or make recommendations con-
cerning such annual estimates but shall have no authority
under such Act to revise such estimates.
COMMENCING OF ADVERSE ACTIONS FOR POLICE
SEC. 144. Section 1601(b–1) of the District of Co-
lumbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C.
Code, sec. 1–617.1(b–1)), is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase
‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting the
phrase ‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)’’
in its place.
(b) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows:
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‘‘(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, for members of the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment, no corrective or adverse action shall be commenced
pursuant to this section more than 120 days, not including
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, after the date that
the agency knew or should have known of the act or occur-
rence allegedly constituting cause, as that term is defined
in subsection (d) of this section.’’.
NOTICE TO POLICE OFFICERS FOR OUT-OF-SERVICE
ASSIGNMENTS
SEC. 145. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law or collective bargaining agreement, the Metropoli-
tan Police Department shall change the advance notice
that is required to be given to officers for out-of-schedule
assignments from 28 days to 14 days.
(b) No officer shall be entitled to overtime for out-
of-regular schedule assignments if the Metropolitan Police
Department provides the officer with notice of the change
in assignment at least 14 days in advance.
SEC. 146. Except as provided in this Act under the
heading ‘‘DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXPAYERS RELIEF
FUND’’, any unused surplus as of the end of the fiscal
year shall be used to reduce the District’s outstanding ac-
cumulated deficit.
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RETIREMENT PROGRAMS
SEC. 147. (a) CAP ON STIPENDS OF RETIREMENT
BOARD MEMBERS.—Section 121(c)(1) of the District of
Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–
711(c)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end
and inserting the following: ‘‘, and the total amount to
which a member may be entitled under this subsection
during a year (beginning with 1998) may not exceed
$5,000.’’.
(b) RESUMPTION OF CERTAIN TERMINATED ANNU-
ITIES PAID TO CHILD SURVIVORS OF DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (k)(5) of the Po-
licemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability
Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4–622(e)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) If the annuity of a child under subparagraph
(A) or subparagraph (B) terminates because of marriage
and such marriage ends, the annuity shall resume on the
first day of the month in which it ends, but only if the
individual is not otherwise ineligible for the annuity.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any ter-
mination of marriage taking effect on or after No-
vember 1, 1993, except that benefits shall be payable
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only with respect to amounts accruing for periods
beginning on the first day of the month beginning
after the later of such termination of marriage or
such date of enactment.
PREMIUM PAY FOR CERTAIN POLICE OFFICERS
SEC. 148. Effective for the first full pay period fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act, the salary
of any sworn officer of the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment shall be increased by 5 percent if—
(1) the officer performs primarily nonadminis-
trative public safety services; and
(2) the officer is certified by the Chief of the
Department as having met the minimum ‘‘Basic
Certificate’’ standards transmitted by the District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority to Congress by letter dated
May 19, 1997, or (if applicable) the minimum stand-
ards under any physical fitness and performance
standards developed by the Department in consulta-
tion with the Authority.
PROHIBITING INCREASE IN WELFARE PAYMENTS
SEC. 149. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall have no authority to enact any act,
resolution, or rule during a fiscal year which increases the
amount of payment which may be for any individual under
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to
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an amount greater than the amount provided under such
program under the District of Columbia Public Assistance
Act of 1982, as in effect on the day after the effective
date of the Public Assistance Temporary Amendment Act
of 1997.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 150. Effective as if included in the enactment
of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropria-
tions Act of 1996, section 517 of such Act (110 Stat.
1321–248) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 1991’’ and
inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’.
LIENS OF WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
SEC. 151. (a) REQUIRING IMPOSITION OF LIEN FOR
UNPAID BILLS.—The District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority shall take action to impose a lien against
each commercial property with respect to which any pay-
ment owed to the Authority is past due in an aggregate
amount equal to or greater than $3,000, but only if the
payment is past due for 120 or more consecutive days.
