programs or functions are conditioned only on the ap-
proval by the Authority of the required reorganization
plans.
SEC. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and instru-
ments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School
employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bar-
gaining purposes.
SEC. 146. 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.
SEC. 147. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used to transfer or confine inmates classified above
the medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bu-
reau of Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast
Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.
SEC. 148. (a) Section 202(i) of the District of Colum-
bia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–8), as added by Section 155
of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(j) RESERVE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year
2000, the plan or budget submitted pursuant to this
Act shall contain $150,000,000 for a reserve to be
established by the Mayor, Council of the District of
Columbia, Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia, and the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Author-
ity.
‘‘(2) 
CONDITIONS
ON
USE.—The 
reserve
funds—
‘‘(A) shall only be expended according to
criteria established by the Chief Financial Offi-
cer and approved by the Mayor, Council of the
District of Columbia, and District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Authority, but, in no case may any of
the reserve funds be expended until any other
surplus funds have been used;
‘‘(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies
of the District of Columbia government under
court ordered receivership; and
‘‘(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in
the projected reductions budgeted in the budget
proposed by the District of Columbia govern-
ment for general supply schedule savings and
management reform savings.
‘‘(3) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—The Authority
shall notify the Appropriations Committees of both
the Senate and House of Representatives in writing
30 days in advance of any expenditure of the reserve
funds.’’.
(b) Section 202 of such act (Public Law 104–8), as
amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(k) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
shall maintain at the end of a fiscal year an annual
positive fund balance in the general fund of not less
than 4 percent of the projected general fund expend-
itures for the following fiscal year.
‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Of funds remaining in
excess of the amounts required by paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) not more than 50 percent may be
used for authorized non-recurring expenses; and
‘‘(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used
to reduce the debt of the District of Colum-
bia.’’.
SEC. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or
within 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Of-
ficer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority a revised appropriated funds
operating budget for all agencies of the District of Colum-
bia government for such fiscal year that is in the total
amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns
budgeted data for personal services and other-than-per-
sonal-services, respectively, with anticipated actual ex-
penditures.
(b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of
this section shall be submitted in the format of the budget
that the District of Columbia government submitted pur-
suant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301).
SEC. 150. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used for any program of distributing sterile nee-
dles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal
drug, or for any payment to any individual or entity who
carries out any such program.
SEC. 151. (a) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds
contained in this Act may be used to make rental pay-
ments under a lease for the use of real property by the
District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District) unless—
(1) the lease and an abstract of the lease have
been filed with the central office of the Deputy
Mayor for Economic Development; and
(2)(A) the District of Columbia government oc-
cupies the property during the period of time cov-
ered by the rental payment; or
(B) within 60 days of the enactment of this Act
the Mayor certifies to Congress and the landlord
that occupancy is impracticable and submits with
the certification a plan to terminate or renegotiate
the lease or rental agreement; or
(C) within 60 days of the enactment of this Act
the Council certifies to Congress and the landlord
that occupancy is impracticable and submits with
the certification a plan to terminate or renegotiate
the lease or rental agreement.
(b) UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY.—After 120 days from
the date of the enactment of this Act, none of the funds
contained in this Act may be used to make rental pay-
ments for property described in subsections (a)(2)(B) or
(a)(2)(C) of this section.
(c) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS BY MAYOR.—Not later
than 20 days after the end of each 6-month period that
begins on October 1, 1999, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate listing the leases for the use of real property by the
District of Columbia government that were in effect dur-
ing the 6-month period, and including for each such lease
the location of the property, the name of any person with
any ownership interest in the property, the rate of pay-
ment, the period of time covered by the lease, and the con-
ditions under which the lease may be terminated.
SEC. 152. None of the funds contained in this Act
or the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, may
be used to enter into a lease on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act (or to make rental payments under
such a lease) for the use of real property by the District
of Columbia government (including any independent agen-
cy of the District) or to purchase real property for the
use of the District of Columbia government (including any
independent agency of the District) or to manage real
property for the use of the District of Columbia (including
any independent agency of the District) unless—
(1) the Mayor and Council certify to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that existing real prop-
erty available to the District (whether leased or
owned by the District government) is not suitable
for the purposes intended;
(2) notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
there is made available for sale or lease all property
of the District of Columbia which the Mayor and
Council from time to time determine is surplus to
the needs of the District of Columbia;
(3) the Mayor and Council implement a pro-
gram for the periodic survey of all District property
to determine if it is surplus to the needs of the Dis-
trict; and
(4) the Mayor and Council within 60 days of
the date of the enactment of this Act has filed a re-
port with the appropriations and authorizing com-
mittees of the House and Senate providing a com-
prehensive plan for the management of District of
Columbia real property assets and is proceeding with
the implementation of the plan.
