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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide
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program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
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of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, 
by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 percent 
of the total amount appropriated for this program may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with 
the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdic-
tions, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
viding public safety at events related to the presence of 
the national capital in the District of Columbia, and for 
the costs of providing support to respond to immediate 
and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That any 
amount provided under this heading shall be available only 
after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by 
the President to Congress and such amount has been ap-
portioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $163,819,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,775,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $83,387,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $40,006,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses: and $31,651,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 
shall be expended consistent with the General Services Ad-
ministration master plan study and building evaluation re-
port: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 
Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be 
provided on a contractual basis with the General Services 
Administration (GSA), said services to include the prepa-
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ration of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall 
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Provided further, 
That 30 days after providing written notice to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallo-
cate funds provided under this heading for the Court of 
Appeals, District of Columbia Superior Court, and the 
District of Columbia Court System: Provided further, That 
such reallocation may increase or decrease funding for 
such entity by no more than 2 percent. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 
Official Code, and payments for counsel authorized under 
section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Guardian-
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ship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attor-
ney Act of 1986), $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the funds provided in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $31,651,000 
provided under such heading for capital improvements for 
District of Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be 
used for payments under this heading: Provided further, 
That in addition to the funds provided under this heading, 
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
District of Columbia shall use funds provided in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of 
Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $31,651,000 provided 
under such heading for capital improvements for District 
of Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments de-
scribed under this heading for obligations incurred during 
any fiscal year: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be administered by the Joint 
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with 
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contrac-
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tual basis with the General Services Administration 
(GSA), said services to include the preparation of monthly 
financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted di-
rectly by GSA to the President and to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $163,081,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
of which $100,460,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to
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include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub-
ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 
or related to such persons; of which $37,411,000 shall be 
available to the Pretrial Services Agency; and of which 
$25,210,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender 
Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code, the Director may acquire by purchase, lease, 
condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary, 
Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, South-
east, Washington, District of Columbia to house or super-
vise offenders and defendants, with funds made available 
for this purpose in Public Law 107–96: Provided further, 
That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts 
in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospi-
tality to support offender and defendant programs, and 
equipment and vocational training services to educate and 
train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That the 
Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the 
acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the pre-
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vious proviso, and shall make such records available for 
audit and public inspection. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $35,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 
INITIATIVE 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Department of Transportation, $4,300,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for design and con-
struction of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail sys-
tem from the Potomac River to the District’s border with 
Maryland. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to support initiatives re-
lated to the coordination of Federal and local criminal jus-
tice resources in the District of Columbia.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
for capital development, $8,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the Unified Communications Center. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Public Schools, $4,500,000, of which $500,000 shall be 
for
a
window
repair
and
reglazing
program
and 
$4,000,000 shall be for a playground repair and replace-
ment program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE FAMILY LITERACY 
PROGRAM 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$2,000,000 for the Family Literacy Program to address 
the needs of literacy-challenged parents while endowing 
their children with an appreciation for literacy and 
strengthening familial ties: Provided, That the District of 
Columbia shall provide a 100 percent match with local 
funds as a condition of receiving this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For a Federal payment for a District of Columbia 
scholarship program, $10,000,000, subject to authoriza-
tion.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia, $10,000,000 for education, 
public safety and health, economic development, and infra-
structure initiatives in the District of Columbia. 
TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 
450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a) and section 117 of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 
under this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum 
of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such 
fiscal year or $6,326,138,000 (of which $3,832,734,000 
shall be from local funds, $1,568,734,000 shall be from 
Federal grant funds, $910,904,000 shall be from other 
funds, and $13,766,000 shall be from private funds), in 
addition, $59,800,000 from funds previously appropriated
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in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That 
this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time 
transactions, which are expended for emergency or unan-
ticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, 
That such increases shall be approved by enactment of 
local District law and shall comply with all reserve require-
ments contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act as amended by this Act: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 
take such steps as are necessary to assure that the Dis-
trict of Columbia meets these requirements, including the 
apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appro-
priations and funds made available to the District during 
fiscal year 2004, except that the Chief Financial Officer 
may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds de-
rived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 
Governmental direction and support, $284,415,000 
(including $206,825,000 from local funds, $57,440,000 
from Federal grant funds, and $20,150,000 from other 
funds), in addition, $10,000,000 from funds previously 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia’’: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 for the
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Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, $2,500 for the City Administrator, and 
$2,500 for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall 
be available from this appropriation for official purposes: 
Provided further, That any program fees collected from the 
issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of ex-
penses of the debt management program of the District 
of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from 
Federal sources shall be used to support the operations 
or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood 
Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District 
of Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Ad-
mission to Statehood from its own locally generated reve-
nues: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–45, issued March 
18, 1986, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s del-
egated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That the District of Columbia government 
may not require the Office of the Chief Technology Officer 
to submit to any other procurement review process, or to 
obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by 
any official or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of the funds in the District of Colum-
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bia Antitrust Fund established pursuant to section 820 
of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–308.20) 
is hereby made available for the use of the Office of the 
Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia in accord-
ance with the laws establishing this fund. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $276,647,000 
(including $53,336,000 from local funds, $91,077,000 
from Federal grant funds, $132,109,000 from other 
funds, and $125,000 from private funds), of which 
$15,000,000 collected by the District of Columbia in the 
form of BID tax revenue shall be paid to the respective 
BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act 
of 1996 (D.C. Law 11–134; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–
1215.01 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts 
Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12–26; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 2–1215.15 et seq.): Provided, That such funds 
are available for acquiring services provided by the Gen-
eral Services Administration: Provided further, That Busi-
ness Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes 
levied by the District of Columbia. 
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, $745,958,000 (including 
$716,715,000 from local funds, $10,290,000 from Federal
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grant funds, $18,944,000 from other funds, and $9,000 
from private funds), in addition, $1,300,000 from funds 
previously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council’’: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police 
for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, 
That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 
National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services 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 Na-
tional Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Colum-
bia National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be 
available from this appropriation, and the availability of 
the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in ad-
vance for emergency services involved. 
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Public education system, including the development 
of national defense education programs, $1,157,841,000 
(including $962,941,000 from local funds, $156,708,000
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from Federal grant funds, $27,074,000 from other funds, 
$4,302,000
from
private
funds,
and
not
to
exceed 
$6,816,000, to remain available until expended, from the 
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund established 
pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 
Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14–190; D.C. 
Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in addition, $17,000,000 
from funds previously appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ 
and $4,500,000 from funds previously appropriated in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Public 
School Facilities’’, to be allocated as follows: 
(1)
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS.—$870,135,000 (including $738,444,000 
from local funds, $114,749,000 from Federal grant 
funds, $6,527,000 from other funds, $3,599,000 
from private funds, and not to exceed $6,816,000, to 
remain available until expended, from the Medicaid 
and Special Education Reform Fund established 
pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Re-
form Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 
14–190; D.C. Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in 
addition, $4,500,000 from funds previously appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment for Public School Facilities’’ shall be available
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for District of Columbia Public Schools: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and in-
struments for evaluating District of Columbia Public 
School employees shall be a non-negotiable item for 
collective
bargaining
purposes:
Provided
further, 
That this appropriation shall not be available to sub-
sidize the education of any nonresident of the Dis-
trict of Columbia at any District of Columbia public 
elementary or secondary school during fiscal year 
2004 unless the nonresident pays tuition to the Dis-
trict of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 percent 
of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia 
that are attributable to the education of the non-
resident (as established by the Superintendent of the 
District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise 
provided under this heading or any other provision 
of law, there shall be appropriated to the District of 
Columbia Public Schools on July 1, 2004, an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount pro-
vided for the District of Columbia Public Schools in 
the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for 
fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the 
amount of such payment shall be chargeable against
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the final amount provided for the District of Colum-
bia Public Schools under the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of 
Schools shall be available from this appropriation for 
official purposes: Provided further, That the District 
of Columbia Public Schools shall submit to the 
Board of Education by January 1 and July 1 of 
each year a Schedule A showing all the current 
funded positions of the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, their compensation levels, and indicating 
whether the positions are encumbered: Provided fur-
ther, That the Board of Education shall approve or 
disapprove each Schedule A within 30 days of its 
submission and provide the Council of the District 
of Columbia a copy of the Schedule A upon its ap-
proval. 
(2) STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.—$38,752,000 
(including $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 
from Federal grant funds, and $176,000 from other 
funds), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ 
shall be available for the State Education Office: 
Provided, That of the amounts provided to the State
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Education Office, $500,000 from local funds shall 
remain available until June 30, 2005 for an audit of 
the student enrollment of each District of Columbia 
Public School and of each District of Columbia pub-
lic charter school. 
(3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER 
SCHOOLS.—$137,531,000 from local funds shall be 
available for District of Columbia a public charter 
schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly dis-
bursement of funds to the District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, with the first payment to occur 
within 15 days of the beginning of the fiscal year: 
Provided further, That if the entirety of this alloca-
tion has not been provided as payments to any pub-
lic charter schools currently in operation through the 
per pupil funding formula, the funds shall be avail-
able as follows: (A) the first $3,000,000 shall be de-
posited in the Credit Enhancement Revolving Fund 
established pursuant to section 603(e) of the Stu-
dent Loan Marketing Association Reorganization 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009; 
20 U.S.C. 1155(e)); and (B) the balance shall be for 
public
education
in
accordance
with
section 
2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School Re-
form Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38–
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1804.03(b)(2)):
Provided
further,
That
of
the 
amounts made available to District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, $25,000 shall be made available 
to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as au-
thorized by section 2403(b)(6) of the District of Co-
lumbia School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 38–1804.03(b)(6)): Provided further, That 
$660,000 of this amount shall be available to the 
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board 
for administrative costs: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the amounts otherwise provided under 
this heading or any other provision of law, there 
shall be appropriated to the District of Columbia 
public charter schools on July 1, 2004, an amount 
equal to 25 percent of the total amount provided for 
payments to public charter schools in the proposed 
budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 
2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount of 
such payment shall be chargeable against the final 
amount provided for such payments under the Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005. 
