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and control of the General Counsel to the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer.
‘‘(3) The heads and all personnel of the subordi-
nate offices of the Office (as described in section
424(a)(2) and established as subordinate offices in
section 424(a)(3)) and the Chief Financial Officers,
Agency Fiscal Officers, and Associate Chief Financial
Officers of all District of Columbia executive branch
subordinate and independent agencies (in accordance
with subsection (c)), together with all other District of
Columbia accounting, budget, and financial manage-
ment personnel (including personnel of executive
branch independent agencies, but not including per-
sonnel of the legislative or judicial branches of the
District government).
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH
AGENCY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial Officers
and Associate Chief Financial Officers of all District
of Columbia executive branch subordinate and inde-
pendent agencies (other than those of a subordinate
office of the Office) shall be appointed by the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, in consultation with the agency head,
where applicable. The appointment shall be made
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from a list of qualified candidates developed by the
Chief Financial Officer.
‘‘(2) TRANSITION.—Any executive branch agency
Chief Financial Officer appointed prior to the date of
enactment of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus
Authorization Act may continue to serve in that ca-
pacity without reappointment.
‘‘(d) INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY OVER LEGAL PER-
SONNEL.—Title VIII–B of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1–
608.51 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall not apply to the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer or to attorneys em-
ployed by the Office.’’
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of part B of title IV of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 424a. Authority of Chief Financial Officer over personnel of Office and
other financial personnel.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 862 of the
District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit
Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2–260; D.C. Official Code
§ 1–608.62) is amended by striking paragraph (2).
SEC. 203. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) PROVIDING INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO PRO-
CURE GOODS AND SERVICES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act, as amended by sec-
tion 203(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
‘‘SEC. 424b. The Chief Financial Officer shall carry
out procurement of goods and services for the Office of the
Chief Financial Officer through a procurement office or di-
vision which shall operate independently of, and shall not
be governed by, the Office of Contracting and Procurement
established under the District of Columbia Procurement
Practices Act of 1986 or any successor office, except the pro-
visions applicable under such Act to procurement carried
out by the Chief Procurement Officer established by section
105 of such Act or any successor office shall apply with
respect to the procurement carried out by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer’s procurement office or division.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of part B of title IV of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act, as amended by section 203(a)(2), is
further amended by adding at the end following new
item:
‘‘Sec. 424b. Procurement authority of the Chief Financial Officer.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) PROCUREMENT
PRACTICES
ACT.—Section
104 of the District of Columbia Procurement Prac-
tices Act of 1985 (sec. 2–301.04, D.C. Official Code)
is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, and the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Authority, and (to the extent described
in section 424b of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act) the Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer of the District of Columbia’’; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking the second
and third sentences.
(2) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section
132 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
2006 (Public Law 109–115) is hereby repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
The General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975 (sec.
1–301.45 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
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‘‘FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
‘‘SEC. 4. (a) BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
law, except as provided in subsection (c), all perma-
nent bills and resolutions shall be accompanied by a
fiscal impact statement before final adoption by the
Council.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The fiscal impact statement
shall include the estimate of the costs which will be
incurred by the District as a result of the enactment
of the measure in the current and each of the first
four fiscal years for which the act or resolution is in
effect, together with a statement of the basis for such
estimate.
‘‘(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—Permanent and emergency
acts which are accompanied by fiscal impact statements
which reflect unbudgeted costs, shall be subject to appropria-
tions prior to becoming effective.
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply
to emergency declaration, ceremonial, confirmation, and
sense of the Council resolutions.’’.
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TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF
CERTAIN 
GENERAL 
APPRO-
PRIATIONS PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS BY COURT SERVICES AND
OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—Section 11233(b)
of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133(b), D.C. Official
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.—
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—Dur-
ing fiscal years 2006 through 2008, the Director
may accept and use gifts in the form of—
‘‘(i) in-kind contributions of space and
hospitality to support offender and defend-
ant programs; and
‘‘(ii) equipment and vocational train-
ing services to educate and train offenders
and defendants.
‘‘(B) RECORDS.—The Director shall keep
accurate and detailed records of the acceptance
and use of any gifts under subparagraph (A),
and shall make such records available for audit
and public inspection.