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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2071
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reor-
ganization Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District
laws, to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 1993
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on the District of Columbia
and Rules
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act to eliminate Congres-
sional review of newly-passed District laws, to provide
the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy
Act of 1993’’.
(b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or
repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall
be considered to be made to that section or other provision
of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Govern-
mental Reorganization Act.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET AUTONOMY.
(a) ENACTMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDG-
ET WITHOUT FURTHER CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 446 (sec. 47–304,
D.C. Code) is amended by striking the third, fourth,
and fifth sentences and inserting the following: ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in section 467(d), section 471(c),
section 472(d)(2), section 483(d), and subsections
(f) and (g)(3) of section 490, no amount may be ob-
ligated or expended by any officer or employee of the
District of Columbia government unless such
amount has been approved by Act of Congress, an
act of the Council, or a directive of the President
under section 740, and then only in accordance with
such authorization.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Sections
467(d), 471(c), 472(d)(2), and 483(d) and sub-
sections (f) and (g)(3) of section 490 are each
amended by striking ‘‘fourth sentence’’ and inserting
‘‘second sentence’’.
(B) Section 412(a) (D.C. Code, sec. 1–229(a))
is amended by striking ‘‘(other than an act to which
section 446 applies)’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The heading
of section 446 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘ENACTMENT OF BUDGET BY THE COUNCIL’’
(B) The item relating to section 446 in the
table of contents is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 446. Enactment of budget by the Council.’’.
(b) ACTION BY COUNCIL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ON BUDGET ACTS.—Section 404(f) (sec. 1–227(f), D.C.
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘transmitted by the Chair-
man to the President of the United States’’ both places
it appears and inserting ‘‘incorporated in such Act’’.
(c) PERMITTING EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IF POSI-
TION AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF THE COUNCIL.—Section
447 (sec. 47–305, D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or act of the Council’’ after
‘‘Act of Congress’’ both places it appears; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and acts of the Council’’ after
‘‘Acts of Congress’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO LIMITATIONS ON BORROWING
AND SPENDING BY THE DISTRICT TO REFLECT CHANGES
IN BUDGET PROCESS.—