(4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—$80,660,000
(including
$48,656,000
from 
local funds, $11,867,000 from Federal grant funds, 
$19,434,000 from other funds, and $703,000 from
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private funds) shall be available for the University of 
the District of Columbia: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available to subsidize the edu-
cation 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, a tuition rate schedule that will 
establish the tuition rate for nonresident students at 
a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate 
charged at comparable public institutions of higher 
education in the metropolitan area: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise pro-
vided under this heading or any other provision of 
law, there shall be appropriated to the University of 
the District of Columbia on July 1, 2004, an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount pro-
vided for the University of the District of Columbia 
in the proposed budget of the District of Columbia 
for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and 
the amount of such payment shall be chargeable 
against the final amount provided for the University 
of the District of Columbia under the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,500 for the President of the
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University of the District of Columbia shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for official purposes. 
(5) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
LIBRAR-
IES.—$28,287,000
(including
$26,750,000
from 
local funds, $1,000,000 from Federal grant funds, 
and $537,000 from other funds) shall be available 
for the District of Columbia Public Libraries: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 for the Public Li-
brarian shall be available from this appropriation for 
official purposes. 
(6) COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMAN-
ITIES.—$2,476,000 (including $1,601,000 from local 
funds, $475,000 from Federal grant funds, and 
$400,000 from other funds) shall be available for 
the Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Human support services, $2,360,067,000 (including 
$1,030,223,000 from local funds, $1,247,945,000 from 
Federal grant funds, $24,330,000 from other funds, 
$9,330,000 from private funds, and $48,239,000, to re-
main available until expended, from the Medicaid and Spe-
cial Education Reform Fund established pursuant to the 
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establish-
ment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14–403)): Provided, That the
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funds available from the Medicaid and Special Education 
Reform Fund are allocated as follows: not more than 
$18,744,000 for Child and Family Services, not more than 
$7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services, and 
not more than $21,700,000 for the Department of Mental 
Health: Provided further, That $27,959,000 of this appro-
priation, to remain available until expended, shall be avail-
able solely for District of Columbia employees’ disability 
compensation: Provided further, That $7,500,000 of this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall be 
deposited in the Addiction Recovery Fund, established 
pursuant to section 5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment 
Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 
7–3004) and used exclusively for the purpose of the Drug 
Treatment Choice Program established pursuant to sec-
tion 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (D.C. 
Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3003): Provided 
further, That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropria-
tion shall be available exclusively for the purpose of fund-
ing the pilot substance abuse program for youth ages 14 
through 21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of 
the Pilot Substance Abuse Program for Youth Act of 2001 
(D.C. Law 14–28; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3101): Pro-
vided further, That $4,500,000 of this appropriation, to 
remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the
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Interim Disability Assistance Fund established pursuant 
to section 201 of the District of Columbia Public Assist-
ance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 4–202.01), to be used exclusively for the Interim Dis-
ability Assistance program and the purposes for that pro-
gram set forth in section 407 of the District of Columbia 
Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 13–252; D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 4–204.07): Provided further, That not 
less than $640,531 of this appropriation shall be available 
exclusively for the purpose of funding the Burial Assist-
ance Program established by section 1802 of the Burial 
Assistance Program Reestablishment Act of 1999 (D.C. 
Law 13–38; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–1001). 
PUBLIC WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-car-
rying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-
carrying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of 
Columbia and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, 
$327,046,000 (including $308,028,000 from local funds, 
$5,274,000 from Federal grant funds, and $13,744,000 
from other funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous 
refuse from hotels and places of business.
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CASH RESERVE 
For the cumulative cash reserve established pursuant 
to section 202(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–392.02(j)(2)), $50,000,000 
from local funds. 
EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS 
For the emergency reserve fund and the contingency 
reserve fund under section 450A of the District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), 
such amounts from local funds as are necessary to meet 
the balance requirements for such funds under such sec-
tion. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees 
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Co-
lumbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as 
authorized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 1–
204.62, 1–204.75, and 1–204.90), $311,504,000 from 
local funds: Provided, That for equipment leases, the 
Mayor may finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus 
cost of issuance not to exceed 2 percent of the par amount 
being financed on a lease purchase basis with a maturity 
not to exceed 5 years.
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PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING 
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, 
$3,000,000 from local funds. 
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION 
For principal and interest payments on the District’s 
Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground 
lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary 
Square, $4,911,000 from local funds. 
SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS 
For making refunds and for the payment of legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government, $22,522,000 from local 
funds: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be con-
strued as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
103 of this Act. 
WILSON BUILDING 
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson 
building, $3,704,000 from local funds. 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS 
For workforce investments, $22,308,000 from local 
funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia within the various appropriation headings in 
this Act for which employees are properly payable.
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NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY 
To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allo-
cated to specific agencies during the development of the 
proposed budget, $19,639,000 (including $11,455,000 
from local funds and $8,184,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided, That anticipated employee health insurance cost in-
creases and contract security costs, $5,799,000 from local 
funds. 
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL 
For Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds in lieu of capital 
financing, $11,267,000 from local funds, to be transferred 
to the Capital Fund, subject to the Criteria for Spending 
Pay-as-You-Go Funding Amendment Act of 2003, ap-
proved by the Council of the District of Columbia on 1st 
reading, May 6, 2003 (title 25 of Bill 15–218): Provided, 
That pursuant to this Act, there are authorized to be 
transferred from Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds to other 
headings of this Act, such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this Act. 
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
For
a
Tax
Increment
Financing
Program, 
$1,940,000 from local funds. 
MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE 
For making refunds associated with disallowed Med-
icaid funding, an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 in
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local funds, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds are derived from a transfer from the funds 
identified in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual 
financial report as the District of Columbia’s Grants Dis-
allowance balance. 
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning 
and
Security
Costs
in
the
District
of
Columbia’’, 
$15,000,000. 
FAMILY LITERACY 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for the Family Literacy 
Program’’, $2,000,000. 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for a District of Columbia 
Scholarship Program’’, $10,000,000. 
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority, 
$259,095,000 from other funds, of which $18,692,000 
shall be apportioned for repayment of loans and interest 
incurred for capital improvement projects and payable to 
the District’s debt service fund.
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For construction projects, $199,807,000, to be dis-
tributed as follows: $99,449,000 for the Blue Plains 
Wastewater Treatment Plant, $16,739,000 for the sewer 
program, $42,047,000 for the combined sewer program, 
$5,993,000 for the stormwater program, $24,431,000 for 
the water program, and $11,148,000 for the capital equip-
ment program; in addition, $35,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral Payment to the District of Columbia Water and 
Sewer Authority’’: Provided, That the requirements and 
restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital im-
provement projects and set forth in this Act under the 
Capital Outlay appropriation account shall apply to 
projects approved under this appropriation account. 
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
For
operation
of
the
Washington
Aqueduct, 
$55,553,000 from other funds. 
STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND 
For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance 
Enterprise Fund, $3,501,000 from other funds. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1982, for the purpose of implementing the Law 
to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo
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and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Co-
lumbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3–1301 
et seq. and sec. 22–1716 et seq.), $242,755,000 from 
other funds: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall 
identify the source of funding for this appropriation title 
from the District’s own locally generated revenues: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall 
be used to support the operations or activities of the Lot-
tery and Charitable Games Control Board. 
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION 
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, 
$13,979,000 from local funds. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD 
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, es-
tablished pursuant to section 121 of the District of Colum-
bia Retirement Reform Act of 1979 (D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 1–711), $13,895,000 from the earnings of the appli-
cable retirement funds to pay legal, management, invest-
ment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That 
the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide 
to the Congress and to the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia 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-
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vide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned 
use of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget 
submission and the actual use of such funds in time for 
each annual audited financial report. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise 
Fund, $69,742,000 from other funds. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION 
For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, 
$7,849,000 from other funds. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For
construction
projects,
an
increase
of 
$1,004,796,000, of which $601,708,000 shall be from 
local funds, $46,014,000 from Highway Trust funds, 
$38,311,000 from the Rights-of-way funds, $218,880,000 
from Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $99,884,000 
from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
fiscal years, for a net amount of $904,913,000, to remain 
available until expended; in addition, $8,000,000 from 
funds previously appropriated in this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Payment for Capital Development in the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and $4,300,000 from funds previously 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
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ment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative’’: Provided, 
That funds for use of each capital project implementing 
agency shall be managed and controlled in accordance 
with all procedures and limitations established under the 
Financial Management System: Provided further, That all 
funds provided by this appropriation title shall be available 
only for the specific projects and purposes intended. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for a 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. 102. Appropriations in this act shall be available 
for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of orga-
nizations concerned with the work of the District of Co-
lumbia government, when authorized by the Mayor: Pro-
vided, That in the case of the Council of the District of 
Columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization 
of the Chairman of the Council. 
SEC. 103. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 
settlements or judgments that have entered against the
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District of Columbia government: Provided, That nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed as modifying 
or affecting the provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII 
of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act 
of 1947 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)). 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly to provided herein. 
SEC. 105. 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 
other educational purposes may be used to permit, encour-
age, facilitate, or further partisan political activities. 
Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the availability of 
school buildings for the use of any community or partisan 
political group during non-school hours. 
SEC. 106. 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, and salary are not available for inspection by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Council of the
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District of Columbia, or their duty authorized representa-
tive. 
SEC. 107. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
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. 
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds pro-
vided in this Act to carry out lobbying activities on any 
matter other than—
(1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or 
(2) statehood for the District of Columbia or 
voting representation in Congress for the District of 
Columbia. 
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to pro-
hibit any elected official from advocating with respect to 
any of the issues referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 108. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
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penditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 
funds which—
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) reestablishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming. 
(b) None the local funds contained in this Act may 
be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency 
through a transfer of any local funds from one appropria-
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tion heading to another unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate are 
notified in writing 30 days in advance of the transfer, ex-
cept that in no event may the amount of any funds trans-
ferred exceed 4 percent of the local funds in the appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 109. 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. 110. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. 
