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(3) operating on shared radio frequencies with the Metro-
politan Police Department;
(4) permitting personnel of the agency to carry out process-
ing and papering of suspects they arrest in the District of
Columbia; and
(5) such other items as the agency and the Metropolitan
Police Department may agree to include in the agreement.
(c) COORDINATION WITH U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE.—Agreements
entered into pursuant to this section shall be coordinated in advance
with the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
(d) 
COVERED
FEDERAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES
DESCRIBED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered Federal law enforce-
ment agency’’ means any of the following:
(1) United States Capitol Police.
(2) United States Marshals Service.
(3) Library of Congress Police.
(4) Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police Force.
(5) Supreme Court Police.
(6) Amtrak Police Department.
(7) Department of Protective Services, United States Holo-
caust Museum.
(8) Government Printing Office Police.
(9) United States Park Police.
(10) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
(11) Drug Enforcement Administration.
(12) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(13) Criminal Investigation Division, Internal Revenue
Service.
(14) Department of the Navy Police Division, Naval District
Washington.
(15) Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
(16) 11th Security Police Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base.
(17) United States Army Military District of Washington.
(18) United States Customs Service.
(19) Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(20) Postal Inspection Service, United States Postal Service.
(21) Uniformed Division, United States Secret Service.
(22) United States Secret Service.
(23) National Zoological Part Police.
(24) Federal Protective Service, General Services Adminis-
tration, National Capital Region.
(25) Defense Protective Service, Department of Defense
Washington Headquarters Services.
(26) Office of Protective Services, Smithsonian Institution.
(27) Office of Protective Services, National Gallery of Art.
(28) United States Army Criminal Investigation Command,
Department of the Army Washington District, 3rd Military
Police Group.
(29) Marine Corps Law Enforcement.
(30) Department of State Diplomatic Security.
(31) United States Coast Guard.
(32) United States Postal Police.
(e) CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTIVITY.—Effective with respect to
conduct occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this
title, whoever in the District of Columbia knowingly and willfully
obstructs any bridge connecting the District of Columbia and the
Commonwealth of Virginia—
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(1) shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more than
$5,000, and in addition may be imprisoned not more than
30 days; or
(2) if applicable, shall be subject to prosecution by the
District of Columbia under the provisions of District law and
regulation amended by the Safe Streets Anti-Prostitution
Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11–130).
SEC. 11713. PERMITTING GARNISHMENT OF WAGES OF OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.
Section 2 of D.C. Law 2–14 (DC Code, sec. 1–516) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘After July 25’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) After
July 25’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) After October 1, 1997, wages salaries, annuities, retirement
and disability benefits, and other remuneration based upon employ-
ment, or other income owed by, due from, and payable by the
government of the District of Columbia to any individual shall
be subject to attachment, garnishment, assignment, or withholding
in accordance with subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 16 of the
District of Columbia Code in the same manner and to the same
extent as if the government of the District of Columbia were a
private person.’’.
SEC. 11714. PERMITTING EXCESS APPROPRIATIONS BY WATER AND
SEWER AUTHORITY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 445A of the District of Columbia
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code,
sec. 43–1691), as added by section 4(a) of the District of Columbia
Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The District’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The District’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) PERMITTING EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS REVENUES FOR CAP-
ITAL
PROJECTS
IN
EXCESS
OF
BUDGET.—Notwithstanding the
amount appropriated for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority for capital projects for a fiscal year, if the revenues
of the Authority for the year exceed the estimated revenues of
the Authority provided in the annual budget of the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year, the Authority may obligate or expend
an additional amount for capital projects during the year equal
to the amount of such excess revenues.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The fourth sentence of section
446 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47–304), as amended by section
2(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Act of 1996, is amended by striking ‘‘in section 467(d)’’ and inserting
‘‘in section 445A(b), section 467(d)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after October
1, 1996.
