(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 404(f) of 
such Act (sec. 1–204.04(f), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1)’’; 
(2) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Act of 1995), this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
paragraph’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘control year’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 305(4) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995.’’. 
SEC. 4. PERMITTING EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IF POSI-
TION AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF THE COUNCIL. 
Section 447 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1–204.47, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Act of Congress’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘act of the Council (or Act of 
Congress, in the case of a year which is a control 
year)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Acts of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘acts of the Council (or Acts of Congress, in the 
case of a year which is a control year)’’. 
SEC. 5. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
CHANGES IN FEDERAL ROLE IN BUDGET 
PROCESS. 
(a) FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER BUDGET-MAKING 
PROCESS.—Section 603(a) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.03, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘for a fiscal year which is a control year’’. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE DURING CONTROL 
YEARS.—Section 603(d) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(d), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) In the case of a fiscal year which is a control 
year, the Council may not approve, and the Mayor may 
not forward to the President, any budget which is not con-
sistent with the financial plan and budget established for 
the fiscal year under subtitle A of title II of the District 
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Act of 1995.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 603(f) of such Act (sec. 1–
206.03(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘control year’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 305(4) of the District 
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Act of 1995.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS IN AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACTS. 
Any general provision contained in a general appro-
priation bill which includes the appropriation of Federal 
payments to the District of Columbia for a fiscal year (or, 
in the case of such a bill which is included as a division, 
title, or other portion of another general appropriation bill, 
any general provision contained in such division, title, or 
other portion) in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act shall remain in effect until the date of the enactment 
of a general appropriation bill which includes the appro-
priation of Federal payments to the District of Columbia 
for the following fiscal year. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
budgets of the District of Columbia for fiscal years begin-
ning on or after October 1, 2004.
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