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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.
RESERVE
SEC. 148. Section 202(i) of the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act
of 1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–392.1(i)), as added by section
155 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–146) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(j) RESERVE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year
2000, the financial plans and budgets submitted
pursuant to this Act shall contain $150,000,000 for
a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia and the Author-
ity.
‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE.—The reserve shall only be
expended according to criteria established by the
Chief Financial Officer and approved by the Author-
ity and the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate.’’.
SEC. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or
within 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment
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of this Act, whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Of-
ficer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority a revised appropriated funds
operating budget for all agencies of the District of Colum-
bia government 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-per-
sonal-services, respectively, with anticipated actual ex-
penditures.
(b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of
this section shall be submitted in the format of the budget
that the District of Columbia government submitted pur-
suant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended (D.C. Code,
sec. 47–301).
STERILE NEEDLES FUNDS RESTRICTION
SEC. 150. None of the Federal funds contained in
this Act may be used for any program of distributing ster-
ile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any
illegal drug.
SEC. 151. None of the Federal funds contained in
this Act may be used to conduct any ballot initiative which
seeks to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated
with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule
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I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
MONITORING OF REAL PROPERTY LEASES
SEC. 152. (a) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds
contained in this Act may be used to make rental pay-
ments under a lease for the use of real property by the
District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District) unless—
(1) the lease and an abstract of the lease have
been filed with the central office of the Deputy
Mayor for Economic Development; and
(2)(A) the District of Columbia government oc-
cupies the property during the period of time cov-
ered by the rental payment; or
(B) within 60 days of enactment of this Act the
Mayor certifies to Congress and the landlord that
occupancy is impracticable and submits with the cer-
tification a plan to terminate or renegotiate the lease
or rental agreement.
(b) UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY.—After 120 days from
the date of enactment of this Act, none of the funds con-
tained in this Act may be used to make rental payments
for property described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this sec-
tion.
(c) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS BY MAYOR.—Not later
than 20 days after the end of each six-month period that
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begins on October 1, 1999, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate listing the leases for the use of real property by the
District of Columbia government that were in effect dur-
ing the six-month period, and including for each such lease
the location of the property, the name of any person with
any ownership interest in the property, the rate of pay-
ment, the period of time covered by the lease, and the con-
ditions under which the lease may be terminated.
NEW LEASES AND PURCHASES OF REAL PROPERTY
SEC. 153. None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used to enter into a lease on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act (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 the District of Columbia government
(including any independent agency of the District) or to
manage real property for the use of the District of Colum-
bia (including any independent agency of the District)
unless—
(1) the Mayor certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate that existing real property available to
the District (whether leased or owned by the District
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government) is not suitable for the purposes in-
tended;
(2) notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
there is made available for sale or lease all property
of the District of Columbia which the Mayor from
time to time determines is surplus to the needs of
the District of Columbia;
(3) the Mayor implements a program for the
periodic survey of all District property to determine
if it is surplus to the needs of the District; and
(4) the Mayor within 60 days of the date of en-
actment of this Act has filed a report with the ap-
propriations and authorizing committees of the
House and Senate providing a comprehensive plan
for the management of District of Columbia real
property assets and is proceeding with the imple-
mentation of the plan.
CHARTER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR FUNDS
SEC. 154. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan
Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–293) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and public charter’’ after ‘‘public’’.
DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SCHOOL PROPERTY
SEC. 155. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and
the Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process