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$404,000 from Federal funds and $20,000 from other
funds) shall be available for the Commission on the Arts
and Humanities: Provided further, That the public schools
of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not
to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver
education program: Provided further, That not to exceed
$2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the
President of the University of the District of Columbia,
and $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be available
from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds contained in this Act may
be made available to pay the salaries of any District of
Columbia Public School teacher, principal, administrator,
official, or employee who knowingly provides false enroll-
ment or attendance information under article II, section
5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for compulsory
school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes’’, approved
February 4, 1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31–401 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able to subsidize the education of any nonresident of the
District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public
elementary and secondary school during fiscal year 2001
unless the nonresident pays tuition to the District of Co-
lumbia at a rate that covers 100 percent of the costs in-
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curred by the District of Columbia which are attributable
to the education of the nonresident (as established by the
Superintendent
of
the
District
of
Columbia
Public
Schools): Provided further, That this appropriation shall
not be available to subsidize the education of nonresidents
of the District of Columbia at the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, unless the Board of Trustees of the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001, 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 edu-
cation in the metropolitan area: Provided further, That
$2,200,000 is allocated to the Temporary Weighted Stu-
dent Formula to fund 344 additional slots for pre-K stu-
dents: Provided further, That $50,000 is allocated to fund
a conference on learning support for children ages 3–4 in
September 2000 hosted jointly by the District of Columbia
Public Schools and District of Columbia public charter
schools: Provided further, That no local funds in this Act
shall be used to administer a system wide standardized
test more than once in FY 2001: Provided further, That
no less than $389,219,000 shall be expended on local
schools through the Weighted Student Formula: Provided
further, That the District of Columbia Public Schools may
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spend $500,000 to engage in a Schools Without Violence
program based on a model developed by the University of
North Carolina, located in Greensboro, North Carolina:
Provided further, That section 441 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87
Stat. 798; D.C. Code, sec. 47–101), is amended as follows:
(a) The third sentence is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘However, the fiscal year for the Armory Board
shall begin on the first day of January and shall end
on the thirty-first day of December of each calendar
year, and, beginning the first day of July 2001, the
fiscal year for the District of Columbia Public
Schools and the District of Columbia Public Charter
Schools shall begin on the first day of July and end
on the thirtieth day of June of each calendar year.’’.
(b) One new sentence is added at the end to
read as follows: ‘‘The District of Columbia Public
Schools shall take appropriate action to ensure that
its financial books are closed by June 30, 2003.’’.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
Human support services, $1,532,204,000 (including
$633,897,000 from local funds, $881,589,000 from Fed-
eral funds, and $16,718,000 from other funds): Provided,
That $25,836,000 of this appropriation, to remain avail-
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able until expended, shall be available solely for District
of Columbia employees’ disability compensation: Provided
further, That the District of Columbia shall not provide
free government services such as water, sewer, solid waste
disposal or collection, utilities, maintenance, repairs, or
similar services to any legally constituted private nonprofit
organization, as defined in section 411(5) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (101 Stat. 485;
Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11371), providing emer-
gency shelter services in the District, if the District would
not be qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to such
Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11301
et seq.): Provided further, That $1,250,000 shall be paid
to the Doe Fund for the operation of its Ready, Willing,
and Able Program in the District of Columbia as follows:
$250,000 to cover debt owed by the District of Columbia
government for services rendered shall be paid to the Doe
Fund within 15 days of the enactment of this Act; and
$1,000,000 shall be paid in equal monthly installments by
the 15th day of each month: Provided further, That
$400,000 shall be available for the administrative costs
associated with implementation of the Drug Treatment
Choice Program established pursuant to section 4 of the
Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed by the
Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329): Provided fur-
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ther, That $7,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the
Addiction Recovery Fund established pursuant to section
5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed
by the Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329).
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,
$278,242,000 (including $265,078,000 from local funds,
$3,328,000 from Federal funds, and $9,836,000 from
other funds): Provided further, That this appropriation
shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous
refuse from hotels and places of business: Provided fur-
ther, That $100,000 shall be available for a commercial
sector
recycling
initiative:
Provided
further,
That
$250,000 shall be available to initiate a recycling edu-
cation campaign: Provided further, That $10,000 shall be
available for community clean-up kits: Provided further,
That $190,000 shall be available to restore a 3.5 percent
vacancy rate in Parking Services: Provided further, That
$170,000 shall be available to plant 500 trees: Provided
further, That $118,000 shall be available for two water
trucks: Provided further, That $150,000 shall be available
for contract monitors and parking analysts within Parking
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Services: Provided further, That $1,409,000 shall be avail-
able for a neighborhood cleanup initiative: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,000,000 shall be available for tree mainte-
nance: Provided further, That $600,000 shall be available
for an anti-graffiti program: Provided further, That
$226,000 shall be available for a hazardous waste pro-
gram: Provided further, That $1,260,000 shall be available
for parking control aides: Provided further, That $400,000
shall be available for the Department of Motor Vehicles
to hire additional ticket adjudicators, conduct additional
hearings, and reduce the waiting time for hearings.
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS
For all agencies of the District of Columbia govern-
ment under court ordered receivership, $389,528,000 (in-
cluding $234,913,000 from local funds, $135,555,000
from Federal funds, and $19,060,000 from other funds).
RESERVE
For replacement of funds expended, if any, during
fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, $150,000,000: Provided, That none of these funds
shall be obligated or expended under this heading until:
(1) the reductions from ‘‘Operational Improvement Sav-
ings’’, ‘‘Management Reform Savings’’, and ‘‘Cafeteria
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Plan’’ have been achieved and the achievement certified
by the District of Columbia Inspector General; (2) the
Chief Financial Officer certifies that the reserve assets are
not required to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000
from the Reserve established by section 202(i) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8; and (3)
the District of Columbia government enters into leases
provided for under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Wa-
terfront Improvements’’ in Public Law 105–277, approved
October 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–124), as amended by
section 164 of Public Law 106–113, approved November
29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1529): Provided further, That the un-
expended portion of the fiscal year 2000 reserve that is
carried over into fiscal year 2001 will free up local funds
in the fiscal year 2001 Reserve that can be used to fund
selected programs upon certification by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia that: (1) the Mayor
will achieve operational improvement savings and manage-
ment reform productivity savings in the fiscal year 2001
Budget and Financial Plan, (2) the collection of additional
revenues within the fiscal year 2001 Budget and Financial
Plan will be achieved; and (3) agency expenditures are
monitored and fiscal challenges are addressed to the satis-
faction of the Chief Financial Office during fiscal year
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2001. The programs that will be funded following certifi-
cation by the Chief Financial Officer are as follows: GOV-
ERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT, $4,163,000 (in-
cluding $621,000 for the Office of the Mayor; $1,042,000
for Human Resource Development; $2,500,000 for the Of-
fice of Property Management): ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND REGULATION, $3,496,000 (including $3,296,000 for
the Department of Housing and Community Development;
$200,000 for the Department of Employment Services):
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND JUSTICE, $6,483,000 (including
$200,000
for
the
Metropolitan
Police
Department,
$1,293,000 for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department, $4,890,000 for Settlements and Judgments,
$100,000 for the Citizen Complaint Review Board): PUB-
LIC
EDUCATION
SYSTEM,
$15,099,000
(including
$12,079,000 for Public Schools, $2,500,000 for the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia, $400,000 for the Pub-
lic Library, $120,000 for the Commission on the Arts and
Humanities): HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES, $17,830,000
(including $4,245,000 for the Department of Health,
$1,511,000 for the Department of Recreation and Parks,
$574,000 for the Office on Aging, $1,500,000 for the Of-
fice on Latino Affairs, $10,000,000 for Children and
Youth Investment Fund): PUBLIC WORKS, $4,050,000
(including $1,500,000 for the Department of Public
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Works, $1,000,000 for the Department of Motor Vehicles,
$1,550,000 for the Taxicab Commission): RECEIVERSHIP
PROGRAMS, $19,300,000 (including $6,300,000 for Child
and Family Services, $13,000,000 for the Commission on
Mental Health Services): and CAFETERIA PLAN SAVINGS,
$5,000,000: Provided further, That the freed-up appro-
priated funds in fiscal year 2001 from the reserve rollover
shall be used to provide funding in the following order:
(1) the first $32,000,000 shall be used to provide in the
following order, $6,300,000 to the LaShawn Receivership,
$13,000,000
to
the
Commission
on
Mental
Health,
$12,079,000 to the District of Columbia Public Schools,
and $621,000 to the Office of the Mayor, if the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer certifies that the first $32,000,000 is not
required to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000
from the Reserve established by section 202(i) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8; (2) the
next $37,189,000 shall be used to provide $37,189,000
to Management Savings to the extent, if any, the Chief
Financial Officer determines the Management Savings is
not achieving the required savings, and the balance, if any,
shall be provided in the following order: $10,000,000 to
the Children Investment Trust, $1,511,000 to the Depart-
ment of Parks and Recreation, $1,293,000 to the Depart-
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ment of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, $120,000
to the Commission on the Arts and Humanities, $400,000
to the District of Columbia Public Library, $574,000 to
the Office on Aging, $3,296,000 to the Department of
Housing and Community Development, $200,000 to the
Department of Employment Services, $2,500,000 to the
University of the District of Columbia, $1,500,000 to the
Department of Public Works, $1,000,000 to the Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles, $4,245,000 to the Department
of Health, $1,500,000 to the Commission on Latino Af-
fairs, $1,550,000 to the Taxicab Commission, $2,500,000
to the Office of Property Management, and $5,000,000
for the savings associated with the implementation of the
Cafeteria Plan, if the Chief Financial Officer certifies that
the $37,189,000 is not required to replace funds expended
in fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, in fiscal year 2000, and that all the savings are
being achieved from the Management Savings; (3) the
next $10,000,000 shall be used to provide $6,232,000 to
Operational Improvement to the extent, if any, the Chief
Financial Officer determines the Operational Improve-
ment is not achieving the required savings, and the bal-
ance, if any, shall be provided in the following order:
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$100,000
to
the
Civilian
Complaint
Review
Board,
$200,000 to the Metropolitan Police Department for the
Emergency Response Team, $1,042,000 to be used for
Training, and $4,890,000 to the Settlement and Judg-
ments Funds, if the Chief Financial Officer certifies that
the $6,232,000 is not required to replace funds expended
in fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve established by section
202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law
104–8, in fiscal year 2000 and that all the savings are
being achieved from the Operational Improvement Sav-
ings; and (4) the balance shall be used for Pay-As-You-
Go Capital Funds in lieu of capital financing if the Chief
Financial Officer certifies that the balance is not required
to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000 from the
Reserve established by section 202(i) of the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Act of 1995, Public Law 104–8: Provided further,
That section 202(j) of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995,
approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 109; D.C. Code, sec.
47–392.2(j)), is amended as follows:
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
For payment of principal, interest and certain fees
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Co-
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lumbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as
authorized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
1973, $243,238,000 from local funds: Provided further,
That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance
$19,232,000 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: Provided further, That $2,000,000 is allocated to
the Metropolitan Police Department, $4,300,000 for the
Fire
and
Emergency
Medical
Services
Department,
$1,622,000 for the Public Library, $2,010,000 for the De-
partment of Parks and Recreation, $7,500,000 for the De-
partment of Public Works and $1,800,000 for the Public
Benefit Corporation.
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT
For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000
general fund accumulated deficit as of September 30,
1990, $39,300,000 from local funds, as authorized by sec-
tion 461(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
(105 Stat. 540; D.C. Code, sec. 47–321(a)(1)).
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing,
$1,140,000 from local funds.
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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred
in connection with Presidential inauguration activities as
authorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended, ap-
proved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824, and D.C. Code,
sec. 1–1803), $5,961,000, which shall be apportioned by
the Chief Financial Officer within the various appropria-
tion headings in this Act.
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION
For lease payments in accordance with the Certifi-
cates of Participation involving the land site underlying
the building located at One Judiciary Square, $7,950,000
from local funds.
WILSON BUILDING
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson
Building, $8,409,000.
OPTICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS
For
optical
and
dental
insurance
payments,
$2,675,000 from local funds.
MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICE
For management supervisory service, $13,200,000
from local funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the
District of Columbia among the various appropriation
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headings in this Act for which employees are properly pay-
able.
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND TRANSFER
PAYMENT
There is transferred $61,406,000 to the Tobacco Set-
tlement Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2302
of the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act
of 1999, effective October 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 13–38; to
be codified at D.C. Code, sec. 6–135), to be spent pursu-
ant to local law.
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS SAVINGS (INCLUDING
MANAGED COMPETITION)
The Mayor and the Council in consultation with the
Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Fi-
nancial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $10,000,000 for oper-
ational improvements savings in local funds to one or more
of the appropriation headings in this Act.
MANAGEMENT REFORM SAVINGS
The Mayor and the Council in consultation with the
Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Fi-
nancial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $37,000,000 for manage-
ment reform savings in local funds to one or more of the
appropriation headings in this Act.
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CAFETERIA PLAN SAVINGS
For the implementation of a Cafeteria Plan pursuant
to Federal law, a reduction of $5,000,000 in local funds.
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE WASHINGTON
AQUEDUCT
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and
the Washington Aqueduct, $275,705,000 from other funds
(including $230,614,000 for the Water and Sewer Author-
ity and $45,091,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of
which $41,503,000 shall be apportioned and payable to
the District’s debt service fund for repayment of loans and
interest incurred for capital improvement projects.
For construction projects, $140,725,000, as author-
ized by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the laying
of watermains and service sewers in the District of Colum-
bia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for other pur-
poses’’ (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58–140; D.C. Code, sec.
43–1512 et seq.): Provided, That the requirements and
restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital im-
provements projects and set forth in this Act under the
Capital Outlay appropriation title shall apply to projects
approved under this appropriation title.
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LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982
(95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 97–91), for the purpose
of implementing the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily
Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable
Purposes in the District of Columbia (D.C. Law 3 172;
D.C. Code, sec. 2–2501 et seq. and sec. 22–1516 et seq.),
$223,200,000: 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 revenues from Federal sources
shall be used to support the operations or activities of the
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission,
$10,968,000 from other funds: Provided, That the Mayor
shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the forth-
coming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public
Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301(b)).
