In the Senate of the United States,
November 2, 1995.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2546) 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, 1996,
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, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
FISCAL YEAR 1996 APPROPRIATIONS
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, $660,000,000, as author-
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ized by section 502(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Gov-
ernment and Governmental Reorganization Act, Public
Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47–3406.1).
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TO RETIREMENT FUNDS
For the Federal contribution to the Police Officers and
Fire Fighters’, Teachers’, and Judges’ Retirement Funds,
as authorized by the District of Columbia Retirement Re-
form Act, approved November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; Pub-
lic Law 96–122), $52,000,000.
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.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $150,721,000
and 1,465 full-time equivalent positions (end of year): 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 expenditures for official pur-
poses: Provided further, 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: Provided further, That no revenues from Fed-
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eral sources shall be used to support the operations or ac-
tivities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood Com-
pact Commission: Provided further, That the District of Co-
lumbia shall identify the sources of funding for Admission
to Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues: Pro-
vided further, That $29,500,000 is used for a pay-as-you-
go capital project of which $28,000,000 is available to de-
velop and implement a new financial management infor-
mation system and $1,500,000 is available for a needs as-
sessment study: Provided further, That the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority shall have given prior approval to the work
plan and procurement documents for necessary hardware
and software before work on phase 3, as described in the
Authority’s August 15, 1995 report, is begun.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $142,711,000
and 1,692 full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year): Pro-
vided, That the District of Columbia Housing Finance
Agency, established by section 201 of the District of Colum-
bia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective March 3, 1979
(D.C. Law 2–135; D.C. Code, sec. 45–2111), based upon its
capability of repayments as determined each year by the
Council of the District of Columbia from the Housing Fi-
nance Agency’s annual audited financial statements to the
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Council of the District of Columbia, shall repay to the gen-
eral fund an amount equal to the appropriated administra-
tive costs plus interest at a rate of four percent per annum
for a term of 15 years, with a deferral of payments for the
first three years: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the foregoing provision, the obligation to repay all or part
of the amounts due shall be subject to the rights of the own-
ers of any bonds or notes issued by the Housing Finance
Agency and shall be repaid to the District of Columbia gov-
ernment only from available operating revenues of the
Housing Finance Agency that are in excess of the amounts
required for debt service, reserve funds, and operating ex-
penses: Provided further, That upon commencement of the
debt service payments, such payments shall be deposited
into the general fund of the District of Columbia.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, including purchase of 135
passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, including
130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use, without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year, $960,747,000 and 11,544 full-time equiva-
lent positions (end-of-year): Provided, That the Metropoli-
tan Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed
25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the Fire Department of
the District of Columbia is authorized to replace not to ex-
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996: Provided fur-
ther, That the District of Columbia shall house no more
than 1,000 inmates in its community correctional centers,
District operated or contracted, on any given date: Provided
further, That funds appropriated for expenses under the
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, approved Sep-
tember 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1090; Public Law 93–412; D.C.
