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may the amount of any funds transferred exceed 4 percent 
of the local funds in the appropriations. 
(c) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 
requests of local funds under this title through December 
1, 2009. 
SEC. 806. Consistent with the provisions of section 
1301(a) of title 31, United States Code, appropriations 
under this Act shall be applied only to the objects for 
which the appropriations were made except as otherwise 
provided by law. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds made available 
in this Act may be used to implement or enforce the 
Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 
9–114; D.C. Official Code, sec. 32–701 et seq.) or to oth-
erwise implement or enforce any system of registration of 
unmarried, cohabiting couples, including but not limited 
to registration for the purpose of extending employment, 
health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the 
same basis that such benefits are extended to legally mar-
ried couples. 
SEC. 808. (a) Section 446B(f) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46b(f), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 
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2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2006 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the 2005 District 
of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act. 
SEC. 809. Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 
any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em-
ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 
unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 
performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 
does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 
residence and workplace, except in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 
Police Department who resides in the District of Co-
lumbia or a District of Columbia government em-
ployee as may otherwise be designated by the Chief 
of the Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi-
cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire 
Chief; 
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(3) at the discretion of the Director of the De-
partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 
the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the 
Director; 
(4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(5) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 810. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Office 
of Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the 
District government to provide assistance for any petition 
drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to 
provide for voting representation in Congress for the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Office of Attorney General from reviewing or com-
menting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting 
with officials of the District government regarding such 
lawsuits. 
SEC. 811. None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used for any program of distributing ster-
ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any 
illegal drug. 
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SEC. 812. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 813. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 
Council of the District of Columbia a revised appropriated 
funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 
District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2009 that 
is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 
that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 
other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated 
actual expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency where 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
certifies that a reallocation is required to address unantici-
pated changes in program requirements. 
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SEC. 814. (a) Notwithstanding section 615(i)(3)(B) 
of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1415(i)(3)(B)), none of the funds contained in this 
Act or in any other Act making appropriations for the gov-
ernment of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2009 
or any succeeding fiscal year may be made available— 
(1) to pay the fees of an attorney who rep-
resents a party in or defends an IDEA proceeding 
which was initiated prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act in an amount in excess of $4,000 
for that proceeding; or 
(2) to pay the fees of an attorney or firm who 
represents a party in or defends an IDEA pro-
ceeding which was initiated prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act if the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia determines that the at-
torney or firm has a pecuniary interest (either di-
rectly or through an attorney, officer, or employee of 
the firm) in any special education diagnostic services 
or schools or other special education service pro-
viders. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘IDEA proceeding’’ 
means any action or administrative proceeding (including 
any ensuing or related proceedings before a court of com-
petent jurisdiction) brought against the District of Colum-
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bia Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
SEC. 815. In the current fiscal year and thereafter, 
the amount appropriated to the District of Columbia may 
be increased by no more than $100,000,000 from funds 
identified in the comprehensive annual financial report as 
the District’s fiscal year 2008 unexpended general fund 
surplus. The District may obligate and expend these 
amounts only in accordance with the following conditions: 
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall certify that the use of any such 
amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact 
on the District’s long-term financial, fiscal, and eco-
nomic vitality. 
(2) The District of Columbia may only use 
these funds for the following expenditures: 
(A) One-time expenditures. 
(B) Expenditures to avoid deficit spending. 
(C) Debt Reduction. 
(D) Program needs. 
(E) Expenditures to avoid revenue short-
falls. 
(3) The amounts shall be obligated and ex-
pended in accordance with laws enacted by the 
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under this section only in accordance with the following 
conditions: 
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall certify— 
(A) the increase in revenue; and 
(B) that the use of the amounts is not an-
ticipated to have a negative impact on the long- 
term financial, fiscal, or economic health of the 
District. 
(2) The amounts shall be obligated and ex-
pended in accordance with laws enacted by the 
Council of the District of Columbia in support of 
each such obligation and expenditure, consistent 
with the requirements of this Act. 
(3) The amounts may not be used to fund any 
agencies of the District government operating under 
court-ordered receivership. 
(4) The amounts may not be obligated or ex-
pended unless the Mayor has notified the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance 
of the obligation or expenditure. 
SEC. 817. In the current fiscal year and thereafter, 
the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia 
may, for the purpose of cash flow management, conduct 
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short-term borrowing from the emergency reserve fund 
and from the contingency reserve fund established under 
section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(Public Law 93–198): Provided, That the amount bor-
rowed shall not exceed 50 percent of the total amount of 
funds contained in both the emergency and contingency 
reserve funds at the time of borrowing: Provided further, 
That the borrowing shall not deplete either fund by more 
than 50 percent: Provided further, That 100 percent of 
the funds borrowed shall be replenished within 9 months 
of the time of the borrowing or by the end of the fiscal 
year, whichever occurs earlier: Provided further, That in 
the event that short-term borrowing has been conducted 
and the emergency or the contingency funds are later de-
pleted below 50 percent as a result of an emergency or 
contingency, an amount equal to the amount necessary to 
restore reserve levels to 50 percent of the total amount 
of funds contained in both the emergency and contingency 
reserve fund must be replenished from the amount bor-
rowed within 60 days. 
SEC. 818. (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 
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U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols deriva-
tive. 
(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. 819. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of 
an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 820. Amounts appropriated in this Act as oper-
ating funds may be transferred to the District of Colum-
bia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once 
transferred shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
with the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 821. (a) INCREASE IN HOURLY RATE FOR AT-
TORNEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFENDENTS
IN 
THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA COURTS.—Section 11– 
2604(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$65 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘$90 per hour’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN CAPS ON TOTAL COMPENSATION 
PAID
FOR PARTICULAR CASES.—Section 11–2604(b), 
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(b) The compensation to be paid to an attorney ap-
pointed pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the fol-
lowing maximum amounts: 
‘‘(1) For representation of a defendant before 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
misdemeanors or felonies, the maximum amount set 
forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, for representation of a defendant be-
fore the United States magistrate judge or the dis-
trict court for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case 
may be). 
‘‘(2) For representation of a defendant before 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the max-
imum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of 
title 18, United States Code, for representation of a 
defendant in an appellate court. 
‘‘(3) For representation of a defendant in post- 
trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies, the 
amount applicable under paragraph (1) for mis-
demeanors or felonies (as the case may be).’’. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR COMPENSATION OF ATTOR-
NEYS
IN NEGLECT
AND TERMINATION
OF PARENTAL 
RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.—Section 16–2326.01(b), District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$1,600’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,980’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,600’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,980’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$2,200’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,700’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$1,100’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,350’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to cases and pro-
ceedings initiated on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 822. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 594 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7323 
[Report No. 110–920] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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