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals
Public Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11–
212, D.C. Code, sec. 32–262.2, $123,548,000 of which
$45,313,000 shall be derived by transfer from the general
fund, and $78,235,000 from other funds: Provided, That
no appropriated amounts and no amounts from or guaran-
teed by the District of Columbia government (including
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority) may be made available
to the Corporation (through reprogramming, transfers,
loans, or any other mechanism) which are not otherwise
provided for under this heading.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, es-
tablished by section 121 of the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Reform Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code,
sec. 1–711), $11,414,000 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
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fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further,
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
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.
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES FUND
For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by
the District of Columbia Correctional Industries Estab-
lishment Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88–622),
$1,808,000 from other funds.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise
Fund, $52,726,000 from other funds.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
For
construction
projects,
an
increase
of
$1,077,282,000 of which $806,787,000 is from local
funds, $66,446,000 is from highway trust funds and
$204,049,000 is from Federal funds, and a rescission of
$55,208,000 from local funds appropriated under this
heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of
$1,022,074,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds for use of each capital project imple-
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menting agency shall be managed and controlled in ac-
cordance with all procedures and limitations established
under the Financial Management System: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds provided by this appropriation title
shall be available only for the specific projects and pur-
poses intended: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the
foregoing,
all
authorizations
for
capital
outlay
projects, except those projects covered by the first sen-
tence of section 23(a) of the Federal Aid Highway Act
of 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90–495; D.C. Code,
sec. 7–134, note), for which funds are provided by this
appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2002,
except authorizations for projects as to which funds have
been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30,
2002: Provided further, That upon expiration of any such
project authorization, the funds provided herein for the
project shall lapse.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
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SEC. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
all vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations con-
tained in this Act shall be audited before payment by the
designated certifying official, and the vouchers as ap-
proved shall be paid by checks issued by the designated
disbursing official.
SEC. 103. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for particular purposes or ob-
jects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise speci-
fied, 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. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able, when authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for
privately owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the
performance of official duties at rates established by the
Mayor: Provided, That such rates shall not exceed the
maximum prevailing rates for such vehicles as prescribed
in the Federal Property Management Regulations 101–7
(Federal Travel Regulations).
SEC. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues
of organizations 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
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of Columbia, funds may be expended with the authoriza-
tion of the chair of the Council.
SEC. 106. 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
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 Dis-
trict of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947
(70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84–460; D.C. Code, sec. 47–
1812.11(c)(3)).
SEC. 107. (a) REQUIRING MAYOR
TO MAINTAIN
INDEX.—Effective with respect to fiscal year 2001 and
each succeeding fiscal year, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia shall maintain an index of all employment per-
sonal services and consulting contracts in effect on behalf
of the District government, and shall include in the index
specific information on any severance clause in effect
under any such contract.
(b) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The index maintained
under subsection (a) shall be kept available for public in-
spection during regular business hours.
(c) CONTRACTS EXEMPTED.—Subsection (a) shall
not apply with respect to any collective bargaining agree-
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ment or any contract entered into pursuant to such a col-
lective bargaining agreement.
(d) DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘District government’’ means the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, including—
(1) any department, agency or instrumentality
of the government of the District of Columbia;
(2) any independent agency of the District of
Columbia established under part F of title IV of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act or any other
agency, board, or commission established by the
Mayor or the Council;
(3) the Council of the District of Columbia;
(4) any other agency, public authority, or public
benefit corporation which has the authority to re-
ceive monies directly or indirectly from the District
of Columbia (other than monies received from the
sale of goods, the provision of services, or the loan-
ing of funds to the District of Columbia); and
(5) the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority.
(e) No payment shall be made pursuant to any such
contract subject to subsection (a), nor any severance pay-
ment made under such contract, if a copy of the contract
has not been filed in the index. Interested parties may file
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copies of their contract or severance agreement in the
index on their own behalf.
SEC. 108. 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. 109. 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. 110. 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, salary, past work experience, and salary history are
not available for inspection by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the Dis-
trict of Columbia of the House Committee on Government
Reform, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and
the Council of the District of Columbia, or their duly au-
thorized representative.
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SEC. 111. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be
necessary for making payments authorized by the District
of Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977 (D.C. Law
2–20; D.C. Code, sec. 47–421 et seq.).
SEC. 112. No part of this appropriation shall be used
for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation
of any policy including boycott designed to support or de-
feat legislation pending before Congress or any State legis-
lature.
SEC. 113. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor
shall develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project,
for capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a rea-
sonable time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor
shall report to the Council of the District of Columbia and
the Congress the actual borrowings and spending progress
compared with projections.
SEC. 114. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for
capital projects unless the Mayor has obtained prior ap-
proval from the Council of the District of Columbia, by
resolution, identifying the projects and amounts to be fi-
nanced with such borrowings.
SEC. 115. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys
borrowed for capital projects for the operating expenses
of the District of Columbia government.
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SEC. 116. None of the funds provided under this Act
to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and Dis-
trict government agencies, that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2001, 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 expenditure
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which:
(1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program,
project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes
allocations specifically denied, limited or increased by Con-
gress in the 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) rees-
tablishes through reprogramming any program or project
previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments
existing
programs,
projects,
or
responsibility
centers
through
a
reprogramming
of
funds
in
excess
of
$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) in-
creases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a spe-
cific program, project or responsibility center; unless the
Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House
of Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in ad-
vance of any reprogramming as set forth in this section.
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SEC. 117. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal
cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer
or employee of the District of Columbia government.
SEC. 118. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency
Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 1824; Public Law 96–425; 15
U.S.C. 2001(2)), with an Environmental Protection Agen-
cy estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles
per gallon: Provided, That this section shall not apply to
security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles.
SEC. 119. 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. Code, sec. 1–601.1 et seq.), enacted pur-
suant to section 422(3) of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code,
sec. 1–242(3)), shall apply with respect to the compensa-
tion of District of Columbia employees: Provided, That for
pay purposes, employees of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code.
SEC. 120. No later than 30 days after the end of the
first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
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the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the
Council of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year
2001 revenue estimates as of the end of the first quarter
of fiscal year 2001. These estimates shall be used in the
budget request for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2002. The officially revised estimates at midyear shall be
used for the midyear report.
SEC. 121. 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. Code, sec. 1–1183.3), 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: Provided,
That the determination as to whether to invoke the com-
petitive bidding process has been made in accordance with
duly promulgated rules and procedures and said deter-
mination has been reviewed and approved by the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority.
SEC. 122. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037;
Public Law 99–177), the term ‘‘program, project, and ac-
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tivity’’ 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 ac-
counts rather than to the aggregate total of those ac-
counts: 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. 123. In the event a sequestration order is issued
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037: Public Law 99–177),
after the amounts appropriated to the District of Colum-
bia for the fiscal year involved have been paid to the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Mayor of the District 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 speci-
fied 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.
SEC. 124. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia
government may accept and use a gift or donation during
fiscal year 2001 if—
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(1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use
of the gift or donation: Provided, That the Council
of the District of Columbia may accept and use gifts
without prior approval by the Mayor; and
(2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry
out its authorized functions or duties.
(b) Each entity of the District of Columbia govern-
ment shall keep accurate and detailed records of the ac-
ceptance and use of any gift or donation under subsection
(a) of this section, and shall make such records available
for audit and public inspection.
(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.
(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. 125. 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
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Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Code, sec. 1–113(d)).
SEC. 126. (a) The University of the District of Co-
lumbia shall submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority and the Council of the District of Columbia no
later than 15 calendar days after the end of each quarter
a report that sets forth—
(1) current quarter expenditures and obliga-
tions, year-to-date expenditures and obligations, and
total fiscal year expenditure projections versus budg-
et broken out on the basis of control center, respon-
sibility center, and object class, and for all funds,
non-appropriated funds, and capital financing;
(2) a list of each account for which spending is
frozen and the amount of funds frozen, broken out
by control center, responsibility center, detailed ob-
ject, and for all funding sources;
(3) a list of all active contracts in excess of
$10,000 annually, which contains the name of each
contractor; the budget to which the contract is
charged, broken out on the basis of control center
and responsibility center, and contract identifying
codes used by the University of the District of Co-
lumbia; payments made in the last quarter and year-
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to-date, the total amount of the contract and total
payments made for the contract and any modifica-
tions, extensions, renewals; and specific modifica-
tions made to each contract in the last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports
that have been made by the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia within the last quarter in compli-
ance with applicable law; and
(5) changes made in the last quarter to the or-
ganizational structure of the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, displaying previous and current
control centers and responsibility centers, the names
of
the
organizational
entities
that
have
been
changed, the name of the staff member supervising
each entity affected, and the reasons for the struc-
tural change.
(b) The Mayor, the Authority, and the Council shall
provide the Congress by February 1, 2001, a summary,
analysis, and recommendations on the information pro-
vided in the quarterly reports.
SEC. 127. (a) Nothing in the Federal Grant and Co-
operative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et
seq.) may be construed to prohibit the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency from negotiating
and entering into cooperative agreements and grants au-
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thorized by law which affect real property of the Federal
Government in the District of Columbia if the principal
purpose of the cooperative agreement or grant is to pro-
vide comparable benefits for Federal and non-Federal
properties in the District of Columbia.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 128. (a) CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING PREF-
ERENCE IN USE OF SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTIES TO
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2209(b)(1)(A) of the
District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995
(sec.
31–2853.19(b)(1)(A),
D.C.
Code)
is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘purchase or lease’’ and in-
serting ‘‘purchase, lease-purchase, or lease’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘, provided that’’ and all
that follows and inserting a period.
(2) PROPERTY
SUBJECT
TO
PREFERENCE.—
Section 2209(b)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (sec. 31–
2853.19(b)(1)(B)(iii), D.C. Code) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Au-
thority or the Board of Education has
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transferred jurisdiction to the Mayor at
any time prior or subsequent to the date of
the enactment of this title.’’.
(b) PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.—
Section 2209(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 31–2853.19(b)(1),
D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) DISPOSITION
TO
PUBLIC
CHARTER
SCHOOLS.—
‘‘(i)
IN
GENERAL.—Public
charter
schools shall have the priority right to
lease, lease-purchase, or purchase any va-
cant facility or property described in sub-
paragraph (B), and any facility or property
described in subparagraph (B) which is
leased or occupied as of the date of the en-
actment of this subparagraph by an entity
other than a public charter school.
‘‘(ii)
APPRAISAL
OF
PROPERTY.—
When a public charter school notifies the
Mayor of its intention to exercise its rights
under clause (i), the Mayor shall obtain
within 90 days an independent fair market
appraisal of the facility or property based
on its current permitted use, and shall
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transmit a copy of the appraisal to the
public charter school. The public charter
school shall have 30 days from the date of
receipt of the appraisal to enter into a con-
tract for the purchase, lease-purchase, or
lease of such facility or property, which
time may be extended by mutual agree-
ment. Upon execution of the contract, the
public charter school shall have 180 days
to complete the acquisition of the property.
‘‘(iii) PRICES.—
‘‘(I) PURCHASE.—The purchase
price of a facility or property de-
scribed in this clause and in subpara-
graph (B) shall be the fair market
value of the facility or property, less a
25 percent discount.
‘‘(II) LEASE.—The lease price of
a facility or property described in this
clause and in subparagraph (B) shall
be the price charged by the District of
Columbia to other nonprofit organiza-
tions leasing public facilities or, if
there is no nonprofit rate, fair market
value less a 25 percent discount. The
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price shall be reduced to take into ac-
count the value of any improvement to
the public school facility or property
which is preapproved by the Mayor.
‘‘(III)
LEASE-PURCHASE.—A
lease-purchase price of a facility or
property described in this clause and
in subparagraph (B) shall reflect a 25
percent
discount
from
fair
market
value, in a manner consistent with
subclauses (I) and (II).
‘‘(iv) QUARTERLY REPORT.—On Jan-
uary 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of
each calendar year, the Mayor shall pub-
lish a report describing the status of each
facility or property described in subpara-
graph (B), including the date of expiration
of the lease term or right of occupancy, if
any, and the date, if any, each facility or
property was or will be put out for bid or
transferred to a District of Columbia agen-
cy, if any. The Mayor shall deliver such re-
port to each eligible chartering authority
and shall publish it in the District of Co-
lumbia register.
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‘‘(D)
DISPOSITION
OF
FACILITIES
OR
PROPERTIES AFTER EXCLUSIVE PERIOD.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor may
put out for bid to the public or transfer to
a District of Columbia agency for the use
of such agency any facility or property de-
scribed in this subparagraph (B) which
was not acquired by a public charter school
pursuant to subparagraph (C).
‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—At least 90 days prior
to putting any such facility property out
for bid or transferring it to a District of
Columbia agency, the Mayor shall notify
each eligible chartering authority in writ-
ing of his intention to do so.
‘‘(iii)
PUBLIC
CHARTER
SCHOOL
RIGHT
TO
ACQUIRE
BEFORE
BID
OR
TRANSFER.—Prior to the expiration of the
90-day notice period described in clause
(ii), a public charter school may purchase,
lease-purchase, or lease any facility or
property described in the notice under the
terms described in clause (iii) of subpara-
graph (C).
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‘‘(iv)
PUBLIC
CHARTER
SCHOOL
RIGHT
TO
MATCH
BID.—With regard to
any facility or property offered for bid
under this subparagraph, the Mayor shall
notify each eligible chartering authority in
writing within 5 days of the amount of the
highest acceptable bid. A public charter
school may purchase, lease-purchase, or
lease such facility or property by submit-
ting a bid for the facility or property with-
in 30 business days of receipt by each eli-
gible chartering authority of such notice.
The cost of acquisition shall be as de-
scribed in clause (iii) of subparagraph (C).
‘‘(v) FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES NOT
PUT OUT FOR BID OR TRANSFERRED.—A
public charter school shall have the right
to purchase, lease-purchase, or lease, under
the terms described in clause (iii) of sub-
paragraph (C), any facility or property de-
scribed in this paragraph that has not been
put out for bid or transferred to a District
of Columbia agency by the Mayor as pro-
vided for in this subparagraph.’’.
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(c) PREFERENCES FOR USE OF CURRENT PROP-
ERTY.—Section
2209(b)(2)
of
such
Act
(sec.