Law 2–139; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–601.01 et seq.), 
enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–
204l.22(3)), shall apply with respect to the compensation 
of District of Columbia employees: Provided, That for pay 
purposes, employees of the District of Columbia govern-
ment shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 111. No later than 30 days after the end of the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District
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of Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 
2004 revenue estimates as of the end of such quarter. 
These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
fiscal year 2005. The officially revised estimates at mid-
year shall be used for the midyear report. 
SEC. 112. 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 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–303.03), 
except that the District of Columbia government or any 
agency thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts 
for which competition is not feasible or practical, but only 
if the determination as to whether to invoke the competi-
tive bidding process has been made in accordance with 
duly promulgated rules and procedures and has been re-
viewed and certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia. 
SEC. 113. (a) In the event a sequestration order is 
issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 after the amounts appro-
priated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year in-
volved have been paid to the District of Columbia, the
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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 applied proportionately to each of the Federal appro-
priation accounts in this Act that are not specifically ex-
empted from sequestration by such Act. 
(b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the term ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be synonymous with and refer 
specifically to each account appropriating 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 sequestration orders 
shall not be applied to any account that is specifically ex-
empted from sequestration by the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 114. 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 
offices of United States Senator or United States Rep-
resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).
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SEC. 115. 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. 116. 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. 117. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, 
obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants 
received by the District government that are not reflected 
in the amounts appropriated in this Act. 
(b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may 
be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection 
(a) until—
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(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia submits to the Council a report setting 
forth detailed information regarding such grant; and 
(B) the Council has reviewed and approved the 
acceptance,
obligation,
and
expenditure
of
such 
grant. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council 
shall be deemed to have reviewed and approved the accept-
ance, obligation, and expenditure of a grant if—
(A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with 
the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days 
of the receipt of the report from the Chief Financial 
Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or 
(B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed with-
in such deadline, the Council does not by resolution 
disapprove the acceptance, obligation, or expenditure 
of the grant within 30 calendar days of the initial 
receipt of the report from the Chief Financial Offi-
cer under paragraph (1)(A). 
(c) No amount may be obligated or expended from 
the general fund or other funds of the District of Colum-
bia government in anticipation of the approval or receipt 
of a grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of 
the approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other 
grant not subject to such subsection.
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(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth de-
tailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
other grants subject to this section. Each such report shall 
be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia 
and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate not later than 15 days after 
the end of the quarter covered by the report. 
SEC. 118. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, none of the funds made available by this Act or 
by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehi-
cle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in 
the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official du-
ties. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘official 
duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or em-
ployee’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 is otherwise 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-
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sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(4) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall submit by March 1, 2004, an inventory, as 
of September 30, 2003, of all vehicles owned, leased or 
operated by the District of Columbia government. The in-
ventory shall include, but not be limited to, the depart-
ment to which the vehicle is assigned; the year and make 
of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the general 
condition of the vehicle; annual operating and mainte-
nance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle is 
allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee 
and if so, the officer or employee’s title and resident loca-
tion. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used for purposes of the annual independent audit 
of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 
2004 unless—
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector 
General of the District of Columbia, in coordination 
with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia, pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the Dis-
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trict of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–302.8); and 
(2) the audit includes as a basic financial state-
ment a comparison of audited actual year-end re-
sults with the revenues submitted in the budget doc-
ument for such year and the appropriations enacted 
into law for such year using the format, terminology, 
and classifications contained in the law making the 
appropriations for the year and its legislative his-
tory. 
SEC. 120. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia Corporation 
Counsel or any other officer or entity of the District gov-
ernment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil 
action which seeks to require Congress to provide for vot-
ing representation in Congress for the District of Colum-
bia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or com-
menting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting 
with officials of the District government regarding such 
lawsuits. 
SEC. 121. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile
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needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any ille-
gal drug. 
(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
for such program separately from any funds contained in 
this Act. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that 
begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to pay 
the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of 
the District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District of Columbia) who has not 
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer 
understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the 
officer and the officer’s agency as a result of this Act (and 
the amendments made by this Act), including any duty 
to prepare a report requested either in the Act or in any 
of the reports accompanying the Act and the deadline by 
which each report must be submitted. The Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate by the 10th day after the end of each
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quarter a summary list showing each report, the due date, 
and the date submitted to the Committees. 
SEC. 123. (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 
U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
(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. 124. 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. 125. The Mayor of the District of Columbia 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
quarterly reports addressing—
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(1) crime, including the homicide rate, imple-
mentation of community policing, the number of po-
lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of 
open-air drug markets; 
(2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treat-
ment, including the number of treatment slots, the 
number of people served, the number of people on 
waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment pro-
grams; 
(3) management of parolees and pre-trial vio-
lent offenders, including the number of halfway 
houses escapes and steps taken to improve moni-
toring and supervision of halfway house residents to 
reduce the number of escapes to be provided in con-
sultation with the Court Services and Offender Su-
pervision Agency for the District of Columbia; 
(4) education, including access to special edu-
cation services and student achievement to be pro-
vided in consultation with the District of Columbia 
Public Schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; 
(5) improvement in basic District services, in-
cluding rat control and abatement; 
(6) application for and management of Federal 
grants, including the number and type of grants for
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which the District was eligible but failed to apply 
and the number and type of grants awarded to the 
District but for which the District failed to spend 
the amounts received; and 
(7) indicators of child well-being. 
SEC. 126. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia government submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government for fiscal year 2003 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. 
SEC. 127. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used to issue, administer, or enforce any order 
by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights 
relating to docket numbers 93–030–(PA) and 93–031–
(PA).
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SEC. 128. None of the Federal funds made available 
in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, ex-
cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 129. During fiscal year 2004 and any subse-
quent fiscal year, in addition to any other authority to pay 
claims and judgments, any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the District government may use local funds 
to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit 
in an amount less than $10,000, in accordance with the 
Risk
Management
for
Settlements
and
Judgments 
Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–172; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 2–402). 
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other law, the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts shall transfer to the general 
treasury of the District of Columbia all fines levied and 
collected by the Courts under section 10(b)(1) and (2) of 
the District of Columbia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 50–2201.05(b)(1) and (2)). The transferred funds 
shall remain available until expended and shall be used 
by the Office of the Corporation Counsel for enforcement 
and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws in accord-
ance with section 10(b)(3) of the District of Columbia 
Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50–2201.05(b)(3)).
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SEC. 131. During fiscal year 2004 and any subse-
quent fiscal year, any agency of the District government 
may transfer to the Office of Labor Relations and Collec-
tive Bargaining (OLRCB) such local funds as may be nec-
essary to pay for representation by OLRCB in third-party 
cases, grievances, and dispute resolution, pursuant to an 
intra-District agreement with OLRCB. These amounts 
shall be available for use by OLRCB to reimburse the cost 
of providing the representation. 
SEC. 132. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be made available to pay—
(1) the fees of an attorney who represents a 
party in an action or an attorney who defends an ac-
tion, including an administrative proceeding, brought 
against the District of Columbia Public Schools 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in excess of $4,000 for 
that action; or 
(2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
determines to have a pecuniary interest, either 
through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, 
in any special education diagnostic services, schools, 
or other special education service providers.
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(b)(1) The District of Columbia Public Schools shall 
increase the amount of local funds it allocates for services 
to children under the Individuals With Disabilities Edu-
cation Act during fiscal year 2004 by the amount of sav-
ings resulting during the year from the restrictions on the 
payment of attorney fees under subsection (a), as esti-
mated and published by the Chief Financial Officer. 
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall make estimates 
of the savings described in paragraph (1) on a quarterly 
basis during fiscal year 2004, and shall publish the esti-
mates not later than 10 days after the end of each quarter. 
SEC. 133. The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall require attorneys in special education 
cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Act 
(IDEA) in the District of Columbia to certify in writing 
that the attorney or representative rendered any and all 
services for which they receive awards, including those re-
ceived under a settlement agreement or as part of an ad-
ministrative proceeding, under the IDEA from the District 
of Columbia: Provided, That as part of the certification, 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
shall require all attorneys in IDEA cases to disclose any 
financial, corporate, legal, memberships on boards of di-
rectors, or other relationships with any special education 
diagnostic services, schools, or other special education
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service providers to which the attorneys have referred any 
clients as part of this certification: Provided further, That 
the Chief Financial Officer shall prepare and submit quar-
terly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on the certifi-
cation of and the amount paid by the government of the 
District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia 
Public Schools, to attorneys in cases brought under IDEA: 
Provided further, That the Inspector General of the Dis-
trict of Columbia may conduct investigations to determine 
the accuracy of the certifications. 
SEC. 134. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used to fund or otherwise support the action of 
District of Columbia, et al., v. Beretta U.S.A. et al. (Nos. 
03–CV–24, 03–CV–38, District of Columbia Court of Ap-
peals). 
TITLE IV—DC PARENTAL 
CHOICE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘DC Parental Choice 
Incentive Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Parents are best equipped to make decisions 
for their children, including the educational setting
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that will best serve the interests and educational 
needs of their child. 
(2) For many parents in the District of Colum-
bia, public school choice provided for under the No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is inadequate due to 
capacity
constraints
within
the
public
schools. 
Therefore, in keeping with the spirit of the No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001, school choice options, in 
addition to those already available to parents in the 
District of Columbia (such as magnet and charter 
schools and open enrollment schools) should be made 
available to those parents. 
(3) In the most recent mathematics assessment 
on the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
(NAEP), administered in 2000, a lower percentage 
of 4th-grade students in DC demonstrated pro-
ficiency than was the case for any State. Seventy-six 
percent of DC fourth-graders scored at the ‘‘below 
basic’’ level and of the 8th-grade students in the 
District of Columbia, only 6 percent of the students 
tested at the proficient or advanced levels, and 77 
percent were below basic. In the most recent NAEP 
reading assessment, in 1998, only 10 percent of DC 
fourth-graders could read proficiently, while 72 per-
cent were below basic. At the 8th-grade level, 12
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percent were proficient or advanced and 56 percent 
were below basic. 
