‘‘(c) 
TREATMENT
OF
FEDERAL
SERVICE
OF
JUDGES.—Section 11–1564, District of Columbia Code,
is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ‘sec-
tion 1–1814)’ and inserting ‘section 1–714) or the
District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Sur-
vivors Annuity Fund (established by section 11–
1570)’; and
‘‘(2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘Judges
Retirement Fund established by section 124(a) of
the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act’
and inserting ‘Judicial Retirement and Survivors
Annuity Fund under section 11–1570’.’’.
(6) Section 11253 of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) 
REDEPOSITS
TO
FUND.—Section 
11–
1568.1(4)(A), District of Columbia Code, is amended by
striking ‘Judges Retirement Fund’ and inserting ‘Judicial
Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund’.’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(6) shall take effect Oc-
tober 1, 1998.
SEC. 3. RETIREMENT ELECTION FOR CERTAIN FORMER EM-
PLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of
the District of Columbia Code, or of chapter 83 or chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code, a former employee of
the District of Columbia who is hired by the Department
of Justice, or by the agency established by section
11233(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Agency’’), on or after
August 5, 1997, may elect, within 60 days after the
issuance of regulations pursuant to subsection (c), or with-
in 60 days of being hired, if later, to be covered by the
retirement system of the District of Columbia under which
the person was most recently covered. No election under
this subsection may be made by a person who is hired
more than one year after the date on which the Lorton
Correctional Complex is closed, or more than one year
after the date on which the Agency assumes its duties,
whichever is later.
(b) PERIOD OF ELECTION.—The election authorized
by subsection (a) shall remain in force until the employee
is no longer employed by the agency in which he or she
was employed at the time the election was made.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The election authorized by sub-
section (a) shall be in accordance with regulations issued
by the Office of Personnel Management after consulting
with the Department of Justice, the Agency, and the gov-
ernment of the District of Columbia. The government of
the District of Columbia shall administer the retirement
coverage for any employee making such an election.
SEC. 4. LEAVE FOR CERTAIN FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of
law, a former employee of the District of Columbia who
is hired by the Department of Justice, or by the agency
established by section 11233(a) of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 (hereafter in this section referred to as the
‘‘Agency’’), on or after August 5, 1997, shall—
(1) in determining the rate of accrual of annual
leave under section 6303 of title 5, United States
Code, be entitled to credit for service as an employee
of the District of Columbia;
(2) to the extent that the employee has not
used or otherwise been compensated for annual leave
accrued as an employee of the District of Columbia,
have all such accrued annual leave transferred, in
accordance with the procedures established under
section 6308 of title 5, United States Code, to the
credit of the employee in the new employing agency;
and
(3) to the extent the employee has not used or
otherwise been compensated for sick leave accrued
as an employee of the District of Columbia, have all
such accrued sick leave transferred, in accordance
with the procedures established under section 6308
of title 5, United States Code, to the credit of the
employee in the new employing agency.
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) is not applicable
to any former employee of the District of Columbia who
is hired by the Department of Justice or the Agency more
than one year after the date on which the Lorton Correc-
tional Complex is closed, or more than one year after the
date on which the Agency assumes its duties, whichever
is later.
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRI-
ORITY CONSIDERATION FOR SEPARATED EM-
PLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11203(b) of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec. 24–1203(b)) is
amended by amending the second sentence to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The priority consideration program shall also in-
clude provisions under which an employee described in
subsection (a) who has not been appointed to a Federal
Bureau of Prisons law enforcement position and who ap-
plies for another Federal position in the competitive serv-
ice shall receive priority consideration and may be given
a competitive service appointment noncompetitively to
such a competitive service position.’’.
(b) RELOCATION ALLOWANCE.—Section 11203(b) of
such Act (DC Code, sec. 24–1203(b)) is amended by in-
serting after the second sentence the following: ‘‘The Di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons may provide a relocation
allowance to any individual who is hired by the Director
under the program established under this section for a po-
sition outside of the Washington Metropolitan Area.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS
GIVEN
PRIORITY
PRIOR
TO
ENACTMENT.—(1) The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Individuals who have been appointed with ex-
cepted service appointments under section 11203(b) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 prior to the date of the en-
actment of this Act shall be converted noncompetitively
to competitive service appointments in their current posi-
tions.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.