SEC. 153. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan
Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–293) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and public charter’’ after
‘‘public’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Of
such amounts and proceeds, $5,000,000 shall be set
aside for use as a credit enhancement fund for pub-
lic charter schools in the District of Columbia, with
the administration of the fund (including the making
of loans) to be carried out by the Mayor through a
committee consisting of 3 individuals appointed by
the Mayor of the District of Columbia and 2 individ-
uals appointed by the Public Charter School Board
established under section 2214 of the District of Co-
lumbia School Reform Act of 1995.’’.
SEC. 154. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and
the Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process
to dispose of excess public school real property within 90
days of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 155. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C.
Code, sec. 31–2851) is amended by striking ‘‘during the
period’’ and ‘‘and ending 5 years after such date.’’.
SEC. 156. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C.
Code, sec. 31–2853.16(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘, except that a preference in admission
may be given to an applicant who is a sibling of a student
already attending or selected for admission to the public
charter school in which the applicant is seeking enroll-
ment.’’
SEC. 157. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—There is here-
by transferred from the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’) to the District
of Columbia the sum of $18,000,000 for severance pay-
ments to individuals separated from employment during
fiscal year 2000 (under such terms and conditions as the
Mayor considers appropriate), expanded contracting au-
thority of the Mayor, and the implementation of a system
of managed competition among public and private pro-
viders of goods and services by and on behalf of the Dis-
trict of Columbia: Provided, That such funds shall be used
only in accordance with a plan agreed to by the Council
and the Mayor and approved by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided further, That the Authority and the Mayor shall
coordinate the spending of funds for this program so that
continuous progress is made. The Authority shall release
said funds, on a quarterly basis, to reimburse such ex-
penses, so long as the Authority certifies that the expenses
reduce re-occurring future costs at an annual ratio of at
least 2 to 1 relative to the funds provided, and that the
program is in accordance with the best practices of munic-
ipal government.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The amount transferred
under subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned
on accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 158. (a) IN GENERAL.—The District of Colum-
bia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’),
working with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Di-
rector of the National Park Service, shall carry out a
project to complete all design requirements and all re-
quirements for compliance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act for the construction of expanded lane
capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRANSFER.—For purposes
of carrying out the project under subsection (a), there is
hereby transferred to the Authority from the District of
Columbia dedicated highway fund established pursuant to
section 3(a) of the District of Columbia Emergency High-
way Relief Act (Public Law 104–21; D.C. Code, sec. 7–
134.2(a)) an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.
SEC. 159. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall carry out through the Army Corps
of Engineers, an Anacostia River environmental cleanup
program.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—There are hereby trans-
ferred to the Mayor from the escrow account held by the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Man-
agement Assistance Authority pursuant to section 134 of
division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277; 112 Stat. 2681–552), for infrastructure needs of the
District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
SEC. 160. (a) PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS FROM FUND.—Section 16(e) of the Vic-
tims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C.
Code, sec. 3–435(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and administrative costs nec-
essary to carry out this chapter’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and no monies in the Fund may
be used for any other purpose.’’.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF FUND IN TREASURY OF THE
UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 16(a) of such Act
(D.C. Code, sec. 3–435(a)) is amended by striking
the second sentence and inserting the following:
‘‘The Fund shall be maintained as a separate fund
in the Treasury of the United States. All amounts
deposited to the credit of the Fund are appropriated
without fiscal year limitation to make payments as
authorized under subsection (e).’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of
such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–435) is amended by
striking subsection (d).
(c) DEPOSIT OF OTHER FEES AND RECEIPTS INTO
FUND.—Section 16(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–
435(c)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘1997,’’ the second
place it appears the following: ‘‘any other fines, fees, pen-
alties, or assessments that the Court determines necessary
to carry out the purposes of the Fund,’’.
(d) ANNUAL TRANSFER
OF UNOBLIGATED BAL-
ANCES TO MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS OF TREASURY.—
Section 16 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–435), as amend-
ed by subsection (b)(2), is amended by inserting after sub-
section (c) the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund
in excess of $250,000 as of the end of each fiscal year
(beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to
miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United
States not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal
year.’’.
(e) RATIFICATION OF PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS.—
Any payments made from or deposits made to the Crime
Victims Compensation Fund on or after April 9, 1997 are
hereby ratified, to the extent such payments and deposits
are authorized under the Victims of Violent Crime Com-
pensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3–421 et seq.),
as amended by this section.
