If the Courts have been reimbursed for a claim 
under this section in whole or in part, and a waiver 
of the claim is then granted, the employee or former 
employee shall be entitled to a refund of the amount 
of the reimbursement upon application for that re-
fund, so long as the application is received not later 
than 2 years after the effective date of the waiver. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT ON ACCOUNTS OF COURTS.—In 
the audit and settlement of accounts of any account-
able official, full credit shall be given for any 
amounts with respect to which collection by the 
Courts is waived under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) VALIDITY OF PAYMENTS.—An erroneous 
payment or debt, the collection of which is waived 
under this subsection, is a valid payment for all pur-
poses. 
‘‘(7) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
Nothing contained in this subsection shall be con-
strued to affect in any way the authority under any 
other statute to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive 
any claim of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Executive Officer’s author-
ity under this section shall be subject to regulations pro-
mulgated by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administra-
tion.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by adding at the end of 
the items relating to subchapter II the following new 
item: 
‘‘11–1733. Collection, compromise, and waiver of employee debts and erroneous 
payments.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to erro-
neous payments made and debts incurred before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS FOR 
PERSONNEL.—Section 11–1742(b), District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Under the authority of the previous 
sentence, the Executive Officer may purchase uniforms to 
be worn by nonjudicial employees of the District of Colum-
bia Courts whose responsibilities warrant the wearing of 
uniforms, so long as the cost of furnishing a uniform to 
an employee during a year does not exceed the amount 
applicable for the year under section 5901(a)(1) of title 
5, United States Code (relating to the uniform allowance 
for employees of the Government of the United States).’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITIES OF COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
SUPERVISION AGENCY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE INCEN-
TIVE PROGRAMS FOR SENTENCED OFFENDERS.—Section 
11233(b)(2)(F) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24– 
133(b)(2)(F), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘sanctions’’ and inserting ‘‘sanction and incentive’’. 
(b) PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.— 
Section 
11233(b)(3)(A) 
of 
such 
Act 
(sec. 
24– 
133(b)(3)(A), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—The 
Director may accept, solicit, and use on behalf 
of the Agency any monetary or nonmonetary 
gift, donation, bequest, or use of facilities, prop-
erty, or services for the purpose of aiding or fa-
cilitating the work of the Agency.’’. 
(c) PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND USE 
REIMBURSEMENTS FROM DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.—Sec-
tion 11233(b)(4) of such Act (sec. 24–133(b)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘During fiscal years 2006 through 
2008, the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES OF PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF SERVICES OF VOLUN-
TEERS.—Section 307(b) of such Act (sec. 2–1607(b), D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the Service may 
accept public grants and private contributions made to as-
sist it’’ and inserting ‘‘the Service may accept and use 
public grants, private contributions, and voluntary and un-
compensated (gratuitous) services to assist it’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUST-
EES AS EMPLOYEES OF SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF LI-
ABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(d) of such Act 
(sec. 2–1603(d), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
striking ‘‘employees of the District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employees of the Service’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of the District of Columbia Courts 
and Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–274). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4185 
AN ACT 
To revise certain authorities of the District of Co-
lumbia courts, the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 
and the Public Defender Service for the District 
of Columbia, and for other purposes.