SEC. 11715. REQUIRING CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE
NOTICE BEFORE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES AFFECTING
REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) HEADS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the
head of any Federal agency may not carry out any activity
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that affects real property located in the District of Columbia
unless—
(A) not later than 60 days before carrying out such
activity, the head of the agency provides a notice describing
such activity and the property affected to the Administrator
of General Services and the Administrator of General Serv-
ices transmits such notice to the individuals described in
subsection (c); and
(B) the head of the agency provides the individuals
described in subsection (c) with the opportunity to present
oral or written comments on the activity to a representative
of the head of the agency before the head of the agency
carries out the activity.
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term
‘‘Federal agency’’ means an executive department (as defined
in section 101 of title 5, United States Code).
(b) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), the Architect of the Capitol may not carry out any
activity that affects real property located in the District of Columbia
unless—
(1) not later than 60 days before carrying out such activity,
the Architect provides a notice describing such activity and
the property affected to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and such
Committees transmit such notice to the individuals described
in subsection (c); and
(2) the Architect provides the individuals described in sub-
section (c) with the opportunity to present oral or written
comments on the activity to a representative of the Architect
before the Architect carries out the activity.
(c) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individuals described in this
paragraph (with respect to the activity and the real property
involved) are the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chair
of the Council of the District of Columbia, and the Chair of the
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (as established pursuant to
section 738 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act) in whose neighborhood such
property is located.
(d) EXCEPTION
FOR EMERGENCIES.—The head of a Federal
agency or the Architect of the Capitol may waive the requirements
of subsection (a) if the head of the agency or the Architect finds
that compliance with the requirements would jeopardize the public
safety or the national security interests of the United States, but
only if the head of the agency or the Architect—
(1) certifies such finding and the reasons for such finding
to the individuals described in subsection (c) and to Congress;
and
(2) at the earliest time practicable, provides such individ-
uals with the notice described in paragraph (1) of subsection
(a) or (b) (whichever is applicable) and the opportunity to
present comments described in paragraph (2) of subsection
(a) or (b).
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1 shall apply to activities carried
out after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the
date of the enactment of this title.
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SEC. 11716. REPEAL TERM OF DEED OF CONVEYANCE TO CERTAIN
HOSPITAL.
Section 2 of the Act of June 6, 1952 (chapter 486; 66 Stat.
288) (DC Code, sec. 32–121) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 11717. SHORT TITLE OF HOME RULE ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended by
striking ‘‘District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act’’ and inserting ‘‘District of Columbia Home Rule
Act’’.
(b) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in law or regulation
to the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act.
CHAPTER 3—EFFECTIVE DATE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 11721. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of
this title shall take effect on the later of October 1, 1997, or
the day the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority certifies that the financial plan
and budget for the District government for fiscal year 1998 meet
the requirements of section 201(c)(1) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995,
as amended by this title.
SEC. 11722. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Any Federal agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31,
United States Code) may provide, at the discretion of the head
of the agency, technical assistance to, and training for, personnel
of the Government of the District of Columbia. Such assistance
shall be limited to assistance that does not interfere with the
mission of the agency. The authority provided by this section shall
expire three years from the date of enactment of this statute.
SEC. 11723. LIABILITY.
(a) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The District of Columbia shall
defend any civil action or proceeding pending on the effective date
of this title in any court or other official municipal, state, or federal
forum against the District of Columbia or its officers, employees,
or agents, and shall assume any liability resulting from such an
action or proceeding.
(b) STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.—The State Justice Institute shall
not be liable for damages or equitable relief on the basis of the
activities or operations of any federal or District of Columbia agency
which receives funds through the State Justice Institute pursuant
to this title.
(c) UNITED STATES.—The United States, its officers, employees,
and agents, and its agencies shall not—
(1) be responsible for the payment of any judgments, liabil-
ities or costs resulting from any action or proceeding against
the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, employees,
or agents;
(2) be subject to liability in any case on the basis of the
activities of the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers,
employees, or agents; or
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(3) be subject to liability in any case under section 1979
of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983).
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any other defense
or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United States,
the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, employees, or
agents.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.