Code, sec. 11–2601 et seq.), for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1996, shall be available for obligations incurred
under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in the fis-
cal year 1975: Provided further, That funds appropriated
for expenses under the District of Columbia Neglect Rep-
resentation Equity Act of 1984, effective March 13, 1985
(D.C. Law 5–129; D.C. Code, sec. 16–2304), for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, shall be available for obli-
gations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since in-
ception in the fiscal year 1985: Provided further, That
funds appropriated for expenses under the District of Co-
lumbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable
Power of Attorney Act of 1986, effective February 27, 1987
(D.C. Law 6–204; D. C. Code, sec. 21–2060), for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, shall be available for obli-
gations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since in-
ception in fiscal year 1989: Provided further, That not to
exceed $1,500 for the Chief Judge of the District of Colum-
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bia Court of Appeals, $1,500 for the Chief Judge of the Su-
perior Court of the District of Columbia, and $1,500 for
the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts
shall be available from this appropriation for official pur-
poses: Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall
operate and maintain a free, 24-hour telephone information
service whereby residents of the area surrounding Lorton
prison in Fairfax County, Virginia, can promptly obtain
information from District of Columbia government officials
on all disturbances at the prison, including escapes, fires,
riots, and similar incidents: Provided further, That the Dis-
trict of Columbia government shall also take steps to pub-
licize the availability of the 24-hour telephone information
service among the residents of the area surrounding the
Lorton prison: Provided further, That not to exceed
$100,000 of this appropriation shall be used to reimburse
Fairfax County, Virginia, and Prince William County,
Virginia, for expenses incurred by the counties during the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, in relation to the
Lorton prison complex: Provided further, That such reim-
bursements shall be paid in all instances in which the Dis-
trict requests the counties to provide police, fire, rescue, and
related services to help deal with escapes, riots, and similar
disturbances involving the prison: Provided further, That
the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia Na-
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tional Guard for expenses incurred in connection with serv-
ices that are performed in emergencies by the National
Guard in a militia status and are requested by the Mayor,
in amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified
as due and payable for these services by the Mayor and the
Commanding General of the District of Columbia National
Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be nec-
essary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available
from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums
shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for
emergency services involved.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Public education system, including the development of
national defense education programs, $800,080,000 and
11,670 full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year), to be al-
located as follows: $585,956,000 and 10,167 full-time equiv-
alent positions for the public schools of the District of Co-
lumbia; $109,175,000 shall be allocated for the District of
Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund; $81,940,000 and
1,079 full-time equivalent positions for the University of the
District of Columbia; $20,742,000 and 415 full-time equiva-
lent positions for the Public Library; $2,267,000 and 9 full-
time equivalent positions for the Commission on the Arts
and Humanities: Provided, That the public schools of the
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District of Columbia are authorized to accept not to exceed
31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education
program: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for
the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the President of
the University of the District of Columbia, and $2,000 for
the Public Librarian shall be available from this appropria-
tion for expenditures for official purposes: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize
the education of nonresidents of the District of Columbia
at the University of the District of Columbia, unless the
Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Colum-
bia adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
a tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate
for nonresident students at a level no lower than the non-
resident tuition rate charged at comparable public institu-
tions of higher education in the metropolitan area.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
Human support services, $1,859,622,000 and 6,469
full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year): Provided, That
$26,000,000 of this appropriation, to remain available
until expended, shall be available solely for District of Co-
lumbia employees’ disability compensation: Provided fur-
ther, That the District shall not provide free government
services such as water, sewer, solid waste disposal or collec-
tion, utilities, maintenance, repairs, or similar services to
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any legally constituted private nonprofit organization (as
defined in section 411(5) of Public Law 100–77, approved
July 22, 1987) providing emergency shelter services in the
District, if the District would not be qualified to receive
reimbursement pursuant to the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act, approved July 22, 1987 (101 Stat.
485; Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).
PUBLIC WORKS
Public works, including rental of one passenger-carry-
ing vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carry-
ing vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Colum-
bia and purchase of passenger-carrying vehicles for replace-
ment only, $297,568,000 and 1,914 full-time equivalent po-
sitions (end-of-year): Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous
refuse from hotels and places of business.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER TRANSFER PAYMENT
For the Washington Convention Center Fund,
$5,400,000.
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
For reimbursement to the United States of funds
loaned in compliance with an Act to provide for the estab-
lishment of a modern, adequate, and efficient hospital cen-
ter in the District of Columbia, approved August 7, 1946
(60 Stat. 896; Public Law 79–648); section 1 of an Act
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to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia
to borrow funds for capital improvement programs and to
amend provisions of law relating to Federal Government
participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation’s
Capital City, approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; Public
Law 85–451; D.C. Code, sec. 9–219); section 4 of an Act
to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia
to plan, construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer
to connect the Dulles International Airport with the Dis-
trict of Columbia system, approved June 12, 1960 (74 Stat.
211; Public Law 86–515); sections 723 and 743(f) of the
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973,
as amended (87 Stat. 821; Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code,
sec. 47–321, note; 91 Stat. 1156; Public Law 95–131; D.C.
Code, sec. 9–219, note), including interest as required there-
by, $257,787,000.
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT
For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 gen-
eral fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990,
$38,678,000, as authorized by section 461(a) of the District
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorga-
nization Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended
(105 Stat. 540; Public Law 102–106; D.C. Code, sec. 47–
321(a)).