SEC. 161.CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds con-
tained 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 (in-
cluding any independent agency of the District) who has
not filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer
understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the
officer and their agency as a result of this Act.
SEC. 162. The proposed budget of the government
of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is
submitted by the District to Congress shall specify poten-
tial adjustments that might become necessary in the event
that the management savings achieved by the District dur-
ing the year do not meet the level of management savings
projected by the District under the proposed budget.
SEC. 163. In submitting any document showing the
budget for an office of the District of Columbia govern-
ment (including an independent agency of the District)
that contains a category of activities labeled as ‘‘other’’,
‘‘miscellaneous’’, or a similar general, nondescriptive term,
the document shall include a description of the types of
activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown
of the amount allocated for each such activity.
SEC. 164. (a) AUTHORIZING CORPS OF ENGINEERS
TO PERFORM REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.—In using
the funds made available under this Act for carrying out
improvements to the Southwest Waterfront in the District
of Columbia (including upgrading marina dock pilings and
paving and restoring walkways in the marina and fish
market areas) for the portions of Federal property in the
Southwest quadrant of the District of Columbia within
Lots 847 and 848, a portion of Lot 846, and the
unassessed Federal real property adjacent to Lot 848 in
Square 473, any entity of the District of Columbia govern-
ment (including the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority or its
designee) may place orders for engineering and construc-
tion and related services with the Chief of Engineers of
the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The Chief
of Engineers may accept such orders on a reimbursable
basis and may provide any part of such services by con-
tract. In providing such services, the Chief of Engineers
shall follow the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the
implementing Department of Defense regulations.
(b) TIMING FOR AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNDER
1999 ACT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277;
112 Stat. 2681–124) is amended in the item relat-
ing to ‘‘FEDERAL FUNDS—FEDERAL PAYMENT
FOR WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS’’—
(A) by striking ‘‘existing lessees’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘existing lessees
of the Marina’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the existing lessees’’ the
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘such les-
sees’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection shall
take effect as if included in the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1999.
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS CAR-
RIED OUT THROUGH CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby transferred
from the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility and Management Assistance Authority to the
Mayor the sum of $3,000,000 for carrying out the
improvements described in subsection (a) through
the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army
Corps of Engineers.
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The funds transferred
under paragraph (1) shall be derived from the es-
crow account held by the District of Columbia Fi-
nancial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277; 112 Stat. 2681–552), for infrastructure needs
of the District of Columbia.
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PROJECT.—The Mayor
shall submit reports to the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate on the status of the improve-
ments described in subsection (a) for each calendar quar-
ter occurring until the improvements are completed.
SEC. 165. It is the sense of the Congress that the
District of Columbia should not impose or take into con-
sideration any height, square footage, set-back, or other
construction or zoning requirements in authorizing the
issuance of industrial revenue bonds for a project of the
American National Red Cross at 2025 E Street North-
west, Washington, D.C., in as much as this project is sub-
ject to approval of the National Capital Planning Commis-
sion and the Commission of Fine Arts pursuant to section
11 of the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to
grant authority for the erection of a permanent building
for the American National Red Cross, District of Colum-
bia Chapter, Washington, District of Columbia’’, approved
July 1, 1947 (Public Law 100–637; 36 U.S.C. 300108
note).
SEC. 166. (a) PERMITTING COURT SERVICES AND
OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY TO CARRY OUT SEX
OFFENDER REGISTRATION.—Section 11233(c) of the Na-
tional Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Im-
provement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24–1233(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) SEX
OFFENDER
REGISTRATION.—The
Agency shall carry out sex offender registration
functions in the District of Columbia, and shall have
the authority to exercise all powers and functions re-
lating to sex offender registration that are granted
to the Agency under any District of Columbia law.’’.
(b) AUTHORITY DURING TRANSITION TO FULL OP-
ERATION OF AGENCY.—
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
PRETRIAL
SERVICES, PA-
ROLE, ADULT PROBATION AND OFFENDER SUPER-
VISION
TRUSTEE.—Notwithstanding 
section
11232(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization
and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997
(D.C. Code, sec. 24–1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Serv-
ices, Parole, Adult Probation and Offender Super-
vision Trustee appointed under section 11232(a) of
such Act (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Trustee’’)
shall, in accordance with section 11232 of such Act,
exercise the powers and functions of the Court Serv-
ices and Offender Supervision Agency for the Dis-
trict of Columbia (hereafter referred to as the
‘‘Agency’’) relating to sex offender registration (as
granted to the Agency under any District of Colum-
bia law) only upon the Trustee’s certification that
the Trustee is able to assume such powers and func-
tions.