(4) A program enacted for the valid secular 
purpose of providing educational assistance to low-
income children in a demonstrably failing public 
school system is constitutional under Zelman v. Sim-
mons-Harris if it is neutral with respect to religion 
and provides assistance to a broad class of citizens 
who direct government aid to schools solely as a re-
sult of their independent private choices. 
SEC. 403. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide low-income par-
ents residing in the District of Columbia, particularly par-
ents of students who attend elementary or secondary 
schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or 
restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316), with 
expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high-
er-performing schools in the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 404. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds appropriated to carry 
out this title, the Secretary shall award grants on a com-
petitive basis to eligible entities with approved applications 
under section 405 to carry out activities to provide eligible 
students with expanded school choice opportunities. The
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Secretary may award a single grant or multiple grants, 
depending on the quality of applications submitted and the 
priorities of this title. 
(b) DURATION
OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this section for a period of not more 
than 5 years. 
SEC. 405. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant under 
this title, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may require. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary may not approve the 
request of an eligible entity for a grant under this title 
unless the entity’s application includes—
(1) a detailed description of—
(A) how the entity will address the prior-
ities described in section 406; 
(B) how the entity will ensure that if more 
eligible students seek admission in the program 
than the program can accommodate, eligible 
students are selected for admission through a 
random selection process which gives weight to 
the priorities described in section 406; 
(C) how the entity will ensure that if more 
participating eligible students seek admission to
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a participating school than the school can ac-
commodate, participating eligible students are 
selected for admission through a random selec-
tion process; 
(D) how the entity will notify parents of el-
igible students of the expanded choice opportu-
nities; 
(E) the activities that the entity will carry 
out to provide parents of eligible students with 
expanded
choice
opportunities
through
the 
awarding of scholarships under section 407(a); 
(F) how the entity will determine the 
amount that will be provided to parents for the 
tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if 
any; 
(G) how the entity will seek out private el-
ementary and secondary schools in the District 
of Columbia to participate in the program, and 
will ensure that participating schools will meet 
the applicable requirements of this title and 
provide the information needed for the entity to 
meet the reporting requirements of this title; 
(H) how the entity will ensure that partici-
pating schools are financially responsible;
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(I) how the entity will address the renewal 
of scholarships to participating eligible stu-
dents, including continued eligibility; and 
(J) how the entity will ensure that a ma-
jority of its voting board members or governing 
organization are residents of the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(2) an assurance that the entity will comply 
with all requests regarding any evaluation carried 
out under section 409. 
SEC. 406. PRIORITIES. 
In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary 
shall give priority to applications from eligible entities who 
will most effectively—
(1) give priority to eligible students who, in the 
school year preceding the school year for which the 
eligible student is seeking a scholarship, attended an 
elementary or secondary school identified for im-
provement, corrective action, or restructuring under 
section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316); 
(2) target resources to students and families 
that lack the financial resources to take advantage 
of available educational options;
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(3) provide students and families with the 
widest range of educational options; and 
(4) serve students of varying ages and grade 
levels. 
SEC. 407. USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) SCHOLARSHIPS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and (3), a grantee shall use the grant funds to pro-
vide eligible students with scholarships to pay the 
tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if any, to 
enable them to attend the District of Columbia pri-
vate elementary or secondary school of their choice. 
Each grantee shall ensure that the amount of any 
tuition or fees charged by a school participating in 
the grantee’s program under this title to an eligible 
student participating in the program does not exceed 
the amount of tuition or fees that the school custom-
arily charges to students who do not participate in 
the program. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO PARENTS.—A grantee shall 
make
scholarship
payments
under
the
program 
under this title to the parent of the eligible student 
participating in the program, in a manner which en-
sures that such payments will be used for the pay-
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ment of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses (if 
any), in accordance with this title. 
(3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—
(A) VARYING AMOUNTS PERMITTED.—Sub-
ject to the other requirements of this section, a 
grantee
may
award
scholarships
in
larger 
amounts to those eligible students with the 
greatest need. 
(B)
ANNUAL
LIMIT
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of assistance provided to any eligible 
student by a grantee under a program under 
this title may not exceed $7,500 for any aca-
demic year. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A grantee may 
use not more than 3 percent of the amount provided under 
the grant each year for the administrative expenses of car-
rying out its program under this title during the year, in-
cluding—
(1) determining the eligibility of students to 
participate; 
(2) providing information about the program 
and the schools involved to parents of eligible stu-
dents; 
(3) selecting students to receive scholarships;
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(4) determining the amount of scholarships and 
issuing them to eligible students; 
(5) compiling and maintaining financial and 
programmatic records; and 
(6) providing funds to assist parents in meeting 
expenses that might otherwise preclude the partici-
pation of their child in the program. 
SEC. 408. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A school participating in any pro-
gram under this title shall not discriminate on the basis 
of race, color, national origin, or sex in participating in 
the program. 
(b) APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION WITH RE-
SPECT TO DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX.—
(1)
APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding
sub-
section (a) or any other provision of law, it shall not 
be considered discrimination on the basis of sex for 
a school that is operated by, supervised by, con-
trolled by, or connected to a religious organization to 
take sex into account to the extent that failing to do 
so would be inconsistent with the religious tenets or 
beliefs of the school. 
(2) SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS, CLASSES, OR ACTIVI-
TIES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other
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provision of law, a parent may choose and a school 
may offer a single-sex school, class, or activity. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION.—With respect to discrimi-
nation on the basis of sex, nothing in subsection (a) 
shall be construed to require any person or public or 
private entity to provide or pay, or to prohibit any 
such person or entity from providing or paying, for 
any benefit or service, including the use of facilities, 
related to an abortion. Nothing in the preceding sen-
tence shall be construed to permit a penalty to be 
imposed on any person or individual because such 
person or individual is seeking or has received any 
benefit or services related to a legal abortion. 
(c) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—Nothing in this 
title may be construed to alter or modify the provisions 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 
(d) RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED SCHOOLS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a school participating in any pro-
gram under this title which is operated by, super-
vised by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious 
organization may employ persons of the same reli-
gion to the extent determined by that school to pro-
mote the religious purpose for which the school is es-
tablished or maintained.
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(2)
RELIGIOUS
PURPOSES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds made available 
under this title may be used for religious educational 
purposes, and no participating school shall be re-
quired to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or 
other symbols. A participating school may retain re-
ligious terms in its name, select its board members 
on a religious basis, and include religious references 
in its mission statements and other chartering or 
governing documents. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A scholarship (or any 
other form of support provided to parents of eligible stu-
dents) under this title shall be considered assistance to 
the student and shall not be considered assistance to the 
school that enrolls the eligible student. The amount of any 
scholarship (or other form of support provided to parents 
of an eligible student) under this title shall not be treated 
as income of the parents for purposes of Federal tax laws 
or for determining eligibility for any other Federal pro-
gram. 
SEC. 409. EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) DUTIES
OF
SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall—
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(A)
conduct
an
evaluation
using
the 
strongest possible research design for deter-
mining the effectiveness of the programs funded 
under this title that addresses the issues de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(B) disseminate information on the impact 
of the programs in increasing the student aca-
demic achievement of participating students, as 
well as other appropriate measures of student 
success, and on the impact of the programs on 
students and schools in the District of Colum-
bia. 
(2) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues de-
scribed in this paragraph include the following: 
(A) A comparison of the academic achieve-
ment of students who participate in the pro-
grams funded under this title with the academic 
achievement of students of similar backgrounds 
who do not participate in such programs. 
(B) The success of the programs in ex-
panding choice options for parents. 
(C) The reasons parents choose for their 
children to participate in the programs. 
(D) A comparison of the retention rates, 
dropout rates, and (if appropriate) graduation
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and college admission rates of students who 
participate in the programs funded under this 
title with the retention rates, dropout rates, and 
(if appropriate) graduation and college admis-
sion rates of students of similar backgrounds 
who do not participate in such programs. 
(E) The impact of the program on stu-
dents and public elementary and secondary 
schools in the District of Columbia. 
(F) A comparison of the safety of the 
schools attended by students who participate in 
the programs and the schools attended by stu-
dents who do not participate in the programs. 
(G) Such other issues as the Secretary 
considers appropriate for inclusion in the eval-
uation. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations, Education and the Work-
force, and Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committees on Appropriations, Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate—
(1) annual interim reports not later than De-
cember 1 of each year for which a grant is made 
under this title on the progress and preliminary re-
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sults of the evaluation of the programs funded under 
this title; and 
(2) a final report not later than 1 year after the 
final year for which a grant is made under this title 
on the results of the evaluation of the programs 
funded under this title. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—All reports and under-
lying data gathered pursuant to this section shall be made 
available to the public upon request, in a timely manner 
following submission of the applicable report under sub-
section (b), except that personally identifiable information 
shall not be disclosed or made available to the public. 
(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT EXPENDED.—The amount ex-
pended by the Secretary to carry out this section for any 
fiscal year may not exceed 3 percent of the total amount 
appropriated to carry out this title for the fiscal year. 
SEC. 410. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REPORTS.—Each grantee receiving 
funds under this title during a year shall submit a report 
to the Secretary not later than July 30 of the following 
year regarding the activities carried out with the funds 
during the preceding year. 
(b) ACHIEVEMENT REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the reports 
required under subsection (a), each grantee shall,
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not later than September 1 of the year during which 
the second academic year of the grantee’s program 
is completed and each of the next 2 years thereafter, 
submit a report to the Secretary regarding the data 
collected in the previous 2 academic years con-
cerning—
(A) the academic achievement of students 
participating in the program; 
(B) the graduation and college admission 
rates of students who participate in the pro-
gram, where appropriate; and 
(C) parental satisfaction with the program. 
(2) PROHIBITING
DISCLOSURE
OF
PERSONAL 
INFORMATION.—No report under this subsection 
may contain any personally identifiable information. 