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REPAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING
For repayment of interest on short-term borrowing,
$9,698,000.
PAY RENEGOTIATION OR REDUCTION IN COMPENSATION
The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expendi-
tures for personal services in the amount of $46,409,000,
by decreasing rates of compensation for District government
employees; such decreased rates are to be realized for em-
ployees who are subject to collective bargaining agreements
to the extent possible through the renegotiation of existing
collective bargaining agreements.
RAINY DAY FUND
For mandatory unavoidable expenditures within one
or several of the various appropriation headings of this Act,
to be allocated to the budgets for personal services and
nonpersonal services as requested by the Mayor and ap-
proved by the Council pursuant to the procedures in section
4 of the Reprogramming Policy Act of 1980, effective Sep-
tember 16, 1980 (D.C. Law 3–100; D.C. Code, sec. 47–363),
$4,563,000: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall
provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate quarterly reports by the
15th day of the month following the end of the quarter show-
ing how monies provided under this fund are expended with
a final report providing a full accounting of the fund due
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October 15, 1995 or not later than 15 days after the last
amount remaining in the fund is disbursed.
INCENTIVE BUYOUT PROGRAM
For the purpose of funding costs associated with the
incentive buyout program, to be apportioned by the Mayor
of the District of Columbia within the various appropria-
tion headings in this Act from which costs are properly
payable, $19,000,000.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expendi-
tures for boards and commissions under the various head-
ings in this Act in the amount of $500,000.
GOVERNMENT RE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM
If a sufficient reduction from employees who are sub-
ject to collective bargaining agreements is not realized
through renegotiating existing agreements, the Mayor shall
decrease the rates of compensation for such employees, not-
withstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining
agreements: Provided, That the Mayor shall reduce appro-
priations and expenditures for personal and nonpersonal
services in the amount of $16,000,000 within one or several
of the various appropriation headings in this Act.
OUTPLACEMENT
For outplacement $1,500,000.
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
For construction projects, $82,850,000, as authorized
by an Act authorizing the laying of water mains and service
sewers in the District of Columbia, the levying of assess-
ments therefor, and for other purposes, approved April 22,
1904 (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58–140; D.C. Code, secs.
43–1512 through 43–1519); the District of Columbia Public
Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 101;
Public Law 83–364); An Act to authorize the Commis-
sioners of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for cap-
ital improvement programs and to amend provisions of law
relating to Federal Government participation in meeting
costs of maintaining the Nation’s Capital City, approved
June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; Public Law 85–451); including
acquisition of sites, preparation of plans and specifications,
conducting preliminary surveys, erection of structures, in-
cluding building improvement and alteration and treat-
ment of grounds, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $105,660,000 appropriated under this heading
in prior fiscal years is rescinded.
WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND
For 
the 
Water 
and 
Sewer 
Enterprise 
Fund,
$243,853,000 and 1,024 full-time equivalent positions (end
of year), of which $41,036,000 shall be apportioned and
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payable to the debt service fund for repayment of loans and
interest incurred for capital improvement projects.
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1982,
approved December 4, 1981 (95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public
Law 97–91), as amended, for the purpose of implementing
the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and
Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District
of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3–172;
D.C. Code, secs. 2–2501 et seq. and 22–1516 et seq.),
$229,950,000 and 88 full-time equivalent positions (end of
year), to be derived from non-Federal District of Columbia
revenues: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall
identify the source of funding for this appropriation title
from the District’s own locally-generated revenues: Provided
further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall be used
to support the operations or activities of the Lottery and
Charitable Games Control Board.
CABLE TELEVISION ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Cable Television Enterprise Fund, established
by the Cable Television Communications Act of 1981, effec-
tive October 22, 1983 (D.C. Law 5–36; D.C. Code, sec. 43–
1801 et seq.), $2,351,000 and 8 full-time equivalent posi-
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tions (end of year), of which $572,000 shall be transferred
to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
STARPLEX FUND
For the Starplex Fund, $6,580,000 for the expenses in-
curred by the Armory Board in the exercise of its powers
granted by An Act To Establish a District of Columbia Ar-
mory Board, and for other purposes, approved June 4, 1948
(62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2–301 et seq.) and the District
of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, approved September 7,
1957 (71 Stat. 619; Public Law 85–300; D. C. Code, sec.