(a) AUTHORITY OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL
ADMINISTRATION TO EXCLUDE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
FROM FERS.—Section 8402(c) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration
in the District of Columbia may exclude from the oper-
ation of this chapter an employee of the District of Colum-
bia Courts whose employment is temporary or of uncertain
duration.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF FUNDING THROUGH STATE JUSTICE
INSTITUTE.—
(1) FUNDING OF COURTS.—Section 11241(a) of
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec.
11–1743 note) and section 11–2608, District of Co-
lumbia Code (as amended by section 11262(b) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997) are each amended by
striking ‘‘through the State Justice Institute’’ and
inserting ‘‘for payment to the Joint Committee on
Judicial Administration in the District of Colum-
bia’’.
(2) FUNDING
OF
OTHER
AGENCIES.—Section
11234 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 24–1234) is
amended by striking ‘‘through the State Justice In-
stitute’’.
(c) OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AND CON-
FORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 11241(b) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Sec. 11–1743 note, Dis-
trict of Columbia Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Superior
Court for’’ and inserting ‘‘Superior Court of ’’.
(2)(A) Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the
establishment of a probation system for the District of Co-
lumbia’’, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 864), as
amended and reenacted by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
amend and reenact an Act for the establishment of a pro-
bation system for the District of Columbia’’, approved
March 4, 1919 (40 Stat. 1324–25; DC Code, sec. 24–
101), is repealed.
(B) Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the es-
tablishment of a probation system for the District of Co-
lumbia’’, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 865), as
amended and reenacted by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
amend and reenact an Act for the establishment of a pro-
bation system for the District of Columbia’’, approved
March 14, 1919 (40 Stat. 1324–25; DC Code, sec. 24–
105), is repealed.
SEC. 7. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERV-
ICE.
(a) REMOVING SERVICE FROM JURISDICTION OF OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION TRUSTEE AND AGENCY.—
(1) 
AUTHORITY
OF
TRUSTEE.—Section
11232(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
(DC Code, sec. 24–1232(b)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Service’’.
(2) AUTHORITY OF AGENCY.—Section 11233(e)
of such Act (DC Code, sec. 24–1233(e)) is amended
as follows:
(A) In the heading, striking ‘‘AND PUBLIC
DEFENDER SERVICE’’.
(B) Amend paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The District of
Columbia Pretrial Services Agency established by
subchapter I of chapter 13 title 23, District of Co-
lumbia Code shall function as an independent entity
within the Agency.’’.
(C) Strike paragraph (3) and redesignate
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and
(4).
(D) In paragraph (3) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(i) strike ‘‘, the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service,’’; and
(ii) strike ‘‘or the District of Colum-
bia Public Defender Service’’.
(E) In paragraph (4)(A) (as so redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘and the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service’’ each place it appears.
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 11234 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 24–1234)
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
(4) PERMITTING
TRUSTEE
TO
EXERCISE
AU-
THORITIES ON BEHALF OF SERVICE AT REQUEST OF
DIRECTOR OF THE SERVICE.—Section 11232 of such
Act (DC Code, sec. 24–1232) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF PUB-
LIC DEFENDER SERVICE.—At the request of the Director
of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the
Trustee may exercise any of the powers and authorities
of the Trustee on behalf of such Service in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as the Trustee may exercise
such powers and authorities in relation to any agency de-
scribed in subsection (b).’’.
(b) REVISING NAME OF TRUSTEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11232 of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec. 24–1233)
is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
FENSE SERVICES,’’; and
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘De-
fense Services,’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 is amended in the item relating to section
11232 by striking ‘‘Defense Services,’’.
(c) REVISING NAME OF AGENCY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11233 of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 (DC Code, sec. 24–1233)
is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION, DEFENDER
AND COURTS SERVICES’’ and inserting
‘‘COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER
SUPERVISION’’; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia Offender Supervision, De-
fender, and Courts Services Agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Court Services and Offender Su-
pervision Agency for the District of Columbia’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section
11231 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (DC
Code, sec. 24–1231) is amended by striking ‘‘the