(c) REPORTS TO PARENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grantee shall ensure 
that each school participating in the grantee’s pro-
gram under this title during a year reports at least 
once during the year to the parents of each of the 
school’s students who are participating in the pro-
gram on—
(A) the student’s academic achievement, as 
measured by a comparison with the aggregate 
academic achievement of other participating
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students at the student’s school in the same 
grade or level, as appropriate, and the aggre-
gate academic achievement of the student’s 
peers at the student’s school in the same grade 
or level, as appropriate; and 
(B) the safety of the school, including the 
incidence of school violence, student suspen-
sions, and student expulsions. 
(2) PROHIBITING
DISCLOSURE
OF
PERSONAL 
INFORMATION.—No report under this subsection 
may contain any personally identifiable information, 
except as to the student who is the subject of the 
report to that student’s parent. 
(d) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations, Education 
and the Workforce, and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate an annual report on the find-
ings of the reports submitted under subsections (a) and 
(b). 
SEC.
411.
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PARTICIPATING 
SCHOOLS. 
(a)
ADMISSION
OF
ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS.—Each 
school choosing to participate in a program funded under
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this title shall accept any participating eligible student on 
a religious-neutral basis, except that if the school has more 
participating eligible students seeking admission than it 
can accommodate, the school shall accept participating eli-
gible students through a religious-neutral, random selec-
tion process, consistent with section 405(b)(1)(C). 
(b) REQUESTS FOR DATA AND INFORMATION.—Each 
school participating in a program funded under this title 
shall comply with all requests for data and information 
regarding evaluations conducted under section 409(a). 
(c) RULES OF CONDUCT AND OTHER SCHOOL POLI-
CIES.—Subject to section 408, a participating school may 
require eligible students to abide by any rules of conduct 
and other requirements applicable to all other students at 
the school. 
SEC. 412. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: 
(1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any of the following: 
(A) An educational entity of the District of 
Columbia Government.
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(B) A nonprofit organization. 
(C) A consortium of nonprofit organiza-
tions. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
student’’ means a student who is a resident of the 
District of Columbia and who comes from a house-
hold whose income does not exceed 185 percent of 
the poverty line applicable to a family of the size in-
volved. 
(4)
PARENT.—The
term
‘‘parent’’
has
the 
meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6)
SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The
term
‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education.
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SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
District of Columbia and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf 
of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount 
based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State 
tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay 
up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of 
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of 
such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s 
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students
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and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That the District of Columbia government shall main-
tain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support 
Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appro-
priated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent ap-
propriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal 
years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the account shall be under the con-
trol of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer who 
shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out 
the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, 
That the Resident Tuition Support Program Office and the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quar-
terly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate for these funds 
showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur-
pose therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 per-
cent of the total amount appropriated for this program may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the 
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reim-
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burse the District of Columbia for the costs of public safety 
expenses related to security events in the District of Colum-
bia and for the costs of providing support to respond to 
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the 
District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Pro-
vided, That any amount provided under this heading shall 
be available only after notice of its proposed use has been 
transmitted by the President to Congress and such amount 
has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL BIOTERRORISM 
PREPAREDNESS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to support hospital bioter-
rorism preparedness in the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Children’s 
National Medical Center in the District of Columbia for 
the expansion of quarantine facilities and the establishment 
of a decontamination facility, and $3,000,000 shall be for 
the Washington Hospital Center for construction of contain-
ment facilities. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
Courts, $172,104,000, to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,775,000, of which
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not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, 
$83,387,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; for the District of 
Columbia Court System, $40,006,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and $39,936,000 for capital improvements for Dis-
trict of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds 
made available for capital improvements shall be expended 
consistent with the General Services Administration master 
plan study and building evaluation report: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll 
and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis 
with the General Services Administration (GSA), said serv-
ices to include the preparation of monthly financial reports, 
copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the 
President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available for capital im-
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provements may remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided further, That 30 days after providing writ-
ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Colum-
bia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading among the items and 
entities funded under such heading. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representa-
tion provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Jus-
tice Act), payments for counsel appointed in adoption pro-
ceedings under Chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under 
chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code or pursuant to 
a contract with a non-profit organization to provide guard-
ian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance 
and such other services as are necessary to improve the 
quality of guardian ad litem representation, and payments 
for counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to representation provided under the District 
of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and 
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $32,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro-
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vided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint 
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with 
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contrac-
tual basis with the General Services Administration (GSA), 
said services to include the preparation of monthly finan-
cial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by 
GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, and the 
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
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Government Improvement Act of 1997, $173,396,000, of 
which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments 
relating to the implementation of the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 
2002, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions 
and representation expenses related to Community and Pre-
trial Services Agency Programs; of which $110,775,000 
shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision 
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating 
to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or 
the provision of services for or related to such persons; of 
which $25,210,000 shall be transferred to the Public De-
fender Service for the District of Columbia to include ex-
penses relating to the provision of legal representation and 
including related services provided to the local courts and 
Criminal Justice Act bar; and of which $37,411,000 shall 
be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sala-
ries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code, the Director shall acquire by purchase, lease, 
condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary,
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Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, South-
east, Washington, District of Columbia to house or supervise 
offenders and defendants, with funds made available for this 
purpose in Public Law 107–96: Provided further, That the 
Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form 
of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to support 
offender and defendant programs, and equipment and voca-
tional training services to educate and train offenders and 
defendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep 
accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of 
any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall 
make such records available for audit and public inspection: 
Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept 
appropriation reimbursements from the District of Colum-
bia Government for space and services provided on a cost 
reimbursable basis: Provided further, That these reimburse-
ments are subject to approved apportionments from the Of-
fice of Management and Budget. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia, $33,000,000: Provided, That 
these funds shall be available for the projects and in the 
amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the 
conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further,
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That each entity that receives funding under this heading 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate a report due March 
15, 2004, on the activities carried out with such funds. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Department of Transportation, $3,500,000, of which 
$500,000 shall be allocated to implement a downtown 
circulator transit system, and of which $3,000,000 shall be 
to offset a portion of the District of Columbia’s allocated 
operating subsidy payment to the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $25,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementing the Com-
bined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for the fiscal year 2004 Fed-
eral contribution. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 
INITIATIVE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Department of Transportation, for implementation of the
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Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, $6,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR 
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
for capital development, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the Unified Communications Center. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL 
CENTER 
For a Federal payment to Children’s National Medical 
Center, $10,000,000, for construction costs associated with 
the expansion of a neo-natal care unit, pediatric intensive 
care unit, and cardiac intensive care unit. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO ST. COLETTA OF GREATER 
WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT 
For a Federal payment to St. Coletta of Greater Wash-
ington, Inc., $2,000,000, for costs associated with establish-
ment of a day program and comprehensive case manage-
ment services for mentally retarded and multiple-handi-
capped adolescents and adults in the District of Columbia, 
including property acquisition and construction. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FOSTER CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
for foster care improvements, $14,000,000: Provided, That
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$9,000,000 shall be for the Child and Family Services Agen-
cy, of which $2,000,000 shall be to establish an early inter-
vention unit to provide intensive and immediate services 
for foster children; of which $1,000,000 shall be to establish 
an emergency support fund to purchase items necessary to 
allow children to remain in the care of an approved family 
member; of which $3,000,000 shall be for a loan repayment 
program for social workers who meet certain agency-estab-
lished requirements; of which $3,000,000 shall be to upgrade 
the agency’s computer database to a web-based technology 
and to provide computer technology for social workers: Pro-
vided further, That $3,900,000 shall be for the Department 
of Mental Health to provide all court-ordered mental health 
assessments and treatments for children under the super-
vision of the Child and Family Services Agency: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Department of Mental 
Health shall ensure that court-ordered mental health assess-
ments are completed within 15 days of the court order and 
that all assessments be provided to the Court within 5 days 
of completion of the assessment: Provided further, That the 
Director shall initiate court-ordered mental health services 
within 10 days of the issuance of an order: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,100,000 shall be for the Washington Metro-
politan Council of Governments to develop a program to 
provide respite care for and recruitment of foster parents:
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Provided further, That the Mayor shall submit a detailed 
expenditure plan for the use of funds provided under this 
heading within 15 days of enactment of this legislation to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate: Provided further, That the funds 
provided under this heading shall not be made available 
until 30 calendar days after the submission to Congress of 
a spending plan: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation may be used for contractual community-based 
services: Provided further, That the Comptroller General 
shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate an accounting of all obliga-
tions and expenditures of the funds provided under this 
heading: Provided further, That the Comptroller General 
shall initiate management reviews of the Child and Family 
Services Agency and the Department of Mental Health and 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate no later than 6 months after enactment 
of this Act. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a School Improvement Pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $27,000,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the State Education Office, $13,000,000 
to improve public school education in the District of Colum-
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bia; for the State Education Office, $13,000,000 to expand 
quality charter schools in the District of Columbia. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary. 
TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
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: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and provisions 
of this Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), the total 
amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for 
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 under this 
heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total 
revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year 
or $6,326,138,000 (of which $3,832,734,000 shall be from 
local funds (of which $96,248,000 shall be funds identified 
in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual financial re-
port as the District of Columbia’s fund balance funds), 
$1,568,734,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, 
$13,766,000 shall be from private funds, $910,904,000 shall
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be from other funds) and $109,500,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Pro-
vided further, That an amount of $263,759,000 shall be for 
Intra-District funds: Provided further, That this amount 
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, 
which are expended for emergency or unanticipated oper-
ating or capital needs: Provided further, That such in-
creases shall be approved by enactment of local District law 
and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained 
in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that 
the District of Columbia meets these requirements, includ-
ing the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
appropriations and funds made available to the District 
during fiscal year 2004, except that the Chief Financial Of-
ficer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 
Governmental direction and support, $284,415,000 
(including $206,825,000 from local funds, $57,440,000 from 
Federal funds, and $20,150,000 from other funds), in addi-
tion, $20,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Chief
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Financial Officer of the District of Columbia’’, and 
$1,100,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Foster Care Im-
provement in the District of Columbia’’: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman 
of the Council of the District of Columbia, $2,500 for the 
City Administrator, and $2,500 for the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer shall be available from this appropriation 
for official purposes: Provided further, That any program 
fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be available 
for the payment of expenses of the debt management pro-
gram of the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support 
the operations or activities of the Statehood Commission 
and Statehood Compact Commission: Provided further, 
That the District of Columbia shall identify the sources of 
funding for Admission to Statehood from its own locally 
generated revenues: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–45, issued 
March 18, 1986, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s 
delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That the District of Columbia government 
may not require the Office of the Chief Technology Officer 
to submit to any other procurement review process, or to 
obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by
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any official or employee of the District of Columbia govern-
ment, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided 
further, That an amount not to exceed $25,000 of the funds 
in the Antifraud Fund established pursuant to section 820 
of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985, effective May 8, 1998 (D.C. Law 12–104; D.C. Offi-
cial Code, sec. 2–308.20), is hereby made available, to re-
main available until expended, for the use of the Office of 
the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia in ac-
cordance with the laws establishing this fund. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $276,647,000 
(including $53,336,000 from local funds, $91,077,000 from 
Federal 
funds, 
$125,000 
from 
private 
funds, 
and 
$132,109,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 col-
lected by the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax 
revenue shall be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to 
the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 
11–134; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–1215.01 et seq.), and the 
Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997 
(D.C. Law 12–26; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–1215.15 et 
seq.): Provided, That such funds are available for acquiring 
services provided by the General Services Administration: 
Provided further, That Business Improvement Districts
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shall be exempt from taxes levied by the District of Colum-
bia. 
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, $745,958,000 (including 
$716,715,000 from local funds, $10,290,000 from Federal 
funds, $9,000 from private funds, and $18,944,000 from 
other funds): Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall 
be available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police 
for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, 
That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 
National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services 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.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Public education system, including the development of 
national defense education programs, $1,157,841,000 (in-
cluding $962,941,000 from local funds, $156,708,000 from 
Federal grant funds, $4,302,000 from private funds, and 
not to exceed $6,816,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 
Fund), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds previously ap-
propriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment 
for Resident Tuition Support’’ and $26,000,000 from funds 
previously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment for School Improvement in the District 
of Columbia’’, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—
$870,135,000 (including $738,444,000 from local 
funds, $114,749,000 from Federal funds, $3,599,000 
from private funds, and $6,527,000 from other funds 
shall be available for District of Columbia Public 
Schools: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation 
process and instruments for evaluating District of Co-
lumbia Public School employees shall be a non-nego-
tiable item for collective bargaining purposes: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be
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available to subsidize the education of any non-
resident of the District of Columbia at any District 
of Columbia public elementary or secondary school 
during fiscal year 2004, unless the nonresident pays 
tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that cov-
ers 100 percent of the costs incurred by the District 
of Columbia that are attributable to the education of 
the nonresident (as established by the Superintendent 
of the District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise 
provided under this heading or any other provision of 
law, there shall be appropriated to the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools on July 1, 2004, an amount 
equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for 
the District of Columbia Public Schools in the pro-
posed budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal 
year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount 
of such payment shall be chargeable against the final 
amount provided for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools under the District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2005: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools shall be 
available from this appropriation for official pur-
poses: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
Public Schools shall submit to the Board of Education
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by January 1 and July 1 of each year a Schedule A 
showing all the current funded positions of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools, their compensation 
levels, and indicating whether the positions are en-
cumbered: Provided further, That the Board of Edu-
cation shall approve or disapprove each Schedule A 
within 30 days of its submission and provide the 
Council of the District of Columbia a copy of the 
Schedule A upon its approval. 
(2) STATE
EDUCATION
OFFICE.—$38,752,000 
(including $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 
from Federal grant funds, and $176,000 from other 
funds), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ 
and $26,000,000 from funds previously appropriated 
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for 
School Improvement in the District of Columbia’’ 
shall be available for the State Education Office: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided to the State 
Education Office, $500,000 from local funds shall re-
main available until June 30, 2005 for an audit of 
the student enrollment of each District of Columbia 
Public School and of each District of Columbia public 
charter school.
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(3) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
CHARTER 
SCHOOLS.—$137,531,000 from local funds shall be 
available for District of Columbia public charter 
schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly dis-
bursement of funds to the District of Columbia public 
charter schools, with the first payment to occur with-
in 15 days of the beginning of the fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That if the entirety of this allocation 
has not been provided as payments to any public 
charter school currently in operation through the per 
pupil funding formula, the funds shall be available as 
follows: (1) the first $3,000,000 shall be deposited in 
the Credit Enhancement Revolving Fund established 
pursuant to section 603(e) of the Student Loan Mar-
keting Association Reorganization Act of 1996, ap-
proved September 20, 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 
Stat. 3009; 20 U.S.C. 1155(e)); and (2) the balance 
shall be for public education in accordance with sec-
tion 2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School Re-
form Act of 1995, approved November 19, 1997 (Pub-
lic Law 105–100, section 172; D.C. Official Code, sec-
tion 38–1804.03(b)(2)): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available to District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, $25,000 shall be made available to 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as authorized
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by section 2403(b)(6) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 
38–1804.03(b)(6)): Provided further, That $660,000 of 
this amount shall be available to the District of Co-
lumbia Public Charter School Board for administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
amounts otherwise provided under this heading or 
any other provision of law, there shall be appro-
priated to the District of Columbia public charter 
schools on July 1, 2004, an amount equal to 25 per-
cent of the total amount provided for payments to 
public charter schools in the proposed budget of the 
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2005 (as sub-
mitted to Congress), and the amount of such payment 
shall be chargeable against the final amount provided 
for such payments under the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 2005. 
(4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—$80,660,000 (including $48,656,000 from local 
funds, $11,867,000 from Federal funds, $703,000 from 
private funds, and $19,434,000 from other funds) 
shall be available for the University of the District of 
Columbia: Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available to subsidize the education of non-
residents of the District of Columbia at the University
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of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of 
Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia 
adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
a tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition 
rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than 
the nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable 
public institutions of higher education in the metro-
politan area: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or 
any other provision of law, there shall be appro-
priated to the University of the District of Columbia 
on July 1, 2004, an amount equal to 10 percent of 
the total amount provided for the University of the 
District of Columbia in the proposed budget of the 
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2005 (as sub-
mitted to Congress), and the amount of such payment 
shall be chargeable against the final amount provided 
for the University of the District of Columbia under 
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the 
President of the University of the District of Colum-
bia shall be available from this appropriation for offi-
cial purposes. 
(5) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
LIBRAR-
IES.—$28,287,000 (including $26,750,000 from local
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funds, $1,000,000 from Federal funds, and $537,000 
from other funds) shall be available for the District of 
Columbia Public Libraries: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for official purposes. 
(6) COMMISSION
ON
THE
ARTS
AND
HUMAN-
ITIES.—$2,476,000 (including $1,601,000 from local 
funds, $475,000 from Federal funds, and $400,000 
from other funds) shall be available for the Commis-
sion on the Arts and Humanities. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Human support services, $2,360,067,000 (including 
$1,030,223,000 from local funds, $1,247,945,000 from Fed-
eral funds, $9,330,000 from private funds, and $24,330,000 
from other funds, of which $48,239,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for deposit in the Med-
icaid and Special Education Reform Fund established pur-
suant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund 
Establishment Act of 2002, effective October 1, 2002 (D.C. 
Law 14–190; D.C. Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in addi-
tion, $12,900,000 from funds previously appropriated in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to Foster 
Care Improvement in the District of Columbia’’: Provided, 
That the funds deposited in the Medicaid and Special Edu-
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cation Reform Fund are allocated as follows: no more than 
$6,816,000 for District of Columbia Public Schools, no more 
than $18,744,000 for Child and Family Services, no more 
than $7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services, 
and no more than $21,700,000 for the Department of Men-
tal Health: Provided further, That $27,959,000 of this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available solely for District of Columbia employees’ dis-
ability compensation: Provided further, That $7,500,000 of 
this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
shall be deposited in the Addiction Recovery Fund, estab-
lished pursuant to section 5 of the Choice in Drug Treat-
ment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 7–3004) and used exclusively for the purpose of the 
Drug Treatment Choice Program established pursuant to 
section 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (D.C. 
Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3003): Provided fur-
ther, That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropriation 
shall be available exclusively for the purpose of funding the 
pilot substance abuse program for youth ages 14 through 
21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of the Pilot 
Substance Abuse Program for Youth Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 
14–28; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3101): Provided further, 
That $4,500,000 of this appropriation, to remain available 
until expended, shall be deposited in the Interim Disability
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Assistance Fund established pursuant to section 201 of the 
District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C. 
Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–202.01), to be used 
exclusively for the Interim Disability Assistance program 
and the purposes for that program set forth in section 407 
of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 
(D.C. Law 13–252; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–204.07): Pro-
vided further, That no less than $640,531 of this appropria-
tion shall be available exclusively for the purpose of funding 
the Burial Assistance Program established by section 1802 
of the Burial Assistance Program Reestablishment Act of 
1999, effective October 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 13–38; D.C. Of-
ficial Code, section 4–1001). 
PUBLIC WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-car-
rying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-car-
rying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia 
and 
leasing 
of 
passenger-carrying 
vehicles, 
$327,046,000 (including $308,028,000 from local funds, 
$5,274,000 from Federal funds, and $13,744,000 from other 
funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from 
hotels and places of business.
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EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS 
For the emergency reserve fund and the contingency 
reserve fund under section 450A of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), such 
amounts from local funds as are necessary to meet the bal-
ance requirements for such funds under such section. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees 
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Colum-
bia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as author-
ized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 1–204.62, 1–
204.75, and 1–204.90), $311,504,000 from local funds: Pro-
vided, That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance 
$14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to 
exceed 2 percent of the par amount being financed on a 
lease purchase basis with a maturity not to exceed 5 years. 
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING 
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, 
$3,000,000 from local funds. 