(2) AUTHORITY OF METROPOLITAN POLICE DE-
PARTMENT.—During the period that begins on the
date of the enactment of the Sex Offender Registra-
tion Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on the date
the Trustee makes the certification described in
paragraph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department
of the District of Columbia shall have the authority
to carry out any powers and functions relating to
sex offender registration that are granted to the
Agency or to the Trustee under any District of Co-
lumbia law.
SEC. 167. (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. 168. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby trans-
ferred from the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility and Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’) to the District of Columbia
the sum of $5,000,000 for the Mayor, in consultation with
the Council of the District of Columbia, to provide offsets
against local taxes for a commercial revitalization pro-
gram, such program to be available in enterprise zones
and low and moderate income areas in the District of Co-
lumbia: Provided, That in carrying out such a program,
the Mayor shall use Federal commercial revitalization pro-
posals introduced in Congress as a guideline.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The amount transferred
under subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned
on accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District
of Columbia.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives on the progress made in car-
rying out the commercial revitalization program.
SEC. 169. SECTION 456 OF THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA HOME RULE ACT (SECTION 47–231 ET SEQ. OF
THE D.C. CODE, AS ADDED BY THE FEDERAL PAYMENT
REAUTHORIZATION ACT
OF 1994 (PUBLIC LAW 103–
373)) IS AMENDED—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Author-
ity’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
SEC. 170. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the
following:
(1) The District of Columbia has recently wit-
nessed a spate of senseless killings of innocent citi-
zens caught in the crossfire of shootings. A Justice
Department crime victimization survey found that
while the city saw a decline in the homicide rate be-
tween 1996 and 1997, the rate was the highest
among a dozen cities and more than double the sec-
ond highest city.
(2) The District of Columbia has not made ade-
quate funding available to fight drug abuse in recent
years, and the city has not deployed its resources as
effectively 
as 
possible. 
In 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$20,900,000 was spent on publicly funded drug
treatment in the District compared to $29,000,000
in fiscal year 1993. The District’s Addiction and
Prevention and Recovery Agency currently has only
2,200 treatment slots, a 50 percent drop from 1994,
with more than 1,100 people on waiting lists.
(3) The District of Columbia has seen a rash
of inmate escapes from halfway houses. According to
Department of Corrections records, between October
21, 1998 and January 19, 1999, 376 of the 1,125
inmates assigned to halfway houses walked away.
Nearly 280 of the 376 escapees were awaiting trial
including 2 charged with murder.
(4) The District of Columbia public schools sys-
tem faces serious challenges in correcting chronic
problems, particularly long-standing deficiencies in
providing special education services to the 1 in 10
District students needing program benefits, includ-
ing backlogged assessments, and repeated failure to
meet a compliance agreement on special education
reached with the Department of Education.
(5) Deficiencies in the delivery of basic public
services from cleaning streets to waiting time at De-
partment of Motor Vehicles to a rat population esti-
mated earlier this year to exceed the human popu-
lation have generated considerable public frustration.
(6) Last year, the District of Columbia forfeited
millions of dollars in Federal grants after Federal
auditors determined that several agencies exceeded
grant restrictions and in other instances, failed to
spend funds before the grants expired.
(7) Findings of a 1999 report by the Annie E.
Casey Foundation that measured the well-being of
children reflected that, with 1 exception, the District
ranked worst in the United States in every category
from infant mortality to the rate of teenage births
to statistics chronicling child poverty.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that in considering the District of Colum-
bia’s fiscal year 2001 budget, the Congress will take into
consideration progress or lack of progress in addressing
the following issues:
(1) Crime, including the homicide rate, imple-
mentation of community policing, the number of po-
lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of
open-air drug markets.
(2) Access to drug abuse treatment, including
the number of treatment slots, the number of people
served, the number of people on waiting lists, and
the effectiveness of treatment programs.
(3) Management of parolees and pretrial violent
offenders, including the number of halfway house es-
capes and steps taken to improve monitoring and su-
pervision of halfway house residents to reduce the
number of escapes.
(4) Education, including access to special edu-
cation services and student achievement.
(5) Improvement in basic city services, includ-
ing rat control and abatement.
(6) Application for and management of Federal
grants.
(7) Indicators of child well-being.
SEC. 171. The Mayor, prior to using Federal Med-
icaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to
serve a small number of childless adults, should consider