(b) DISPOSITION
OF LIENS THROUGH PRIVATE
SOURCES.—Beginning January 31, 1998, the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall dispose of all
pending liens described in subsection (a) by assigning the
right to collect under such liens to a private entity in ex-
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change for a cash payment, or by issuing securities se-
cured by such liens.
DEEMED APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS BY AUTHORITY
SEC. 152. Section 203(b) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act
of 1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–392.3(b)), as amended by
section 5203(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009-
1456), is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(5) DEEMED APPROVAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Authority does
not notify the Mayor (or the appropriate officer
or agent of the District government) that it has
determined that a contract or lease submitted
under this subsection is consistent with the fi-
nancial plan and budget or is not consistent
with the financial plan and budget during the
30-day period (or, if the Authority meets the
requirements of subparagraph (B), such alter-
native period as the Authority may elect, not to
exceed 60 days) which begins on the first day
after the Authority receives the contract or
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lease, the Authority shall be deemed to have de-
termined that the contract or lease is consistent
with the financial plan and budget.
‘‘(B) ELECTION
OF
LONGER
PERIOD
BY
AUTHORITY.—The Authority meets the require-
ments of this subparagraph if, prior to the expi-
ration of the 30-day period described in sub-
paragraph (A), the Authority provides a notice
to the Mayor (or the appropriate officer or
agent of the District government) and Congress
which describes the period elected by the Au-
thority, together with an explanation of the
Authority’s decision to elect an alternative pe-
riod.’’.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SEC. 153. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia shall enter into a con-
tract with a private entity under which the entity shall
carry out the following activities (by contract or otherwise)
on behalf of the District of Columbia:
(1) In accordance with the requirements of sub-
section (b), the establishment and operation of an
update of the present financial management system
for the government of the District of Columbia by
not later than June 30, 1998, to provide for the
complete, accurate, and timely input and processing
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of financial data and the generation of reliable out-
put reports for financial management purposes.
(2) To execute a process in accordance with
‘‘best practice’’ procedures of the information tech-
nology industry to determine the need, if any, of fur-
ther improving the updated financial management
system in subsection (a).
(b) SPECIFICATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.—For purposes
of subsection (a)(1), the requirements of this subsection
are as follows:
(1) A qualified vendor, in accordance with Of-
fice of Management and Budget standards, shall up-
date the District of Columbia government’s financial
management system in use as of October 1, 1996.
(2) An information technology vendor shall op-
erate the financial data center environment of the
District government to ensure that its equipment
and operations are compatible with the updated fi-
nancial management system.
(3) A financial consulting vendor shall carry out
an assessment of the District government employees
who work with the financial management system,
provide training in the operation of the updated sys-
tem for those who are capable of effectively using
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the system, and provide recommendations to the
Chief Financial Officer regarding those who are not
capable of effectively using the system, including
recommendations for reassignment or for separation
from District government employment.
(c) CERTIFICATION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
FOR ACQUISITION OF LONG-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial Officer
of the District of Columbia shall enter into a con-
tract with a private entity under which the entity
shall conduct an independent assessment to certify
whether the District government (including the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Man-
agement Assistance Authority) has established and
implemented policies and procedures that will result
in a disciplined approach to the acquisition of a fi-
nancial management system for the District govern-
ment, including policies and procedures with respect
to such items as—
(A) software acquisition planning,
(B) solicitation,
(C) requirements, development, and man-
agement,
(D) project office management,
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(E) contract tracking and oversight,
(F) evaluation of products and services
provided by the contractor, and
(G) the method that will be used to carry
out a successful transition to the delivered sys-
tem by its users.
(2) MODEL FOR ASSESSMENT.—The independ-
ent assessment shall be performed based on the
Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model de-
veloped by the Software Engineering Institute or a
comparable methodology.
(3) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT.—A copy of the
independent assessment shall be provided to the
Comptroller General, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, and the Inspector General
of the District of Columbia, who shall review and
prepare a report on the assessment.