31–
2853.19(b)(2), D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘pur-
poses,’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes directly related to
its mission,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) PREFERENCE DESCRIBED.—A public
charter school shall have first priority to lease,
or otherwise contract for the use of, any prop-
erty described in subparagraph (B), at a rate
which does not exceed the rate charged a pri-
vate nonprofit entity for the use of a com-
parable property of the District of Columbia
public schools and which is reduced to take into
account the value of repairs or improvements
made to the facility or property by the public
charter school.’’.
(d) EXERCISE OF PREFERENCES BY OTHER ENTI-
TIES.—Section 2209(b) of such Act (sec. 31–2853.19(b),
D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) EXERCISE OF PREFERENCE BY CERTAIN
OTHER ENTITIES.—A public charter school may del-
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egate to a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization in the
District of Columbia the public charter school’s au-
thority under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 129. (a) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—
(1) CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO NOTICE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 2204(c)(1)(A) of the District of
Columbia
School
Reform
Act
(sec.
31–
2853.14(c)(1)(A), D.C. Code) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(A)
NOTICE
REQUIREMENT
FOR
PRO-
CUREMENT CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case
of an emergency (as determined by the eli-
gible chartering authority of a public char-
ter school), with respect to any procure-
ment contract proposed to be awarded by
the public charter school and having a
value equal to or exceeding $25,000, the
school shall publish a notice of a request
for proposals in the District of Columbia
Register and newspapers of general cir-
culation not less than 7 days prior to the
award of the contract.
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CON-
TRACTS.—The notice requirement of clause
(i) shall not apply with respect to any con-
tract for the lease or purchase of real
property by a public charter school, any
employment contract for a staff member of
a public charter school, or any manage-
ment contract entered into by a public
charter school and the management com-
pany designated in its charter or its peti-
tion for a revised charter.’’.
(2) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE
CHARTERING AUTHORITY.—Section 2204(c)(1)(B) of
such Act (sec. 31–2853.14(c)(1)(B), D.C. Code) is
amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHOR-
ITY’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AU-
THORITY’’;
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Authority’’
and inserting ‘‘eligible chartering authority’’;
and
(C) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(ii)
EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
CON-
TRACT.—A contract described in subpara-
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graph (A) shall become effective on the
date that is 10 days after the date the
school makes the submission under clause
(i) with respect to the contract, or the ef-
fective
date
specified
in
the
contract,
whichever is later.’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF SCHOOL RE-
FORM ACT.—
(1) WAIVER OF DUPLICATE AND CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS.—Section 2210 of such Act (sec. 31–
2853.20, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF DUPLICATE AND
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this
title, no provision of any law regarding the establishment,
administration, or operation of public charter schools in
the District of Columbia shall apply with respect to a pub-
lic charter school or an eligible chartering authority to the
extent that the provision duplicates or is inconsistent with
any provision of this title.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of the District of Columbia School
Reform Act of 1995.
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(c) LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCHOOL OR
PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2204(c) of such Act
(sec. 31–2853.14(c), D.C. Code) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(18)
LICENSING
AS
CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER.—A public charter school which offers a
preschool or prekindergarten program shall be sub-
ject to the same child care licensing requirements (if
any) which apply to a District of Columbia public
school which offers such a program.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section
2202 of such Act (sec. 31–2853.12, D.C. Code) is
amended by striking clause (17).
(B) Section 2203(h)(2) of such Act (sec. 31–
2853.13(h)(2), D.C. Code) is amended by striking
‘‘(17),’’.
(d) Section 2403 of the District of Columbia School
Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 31–2853.43, D.C. Code) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A public charter
school may assign any payments made to the school under
this section to a financial institution for use as collateral
to secure a loan or for the repayment of a loan.’’.
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(e) Section 2210 of the District of Columbia School
Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 31–2853.20, D.C. Code), as
amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) PARTICIPATION IN GSA PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of this Act or any other provision of law, a pub-
lic charter school may acquire goods and services
through the General Services Administration and
may participate in programs of the Administration
in the same manner and to the same extent as any
entity of the District of Columbia government.
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION
BY
CERTAIN
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—A public charter school may delegate to a
nonprofit, tax-exempt organization in the District of
Columbia the public charter school’s authority under
paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 130. 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. 131. None of the 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.
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Code, sec. 36–1401 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or
enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohab-
iting couples (whether homosexual, heterosexual, or les-
bian), including but not limited to registration for the pur-
pose of extending employment, health, or governmental
benefits to such couples on the same basis that such bene-
fits are extended to legally married couples.
SEC. 132. The Superintendent of the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools shall submit to the Congress, the
Mayor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority, and the Council
of the District of Columbia no later than 15 calendar days
after the end of each quarter a report that sets forth—
(1) current quarter expenditures and obliga-
tions, year-to-date expenditures and obligations, and
total fiscal year expenditure projections versus budg-
et, broken out on the basis of control center, respon-
sibility center, agency reporting code, and object
class, and for all funds, including capital financing;
(2) a list of each account for which spending is
frozen and the amount of funds frozen, broken out
by control center, responsibility center, detailed ob-
ject, and agency reporting code, and for all funding
sources;
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(3) a list of all active contracts in excess of
$10,000 annually, which contains the name of each
contractor; the budget to which the contract is
charged, broken out on the basis of control center,
responsibility center, and agency reporting code; and
contract identifying codes used by the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools; payments made in the last
quarter and year-to-date, the total amount of the
contract and total payments made for the contract
and any modifications, extensions, renewals; and
specific modifications made to each contract in the
last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports
that are required to be, and have been, submitted to
the Board of Education; and
(5) changes made in the last quarter to the or-
ganizational structure of the District of Columbia
Public Schools, displaying previous and current con-
trol centers and responsibility centers, the names of
the organizational entities that have been changed,
the name of the staff member supervising each enti-
ty affected, and the reasons for the structural
change.
SEC. 133. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent of
the District of Columbia Public Schools and the University
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of the District of Columbia shall annually compile an accu-
rate and verifiable report on the positions and employees
in the public school system and the university, respec-
tively. The annual report shall set forth—
(1) the number of validated schedule A posi-
tions in the District of Columbia public schools and
the University of the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2000, fiscal year 2001, and thereafter on full-
time equivalent basis, including a compilation of all
positions by control center, responsibility center,
funding source, position type, position title, pay
plan, grade, and annual salary; and
(2) a compilation of all employees in the Dis-
trict of Columbia public schools and the University
of the District of Columbia as of the preceding De-
cember 31, verified as to its accuracy in accordance
with the functions that each employee actually per-
forms, by control center, responsibility center, agen-
cy
reporting
code,
program
(including
funding
source), activity, location for accounting purposes,
job title, grade and classification, annual salary, and
position control number.
(b) SUBMISSION.—The annual report required by
subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the
Congress, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council,
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the Consensus Commission, and the Authority, not later
than February 15 of each year.
SEC. 134. (a) No later than November 1, 2000, or
within 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, which ever occurs later, and each succeeding
year, the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Pub-
lic Schools and the University of the District of Columbia
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees,
the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Con-
sensus Commission, and the District of Columbia Finan-
cial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority,
a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the pub-
lic school system and the University of the District of Co-
lumbia for such fiscal year that is in the total amount
of the approved appropriation and that realigns budgeted
data for personal services and other-than-personal serv-
ices, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
(b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of
this section shall be submitted in the format of the budget
that the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public
Schools and the University of the District of Columbia
submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclu-
sion in the Mayor’s budget submission to the Council of
the District of Columbia pursuant to section 442 of the
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District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198;
D.C. Code, sec. 47–301).
SEC. 135. The District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority, acting
on behalf of the District of Columbia Public Schools
(DCPS) in formulating the DCPS budget, the Board of
Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, the
Board of Library Trustees, and the Board of Governors
of the University of the District of Columbia School of
Law shall vote on and approve the respective annual or
revised budgets for such entities before submission to the
Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the
Mayor’s budget submission to the Council of the District
of Columbia in accordance with section 442 of the District
of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C.
Code, sec. 47–301), or before submitting their respective
budgets directly to the Council.
SEC. 136. (a) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS
NOT INCLUDED IN CEILING UNDER ‘‘DIVISION OF EX-
PENSES’’.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor, in consultation
with the Chief Financial Officer, during a control
year, as defined in section 305(4) of the District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–8; 109
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Stat. 152), may accept, obligate, and expend Fed-
eral, private, and other grants received by the Dis-
trict
government
that
are
not
reflected
in
the
amounts appropriated in this Act.
(2) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER REPORT AND AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—No such
Federal, private, or other grant may be accepted, ob-
ligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph (1)
until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia submits to the Authority a re-
port setting forth detailed information regard-
ing such grant; and
(B) the Authority has reviewed and ap-
proved the acceptance, obligation, and expendi-
ture of such grant in accordance with review
and approval procedures consistent with the
provisions of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act
of 1995.
(3) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPA-
TION OF APPROVAL OR RECEIPT.—No amount may
be obligated or expended from the general fund or
other funds of the District government in anticipa-
tion of the approval or receipt of a grant under
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paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection or in anticipa-
tion of the approval or receipt of a Federal, private,
or other grant not subject to such paragraph.
(4) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia shall prepare
a quarterly report setting forth detailed information
regarding all Federal, private, and other grants sub-
ject to this subsection. 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 the Senate, not later
than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered
by the report.
(b) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES BY FINANCIAL RE-
SPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHOR-
ITY.—Not later than 20 calendar days after the end of
each fiscal quarter starting October 1, 2000, the Authority
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House, and the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate providing
an itemized accounting of all non-appropriated funds obli-
gated or expended by the Authority for the quarter. The
report shall include information on the date, amount, pur-
pose, and vendor name, and a description of the services
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or goods provided with respect to the expenditures of such
funds.
SEC. 137. If a department or agency of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia is under the administra-
tion of a court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed
official during fiscal year 2001 or any succeeding fiscal
year, the receiver or official shall prepare and submit to
the Mayor, for inclusion in the annual budget of the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the
expenditures and appropriations necessary for the mainte-
nance and operation of the department or agency. All such
estimates shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council,
for its action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but
subject to the Mayor’s recommendations. Notwithstanding
any provision of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
(87 Stat. 774; Public Law 93–198) the Council may com-
ment or make recommendations concerning such annual
estimates but shall have no authority under such Act to
revise such estimates.
SEC. 138. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, rule, or regulation, an employee of the District of
Columbia public schools shall be—
(1) classified as an Educational Service em-
ployee;
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(2) placed under the personnel authority of the
Board of Education; and
(3) subject to all Board of Education rules.
(b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate
competitive area from nonschool-based personnel who shall
not compete with school-based personnel for retention pur-
poses.
SEC. 139. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF OFFICIAL
VEHICLES.—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 vehicle unless
the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the per-
formance 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: (1) in the case of an officer
or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who
resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise des-
ignated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discre-
tion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department who resides in the District of Columbia and
is on call 24 hours a day; (3) the Mayor of the District
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of Columbia; and (4) the Chairman of the Council of the
District of Columbia).
(b) INVENTORY OF VEHICLES.—The Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit, by No-
vember 15, 2000, an inventory, as of September 30, 2000,
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 Dis-
trict officer or employee and if so, the officer or employee’s
title and resident location.
SEC. 140. (a) SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR EMPLOY-
EES DETAILED WITHIN GOVERNMENT.—For purposes of
determining the amount of funds expended by any entity
within the District of Columbia government during fiscal
year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year, any expendi-
tures of the District government attributable to any officer
or employee of the District government who provides serv-
ices which are within the authority and jurisdiction of the
entity (including any portion of the compensation paid to
the officer or employee attributable to the time spent in
providing such services) shall be treated as expenditures
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made from the entity’s budget, without regard to whether
the officer or employee is assigned to the entity or other-
wise treated as an officer or employee of the entity.
(b) MODIFICATION OF REDUCTION IN FORCE PROCE-
DURES.—The District of Columbia Government Com-
prehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec.
1–601.1 et seq.), is further amended in section 2408(a)
by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting, ‘‘2001’’; in subsection
(b), by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’; in sub-
section (i), by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting, ‘‘2001’’; and
in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting,
‘‘2001’’.
(c) No officer or employee of the District of Columbia
government (including any independent agency of the Dis-
trict but excluding the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority, the
Metropolitan Police Department, and the Office of the
Chief Technology Officer) may enter into an agreement
in excess of $2,500 for the procurement of goods or serv-
ices on behalf of any entity of the District government
until the officer or employee has conducted an analysis
of how the procurement 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
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schedule and other applicable regulations and procedures
of the General Services Administration, including an anal-
ysis of any differences in the costs to be incurred and the
time required to obtain the goods or services.
SEC. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than 120 days after the date that a District
of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) student is referred
for evaluation or assessment—
(1) the District of Columbia Board of Edu-
cation or its successor, and DCPS shall assess or
evaluate a student who may have a disability and
who may require special education services; and
(2) if a student is classified as having a dis-
ability, as defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (84 Stat.
175; 20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) or in section 7(8) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C.
706(8)), the Board and DCPS shall place that stu-
dent in an appropriate program of special education
services.
SEC. 142. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
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(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products to the greatest extent
practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each agency of the
Federal or District of Columbia government shall
provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice
describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by
the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
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States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 143. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used for purposes of the annual independent audit
of the District of Columbia government (including the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority) for fiscal year 2000 unless—
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector
General of the District of Columbia pursuant to sec-
tion 208(a)(4) of the District of Columbia Procure-
ment Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Code, sec. 1–
1182.8(a)(4)); and
(2) the audit includes a comparison of audited
actual year-end results with the revenues submitted
in the budget document for such year and the appro-
priations enacted into law for such year.
SEC. 144. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
authorize any office, agency or entity to expend funds for
programs or functions for which a reorganization plan is
required but has not been approved by the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority. Appropriations made by this Act for such
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programs or functions are conditioned only on the ap-
proval by the Authority of the required reorganization
plans.
SEC. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and instru-
ments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School
employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bar-
gaining purposes.
SEC. 146. 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.
SEC. 147. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used to transfer or confine inmates classified above
the medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bu-
reau of Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast
Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.