2–321 et seq.): Provided, That the Mayor shall submit a
budget for the Armory Board for the forthcoming fiscal year
as required by section 442(b) of the District of Columbia
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act,
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93–
198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301(b)).
D.C. GENERAL HOSPITAL
For the District of Columbia General Hospital, estab-
lished by the Reorganization Order No. 57 of the Board of
Commissioners, effective August 15, 1953, $115,034,000, of
which $56,735,000 shall be derived by transfer from the gen-
eral fund.
D.C. RETIREMENT BOARD
For the D.C. Retirement Board, established by section
121 of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Retirement
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Reform Act of 1989, approved November 17, 1989 (93 Stat.
866; D.C. Code, sec. 1–711), $13,440,000 to pay legal, man-
agement, investment, and other fees and administrative ex-
penses of the District of Columbia Retirement Board and
11 full-time equivalent positions (end of year): Provided,
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
vide to the Congress and to the Council of the District of
Columbia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges
by fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further,
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
vide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, an item accounting of the planned use
of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget sub-
mission and the actual use of such funds in time for each
annual audited financial report.
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by
the District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establish-
ment Act, approved October 3, 1964 (78 Stat. 1000; Public
Law 88–622), $10,516,000 and 66 full-time equivalent posi-
tions (end of year).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority, established by sec-
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tion 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved
April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104–8),
$3,500,000.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise
Fund, $37,957,000, of which $5,400,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the general fund.
PERSONAL SERVICES ADJUSTMENT
The Mayor, in consultation with the Council and the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Man-
agement Assistance Authority, shall reduce appropriations
and expenditures for personal services costs in the amount
of $11,264,000 within one or several of the various appro-
priations headings in this Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of pub-
lic record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing
Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all
vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations contained
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in this Act shall be audited before payment by the des-
ignated certifying official and the vouchers as approved
shall be paid by checks issued by the designated disbursing
official.
Sec. 103. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified
within an appropriation for particular purposes or objects
of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified,
shall be considered as the maximum amount that may be
expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount
set apart exclusively therefor.
Sec. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available,
when authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately
owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the perform-
ance of official duties at rates established by the Mayor:
Provided, That such rates shall not exceed the maximum
prevailing rates for such vehicles as prescribed in the Fed-
eral Property Management Regulations 101–7 (Federal
Travel Regulations).
SEC. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be available
for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organi-
zations concerned with the work of the District of Columbia
government, when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That
the Council of the District of Columbia and the District
of Columbia Courts may expend such funds without author-
ization by the Mayor.
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SEC. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be nec-
essary for making refunds and for the payment of judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Colum-
bia government: Provided, That nothing contained in this
section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the pro-
visions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Co-
lumbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved
March 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84–460; D.C.
Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)).
SEC. 107. Appropriations in this Act shall be available
for the payment of public assistance without reference to
the requirement of section 544 of the District of Columbia
Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C.
Law 4–101; D.C. Code, sec. 3–205.44), and for the non-Fed-
eral share of funds necessary to qualify for Federal assist-
ance under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1968, approved July 31, 1968 (82 Stat. 462;
Public Law 90–445; 42 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).
SEC. 108. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 109. No funds appropriated in this Act for the
District of Columbia government for the operation of edu-
cational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for
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other educational purposes may be used to permit, encour-
age, facilitate, or further partisan political activities. Noth-
ing herein is intended to prohibit the availability of school
buildings for the use of any community or partisan politi-
cal group during non-school hours.
SEC. 110. The annual budget for the District of Colum-
bia government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, shall be transmitted to the Congress no later than
April 15, 1996.
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be made available to pay the salary of any employee
of the District of Columbia government whose name, title,
grade, salary, past work experience, and salary history are
not available for inspection by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight, District of Columbia Sub-
committee, the Subcommittee on General Services, Federal-
ism, and the District of Columbia, of the Senate Committee
on Governmental Affairs, and the Council of the District
of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds contained in this Act shall
be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the
District of Columbia government whose name and salary
are not available for public inspection.