(d) RESTRICTIONS ON SPENDING FOR OTHER FI-
NANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROCUREMENT AND DE-
VELOPMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds made
available under this or any other Act may be used
to improve or replace the financial management sys-
tem of the government of the District of Columbia
(including the procuring of hardware and installa-
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tion of new software, conversion, testing, and train-
ing) until the expiration of the 30-day period which
begins on the date the Comptroller General, Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, and In-
spector General of the District of Columbia submit
a report under subsection (c)(3) to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, the Committee on Governmental Re-
form and Oversight of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate, which certifies that the District government
has established and implemented the policies and
procedures described in subsection (c)(1).
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to funds used to carry out subsection (a) or
to carry out the contract described in subsection (c).
POWERS AND DUTIES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SEC. 154. (a) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO
CONDUCT AUDITS.—
(1) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR
INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT.—None of the funds
made available under this Act or any other Act may
be used to carry out any contract to conduct the an-
nual audit of the complete financial statement and
report of the activities of the District government for
fiscal year 1997 or any succeeding fiscal year unless
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the contract is entered into by the Inspector General
of the District of Columbia.
(2) SCOPE
OF
AUDITS.—Section 208(a) the
District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of
1985 (sec. 1–1182.8(a), D.C. Code) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) The Inspector General may include in any audits
conducted pursuant to this subsection (by contract or oth-
erwise) of the activities of the District government such
audits of the activities of the Authority as the Inspector
General considers appropriate.’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF GROUNDS
FOR REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE.—Section 208(a)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–
1182.8(a)(1), D.C. Code), as amended by subsection (b),
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(G) The Authority or the Mayor (whichever is appli-
cable) may not remove the Inspector General under this
paragraph unless the Authority or the Mayor (as the case
may be) has consulted with Congress prior to the removal.
Such consultation shall include at a minimum the submis-
sion of a written statement to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Gov-
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ernmental Affairs of the Senate, explaining the factual cir-
cumstances involved.’’.
(c) REQUIRING PLACEMENT
OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL HOTLINE ON PERMIT AND LICENSE APPLICATION
FORMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each District of Columbia
permit or license application form printed after the
expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the
date of the enactment of this Act shall include the
telephone number established by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the District of Columbia for reporting in-
stances of waste, fraud, and abuse, together with a
brief description of the uses and purposes of such
number.
(2) QUARTERLY
REPORTS
ON
USE
OF
NUM-
BER.—Not later than 10 days after the end of such
calendar quarter of each fiscal year (beginning with
fiscal year 1998), the Inspector General of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall submit a report to Congress
on the number and nature of the calls received
through the telephone number described in para-
graph (1) during the quarter and on the waste,
fraud, and abuse detected as a result of such calls.
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REQUIRING USE OF DIRECT DEPOSIT OR MAIL FOR ALL
PAYMENTS
SEC. 155. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law (including any law or regulation
providing for collective bargaining or the enforcement of
any collective bargaining agreement) or collective bargain-
ing agreement, any payment made by the District of Co-
lumbia after the expiration of the 45-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act to any person
shall be made by—
(1) direct deposit through electronic funds
transfer to a checking, savings, or other account des-
ignated by the person; or
(2) a check delivered through the United States
Postal Service to the person’s place of residence or
business.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Chief Financial Officer of
the District of Columbia is authorized to issue rules to
carry out this section.
REVISION OF CERTAIN AUDITING REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 156. (a) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN INDE-
PENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT.—Effective with respect to fis-
cal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year, the inde-
pendent annual audit of the government of the District
of Columbia conducted for a fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 4(a) of Public Law 94–399 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–
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119(a)) shall include the following information in the
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report:
(1) An audited budgetary statement comparing
actual revenues and expenditures during the fiscal
year with the amounts appropriated in the annual
appropriations act for the entire District government
and for each fund of the District government (and
each appropriation account with each such fund as
a supplemental schedule) for the fiscal year, together
with the revenue projections on which the appropria-
tions are based, to determine the surplus or deficit
thereof.