SEC. 148. (a) Section 202(j) of the District of Colum-
bia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995 (sec. 47–392.2(j), D.C. Code), as amended
by section 148(a) of the District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2000, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(j) RESERVE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year
2000, the financial plan or budget submitted pursu-
ant to this Act shall contain $150,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for a reserve to be es-
tablished by the Mayor, Council of the District of
Columbia, Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia, and the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Author-
ity.
‘‘(2)
CONDITIONS
ON
USE.—The
reserve
funds—
‘‘(A) shall only be expended according to
criteria established by the Chief Financial Offi-
cer and approved by the Mayor, Council of the
District of Columbia, and District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Authority;
‘‘(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies
of the District of Columbia government under
court ordered receivership; and
‘‘(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in
the projected reductions budgeted in the budget
proposed by the District of Columbia govern-
ment for general supply schedule savings, man-
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agement reform savings, and cafeteria plan sav-
ings.
‘‘(3) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—The Authority
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives in writing 30
days in advance of any expenditure of the reserve
funds.
‘‘(4) REPLENISHMENT.—Any amount of the re-
serve funds which is expended in 1 fiscal year shall
be replenished in the reserve funds from the fol-
lowing fiscal year appropriations to maintain the
$150,000,000 balance.’’.
(b) Section 202(k) of such Act (sec. 47–392.2(k),
D.C. Code), as amended by section 148(b) of the District
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(k) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
shall maintain at the end of a fiscal year an annual
positive fund balance in the general fund of not less
than 4 percent of the projected general fund expend-
itures for the following fiscal year.
‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Of funds remaining in
excess of the amounts required by paragraph (1)—
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‘‘(A) not more than 50 percent may be
used for authorized non-recurring expenses; and
‘‘(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used
to reduce the debt of the District of Colum-
bia.’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the District of
Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000.
SEC. 149. Subsection 3(e) of Public Law 104–21
(D.C. Code sec. 7–134.2(e)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.—Not later than
February 1, 2001, and each February 1, thereafter, the
Inspector General of the District of Columbia shall audit
the financial statements of the District of Columbia High-
way Trust Fund for the preceding fiscal year and shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of such audit.
Not later than May 31, 2001, and each May 31, there-
after, the Inspector General shall examine the statements
forecasting the conditions and operations of the Trust
Fund for the next 5 fiscal years commencing on the pre-
vious October 1 and shall submit to Congress a report on
the results of such examination.’’.
SEC. 150. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used for any program of distributing sterile nee-
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dles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal
drug.
SEC. 151. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON LEASES.—Upon the
expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the date
of the enactment of this Act, none of the funds contained
in this Act may be used to make rental payments under
a lease for the use of real property by the District of Co-
lumbia government (including any independent agency of
the District) unless the lease and an abstract of the lease
have been filed (by the District of Columbia or any other
party to the lease) with the central office of the Deputy
Mayor for Economic Development, in an indexed registry
available for public inspection.
(b)
ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS
ON
CURRENT
LEASES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the expiration of the
60-day period that begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, in the case of a lease described in
paragraph (3), none for the funds contained in this
Act may be used to make rental payments under the
lease unless the lease is included in periodic reports
submitted by the Mayor and Council of the District
of Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate describing
for each such lease the following information:
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(A) The location of the property involved,
the name of the owners of record according to
the land records of the District of Columbia,
the name of the lessors according to the lease,
the rate of payment under the lease, the period
of time covered by the lease, and the conditions
under which the lease may be terminated.
(B) The extent to which the property is or
is not occupied by the District of Columbia gov-
ernment as of the end of the reporting period
involved.
(C) If the property is not occupied and uti-
lized by the District government as of the end
of the reporting period involved, a plan for oc-
cupying and utilizing the property (including
construction or renovation work) or a status
statement regarding any efforts by the District
to terminate or renegotiate the lease.
(2) TIMING
OF
REPORTS.—The reports de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be submitted for each
calendar quarter (beginning with the quarter ending
December 31, 2000) not later than 20 days after the
end of the quarter involved, plus an initial report
submitted not later than 60 days after the date of
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the enactment of this Act, which shall provide infor-
mation as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) LEASES DESCRIBED.—A lease described in
this paragraph is a lease in effect as of the date of
the enactment of this Act for the use of real prop-
erty by the District of Columbia government (includ-
ing any independent agency of the District) which is
not being occupied by the District government (in-
cluding any independent agency of the District) as
of such date or during the 60-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 152. (a) MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.—Upon the expiration of the
60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment
of this Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may
be used to enter into a lease (or to make rental payments
under such a lease) for the use of real property by the
District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District) or to purchase real prop-
erty for the use of District of Columbia government (in-
cluding any independent agency of the District) or to man-
age real property for the use of the District of Columbia
(including any independent agency of the District) unless
the following conditions are met:
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(1) The Mayor and Council of the District of
Columbia certify to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate
that existing real property available to the District
(whether leased or owned by the District govern-
ment) is not suitable for the purposes intended.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, there is made available for sale or lease all real
property of the District of Columbia that the Mayor
from time to time determines is surplus to the needs
of the District of Columbia, unless a majority of the
members of the Council override the Mayor’s deter-
mination during the 30day period which begins on
the date the determination is published.
(3) The Mayor and Council implement a pro-
gram for the periodic survey of all District property
to determine if it is surplus to the needs of the Dis-
trict.
(4) The Mayor and Council within 60 days of
the date of the enactment of this Act have filed with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a report which provides a comprehensive plan
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for the management of District of Columbia real
property assets, and are proceeding with the imple-
mentation of the plan.
(b) TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS.—If the District
of Columbia enacts legislation to reform the practices and
procedures governing the entering into of leases for the
use of real property by the District of Columbia govern-
ment and the disposition of surplus real property of the
District government, the provisions of subsection (a) shall
cease to be effective upon the effective date of the legisla-
tion.
SEC. 153. (a) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds
contained in this Act may be used after the expiration of
the 30-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 (in-
cluding the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority and any inde-
pendent agency of the District) who has not filed a certifi-
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 as a result
of this Act (and the amendments made by this Act), in-
cluding any duty to prepare a report requested either in
the Act or in any of the reports accompanying the Act
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and the deadline by which each report must be submitted,
and the District’s Chief Financial Officer shall provide to
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives 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.
(b) PENALTY.—Any chief financial officer who car-
ries out any activity in violation of any provision of this
Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be subject
to a civil money penalty in accordance with applicable Dis-
trict of Columbia law.
SEC. 154. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the
District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit
Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C. Code 1–
601.1 et seq.), or any other District of Columbia law, stat-
ute, regulation, the provisions of the District of Columbia
Personnel Manual, or the provisions of any collective bar-
gaining agreement, employees of the District of Columbia
government will only receive compensation for overtime
work in excess of 40 hours per week (or other applicable
tour of duty) or work actually performed, in accordance
with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall be effective
December 27, 1996 in order to ratify and approve the Res-
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olution and Order of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority,
dated December 27, 1996.
SEC. 155. The proposed budget of the government
of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002 that is
submitted by the District to Congress shall specify poten-
tial adjustments that might become necessary in the event
that the management savings achieved by the District dur-
ing the year do not meet the level of management savings
projected by the District under the proposed budget.
SEC. 156. In submitting any document showing the
budget for an office of the District of Columbia govern-
ment (including an independent Agency of the District)
that contains a category of activities labeled as ‘‘other’’,
‘‘miscellaneous’’, or a similar general, nondescriptive term,
the document shall include a description of the types of
activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown
of the amount allocated for each such activity.
SEC. 157. (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.
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(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treat-
ment Initiative of 1998, also know as Initiative 59, ap-
proved by the electors of the District of Columbia on No-
vember 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
SEC. 158. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in consultation
with the committee established under section 603(e)(2)(B)
of the Student Loan Marketing Association Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 8009–
293, as amended by Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat.
1526), is hereby authorized to allocate the District’s limi-
tation amount of qualified zone academy bonds (estab-
lished pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1397E) among qualified
zone academies within the District.
SEC. 159. (a) Section 11232 of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 (sec. 24–1232, D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i)
as subsections (g) through (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f) TREATMENT AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Trustee and employees
of the Trustee who are not covered under subsection
(e) shall be treated as employees of the Federal Gov-
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ernment solely for purposes of the following provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code:
‘‘(A) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
‘‘(B) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal
Employees’ Retirement System).
‘‘(C) Chapter 87 (relating to life insur-
ance).
‘‘(D) Chapter 89 (relating to health insur-
ance).
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATES
OF
COVERAGE.—The
effective dates of coverage of the provisions of para-
graph (1) are as follows:
‘‘(A) In the case of the Trustee and em-
ployees of the Office of the Trustee and the Of-
fice of Adult Probation, August 5, 1997, or the
date of appointment, whichever is later.
‘‘(B) In the case of employees of the Office
of Parole, October 11, 1998, or the date of ap-
pointment, whichever is later.
‘‘(C) In the case of employees of the Pre-
trial Services Agency, January 3, 1999, or the
date of appointment, whichever is later.
‘‘(3) RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Trustee
shall make contributions under the provisions re-
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ferred to in paragraph (1) at the same rates applica-
ble to agencies of the Federal Government.
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel
Management shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this subsection.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of title XI of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
SEC. 160. It is the sense of the Congress that the
patients of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the taxpayers
of the District of Columbia are being poorly served by the
current facilities and management of the Hospital.
SEC. 161. It is the sense of the Congress that the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Man-
agement Assistance Authority should quickly complete the
sale of the Franklin School property, a property which has
been vacant for over 20 years.
SEC. 162. It is the sense of the Congress that the
District of Columbia government should take all steps nec-
essary to ensure that officials of the District government
(including officials of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority,
independent agencies, boards, commissions, and corpora-
tions of the government) maintain a fiduciary duty to the
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taxpayers of the District in the administration of funds
under their control.
SEC. 163. No amounts may be made available during
fiscal year 2001 to the District of Columbia Health and
Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation (through reprogram-
ming, transfers, loans, or any other mechanism) other
than the amounts which are otherwise provided for the
Corporation in this Act under the heading ‘‘DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION’’.
SEC. 164. (a) For each payment or group of pay-
ments made by or on behalf of the District of Columbia
Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation, the
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall
sign an affidavit certifying that the making of the pay-
ment does not constitute a violation of any provision of
subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States
Code, or of any provision of this Act.
(b) More than one payment may be covered by the
same affidavit under subsection (a), but a single affidavit
may not cover more than one week’s worth of payments.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to order any
other person to sign any affidavit required under this sec-
tion, or for any person to provide any signature required
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under this section on such an affidavit by proxy or by ma-
chine, computer, or other facsimile device.
SEC. 165. The District of Columbia Health and Hos-
pitals Public Benefit Corporation may not obligate or ex-
pend any amounts during fiscal year 2001 unless (at the
time of the obligation or expenditure) the Corporation cer-
tifies that the obligation or expenditure is within the budg-
et authority provided to the Corporation in this Act.
SEC. 166. Nothing in this Act bars the District of
Columbia 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. 167. Nothing in this section may be construed
to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia from addressing the issue of the provision of contra-
ceptive 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
exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
SEC. 168. (a) Chapter 23 of title 11, District of Co-
lumbia, is hereby repealed.
(b) The table of chapters for title 11, District of Co-
lumbia, is amended by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 23.
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(c) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date on which legislation enacted by the
Council of the District of Columbia to establish the Office
of the Chief Medical Examiner in the executive branch of
the government of the District of Columbia takes effect.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF APPOINTED COUNSEL
SEC. 169. (a) ASSESSMENT OF INTEREST FOR DE-
LAYED PAYMENTS.—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 expiration of such 45-day period and which ends
on the day the Court makes the payment.
(b) PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.—A payment described in
this subsection is—
(1) a payment authorized under section 11–
2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Code (relating to
representation provided under the District of Colum-
bia Criminal Justice Act);
(2) a payment for counsel appointed in pro-
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Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23
of title 16, D.C. Code; or
(3) a payment for counsel authorized under sec-
tion 21–2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation
provided under the District of Columbia Guardian-
ship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of
Attorney Act of 1986).
(c) STANDARDS FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED
VOUCHERS.—The chief judges of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals shall establish standards and criteria for
determining whether vouchers submitted for claims for
payments described in subsection (b) are complete, and
shall publish and make such standards and criteria avail-
able to attorneys who practice before such Courts.
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require the assessment of inter-
est against any claim (or portion of any claim) which is
denied by the Court involved.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
respect to claims received by the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court
of Appeals after the expiration of the 90-day period which
begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 170. (a) No person may distribute any needle
or syringe for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug
in any area of the District of Columbia which is within
1000 feet of a public or private day care center, elemen-
tary school, vocational school, secondary school, college,
junior college, or university, or any public housing project,
public swimming pool, park, playground, video arcade, or
youth center, or an event sponsored by any such entity.
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined not
more than $500 for each needle or syringe distributed in
violation of such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
amount collected by the District of Columbia pursuant to
subsection (b) shall be deposited in a separate account of
the General Fund of the District of Columbia and used
exclusively to carry out (either directly or by contract)
drug prevention or treatment programs. For purposes of
this subsection, no program of distributing sterile needles
or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug
may be considered a drug prevention or treatment pro-
gram.
BANNING POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY
MINORS
SEC. 171. (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for
any individual under 18 years of age to possess any ciga-
rette or other tobacco product in the District of Columbia.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1)
POSSESSION
IN
COURSE
OF
EMPLOY-
MENT.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to an individual making a delivery of cigarettes or
tobacco products in pursuance of employment.
(2) PARTICIPATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OP-
ERATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with re-
spect to an individual possessing products in the
course of a valid, supervised law enforcement oper-
ation.
(c) PENALTIES.—Any individual who violates sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) For any violation, the individual may be re-
quired to perform community service or attend a to-
bacco cessation program.
(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall
be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.
(3) Upon the second and each subsequent viola-
tion, the individual shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $100.
(4) Upon the third and each subsequent viola-
tion, the individual may have his or her driving
privileges in the District of Columbia suspended for
a period of 90 consecutive days.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply dur-
ing fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
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, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:
FEDERAL FUNDS
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
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 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 pub-
lic institutions of higher education, usable at both public
and private institutions of higher education: Provided fur-
ther, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized
on the basis of a resident’s academic merit and such other
factors as may be authorized.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF
CHILDREN
The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment
for Incentives for Adoption of Children’’ in Public Law
106–113, approved November 29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1501),
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘For a Federal payment to
the District of Columbia to create incentives to promote the
adoption of children in the District of Columbia foster care
system, $5,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall remain
available until September 30, 2002, and shall be used to
carry out all of the provisions of title 38, except for section
3808, of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000,
D.C. Bill 13–679, enrolled June 12, 2000.’’.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION
PROGRAM
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia,
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the
Mayor, in consultation with the Council of the District of
Columbia, to provide offsets against local taxes for a com-
mercial revitalization program, such program to provide fi-
nancial inducements, including loans, grants, offsets to
local taxes and other instruments that promote commercial
revitalization in Enterprise Zones and low and moderate
income areas in the District of Columbia: Provided, That
in carrying out such a program, the Mayor shall use Fed-
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eral commercial revitalization proposals introduced in Con-
gress as a guideline: Provided further, That not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Mayor shall report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and House of Representatives on the progress
made in carrying out the commercial revitalization pro-
gram.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Public Schools, $500,000: Provided, That $250,000 of said
amount shall be used for a program to reduce school vio-
lence: Provided further, That $250,000 of said amount shall
be used for a program to enhance the reading skills of Dis-
trict public school students.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO COVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON
For a Federal payment to Covenant House Wash-
ington for a contribution to the construction in Southeast
Washington of a new community service center for homeless,
runaway and at-risk youth, $500,000.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE OPERATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia
Corrections Trustee, $134,200,000 for the administration
and operation of correctional facilities and for the adminis-
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trative operating costs of the Office of the Corrections Trust-
ee, as authorized by section 11202 of the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712) of which
$1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case proc-
essing in the District of Columbia criminal justice system:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia
Corrections Trustee 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 in addition to the funds provided under this
heading, the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may
use any remaining interest earned on the Federal payment
made to the Trustee under the District of Columbia Appro-
priations Act, 1998, to carry out the activities funded under
this heading.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia
Courts, $109,080,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,709,000; for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Superior Court, $72,399,000; for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court System, $17,892,000; $5,255,000
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to finance a pay adjustment of 8.48 percent for nonjudicial
employees; and $5,825,000, including $825,000 for roofing
repairs to the facility commonly referred to as the Old
Courthouse and located at 451 Indiana Avenue, Northwest,
to remain available until September 30, 2002, for capital
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quar-
terly 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 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 Senate and House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and
section 11–2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation pro-
vided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act),
payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Fam-
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ily Division of the Superior Court of the District of Colum-
bia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments
for counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Code
(relating to representation provided under the District of
Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Dura-
ble Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $38,387,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $5,825,000 pro-
vided under such heading for capital improvements for Dis-
trict of Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used
for payments under this heading: Provided further, That
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 Co-
lumbia Courts’’ (other than the $5,825,000 provided under
such heading for capital improvements for District of Co-
lumbia courthouse facilities), to make payments described
under this heading for obligations incurred during fiscal
year 2000 if the Comptroller General certifies that the
amount of obligations lawfully incurred for such payments
during fiscal year 2000 exceeds the obligational authority
otherwise available for making such payments: Provided
further, That such funds shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
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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 Senate and House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Courts shall implement the recommendations in the General
Accounting Office Report GAO/AIMD/OGC–99–226 regard-
ing payments to court-appointed attorneys and shall report
quarterly to the Office of Management and Budget and to
the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations
Committees quarterly on the status of these reforms.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender
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Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as author-
ized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Gov-
ernment Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33;
111 Stat. 712), $112,527,000, of which $67,521,000 shall
be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and
Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to
supervision of adults subject to protection orders or provi-
sion of services for or related to such persons; $18,778,000
shall be transferred to the Public Defender Service; and
$26,228,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agen-
cy: 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 ob-
ligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 446 of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act or any provision of
subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code,
the use of interest earned on the Federal payment made to
the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender,
and Court Services Agency under the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1998, by the Agency during fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 shall not constitute a violation of such
Act or such subchapter.
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METRORAIL CONSTRUCTION
For the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-
thority [WMATA], a contribution of $25,000,000 to design
and build a Metrorail station located at New York and
Florida Avenues, Northeast: Provided, That, prior to the re-
lease of said funds from the Treasury, the District of Colum-
bia shall set aside an additional $25,000,000 for this project
in its Fiscal Year 2001 Budget and Financial Plan and,
further, shall establish a special taxing district for the
neighborhood of the proposed Metrorail station to provide
$25,000,000: Provided further, That the requirements of 49
U.S.C. 5309(a)(2) shall apply to this project.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia,
$3,450,000 for environmental and infrastructure costs at
Poplar Point: Provided, That of said amount, $2,150,000
shall be available for environmental assessment, site remedi-
ation and wetlands restoration of the 11 acres of real prop-
erty under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That no more than $1,300,000 shall be used
for infrastructure costs for an entrance to Anacostia Park:
Provided further, That none of said funds shall be used by
the District of Columbia to purchase private property in
the Poplar Point area.
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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For a payment to the District of Columbia to reim-
burse the District for expenses incurred in connection with
Presidential inauguration activities, $6,211,000, as author-
ized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; D.C.
Code, sec. 1–1132), which shall be apportioned by the Chief
Financial Officer within the various appropriation head-
ings in this Act.
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 section 124
of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for
operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2001 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 $5,546,536,000 (of which
$192,804,000 shall be from intra-District funds and
$3,096,383,000 shall be from local funds): Provided further,
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That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority shall take such steps as
are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets
these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made
available to the District during fiscal year 2001, except that
the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for oper-
ating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other
obligations issued for capital projects.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority (Authority), estab-
lished by section 101(a) of the District of Columbia Finan-
cial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995
(109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104–8), $6,500,000 from other
funds: Provided, That these funds be derived from accounts
held by the Authority on behalf of the District of Columbia.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $194,271,000
(including $160,672,000 from local funds, $20,424,000 from
Federal funds, and $13,175,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appropriations
provided for by this Act, $621,000 shall be available to the
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Office of the Mayor, $2,500,000 to the Office of Property
Management, and $1,042,000 to be used for training,
prioritized pursuant to an act of the Council: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for
the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia,
and $2,500 for the City Administrator shall be available
from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That any program fees collected from the issuance of
debt shall be available for the payment of expenses of the
debt management program of the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall
be used to support the operations or activities of the State-
hood Commission and Statehood Compact Commission:
Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall iden-
tify the sources of funding for Admission to Statehood from
its own locally-generated revenues: Provided further, That
all employees permanently assigned to work in the Office
of the Mayor shall be paid from funds allocated to the Office
of the Mayor: Provided further, That $303,000 and no fewer
than 5 FTEs shall be available exclusively to support the
Labor-Management Partnership Council: Provided further,
That section 168(a) of the District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1531) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, to remain available until ex-
pended,’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000’’.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $205,638,000
(including $53,562,000 from local funds, $92,378,000 from
Federal funds, and $59,698,000 from other 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. Code, sec. 1–2271 et seq.),
and the Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act
of 1997 (D.C. Law 12–26): Provided, That such funds are
available for acquiring services provided by the General
Services Administration: Provided further, That Business
Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes levied by
the District of Columbia: Provided further, That of the
$150,000,000 freed-up appropriations provided for by this
Act, $3,296,000 shall be available to the Department of
Housing and Community Development and $200,000 to the
Department of Employment Services, prioritized pursuant
to an act of the Council.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease
of 135 passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, in-
cluding 130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use,
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for
the current fiscal year, and such sums as may be necessary
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for making refunds and for the payment of judgments that
have been entered against the District of Columbia govern-
ment: Provided, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appro-
priations provided for by this Act, $1,293,000 shall be
available to the Department of Fire and Emergency Med-
ical Services, $100,000 to Citizen Complaint Review Board,
$200,000 
to 
Metropolitan 
Police 
Department, 
and
$4,890,000 to the Settlement and Judgments Funds,
prioritized pursuant to an act of the Council: $762,346,000
(including $591,365,000 from local funds, $24,950,000 from
Federal funds, and $146,031,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided further, That the Metropolitan Police Department is
authorized to replace not to exceed 25 passenger-carrying
vehicles and the Department of Fire and Emergency Med-
ical Services of the District of Columbia is authorized to
replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annu-
ally whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle ex-
ceeds three-fourths of the cost of the replacement: Provided
further, 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 notwith-
standing any other provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–
45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment’s delegated small purchase authority shall be
$500,000: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
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government may not require the Metropolitan Police De-
partment to submit to any other procurement review proc-
ess, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted in any
manner by any official or employee of the District of Co-
lumbia government, for purchases that do not exceed
$500,000: Provided further, That the Mayor shall reimburse
the District of Columbia National Guard for expenses in-
curred 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 serv-
ices by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard: Provided further, That
such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the
District of Columbia 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 advance for emergency services involved: Pro-
vided further, That the Metropolitan Police Department is
authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn officers, with leave for
a 50 officer attrition: Provided further, That no more than
15 members of the Metropolitan Police Department shall
be detailed or assigned to the Executive Protection Unit,
until the Chief of Police submits a recommendation to the
Council for its review: Provided further, That $100,000
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shall be available for inmates released on medical and geri-
atric parole: Provided further, That commencing on Decem-
ber 31, 1999, the Metropolitan Police Department shall pro-
vide to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives, quarterly reports
on the status of crime reduction in each of the 83 police
service areas established throughout the District of Colum-
bia: Provided further, That Chapter 23 of Title 11 of the
District of Columbia Code is repealed.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Public education system, including the development of
national defense education programs, $998,918,000 (includ-
ing $824,867,000 from local funds, $147,643,000 from Fed-
eral funds, and $26,408,000 from other funds), to be allo-
cated as follows: $769,943,000 (including $629,309,000
from local funds, $133,490,000 from Federal funds, and
$7,144,000 from other funds), for the public schools of the
District of Columbia; $200,000 from local funds for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund; $1,679,000
from local funds for the State Education Office; $17,000,000
from local funds, previously appropriated in this Act as
a Federal payment, for resident tuition support at public
and private institutions of higher learning for eligible Dis-
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trict of Columbia residents; $105,000,000 from local funds
for public charter schools: Provided, That there shall be
quarterly disbursement of funds to the D.C. public charter
schools, with the first payment to occur within 15 days of
the beginning of each fiscal year: Provided further, That
the D.C. public charter schools will report enrollment on
a quarterly basis upon which a quarterly disbursement will
be calculated: Provided further, That if the entirety of this
allocation has not been provided as payments to any public
charter schools currently in operation through the per pupil
funding formula, the funds shall be available for public edu-
cation: Provided further, That $480,000 of this amount
shall be available to the District of Columbia Public Charter
School Board for administrative costs: Provided further,
That $76,433,000 (including $44,691,000 from local funds,
$13,199,000 from Federal funds, and $18,543,000 from
other funds) shall be available for the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia: Provided further, That $200,000 is allo-
cated for the East of the River Campus Assessment Study,
$1,000,000 for the Excel Institute Adult Education Pro-
gram, $500,000 for the Adult Education State Plan,
$650,000 for The Saturday Academy Pre-College Program,
and $481,000 for the Strengthening of Academic Programs;
and $26,459,000 (including $25,208,000 from local funds,
$550,000 from Federal funds and $701,000 from other
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funds) for the Public Library: Provided further, That the
$1,020,000 enhancement shall be allocated such that
$500,000 is used for facilities improvements for 8 of the
26 library branches, $235,000 for 13 FTEs for the continu-
ation of the Homework Helpers Program, $166,000 for 3
FTEs in the expansion of the Reach Out And Roar (ROAR)
service to license day care homes, and $119,000 for 3 FTEs
to expand literacy support into branch libraries: Provided
further, That $2,204,000 (including $1,780,000 from local
funds, $404,000 from Federal funds and $20,000 from other
funds) shall be available for the Commission on the Arts
and Humanities: Provided further, That the public schools
of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not to
exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver edu-
cation program: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500
for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the President
of the University of the District of Columbia, and $2,000
for the Public Librarian shall be available from this appro-
priation for official purposes: Provided further, That none
of the funds contained in this Act may be made available
to pay the salaries of any District of Columbia Public
School teacher, principal, administrator, official, or em-
ployee who knowingly provides false enrollment or attend-
ance information under article II, section 5 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance,
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for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia,
and for other purposes’’, approved February 4, 1925 (D.C.
Code, sec. 31–401 et seq.): Provided further, That this ap-
propriation shall not be available to subsidize the education
of any nonresident of the District of Columbia at any Dis-
trict of Columbia public elementary and secondary school
during fiscal year 2001 unless the nonresident pays tuition
to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 percent
of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia which are
attributable to the education of the nonresident (as estab-
lished by the Superintendent of the District of Columbia
Public Schools): Provided further, That this appropriation
shall not be available to subsidize the education of non-
residents of the District of Columbia at the University 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, 2001, a tuition rate sched-
ule that will establish the tuition rate for nonresident stu-
dents at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate
charged at comparable public institutions of higher edu-
cation in the metropolitan area: Provided further, That
$2,200,000 is allocated to the Temporary Weighted Student
Formula to fund 344 additional slots for pre-K students:
Provided further, That $50,000 is allocated to fund a con-
ference on learning support for children ages 3–4 in Sep-
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tember 2000 hosted jointly by the District of Columbia Pub-
lic Schools and District of Columbia public charter schools:
Provided further, That no local funds in this Act shall be
used to administer a system wide standardized test more
than once in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That no
less than $436,452,000 shall be expended on local schools
through the Weighted Student Formula: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or
regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for eval-
uating District of Columbia Public School employees shall
be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes:
Provided further, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appro-
priations provided for by this Act, $12,079,000 shall be
available to the District of Columbia Public Schools,
$120,000 to the Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
$400,000 to the District of Columbia Library, and
$2,500,000 to the University of the District of Columbia
for adult basic education, prioritized pursuant to an act
of the Council.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
Human support services, $1,532,704,000 (including
$634,397,000 from local funds, $881,589,000 from Federal
funds, and $16,718,000 from other funds): Provided, That
$25,836,000 of this appropriation, to remain available
until expended, shall be available solely for District of Co-
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lumbia employees’ disability compensation: Provided fur-
ther, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appropriations pro-
vided for by this Act, $10,000,000 shall be available to the
Children Investment Trust, $1,511,000 to the Department
of Parks and Recreation, $574,000 to the Office on Aging,
$4,245,000 to the Department of Health, and $1,500,000
to the Commission on Latino Affairs, prioritized pursuant
to an act of the Council: Provided further, That the District
of Columbia shall not provide free government services such
as water, sewer, solid waste disposal or collection, utilities,
maintenance, repairs, or similar services to any legally con-
stituted private nonprofit organization, as defined in sec-
tion 411(5) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C.
11371), providing emergency shelter services in the District,
if the District would not be qualified to receive reimburse-
ment pursuant to such Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100–
77; 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.): Provided further, That
$400,000 shall be available for the administrative costs as-
sociated with implementation of the Drug Treatment Choice
Program established pursuant to section 4 of the Choice in
Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed by the Mayor on April
20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329): Provided further, That
$7,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the Addiction
Recovery Fund established pursuant to section 5 of the
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Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed by the Mayor
on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13–329): Provided further,
That the District of Columbia is authorized to enter into
a long-term lease of Hamilton Field with Gonzaga College
High School and that, in exchange for such a lease, Gonzaga
will introduce and implement a youth baseball program fo-
cused on 13 to 18 year old residents, said program to in-
clude summer and fall baseball programs and baseball clin-
ics: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the District of Columbia may increase the
Human Support Services appropriation under this Act by
an amount equal to not more than 15 percent of the local
funds in the appropriation in order to augment the District
of Columbia subsidy for the Public Benefit Corporation for
the purpose of restructuring the delivery of health services
in the District of Columbia pursuant to a restructuring
plan approved by the Mayor, Council of the District of Co-
lumbia, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority, and Chief Financial Of-
ficer.
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,
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$278,242,000 (including $265,078,000 from local funds,
$3,328,000 from Federal funds, and $9,836,000 from other
funds): Provided, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appro-
priations provided for by this Act, $1,500,000 shall be
available to Public Works, $1,000,000 to the Department
of Motor Vehicles, and $1,550,000 to the Taxicab Commis-
sion, prioritized pursuant to an act of the Council: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be available
for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and
places of business: Provided further, That $100,000 be
available for a commercial sector recycling initiative: Pro-
vided further, That $250,000 be available to initiate a recy-
cling education campaign: Provided further, That $10,000
be available for community clean-up kits: Provided further,
That $190,000 be available to restore 3.5 percent vacancy
rate in Parking Services: Provided further, That $170,000
be available to plant 500 trees: Provided further, That
$118,000 be available for two water trucks: Provided fur-
ther, That $150,000 be available for contract monitors and
parking analysts within Parking Services: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,409,000 be available for a neighborhood clean-
up initiative: Provided further, That $1,000,000 be avail-
able for tree maintenance: Provided further, That $600,000
be available for an anti-graffiti program: Provided further,
That $226,000 be available for a hazardous waste program:
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Provided further, That $1,260,000 be available for parking
control aides: Provided further, That $400,000 be available
for the Department of Motor Vehicles to hire additional tick-
et adjudicators, conduct additional hearings, and reduce the
waiting time for hearings.
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS
For all agencies of the District of Columbia govern-
ment under court ordered receivership, $389,528,000 (in-
cluding $234,913,000 from local funds, $135,555,000 from
Federal funds, and $19,060,000 from other funds): Pro-
vided, That of the $150,000,000 freed-up appropriation pro-
vided for by this Act, $6,300,000 shall be available to the
LaShawn Receivership and $13,000,000 to the Commission
on Mental Health, prioritized pursuant to an act of the
Council.
RESERVE
For a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia and the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority, $150,000,000 of local funds.
EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND
For the emergency reserve fund established under sec-
tion 450A(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
the amount provided for fiscal year 2001 under such sec-
tion, to be derived from local funds.
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REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
For payment of principal, interest and certain fees di-
rectly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia
to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized
by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, $243,238,000
from local funds: Provided, That of the $150,000,000 freed-
up appropriations provided for by this Act, the balance re-
maining after other expenditures shall be used for Pay-As-
You-Go Capital Funds in lieu of capital financing,
prioritized pursuant to an act of the Council: Provided fur-
ther, That any funds set aside pursuant to section 148 of
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act (Public Law
106–113; 113 Stat. 1531) that are not used in the reserve
funds established herein shall be used for Pay-As-You-Go
Capital Funds: Provided further, That for equipment leases,
the Mayor may finance $19,232,000 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: Provided further, That $2,000,000
is allocated to the Metropolitan Police Department,
$4,300,000 for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department, $1,622,000 for the Public Library, $2,010,000
for the Department of Parks and Recreation, $7,500,000 for
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the Department of Public Works and $1,800,000 for the
Public Benefit Corporation.
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT
For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 gen-
eral fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990,
$39,300,000 from local funds, as authorized by section
461(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (105
Stat. 540; D.C. Code, sec. 47–321(a)(1)).
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing,
$1,140,000 from local funds.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in
connection with Presidential inauguration activities as au-
thorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended, approved De-
cember 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; D.C. Code, sec. 1–1803),
$6,211,000, which shall be apportioned by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer within the various appropriation headings in
this Act.
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION
For lease payments in accordance with the Certificates
of Participation involving the land site underlying the
building located at One Judiciary Square, $7,950,000 from
local funds.
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WILSON BUILDING
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson
Building, $8,409,000.
OPTICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS
For 
optical 
and 
dental 
insurance 
payments,
$2,675,000 from local funds.
MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICE
For management supervisory service, $13,200,000
from local funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia among the various appropriation head-
ings in this Act for which employees are properly payable.
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND TRANSFER PAYMENT
There is transferred $61,406,000 to the Tobacco Settle-
ment Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2302 of
the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act of
1999, effective October 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 13–38; to be
codified at D.C. Code, sec. 6–135), to be spent pursuant to
local law.
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS SAVINGS (INCLUDING
MANAGED COMPETITION)
The Mayor and the Council in consultation of with
the Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $10,000,000 for oper-
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ational improvements savings in local funds to one or more
of the appropriation headings in this Act.
MANAGEMENT REFORM SAVINGS
The Mayor and the Council in consultation of with
the Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority, shall make reductions of $37,000,000 for manage-
ment reform savings in local funds to one or more of the
appropriation headings in this Act.
CAFETERIA PLAN
For the implementation of a Cafeteria Plan pursuant
to Federal law, a reduction of $5,000,000: Provided, That
of the $150,000,000 freed-up appropriations provided for
by this Act, $5,000,000 shall be available for the savings
associated with the implementation of the Cafeteria Plan,
prioritized pursuant to an act of the Council.
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE WASHINGTON
AQUEDUCT
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and
the Washington Aqueduct, $275,705,000 from other funds
(including $230,614,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority
and $45,091,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which
$41,503,000 shall be apportioned and payable to the Dis-
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trict’s debt service fund for repayment of loans and interest
incurred for capital improvement projects.
For construction projects, $140,725,000, as authorized
by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the laying of
watermains and service sewers in the District of Columbia,
the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes’’
(33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58–140; D.C. Code, sec. 43–1512
et seq.): Provided, That the requirements and restrictions
that are applicable to general fund capital improvements
projects and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay
appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under
this appropriation title.
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982 (95
Stat. 1174 and 1175; Public Law 97–91), for the purpose
of implementing the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Num-
bers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes
in the District of Columbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Code,
sec. 2–2501 et seq. and sec. 22–1516 et seq.), $223,200,000:
Provided, That the District of Columbia shall identify the
source of funding for this appropriation title from the Dis-
trict’s own locally generated revenues: Provided further,
That no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to sup-
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port the operations or activities of the Lottery and Chari-
table Games Control Board.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission,
$10,968,000 from other funds: Provided, That the Mayor
shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the forth-
coming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public Law
93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301(b)).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS PUBLIC
BENEFIT CORPORATION
For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals
Public Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11–
212; D.C. Code, sec. 32–262.2, $123,548,000 of which
$45,313,000 shall be derived by transfer from the general
fund, and $78,235,000 from other funds: Provided, That no
amounts may be made available to the Corporation
(through reprogramming, transfers, loans, or any other
mechanism) which are not otherwise provided for under this
heading.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, estab-
lished by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement
Reform Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1–711),
$11,414,000 from the earnings of the applicable retirement
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funds to pay legal, management, investment, and other fees
and administrative expenses of the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Board: Provided, That the District of Columbia
Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal
to the Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized ac-
counting 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 re-
port.
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES FUND
For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by
the District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establish-
ment Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88–622), $1,808,000
from other funds.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise
Fund, $52,726,000 from other funds.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
For 
construction 
projects, 
an 
increase 
of
$1,077,282,000 of which $806,787,000 is from local funds,
$66,446,000 is from highway trust funds, and $204,049,000
is from Federal funds, and a rescission of $55,208,000 from
local funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal
years, for a net amount of $1,022,074,000 to remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That funds for use of each
capital project implementing agency shall be managed and
controlled in accordance with all procedures and limita-
tions established under the Financial Management System:
Provided further, That all funds provided by this appro-
priation title shall be available only for the specific projects
and purposes intended: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay
projects, except those projects covered by the first sentence
of section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968
(82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90–495; D.C. Code, sec. 7–134,
note), for which funds are provided by this appropriation
title, shall expire on September 30, 2002, except authoriza-
tions for projects as to which funds have been obligated in
whole or in part prior to September 30, 2002: Provided fur-
ther, That upon expiration of any such project authoriza-
tion, the funds provided herein for the project shall lapse.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. 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.
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SEC. 102. 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 chair of the
Council.
SEC. 103. 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 judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Colum-
bia government: Provided, That nothing contained in this
section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the pro-
visions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Co-
lumbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947 (70 Stat.
78; Public Law 84–460; D.C. Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)).
SEC. 104. 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.
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SEC. 105. 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, salary, past work experience, and salary history are
not available for inspection by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the Dis-
trict of Columbia of the House Committee on Government
Reform, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the
Council of the District of Columbia, or their duly author-
ized representative.
SEC. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be nec-
essary for making payments authorized by the District of
Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977 (D.C. Law 2–20;
D.C. Code, sec. 47–421 et seq.).
SEC. 107. 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.
SEC. 108. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor
shall develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project,
for capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a rea-
sonable time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall
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report to the Council of the District of Columbia and the
Congress the actual borrowings and spending progress com-
pared with projections.
SEC. 109. 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 2001, 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 expenditure for an
agency through a reprogramming or inter-appropriation
transfer of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3)
establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, lim-
ited or increased by Congress in 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 through reprogramming any
program or project previously deferred through reprogram-
ming; (6) augments existing programs, projects, or respon-
sibility centers through a reprogramming of funds in excess
of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (7) increases
by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific pro-
gram, project, or responsibility center; or (8) transfers an
amount from one appropriation to another as long as the
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amount transferred shall not exceed 2 percent of the local
funds in the appropriation; unless the Appropriations Com-
mittees of both the Senate and House of Representatives are
notified in writing 30 days in advance of any reprogram-
ming or inter-appropriation transfer as set forth in this
section.
SEC. 110. Consistent with the provisions of 31 U.S.C.
1301(a), appropriations under this Act shall be applied
only to the objects for which the appropriations were made
except as otherwise provided by law.
SEC. 111. 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. Code, sec. 1–601.1 et seq.), enacted pursuant to
section 422(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
(87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 1–
242(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. 112. No later than 30 days after the end of the
first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the
Council of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2001
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revenue estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal
year 2001. These estimates shall be used in the budget re-
quest for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The
officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the
midyear report.
SEC. 113. 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. Code, sec. 1–1183.3), 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: Provided, That the determina-
tion as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process
has been made in accordance with duly promulgated rules
and procedures and said determination has been reviewed
and approved by the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
SEC. 114. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Pub-
lic Law 99–177), the term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’
shall be synonymous with and refer specifically to each ac-
count appropriating Federal funds in this Act, and any
sequestration order shall be applied to each of the accounts
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rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts: Pro-
vided, 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. 115. In the event a sequestration order is issued
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99–177),
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 District of Columbia shall
pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, within 15 days after
receipt of a request therefor from the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, 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 ap-
propriation accounts in this Act that are not specifically
exempted from sequestration by such Act.
SEC. 116. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia
government may accept and use a gift or donation during
fiscal year 2001 if—
(1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use
of the gift or donation: Provided, That the Council of
the District of Columbia may accept and use gifts
without prior approval by the Mayor; and
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(2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry
out its authorized functions or duties.
(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) of this
section, and shall make such records available for audit and
public inspection.
(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.
(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. 117. 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. Code, sec. 1–113(d)).
SEC. 118. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVER-
SITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) The Super-
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intendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools
[DCPS] and the University of the District of Columbia
[UDC] shall each submit 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 no later than 15 calendar days after the end of each
quarter a report that sets forth—
(1) current quarter expenditures and obligations,
year-to-date expenditures and obligations, and total
fiscal year expenditure projections versus budget bro-
ken out on the basis of control center, responsibility
center, and object class, and for all funds, non-appro-
priated funds, and capital financing;
(2) a list of each account for which spending is
frozen and the amount of funds frozen, broken out by
control center, responsibility center, detailed object,
and for all funding sources;
(3) a list of all active contracts in excess of
$10,000 annually, which contains the name of each
contractor; the budget to which the contract is
charged, broken out on the basis of control center, re-
sponsibility center, and agency reporting code; and
contract identifying codes used by DCPS and UDC;
payments made in the last quarter and year-to-date,
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the total amount of the contract and total payments
made for the contract and any modifications, exten-
sions, renewals; and specific modifications made to
each contract in the last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports that
are required to be, and have been, submitted to the
Board of Education; and
(5) all reprogramming requests and reports that
have been made by UDC within the last quarter in
compliance with applicable law; and
(6) changes made in the last quarter to the orga-
nizational structure of DCPS and UDC, displaying
for each entity previous and current control centers
and responsibility centers, the names of the organiza-
tional entities that have been changed, the name of the
staff member supervising each entity affected, and the
reasons for the structural change.
(b) The Superintendent of DCPS and UDC shall an-
nually compile an accurate and verifiable report on the po-
sitions and employees in the public school system and the
university, respectively. The annual report shall—
(1) set forth the number of validated schedule A
positions in the District of Columbia public schools
and UDC for fiscal year 2001, and thereafter on full-
time equivalent basis, including a compilation of all
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positions by control center, responsibility center,
funding source, position type, position title, pay plan,
grade, and annual salary;
(2) set forth a compilation of all employees in
the District of Columbia public schools and UDC as
of the preceding December 31, verified as to its accu-
racy in accordance with the functions that each em-
ployee actually performs, by control center, responsi-
bility center, agency reporting code, program (includ-
ing funding source), activity, location for accounting
purposes, job title, grade and classification, annual
salary, and position control number; and
(3) be submitted to the Congress, the Mayor, the
District of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commis-
sion, and the Authority, not later than February 15
of each year.
(c) No later than November 1, 2000, or within 30 cal-
endar days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
whichever occurs later, and each succeeding year, the Super-
intendent of DCPS and UDC shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of
Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority, a revised appropriated funds
operating budget for the public school system and UDC for
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such fiscal year: (1) that is in the total amount of the ap-
proved appropriation and that realigns budgeted data for
personal services and other-than-personal services, respec-
tively, with anticipated actual expenditures; and (2) that
is in the format of the budget that the Superintendent of
DCPS and UDC submit to the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia for inclusion in the Mayor’s budget submission to
the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to section
442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law
93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301).
SEC. 119. Funds authorized or previously appro-
priated to the government of the District of Columbia by
this or any other Act to procure the necessary hardware
and installation of new software, conversion, testing, and
training to improve or replace its financial management
system are also available for the acquisition of accounting
and financial management services and the leasing of nec-
essary hardware, software or any other related goods or
services, as determined by the District of Columbia Finan-
cial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
SEC. 120. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act
may be made available to pay the fees of an attorney who
represents a party who prevails in an action or any attor-
ney who defends any action, including an administrative
proceeding, brought against the District of Columbia Public
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Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) if—
(1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attor-
ney exceeds 250 percent of the hourly rate of com-
pensation under section 11–2604(a), District of Co-
lumbia Code; or
(2) the maximum amount of compensation of the
attorney exceeds 250 percent of the maximum amount
of compensation under section 11–2604(b)(1), District
of Columbia Code, except that compensation and re-
imbursement in excess of such maximum may be ap-
proved for extended or complex representation in ac-
cordance with section 11–2604(c), District of Colum-
bia Code; and
(3) in no case may the compensation limits in
paragraphs (1) and (2) exceed $2,500.
(b) Notwithstanding the preceding subsection, if the
Mayor and the Superintendent of the District of Columbia
Public Schools concur in a Memorandum of Understanding
setting forth a new rate and amount of compensation, then
such new rates shall apply in lieu of the rates set forth in
the preceding subsection to both the attorney who represents
the prevailing party and the attorney who defends the ac-
tion.
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SEC. 121. 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. 122. None of the 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.
Code, sec. 36–1401 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or
enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting
couples (whether homosexual, heterosexual, or lesbian), in-
cluding 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 ex-
tended to legally married couples.
SEC. 123. The District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority, acting on
behalf of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
in formulating the DCPS budget, the Board of Trustees of
the University of the District of Columbia, the Board of
Library Trustees, and the Board of Governors of the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia School of Law shall vote
on and approve the respective annual or revised budgets for
such entities before submission to the Mayor of the District
of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor’s budget submission
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to the Council of the District of Columbia in accordance
with section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301), or before
submitting their respective budgets directly to the Council.
SEC. 124. (a) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS NOT
INCLUDED IN CEILING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with
the Chief Financial Officer, during a control year, as
defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–8; 109 Stat. 152), 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.
(2) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
REPORT AND AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—No such Fed-
eral, private, or other grant may be accepted, obli-
gated, or expended pursuant to paragraph (1) until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia submits to the Authority a re-
port setting forth detailed information regarding
such grant; and
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(B) the Authority has reviewed and ap-
proved the acceptance, obligation, and expendi-
ture of such grant in accordance with review and
approval procedures consistent with the provi-
sions of the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995.
(3) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPATION
OF APPROVAL OR RECEIPT.—No amount may be obli-
gated or expended from the general fund or other
funds of the District government in anticipation of
the approval or receipt of a grant under paragraph
(2)(B) of this subsection or in anticipation of the ap-
proval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant
not subject to such paragraph.
(4) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia shall prepare a
quarterly report setting forth detailed information re-
garding all Federal, private, and other grants subject
to this subsection. Each such report shall be submitted
to the Council of the District of Columbia, and to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, not later than 15 days
after the end of the quarter covered by the report.
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(b) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES BY FINANCIAL RE-
SPONSIBILITY
AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHOR-
ITY.—Not later than 20 calendar days after the end of each
fiscal quarter starting October 1, 1999, the Authority shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on
Government Reform of the House, and the Committee on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate providing an itemized
accounting of all non-appropriated funds obligated or ex-
pended by the Authority for the quarter. The report shall
include information on the date, amount, purpose, and ven-
dor name, and a description of the services or goods pro-
vided with respect to the expenditures of such funds.
SEC. 125. If a department or agency of the government
of the District of Columbia is under the administration of
a court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed official
during fiscal year 2001 or any succeeding fiscal year, the
receiver or official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor,
for inclusion in the annual budget of the District of Colum-
bia for the year, annual estimates of the expenditures and
appropriations necessary for the maintenance and oper-
ation of the department or agency. All such estimates shall
be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council, for its action
pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act, without revision but subject to the
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Mayor’s recommendations. Notwithstanding any provision
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 774;
Public Law 93–198), the Council may comment or make
recommendations concerning such annual estimates but
shall have no authority under such Act to revise such esti-
mates.
SEC. 126. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF OFFICIAL VE-
HICLES.—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 vehicle unless the offi-
cer 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 in-
clude travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and
workplace (except: (1) in the case of an officer or employee
of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the
District of Columbia 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 in the
District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3)
the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the Chair-
man of the Council of the District of Columbia).
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(b) INVENTORY OF VEHICLES.—The Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit, by Novem-
ber 15, 2000, an inventory, as of September 30, 2000, of
all vehicles owned, leased or operated by the District of Co-
lumbia government. The inventory shall include, but not
be limited to, the department to which the vehicle is as-
signed; 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. 127. (a) SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEES
DETAILED WITHIN GOVERNMENT.—For purposes of deter-
mining the amount of funds expended by any entity within
the District of Columbia government during fiscal year
2001 and each succeeding fiscal year, any expenditures of
the District government attributable to any officer or em-
ployee of the District government who provides services
which are within the authority and jurisdiction of the enti-
ty (including any portion of the compensation paid to the
officer or employee attributable to the time spent in pro-
viding such services) shall be treated as expenditures made
from the entity’s budget, without regard to whether the offi-
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cer or employee is assigned to the entity or otherwise treated
as an officer or employee of the entity.
(b) MODIFICATION OF REDUCTION IN FORCE PROCE-
DURES.—Section 2408 of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective
March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C. Code, sec. 1–625.7),
is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the
date ‘‘September 30, 2000’’ and inserting the phrase
‘‘September 30, 2000, and each subsequent fiscal
year’’ in its place.
(b) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the
phrase ‘‘Prior to February 1, 2000’’ and inserting the
phrase ‘‘Prior to February 1 of each year’’ in its
place.
(c) Subsection (i) is amended by striking the
phrase ‘‘March 1, 2000’’ and inserting the phrase
‘‘March 1 of each year’’ in its place.
(d) Subsection (k) is amended by striking the
phrase ‘‘September 1, 2000’’ and inserting the phrase
‘‘September 1 of each year’’ in its place.
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not later than 120 days after the date that a District of
Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) student is referred for
evaluation or assessment—
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(1) the District of Columbia Board of Education,
or its successor, and DCPS shall assess or evaluate a
student who may have a disability and who may re-
quire special education services; and
(2) if a student is classified as having a dis-
ability, as defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (84 Stat. 175;
20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) or in section 7(8) of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C.
706(8)), the Board and DCPS shall place that student
in an appropriate program of special education serv-
ices.
SEC. 129. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased with
financial assistance provided using funds made avail-
able in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending
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the assistance, purchase only American-made equip-
ment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each agency of the
Federal or District of Columbia government shall pro-
vide to each recipient of the assistance a notice de-
scribing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the
Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agen-
cy that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to
the United States that is not made in the United States,
the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or sub-
contract made with funds made available in this Act, pur-
suant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility proce-
dures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 130. None of the funds contained in this Act may
be used for purposes of the annual independent audit of
the District of Columbia government (including the District
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of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Authority) for fiscal year 2001 unless—
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the District of Columbia pursuant to section
208(a)(4) of the District of Columbia Procurement
Practices 
Act 
of 
1985 
(D.C. 
Code, 
sec. 
1–
1182.8(a)(4)); and
(2) the audit includes a comparison of audited
actual year-end results with the revenues submitted in
the budget document for such year and the appropria-
tions enacted into law for such year.
SEC. 131. 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 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.
SEC. 132. No later than November 1, 2000, or within
30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of
the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority a revised appropriated funds operating
budget in the format of the budget that the District of Co-
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lumbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–
198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301), for all agencies of the District
of Columbia government for such fiscal year 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. 133. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles
or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 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. 134. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON LEASES.—Upon the
expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the date of
the enactment of this Act, none of the funds contained in
this Act may be used to make rental payments under a lease
for the use of real property by the District of Columbia gov-
ernment (including any independent agency of the District)
unless the lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed
(by the District of Columbia or any other party to the lease)
with the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic
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Development, in an indexed registry available for public in-
spection.
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS
ON
CURRENT
LEASES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the expiration of the
60-day period that begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, in the case of a lease described in
paragraph (3), none of the funds contained in this
Act may be used to make rental payments under the
lease unless the lease is included in periodic reports
submitted by the Mayor and Council of the District
of Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate describing
for each such lease the following information:
(A) The location of the property involved,
the name of the owners of record according to the
land records of the District of Columbia, the
name of the lessors according to the lease, the
rate of payment under the lease, the period of
time covered by the lease, and the conditions
under which the lease may be terminated.
(B) The extent to which the property is or
is not occupied by the District of Columbia gov-
ernment as of the end of the reporting period in-
volved.
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(C) If the property is not occupied and uti-
lized by the District government as of the end of
the reporting period involved, a plan for occu-
pying and utilizing the property (including con-
struction or renovation work) or a status state-
ment regarding any efforts by the District to ter-
minate or renegotiate the lease.
(2) TIMING OF REPORTS.—The reports described
in paragraph (1) shall be submitted for each calendar
quarter (beginning with the quarter ending December
31, 2000) not later than 20 days after the end of the
quarter involved, plus an initial report submitted not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, which shall provide information as of the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) LEASES DESCRIBED.—A lease described in
this paragraph is a lease in effect as of the date of
the enactment of this Act for the use of real property
by the District of Columbia government (including
any independent agency of the District) which is not
being occupied by the District government (including
any independent agency of the District) as of such
date or during the 60-day period which begins on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 135. (a) MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.—Upon the expiration of the 60-
day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this
Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may be used
to enter into a lease (or to make rental payments under
such a lease) for the use of real property by the District
of Columbia government (including any independent agen-
cy of the District) or to purchase real property for the use
of the District of Columbia government (including any
independent agency of the District) or to manage real prop-
erty for the use of the District of Columbia (including any
independent agency of the District) unless the following con-
ditions are met:
(1) The Mayor and Council of the District of Co-
lumbia certify to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate that exist-
ing real property available to the District (whether
leased or owned by the District government) is not
suitable for the purposes intended.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
there is made available for sale or lease all real prop-
erty of the District of Columbia that the Mayor from
time-to-time determines is surplus to the needs of the
District of Columbia, unless a majority of the mem-
bers of the Council override the Mayor’s determina-
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tion during the 30-day period which begins on the
date the determination is published.
(3) The Mayor and Council implement a pro-
gram for the periodic survey of all District property
to determine if it is surplus to the needs of the Dis-
trict.
(4) The Mayor and Council within 60 days of
the date of the enactment of this Act have filed with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
a report which provides a comprehensive plan for the
management of District of Columbia real property as-
sets, and are proceeding with the implementation of
the plan.
(b) TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS.—If the District of
Columbia enacts legislation to reform the practices and pro-
cedures governing the entering into of leases for the use of
real property by the District of Columbia government and
the disposition of surplus real property of the District gov-
ernment, the provisions of subsection (a) shall cease to be
effective upon the effective date of the legislation.
SEC. 136. CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds con-
tained in this Act may be used after the expiration of the
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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 (includ-
ing any independent agency of the District) who has not
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer under-
stands the duties and restrictions applicable to the officer
and their agency as a result of this Act.
SEC. 137. The proposed budget of the government of
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002 that is sub-
mitted by the District to Congress shall specify potential
adjustments that might become necessary in the event that
the operational improvements savings and management re-
form savings achieved by the District during the year do
not meet the level of management savings projected by the
District under the proposed budget.
SEC. 138. In submitting any document showing the
budget for an office of the District of Columbia government
(including an independent agency of the District) that con-
tains a category of activities labeled as ‘‘other’’, ‘‘miscella-
neous’’, or a similar general, nondescriptive term, the docu-
ment shall include a description of the types of activities
covered in the category and a detailed breakdown of the
amount allocated for each such activity.
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SEC. 139. (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. 140. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Co-
lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting
on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi-
cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.
SEC. 141. (a) Nothing in the Federal Grant and Coop-
erative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)
may be construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency from negotiating and entering
into cooperative agreements and grants authorized by law
which affect real property of the Federal Government in the
District of Columbia if the principal purpose of the cooper-
ative agreement or grant is to provide comparable benefits
for Federal and non-Federal properties in the District of
Columbia.
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(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 142. (a) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after section 450
the following:
‘‘COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY
‘‘SEC. 450B. (a) COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MAN-
AGEMENT POLICY.—The District of Columbia shall conduct
its financial management in accordance with a comprehen-
sive financial management policy.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF POLICY.—The comprehensive fi-
nancial management policy shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, the following:
‘‘(1) A cash management policy.
‘‘(2) A debt management policy.
‘‘(3) A financial asset management policy.
‘‘(4) A contingency reserve management policy
in accordance with section 450A(a)(3).
‘‘(5) An emergency reserve management policy
in accordance with section 450A(b)(3).
‘‘(6) A policy for determining real property tax
exemptions for the District of Columbia.
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The comprehensive financial
management policy shall be reviewed at the end of each fis-
cal year by the Chief Financial Officer who shall—
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‘‘(1) not later than July 1 of each year, submit
any proposed changes in the policy to the Mayor for
review and the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority
(in a control year);
‘‘(2) not later than August 1 of each year, after
consideration of any comments received under para-
graph (1), submit the changes to the Council of the
District of Columbia for approval; and
‘‘(3) not later than September 1 of each year, no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and House of Representatives, the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
of any changes enacted by the Council of the District
of Columbia.
‘‘(d) PROCEDURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST COM-
PREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY.—
‘‘(1) CFO.—Not later than April 1, 2001, the
Chief Financial Officer shall submit to the Mayor an
initial proposed comprehensive financial management
policy for the District of Columbia pursuant to sec-
tion 450B of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act.
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‘‘(2) COUNCIL.—Following review and comment
by the Mayor, not later than May 1, 2001, the Chief
Financial Officer shall submit the proposed financial
management policy to the Council of the District of
Columbia for its prompt review and adoption.
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Upon adoption of the finan-
cial management policy under paragraph (2), the
Council shall immediately submit the policy to the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority for a review of not
to exceed 30 days.
‘‘(4) CONGRESS.—Following review of the finan-
cial management policy by the Authority under para-
graph (3), the Authority shall submit the policy to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
House of Representatives, the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate for
review and the policy shall take effect 30 days after
the date the policy is submitted under this para-
graph.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on October 1,
2000.
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APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SEC. 143. (a) APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL.—Section
424(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 47–
317.2, D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘Upon confirmation by the Council, the
name of the Chief Financial Officer shall be submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and House of Representatives, the Committee on Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee
on Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives for a 30-day period of review and comment be-
fore the appointment takes effect.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘upon dis-
missal by the Mayor and approval of that dismissal
by a 2⁄3 vote of the Council of the District of Colum-
bia. Upon approval of the dismissal by the Council,
notice of the dismissal shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives for a 30-
day period of review and comment before the dis-
missal takes effect.’’.
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(b) FUNCTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 424(c) of such Act
(sec. 47–317.3, D.C. Code) is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DURING A
CONTROL YEAR’’;
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘During a control year, the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief Fi-
nancial Officer’’;
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Pre-
paring’’ and inserting ‘‘During a control year,
preparing’’;
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Assur-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘During a control year, as-
suring’’;
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘With the
Approval’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the
Council—’’ and inserting ‘‘Preparing and sub-
mitting to the Mayor and the Council, with the
approval of the Authority during a control
year—’’;
(F) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or the
Authority’’ and inserting ‘‘(or by the Authority
during a control year)’’; and
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(G) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(18) Exercising responsibility for the adminis-
tration and supervision of the District of Columbia
Treasurer (except that the Chief Financial Officer
may delegate any portion of such responsibility as the
Chief Financial Officer considers appropriate and
consistent with efficiency).
‘‘(19) Administering all borrowing programs of
the District government for the issuance of long-term
and short-term indebtedness.
‘‘(20) Administering the cash management pro-
gram of the District government, including the invest-
ment of surplus funds in governmental and non-gov-
ernmental interest-bearing securities and accounts.
‘‘(21) Administering the centralized District gov-
ernment payroll and retirement systems.
‘‘(22) Governing the accounting policies and sys-
tems applicable to the District government.
‘‘(23) Preparing appropriate annual, quarterly,
and monthly financial reports of the accounting and
financial operations of the District government.
‘‘(24) Not later than 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year, preparing the complete financial
statement and report on the activities of the District
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government for such fiscal year, for the use of the
Mayor under section 448(a)(4).’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 424 of
such Act (sec. 47–317.1 et seq., D.C. Code) is
amended—
(A) by striking subsection (d);
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘or
subsection (d)’’; and
(C) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f)
as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
SEC. 144. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the
District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit
Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2–139; D.C. Code 1–
601.1 et seq.), or any other District of Columbia law, stat-
ute, regulation, the provisions of the District of Columbia
Personnel Manual, or the provisions of any collective bar-
gaining agreement, employees of the District of Columbia
government will only receive compensation for overtime
work in excess of 40 hours per week (or other applicable
tour of duty) of work actually performed, in accordance
with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29
U.S.C. § 201 et seq.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall be effective De-
cember 27, 1996. The Resolution and Order of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
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Assistance Authority, dated December 27, 1996, is hereby
ratified and approved and shall be given full force and ef-
fect.
SEC. 145. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
503 of Public Law 100–71 and as provided in subsection
(b), the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
for the District of Columbia (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘agency’’) may implement and administer the Drug
Free Workplace Program of the agency, dated July 28,
2000, for employment applicants of the agency.
(b) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—The waiver provided by sub-
section (a) shall—
(1) take effect on enactment; and
(2) terminate on the date the Department of
Health and Human Services approves the drug pro-
gram of the agency pursuant to section 503 of Public
Law 100–71 or 12 months after the date referred to
in paragraph (1), whichever is later.
SEC. 146. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall
submit quarterly reports to the Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and Governmental Affairs, commencing Octo-
ber 1, 2000, addressing the following issues: (1) crime, in-
cluding the homicide rate, implementation of community
policing, the number of police officers on local beats, and
the closing down of open-air drug markets; (2) access to
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drug abuse treatment, including the number of treatment
slots, the number of people served, the number of people on
waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment programs;
(3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent offenders,
including the number of halfway house escapes and steps
taken to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway
house residents to reduce the number of escapes to be pro-
vided in consultation with the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency; (4) education, including access to spe-
cial education services and student achievement to be pro-
vided in consultation with the District of Columbia Public
Schools; (5) improvement in basic District services, includ-
ing rat control and abatement; (6) application for and
management of Federal grants, including the number and
type of grants for which the District was eligible but failed
to apply and the number and type of grants awarded to
the District but which the District failed to spend the
amounts received; and (7) indicators of child well-being.
RESERVE FUNDS
SEC. 
147. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RESERVE
FUNDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after section
450 the following new section:
‘‘RESERVE FUNDS
‘‘SEC. 450A. (a) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established an emer-
gency cash reserve fund (in this subsection referred to
as the ‘emergency reserve fund’) as an interest-bearing
account (separate from other accounts in the General
Fund) into which the Mayor shall deposit in cash not
later than February 15 of each fiscal year (or not
later than October 1, 2000, in the case of fiscal year
2001) such amount as may be required to maintain
a balance in the fund of at least 4 percent of the total
budget appropriated for operating expenditures for
such fiscal year which is derived from local funds (or,
in the case of fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2004,
such amount as may be required to maintain a bal-
ance in the fund of at least the minimum emergency
reserve balance for such fiscal year, as determined
under paragraph (2)).
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM EMERGENCY
RESERVE BALANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The ‘minimum emer-
gency reserve balance’ with respect to a fiscal
year is the amount equal to the applicable per-
centage of the total budget appropriated for oper-
ating expenditures for such fiscal year which is
derived from local funds.
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‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—
In subparagraph (A), the ‘applicable percentage’
with respect to a fiscal year means the following:
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2001, 1 percent.
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2002, 2 percent.
‘‘(iii) For fiscal year 2003, 3 percent.
‘‘(3) INTEREST.—Interest earned on the emer-
gency reserve fund shall remain in the account and
shall only be withdrawn in accordance with para-
graph (4).
‘‘(4) CRITERIA FOR USE OF AMOUNTS IN EMER-
GENCY RESERVE FUND.—The Chief Financial Officer,
in consultation with the Mayor, shall develop a policy
to govern the emergency reserve fund which shall in-
clude (but which may not be limited to) the following
requirements:
‘‘(A) The emergency reserve fund may be
used to provide for unanticipated and non-
recurring extraordinary needs of an emergency
nature, including a natural disaster or calamity
as defined by section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (Public Law 100–707) or unexpected obliga-
tions by Federal law.
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‘‘(B) The emergency reserve fund may also
be used in the event of a State of Emergency as
declared by the Mayor pursuant to section 5 of
the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act
of 1980 (sec. 6–1504, D.C. Code).
‘‘(C) The emergency reserve fund may not
be used to fund—
‘‘(i) any department, agency, or office
of the Government of the District of Colum-
bia which is administered by a receiver or
other official appointed by a court;
‘‘(ii) shortfalls in any projected reduc-
tions which are included in the budget pro-
posed by the District of Columbia for the
fiscal year; or
‘‘(iii) settlements and judgments made
by or against the Government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION OF EMERGENCY CASH RESERVE
FUNDS.—Funds may be allocated from the emergency
reserve fund only after—
‘‘(A) an analysis has been prepared by the
Chief Financial Officer of the availability of
other sources of funding to carry out the pur-
poses of the allocation and the impact of such al-
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location on the balance and integrity of the
emergency reserve fund; and
‘‘(B) with respect to fiscal years beginning
with fiscal year 2005, the contingency reserve
fund established by subsection (b) has been pro-
jected by the Chief Financial Officer to be ex-
hausted at the time of the allocation.
‘‘(6) NOTICE.—The Mayor, the Council, and (in
the case of a fiscal year which is a control year, as
defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995) the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives in writing not
more than 30 days after the expenditure of funds
from the emergency reserve fund.
‘‘(7) REPLENISHMENT.—The District of Colum-
bia shall appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year
in the budget process to replenish any amounts allo-
cated from the emergency reserve fund during the pre-
ceding fiscal year by the following fiscal year. Once
the emergency reserve equals 4 percent of total budget
appropriated for operating expenditures for the fiscal
year, the District of Columbia shall appropriate suffi-
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cient funds each fiscal year in the budget process to
replenish any amounts allocated from the emergency
reserve fund during the preceding year to maintain
a balance of at least 4 percent of total funds appro-
priated for operating expenditures by the following
fiscal year.
‘‘(b) CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a con-
tingency cash reserve fund (in this subsection referred
to as the ‘contingency reserve fund’) as an interest-
bearing account (separate from other accounts in the
General Fund) into which the Mayor shall deposit in
cash not later than October 1 of each fiscal year (be-
ginning with fiscal year 2005) such amount as may
be required to maintain a balance in the fund of at
least 3 percent of the total budget appropriated for
operating expenditures for such fiscal year which is
derived from local funds (or, in the case of fiscal
years prior to fiscal year 2007, such amount as may
be required to maintain a balance in the fund of at
least the minimum contingency reserve balance for
such fiscal year, as determined under paragraph (2)).
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM CONTINGENCY
RESERVE BALANCE.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The ‘minimum contin-
gency reserve balance’ with respect to a fiscal
year is the amount equal to the applicable per-
centage of the total budget appropriated for oper-
ating expenditures for such fiscal year which is
derived from local funds.
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—
In subparagraph (A), the ‘applicable percentage’
with respect to a fiscal year means the following:
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2005, 1 percent.
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2006, 2 percent.
‘‘(3) INTEREST.—Interest earned on the contin-
gency reserve fund shall remain in the account and
may only be withdrawn in accordance with para-
graph (4).
‘‘(4) CRITERIA FOR USE OF AMOUNTS IN CONTIN-
GENCY RESERVE FUND.—The Chief Financial Officer,
in consultation with the Mayor, shall develop a policy
governing the use of the contingency reserve fund
which shall include (but which may not be limited to)
the following requirements:
‘‘(A) The contingency reserve fund may
only be used to provide for nonrecurring or un-
foreseen needs that arise during the fiscal year,
including expenses associated with unforeseen
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weather or other natural disasters, unexpected
obligations created by Federal law or new public
safety or health needs or requirements that have
been identified after the budget process has oc-
curred, or opportunities to achieve cost savings.
‘‘(B) The contingency reserve fund may be
used, if needed, to cover revenue shortfalls experi-
enced by the District government for 3 consecu-
tive months (based on a 2 month rolling average)
that are 5 percent or more below the budget fore-
cast.
‘‘(C) The contingency reserve fund may not
be used to fund any shortfalls in any projected
reductions which are included in the budget pro-
posed by the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year.
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION
OF
CONTINGENCY
CASH
RE-
SERVE.—Funds may be allocated from the contin-
gency reserve fund only after an analysis has been
prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the avail-
ability of other sources of funding to carry out the
purposes of the allocation and the impact of such allo-
cation on the balance and integrity of the contingency
reserve fund.
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‘‘(6) REPLENISHMENT.—The District of Colum-
bia shall appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year
in the budget process to replenish any amounts allo-
cated from the contingency reserve fund during the
preceding fiscal year by the following fiscal year.
Once the contingency reserve equals 3 percent of total
funds appropriated for operating expenditures, the
District of Columbia shall appropriate sufficient
funds each fiscal year in the budget process to replen-
ish any amounts allocated from the contingency re-
serve fund during the preceding year to maintain a
balance of at least 3 percent of total funds appro-
priated for operating expenditures by the following
fiscal year.
‘‘(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Chief Financial Of-
ficer shall submit a quarterly report to the Mayor, the
Council, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority (in the case of a fis-
cal year which is a control year, as defined in section
305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995), and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives that includes a monthly statement on the bal-
ance and activities of the contingency and emergency re-
serve funds.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 450 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 450A. Reserve funds.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CURRENT RESERVE FUND.—Section 202(j) of
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (sec. 47–
392.2(j), D.C. Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning with fiscal year 2000, the plan or budget sub-
mitted pursuant to this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘For each
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the budget of
the District government for the fiscal year’’.
(2) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.—Section 202(k) of
such Act (sec. 47–392.2(k), D.C. Code) is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on October 1,
2000.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 14,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate September 27 (legislative day,
September 22), 2000.
Attest:
GARY SISCO,
Secretary.