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION 
For principal and interest payments on the District’s 
Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground 
lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary 
Square, $4,911,000 from local funds.
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SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS 
For making refunds and for the payment of legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government, $22,522,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall not be construed as modifying 
or affecting the provisions of section 103 of this Act. 
WILSON BUILDING 
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson 
Building, $3,704,000 from local funds. 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS 
For workforce investments, $22,308,000 from local 
funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia within the various appropriation headings in this 
Act for which employees are properly payable. 
NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY 
To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allo-
cated to specific agencies during the development of the pro-
posed budget, $19,639,000 (including $11,455,000 from 
local funds, and $8,184,000 from other funds) to be trans-
ferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia within the 
various appropriation headings in this Act: Provided, That 
$5,000,000 in local funds shall be available to meet contrac-
tual obligations, and $11,455,000 in local funds shall be 
for anticipated costs associated with the No Child Left Be-
hind Act.
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EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning 
and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’, 
$15,000,000. 
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE 
From funds previously appropriated in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Transportation Assist-
ance’’, $3,500,000. 
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL 
For Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds in lieu of capital 
financing, $11,267,000, to be transferred to the Capital 
Fund, subject to the Criteria for Spending Pay-as-You-Go 
Funding Amendment Act of 2003, approved by the Council 
of the District of Columbia on 1st reading, May 6, 2003 
(Title 25 of Bill 15–218). Pursuant to this Act, there are 
authorized to be transferred from Pay-As-You-Go Capital 
funds to other headings of this Act, as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this Act. 
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
For a Tax Increment Financing Program, $1,940,000 
from local funds. 
CASH RESERVE 
For the cumulative cash reserve established pursuant 
to section 202(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Financial
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Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, ap-
proved April 17, 1995 (Public Law 107–96; D.C. Official 
Code, section 47–392.02(j)(2)), $50,000,000 from local 
funds. 
MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE 
For making refunds associated with disallowed Med-
icaid funding an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 in local 
funds to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds are derived from a transfer from the funds identified 
in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual financial re-
port as the District of Columbia’s Grants Disallowance bal-
ance. 
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority, 
$259,095,000 from other funds, of which $18,692,000 shall 
be apportioned for repayment of loans and interest incurred 
for capital improvement projects ($18,094,000 and payable 
to the District’s debt service fund). 
For construction projects, $199,807,000, to be distrib-
uted as follows: $99,449,000 for the Blue Plains Wastewater 
Treatment Plant, $16,739,000 for the sewer program, 
$42,047,000 for the combined sewer program, $42,047,000 
for the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan, 
$5,993,000 for the stormwater program, $24,431,000 for the
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water program, and $11,148,000 for the capital equipment 
program, in addition, $25,000,000 from funds previously 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Author-
ity’’. 
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
For 
operation 
of 
the 
Washington 
Aqueduct, 
$55,553,000 from other funds. 
STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND 
For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance 
Enterprise Fund, $3,501,000 from other funds. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1982, for the purpose of implementing the Law 
to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo 
and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Co-
lumbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3–1301 
et seq. and sec. 22–1716 et seq.), $242,755,000: 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 reve-
nues from Federal sources shall be used to support the oper-
ations or activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games 
Control Board.
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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION 
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, 
$13,979,000 from local funds. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD 
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, estab-
lished pursuant to section 121 of the District of Columbia 
Retirement Reform Act of 1979 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–
711), $13,895,000 from the earnings of the applicable retire-
ment funds to pay legal, management, investment, and 
other fees and administrative expenses of the District of Co-
lumbia Retirement Board: Provided, That the District of 
Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to the Congress 
and to the Council of the District of Columbia a quarterly 
report of the allocations of charges by fund and of expendi-
tures of all funds: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for 
transmittal to the Council of the District of Columbia, an 
itemized accounting of the planned use of appropriated 
funds in time for each annual budget submission and the 
actual use of such funds in time for each annual audited 
financial report. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise 
Fund, $69,742,000 from other funds.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION 
For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, 
$7,849,000 from other funds. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For 
construction 
projects, 
an 
increase 
of 
$1,004,796,000, of which $601,708,000 shall be from local 
funds, $46,014,000 from Highway Trust funds, $38,311,000 
from the Rights-of-way funds, $218,880,000 from Federal 
funds, and a rescission of $99,884,000 from local funds ap-
propriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a 
net amount of $904,913,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, in addition, $5,000,000 from funds previously ap-
propriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment 
for Capital Development in the District of Columbia’’ and 
$6,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act 
for the ‘‘Anacostia Waterfront Initiative’’: Provided, That 
funds for use of each capital project implementing agency 
shall be managed and controlled in accordance with all pro-
cedures and limitations established under the Financial 
Management System: Provided further, That all funds pro-
vided by this appropriation title shall be available only for 
the specific projects and purposes intended.
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TITLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. 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. 302. 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 
in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, funds 
may be expended with the authorization of the Chairman 
of the Council. 
SEC. 303. 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 legal set-
tlements or judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government: Provided, That nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed as modifying 
or affecting the provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII 
of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act 
of 1947 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)).
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SEC. 304. 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. 305. 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 
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 polit-
ical group during non-school hours. 
SEC. 306. 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, and salary are not available for inspection by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Council of the District 
of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative. 
SEC. 307. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may 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.
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SEC. 308. (a) None of the Federal funds provided in 
this Act may be used to carry out lobbying activities on 
any matter. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to pro-
hibit any elected official from advocating with respect to 
any issue. 
SEC. 309. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for ob-
ligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure for an agency through a reprogramming of funds 
which—
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically 
denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) reestablishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming;
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(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel as-
signed to a specific program, project or responsibility 
center, 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming. 
(b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may 
be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency 
through a transfer of any local funds from one appropria-
tion heading to another unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate are 
notified in writing 30 days in advance of the transfer, ex-
cept that in no event may the amount of any funds trans-
ferred exceed 4 percent of the local funds in the appropria-
tion. 
SEC. 310. 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.
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SEC. 311. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2–
139; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–601.01 et seq.), enacted pur-
suant to section 422(3) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.22(3)), shall apply 
with respect to the compensation of District of Columbia 
employees: Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of 
the District of Columbia government shall not be subject 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 312. No later than 30 days after the end of the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of 
Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 
2004 revenue estimates as of the end of such quarter. These 
estimates shall be used in the budget request for fiscal year 
2005. The officially revised estimates at midyear shall be 
used for the midyear report. 
SEC. 313. 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 
(D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–303.03), except
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that the District of Columbia government or any agency 
thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which 
competition is not feasible or practical, but only if the deter-
mination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding 
process has been made in accordance with duly promulgated 
rules and procedures and has been reviewed and certified 
by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 314. (a) In the event a sequestration order is 
issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary 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 applied proportionately to 
each of the Federal appropriation accounts in this Act that 
are not specifically exempted from sequestration by such 
Act. 
(b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the term ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be synonymous with and refer 
specifically to each account appropriating Federal funds in 
this Act, and any sequestration order shall be applied to
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each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate total of 
those accounts: Provided, That sequestration 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. 
SEC. 315. (a)(1) An entity of the District of Columbia 
government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
fiscal year 2004 if—
(A) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use 
of the gift or donation (except as provided in para-
graph (2) of this subsection); and 
(B) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry 
out its authorized functions or duties. 
(2) The Council of the District of Columbia and the 
District of Columbia courts may accept and use gifts with-
out prior approval by the Mayor. 
(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), and 
shall make such records available for audit and public in-
spection. 
(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.
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(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. 316. 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-
fices of United States Senator or United States Representa-
tive under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia State-
hood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 317. 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. 318. 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 otherwise im-
plement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, 
cohabiting couples, including but not limited to registration 
for the purpose of extending employment, health, or govern-
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mental benefits to such couples on the same basis that such 
benefits are extended to legally married couples. 
SEC. 319. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, obligate, 
and expend Federal, private, and other grants received by 
the District government that are not reflected in the 
amounts appropriated in this Act. 
(b) No such Federal, private, or other grant may be 
accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a) 
until—
(1) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia submits to the Council a report setting 
forth detailed information regarding such grant; and 
(2) the Council within 15 calendar days after re-
ceipt of the report submitted under paragraph (1) has 
reviewed and approved the acceptance, obligation, 
and expenditure of such grant. 
(c) No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
general fund or other funds of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a 
grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of the ap-
proval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not 
subject to such subsection.
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(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth de-
tailed information regarding all Federal, private, and other 
grants subject to this section. Each such report shall be sub-
mitted to the Council of the District of Columbia and to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate not later than 15 days after the 
end of the quarter covered by the report. 
SEC. 320. (a) 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 paragraph, the term ‘‘official duties’’ does 
not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s resi-
dence 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 is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 
Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer 
or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who resides
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in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours 
a day; 
(3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(4) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall submit by March 1, 2004 an inventory, as of 
September 30, 2003, of all vehicles owned, leased or operated 
by the District of Columbia government. The inventory 
shall include, but not be limited to, the department to which 
the vehicle is assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; 
the acquisition date and cost; the general condition of the 
vehicle; annual operating and maintenance costs; current 
mileage; and whether the vehicle is allowed to be taken home 
by a District officer or employee and if so, the officer or 
employee’s title and resident location. 
SEC. 321. No officer or employee of the District of Co-
lumbia government (including any independent agency of 
the District of Columbia, but excluding the Office of the 
Chief Technology Officer, the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia, and the Metropolitan 
Police Department) may enter into an agreement in excess 
of $2,500 for the procurement of goods or services on behalf 
of any entity of the District government until the officer 
or employee has conducted an analysis of how the procure-
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ment of the goods and services involved under the applicable 
regulations and procedures of the District government 
would differ from the procurement of the goods and services 
involved under the Federal supply schedule and other appli-
cable regulations and procedures of the General Services Ad-
ministration, including an analysis of any differences in 
the costs to be incurred and the time required to obtain the 
goods or services. 