(2) An unaudited statement of monthly cash
flows (on a fund-by-fund basis) showing projected
and 
actual 
receipts 
and 
disbursements 
(with
variances) by category.
(3) A discussion and analysis of the financial
condition and results of operations of the District
government prepared by the independent auditor.
(b) AUDIT
OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 106 of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–
304.1), as amended by section 11711(a) of the Bal-
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anced Budget Act of 1997, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year (begin-
ning with fiscal year 1997), the Authority shall
enter into a contract, using annual appropriations to
the Authority, with an auditor who is a certified
public accountant licensed in the District of Colum-
bia to conduct an audit of the Authority’s financial
statements for the fiscal year, in accordance with
generally accepted government auditing standards,
and the financial statements shall be prepared in ac-
cordance with generally accepted accounting prin-
ciples.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The auditor shall include in
the audit conducted under this subsection the follow-
ing information:
‘‘(A) An audited budgetary statement com-
paring gross actual revenues and expenditures
of the Authority during the fiscal year with
amounts appropriated, together with the reve-
nue projections on which the appropriations are
based, to determine the surplus or deficit there-
of.
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‘‘(B) An unaudited statement of monthly
cash flows, showing projected and actual re-
ceipts and disbursements by category (with
variances).
‘‘(C) A discussion and analysis of the fi-
nancial condition and results of operations of
the Authority prepared by the independent
auditor.
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION.—The Authority shall submit
the audit reports and financial statements conducted
under this subsection to Congress, the President, the
Comptroller General, the Council, and the Mayor.’’.
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
AUTHORITY.—The
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority shall—
(A) with respect to the annual budget of
the Authority for fiscal year 1999 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, provide the Mayor of the
District of Columbia (prior to the transmission
of the budget by the Mayor to the President
and Congress under section 446 of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act) with an item-by-
item accounting of the planned uses of appro-
priated and non-appropriated funds (including
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all projected revenues) of the Authority under
the budget for such fiscal year; and
(B) with respect to the annual budget of
the Authority for fiscal year 1997 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, provide the person conduct-
ing the independent annual audit of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia pursuant to
section 4(a) of Public Law 94-399 (D.C. Code,
sec. 47–119(a)) (prior to the completion of the
audit) with the actual uses of all appropriated
and non-appropriated funds of the Authority
under the budget for such fiscal year.
(3) INCLUSION
IN
INDEPENDENT
ANNUAL
AUDIT.—For purposes of the independent annual
audit of the government of the District of Columbia
conducted pursuant to section 4(a) of Public Law
94-399 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–119(a)) for fiscal year
1997 and each succeeding fiscal year, the District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority shall be considered to be an en-
tity within the government of the District of Colum-
bia accountable for appropriated funds in the Dis-
trict of Columbia annual budget, and included as
such in the District of Columbia government’s Com-
prehensive Annual Financial Report.
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OF DISPUTE.—Section 110 of such Act (D.C. Code,
sec. 42–210) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘All intangible’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) All intangible’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(b) All intangible property payable or distributable
to a member or participant in a class action suit, either
one allowed by the court to be maintained as such or one
essentially handled as a class action suit and remaining
for more than one year after the time for the final pay-
ment or distribution is presumed abandoned, unless within
the preceding one year, there has been a communication
between the member or participant and the holder con-
cerning the property. Intangible property payable or dis-
tributable as the result of litigation or settlement of a dis-
pute before a judicial or administrative body and remain-
ing unclaimed for more than one year after the time for
the final distribution is presumed abandoned.’’.
(d) REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS HOLDING PROP-
ERTY PRESUMED ABANDONED.—
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
FILING
REPORT
WITH
MAYOR.—Section 117(d) of such Act (D.C. Code,
sec. 42–217(d)) is amended to read as follows: