II 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1246 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 16, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to pro-
vide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one 
of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
may perform the functions and duties of the Office in 
an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TREASURER 
OR DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF 
OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO SERVE AS 
ACTING 
CHIEF 
FINANCIAL 
OFFICER 
IN 
EVENT OF VACANCY IN OFFICE. 
(a) AUTHORIZING SERVICE IN ACTING CAPACITY IN 
EVENT OF VACANCY IN OFFICE.—Section 424(b) of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24(b), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZING
TREASURER
OR
DEPUTY 
CFO TO PERFORM DUTIES IN ACTING CAPACITY IN 
EVENT OF VACANCY IN OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) SERVICE AS CFO.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), if there is a vacancy in 
the Office of Chief Financial Officer be-
cause the Chief Financial Officer has died, 
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resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform 
the functions and duties of the Office— 
‘‘(I) the District of Columbia 
Treasurer shall serve as the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer in an acting capacity, 
subject to the time limitation of sub-
paragraph (B); or 
‘‘(II) the Mayor may direct one 
of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers 
of the Office referred to in subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(a)(3) to serve as the Chief Financial 
Officer in an acting capacity, subject 
to the time limitation of subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
INDI-
VIDUALS.—Notwithstanding clause (i), an 
individual may not serve as the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer under such clause if the in-
dividual did not serve as the District of 
Columbia Treasurer or as one of such Dep-
uty Chief Financial Officers of the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer (as the case 
may be) for at least 90 days during the 1- 
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year period which ends on the date the va-
cancy occurs. 
‘‘(B) TIME LIMITATION.—A vacancy in the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer may not be 
filled by the service of any individual in an act-
ing capacity under subparagraph (A) after the 
expiration of the 210-day period which begins 
on the date the vacancy occurs.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
424(b)(2)(D) of such Act (sec. 1–204.24(b)(2)(D), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Any vacancy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), any vacancy’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to vacancies occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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