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SEC. 112. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be nec-
essary for making payments authorized by the District of
Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977, effective Septem-
ber 23, 1977 (D.C. Law 2–20; D.C. Code, sec. 47–421 et
seq.).
SEC. 113. No part of this appropriation shall be used
for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of
any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
SEC. 114. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor
shall develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project,
for capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a rea-
sonable time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall
report to the Council of the District of Columbia and the
Congress the actual borrowing and spending progress com-
pared with projections.
SEC. 115. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for
capital projects unless the Mayor has obtained prior ap-
proval from the Council of the District of Columbia, by reso-
lution, identifying the projects and amounts to be financed
with such borrowings.
SEC. 116. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys
borrowed for capital projects for the operating expenses of
the District of Columbia government.
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SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended by reprogramming except
pursuant to advance approval of the reprogramming grant-
ed according to the procedure set forth in the Joint Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference (House Re-
port No. 96–443), which accompanied the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriation Act, 1980, approved October 30,
1979 (93 Stat. 713; Public Law 96–93), as modified in
House Report No. 98–265, and in accordance with the
Reprogramming Policy Act of 1980, effective September 16,
1980 (D.C. Law 3–100; D.C. Code, sec. 47–361 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996
the above shall apply except as modified by Public Law
104–8.
SEC. 118. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal
cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or
employee of the District of Columbia.
SEC. 119. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency
Act of 1980, approved October 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1824;
Public Law 96–425; 15 U.S.C. 2001(2)), with an Environ-
mental Protection Agency estimated miles per gallon aver-
age of less than 22 miles per gallon: Provided, That this
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section shall not apply to security, emergency rescue, or ar-
mored vehicles.
SEC. 120. (a) Notwithstanding section 422(7) of the
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973
(87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 1–
242(7)), the City Administrator shall be paid, during any
fiscal year, a salary at a rate established by the Mayor,
not to exceed the rate established for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5315.
(b) For purposes of applying any provision of law lim-
iting the availability of funds for payment of salary or pay
in any fiscal year, the highest rate of pay established by
the Mayor under subsection (a) of this section for any posi-
tion for any period during the last quarter of calendar year
1995 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that
position for September 30, 1995.
(c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of Co-
lumbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, approved August 2,
1946 (60 Stat. 793; Public Law 79–592; D.C. Code, sec.
5–803(a)), the Board of Directors of the District of Colum-
bia Redevelopment Land Agency shall be paid, during any
fiscal year, per diem compensation at a rate established by
the Mayor.
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SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Government
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March
3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C. Code, sec. 1–601.1 et seq.),
enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Colum-
bia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act
of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public
Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 1–242(3)), shall apply with
respect to the compensation of District of Columbia employ-
ees: Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government shall not be subject to the pro-
visions of title 5 of the United States Code.
SEC. 122. The Director of the Department of Adminis-
trative Services may pay rentals and repair, alter, and im-
prove rented premises, without regard to the provisions of
section 322 of the Economy Act of 1932 (Public Law 72–
212; 40 U.S.C. 278a), upon a determination by the Direc-
tor, that by reason of circumstances set forth in such deter-
mination, the payment of these rents and the execution of
this work, without reference to the limitations of section
322, is advantageous to the District in terms of economy,
efficiency, and the District’s best interest.
SEC. 123. No later than 30 days after the end of the
first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the
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Council of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 1996
revenue estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal
year 1996. These estimates shall be used in the budget re-
quest for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. The
officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the
midyear report.
SEC. 124. Section 466(b) of the District of Columbia
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of
1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 806; Public
Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–326), as amended, is
amended by striking ‘‘sold before October 1, 1995’’and in-
serting ‘‘sold before October 1, 1996’’.
SEC. 125. No sole source contract with the District of
Columbia government or any agency thereof may be re-
newed or extended without opening that contract to the
competitive bidding process as set forth in section 303 of
the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985,
effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Code, sec.
1–1183.3), except that the District of Columbia Public
Schools may renew or extend sole source contracts for which
competition is not feasible or practical, provided that the
determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bid-
ding process has been made in accordance with duly pro-
mulgated Board of Education rules and procedures.