SEC. 322. None of the funds contained in this Act may 
be used for purposes of the annual independent audit of 
the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2004 
unless—
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the District of Columbia, in coordination with 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum-
bia, pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the District of 
Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 2–302.8); and 
(2) the audit includes as a basic financial state-
ment a comparison of audited actual year-end results 
with the revenues submitted in the budget document 
for such year and the appropriations enacted into law 
for such year using the format, terminology, and clas-
sifications contained in the law making the appro-
priations for the year and its legislative history.
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SEC. 323. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used by the District of Columbia Corporation Coun-
sel 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 rep-
resentation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Colum-
bia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on 
briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials 
of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 324. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any ille-
gal drug. 
(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
for such program separately from any funds contained in 
this Act. 
SEC. 325. None of the funds contained in this Act may 
be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins 
on the date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary 
of any chief financial officer of any office of the District 
of Columbia government (including any independent agen-
cy of the District of Columbia) who has not filed a certifi-
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cation with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer of 
the District of Columbia that the officer understands the 
duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and the offi-
cer’s agency as a result of this Act (and the amendments 
made by this Act), including any duty to prepare a report 
requested either in the Act or in any of the reports accom-
panying the Act and the deadline by which each report 
must be submitted. The Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate by 
the 10th day after the end of each quarter a summary list 
showing each report, the due date, and the date submitted 
to the Committees. 
SEC. 326. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regula-
tion to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with 
the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I sub-
stance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) 
or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
(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 Novem-
ber 3, 1998, shall not take effect. 
SEC. 327. Nothing in this Act may be construed to pre-
vent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from
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addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive cov-
erage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Con-
gress that any legislation enacted on such issue should in-
clude a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for 
religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 328. (a) If the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals does 
not make a payment described in subsection (b) prior to 
the expiration of the 45-day period which begins on the date 
the Court receives a completed voucher for a claim for the 
payment, interest shall be assessed against the amount of 
the payment which would otherwise be made to take into 
account the period which begins on the day after the expira-
tion of such 45-day period and which ends on the day the 
Court makes the payment. 
(b) A payment described in this subsection is—
(1) a payment authorized under section 11–2604 
and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to 
representation provided under the District of Colum-
bia Criminal Justice Act); 
(2) a payment for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 
16, D.C. Official Code; or
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(3) a payment for counsel authorized under sec-
tion 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to rep-
resentation provided under the District of Columbia 
Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable 
Power of Attorney Act of 1986). 
(c) The chief judges of the Superior Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals shall establish standards and criteria for deter-
mining whether vouchers submitted for claims for payments 
described in subsection (b) are complete, and shall publish 
and make such standards and criteria available to attor-
neys who practice before such Courts. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
the assessment of interest against any claim (or portion of 
any claim) which is denied by the Court involved. 
(e) This section shall apply with respect to claims re-
ceived by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 
or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals during fiscal 
year 2003 and any subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 329. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate quarterly re-
ports addressing the following issues—
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(1) crime, including the homicide rate, imple-
mentation of community policing, the number of po-
lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of 
open-air drug markets; 
(2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treat-
ment, including the number of treatment slots, the 
number of people served, the number of people on 
waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment pro-
grams; 
(3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent 
offenders, including the number of halfway house es-
capes and steps taken to improve monitoring and su-
pervision of halfway house residents to reduce the 
number of escapes to be provided in consultation with 
the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
for the District of Columbia; 
(4) education, including access to special edu-
cation services and student achievement to be pro-
vided in consultation with the District of Columbia 
Public Schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; 
(5) improvement in basic District services, in-
cluding rat control and abatement; 
(6) application for and management of Federal 
grants, including the number and type of grants for
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which the District was eligible but failed to apply 
and the number and type of grants awarded to the 
District but for which the District failed to spend the 
amounts received; and 
(7) indicators of child well-being. 
SEC. 330. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 
442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Offi-
cial Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of 
Columbia government for fiscal year 2004 that is in the 
total amount of the approved appropriation and that re-
aligns all budgeted data for personal services and other-
than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated actual 
expenditures. 
SEC. 331. None of the funds contained in this Act may 
be used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the 
District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relat-
ing to docket numbers 93–030–(PA) and 93–031–(PA). 
SEC. 332. None of the Federal funds made available 
in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency,
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or instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 333. In addition to any other authority to pay 
claims and judgments, any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the District government may pay the settle-
ment or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less 
than $10,000, in accordance with the Risk Management for 
Settlements and Judgments Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. 
Law 13–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–402). 
SEC. 334. All funds from the Crime Victims Com-
pensation Fund, established pursuant to section 16 of the 
Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. 
Law 11–243; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–514) (‘‘Compensa-
tion Act’’), that are designated for outreach activities pur-
suant to section 16(d)(2) of the Compensation Act shall be 
deposited in the Crime Victims Assistance Fund, established 
pursuant to section 16a of the Compensation Act, for the 
purpose of outreach activities, and shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 335. Notwithstanding any other law, the District 
of Columbia Courts shall transfer to the general treasury 
of the District of Columbia all fines levied and collected by 
the Courts in cases charging Driving Under the Influence 
and Driving While Impaired. The transferred funds shall
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remain available until expended and shall be used by the 
Office of the Corporation Counsel for enforcement and pros-
ecution of District traffic alcohol laws in accordance with 
section 10(b)(3) of the District of Columbia Traffic Control 
Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50–2201.05(b)(3)). 
SEC. 336. From the local funds appropriated under 
this Act, any agency of the District government may trans-
fer to the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bar-
gaining (OLRCB) such amounts as may be necessary to 
pay for representation by OLRCB in third-party cases, 
grievances, and dispute resolution, pursuant to an intra-
District agreement with OLRCB. These amounts shall be 
available for use by OLRCB to reimburse the cost of pro-
viding the representation. 
SEC. 337. None of the funds contained in this Act may 
be made available to pay—
(1) the fees of an attorney who represents a 
party in an action or an attorney who defends any 
action, including an administrative proceeding, 
brought against the District of Columbia Public 
Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in excess of $4,000 
for that action; or 
(2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the 
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
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determines to have a pecuniary interest, either 
through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, 
in any special education diagnostic services, schools, 
or other special education service providers. 
SEC. 338. The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall require attorneys in special education 
cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Act 
(IDEA) in the District of Columbia to certify in writing 
that the attorney or representative rendered any and all 
services for which they receive awards, including those re-
ceived under a settlement agreement or as part of an ad-
ministrative proceeding, under the IDEA from the District 
of Columbia: Provided, That as part of the certification, 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia re-
quire all attorneys in IDEA cases to disclose any financial, 
corporate, legal, memberships on boards of directors, or 
other relationships with any special education diagnostic 
services, schools, or other special education service providers 
to which the attorneys have referred any clients as part of 
this certification: Provided further, That the Chief Finan-
cial Officer shall prepare and submit quarterly reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on the certification of and the 
amount paid by the government of the District of Columbia, 
including the District of Columbia Public Schools, to attor-
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neys in cases brought under IDEA: Provided further, That 
the Inspector General of the District of Columbia may con-
duct investigations to determine the accuracy of the certifi-
cations. 
SEC. 339. Chapter 3 of title 16, District of Columbia 
Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 
16–316. 
APPOINTMENT 
AND 
COMPENSATION 
OF 
COUNSEL; GUARDIAN AD LITEM. 
‘‘(a) When a petition for adoption has been filed and 
there has been no termination or relinquishment of parental 
rights with respect to the proposed adoptee or consent to 
the proposed adoption by a parent or guardian whose con-
sent is required under D.C. Code section 16–304, the Court 
may appoint an attorney to represent such parent or 
guardian in the adoption proceeding if the individual is 
financially unable to obtain adequate representation. 
‘‘(b) The Court may appoint a guardian ad litem who 
is an attorney to represent the child in an adoption pro-
ceeding. The guardian ad litem shall in general be charged 
with the representation of the child’s best interest. 
‘‘(c) An attorney appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 
or (b) of this section shall be compensated in accordance 
with D.C. Code section 16–2326.01, except that compensa-
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tion in the adoption case shall be subject to the limitation 
set forth in D.C. Code section 16–2326.01(b)(2).’’. 
The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 16, District 
of Columbia Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 16–316. Appointment and compensation of counsel; guardian ad litem.’’.
SEC. 340. (a) The amount appropriated by this Act 
as Other Type Funds may be increased no more than 25 
percent to an account for unanticipated growth in revenue 
collections. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF USE.—The District of Columbia 
may obligate or expend these amounts only in accordance 
with the following conditions: 
(1) CERTIFICATION
BY
THE
CHIEF
FINANCIAL 
OFFICER.—The Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall certify that anticipated revenue col-
lections support an increase in Other Type authority 
in the amount request. 
(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The amounts may 
be obligated or expended only if the Mayor notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate in writing 30 days in ad-
vance of any obligation or expenditure. 
SEC. 341. (a) The amount appropriated by this Act 
may be increased by no more than $15,000,000 from funds
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identified in the comprehensive annual financial report as 
the District’s fund balance. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON USE.—The District of Columbia 
may obligate or expend these amounts only in accordance 
with the following conditions: 
(1) CERTIFICATION
BY
THE
CHIEF
FINANCIAL 
OFFICER.—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 of Columbia’s long-term financial, fis-
cal, and economic vitality. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The District of Columbia may 
only use these funds for the following expenditures: 
(A) Unanticipated one-time expenditures; 
(B) To address potential deficits; 
(C) Debt reduction; 
(D) Unanticipated program needs; or 
(E) To cover revenue shortfalls. 
(3) LOCAL LAW.—The amounts shall be obligated 
or expended in accordance with laws enacted by the 
Council in support of each such obligation or expendi-
ture. 
(4) RECEIVERSHIP.—The amounts may not be 
used to fund the agencies of the District of Columbia 
government under court-ordered receivership.
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(5) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The amounts may 
be obligated or expended only if the Mayor notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate in writing 30 days in ad-
vance of any obligation or expenditure. 
(6) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made 
available pursuant to this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate November 18, 2003. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary.