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
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
balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned
in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the ac-
count shall be under the control of the District of Colum-
bia Chief Financial Officer who shall use those funds sole-
ly for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition
Support 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
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
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 2 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.
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
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