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SEC. 126. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, approved December
12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–177), as amended,
the term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be synony-
mous with and refer specifically to each account appro-
priating Federal funds in this Act, and any sequestration
order shall be applied to each of the accounts rather than
to the aggregate total of those accounts: Provided, That se-
questration orders shall not be applied to any account that
is specifically exempted from sequestration by the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, ap-
proved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–
177), as amended.
SEC. 127. In the event a sequestration order is issued
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat.
1037; Public Law 99–177), as amended, after the amounts
appropriated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year
involved have been paid to the District of Columbia, the
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall pay to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, within 15 days after receipt of a
request therefor from the Secretary of the Treasury, such
amounts as are sequestered by the order: Provided, That the
sequestration percentage specified in the order shall be ap-
plied proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation
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accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from
sequestration by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99
Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–177), as amended.
SEC. 128. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, the District of Columbia shall pay interest on its
quarterly payments to the United States that are made
more than 60 days from the date of receipt of an itemized
statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons of amounts
due for housing District of Columbia convicts in Federal
penitentiaries for the preceding quarter.
SEC. 129. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
authorize any office, agency or entity to expend funds for
programs or functions for which a reorganization plan is
required but has not been approved by the Council pursuant
to section 422(12) of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, ap-
proved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93–
198; D.C. Code, sec. 1–242(12)) and the Governmental Re-
organization Procedures Act of 1981, effective October 17,
1981 (D.C. Law 4–42; D.C. Code, secs. 1–299.1 to 1–299.7).
Appropriations made by this Act for such programs or
functions are conditioned on the approval by the Council,
prior to October 1, 1995, of the required reorganization
plans.
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SEC 130. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia
government may accept and use a gift or donation during
fiscal year 1996 if—
(1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use
of the gift or donation: Provided, That the Council of
the District of Columbia may accept and use gifts
without prior approval by the Mayor; and
(2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry
out its authorized functions or duties.
(b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government
shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance
and use of any gift or donation under subsection (a) of this
section, and shall make such records available for audit and
public inspection.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘entity
of the District of Columbia government’’ includes an inde-
pendent agency of the District of Columbia.
(d) This section shall not apply to the District of Co-
lumbia Board of Education, which may, pursuant to the
laws and regulations of the District of Columbia, accept
and use gifts to the public schools without prior approval
by the Mayor.
SEC. 131. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide
for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the of-
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fices of United States Senator or United States Representa-
tives under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia State-
hood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979, effective
March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Code, sec. 1–
113(d)).
SEC. 132. None of the Federal funds appropriated
under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except
when it is made known to the entity or official to which
funds are appropriated under this Act that such procedure
is necessary to save the life of the mother or that the preg-
nancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
COMPENSATION FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DIS-
ABILITIES AND TENURE AND FOR THE JUDICIAL NOM-
INATION COMMISSION
SEC. 133. Sections 431(f) and 433(b)(5) of the District
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorga-
nization Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813;
Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, secs. 11–1524 and title II,
App. 433), are amended to read as follows:
(a) Section 431(f) (D.C. Code, sec. 11–1524) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) Members of the Tenure Commission shall serve
without compensation for services rendered in connection
with their official duties on the Commission.’’.
(b) Section 433(b)(5)(title 11, App. 433) is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(5) Member of the Commission shall serve with-
out compensation for services rendered in connection
with their official duties on the Commission.’’.
MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS
SEC. 134. Section 451 of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973,
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; Public Law 93–
198; D.C. Code, sec. 1–1130), is amended by adding a new
subsection (c) to read as follows:
‘‘(c)(1) The District may enter into multiyear con-
tracts to obtain goods and services for which funds would
otherwise be available for obligation only within the fiscal
year for which appropriated.
‘‘(2) If the funds are not made available for the con-
tinuation of such a contract into a subsequent fiscal year,
the contract shall be cancelled or terminated, and the cost
of cancellation or termination may be paid from—
‘‘(A) appropriations originally available for the
performance of the contract concerned;
‘‘(B) appropriations currently available for pro-
curement of the type of acquisition covered by the
contract, and not otherwise obligated; or
‘‘(C) funds appropriated for those payments.
‘‘(3) No contract entered into under this section shall
be valid unless the Mayor submits the contract to the Coun-
cil for its approval and the Council approves the contract