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Responsibility 
and 
Management 
Assistance 
Authority,
$150,000,000.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority, established by section 101(a)
of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104–8),
$3,140,000: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this
Act may be used to pay any compensation of the Executive Director
or General Counsel of the Authority at a rate in excess of the
maximum rate of compensation which may be paid to such indi-
vidual during fiscal year 2000 under section 102 of such Act, as
determined by the Comptroller General (as described in GAO letter
report B–279095.2).
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
For payment of principal, interest and certain fees directly
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, as amended, and that funds shall be allocated
for expenses associated with the Wilson Building, $328,417,000
from local funds: Provided, That for equipment leases, the Mayor
may finance $27,527,000 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 $5,300,000 is allocated to the Metropolitan Police
Department, $3,200,000 for the Fire and Emergency Medical Serv-
ices Department, $350,000 for the Department of Corrections,
$15,949,000 for the Department of Public Works and $2,728,000
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, $38,286,000 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, $9,000,000
from local funds.
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.
OPTICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS
For optical and dental insurance payments, $1,295,000 from
local funds.
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PRODUCTIVITY BANK
The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under
the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall finance
projects totaling $20,000,000 in local funds that result in cost
savings or additional revenues, by an amount equal to such
financing: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide quarterly reports
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate by the 15th calendar day after the end of
each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of the
projects financed under this heading.
PRODUCTIVITY BANK SAVINGS
The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under
the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall make
reductions totaling $20,000,000 in local funds. The reductions are
to be allocated to projects funded through the Productivity Bank
that produce aggregate cost savings or additional revenues in an
amount equal to the Productivity Bank financing: Provided, That
the Mayor shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter beginning
December 31, 1999, on the status of the cost savings or additional
revenues funded under this heading.
PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT SAVINGS
The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under
the direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall make
reductions of $14,457,000 for general supply schedule savings and
$7,000,000 for management reform savings, in local funds to one
or more of the appropriation headings in this Act: Provided, That
the Mayor shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter beginning
December 31, 1999, on the status of the general supply schedule
savings and management reform savings projected under this
heading.
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the Wash-
ington Aqueduct, $279,608,000 from other funds (including
$236,075,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and $43,533,000
for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $35,222,000 shall be appor-
tioned and payable to the District’s debt service fund for repayment
of loans and interest incurred for capital improvement projects.
For construction projects, $197,169,000, as authorized by the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the laying of watermains and
service sewers in the District of Columbia, the levying of assess-
ments therefor, and for other purposes’’ (33 Stat. 244; Public Law
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58–140; D.C. Code, sec. 43–1512 et seq.): Provided, That the require-
ments 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, estab-
lished by the District of Columbia Appropriation 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 Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Chari-
table 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.), $234,400,000:
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 Fed-
eral 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, $10,846,000
from other funds for expenses incurred by the Armory Board in
the exercise of its powers granted by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
To Establish A District of Columbia Armory Board, and for other
purposes’’ (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2–301 et seq.) and the
District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 619; Public
Law 85–300; D.C. Code, sec. 2–321 et seq.): 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)).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH AND HOSPITALS PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION
For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Ben-
efit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11–212; D.C. Code, sec.
32–262.2, $133,443,000 of which $44,435,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the general fund and $89,008,000 from other funds.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established
by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act
of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1–711), $9,892,000 from
the earnings of the applicable retirement funds to pay legal,
management, investment, 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 Columbia a
quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and of expendi-
tures of all funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to the
Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized accounting of
the planned use of appropriated funds in time for each annual
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budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time for
each annual audited financial report: Provided further, That section
121(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C.
Code, sec. 1–711(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the total amount
to which a member may be entitled’’ and all that follows and
inserting the following: ‘‘the total amount to which a member may
be entitled under this subsection during a year (beginning with
1998) may not exceed $5,000, except that in the case of the Chair-
man of the Board and the Chairman of the Investment Committee
of the Board, such amount may not exceed $7,500 (beginning with
2000).’’.
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES FUND
For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the Dis-
trict of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment Act (78
Stat. 1000; Public Law 88–622), $1,810,000 from other funds.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund,
$50,226,000 from other funds.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
For construction projects, $1,260,524,000 of which $929,450,000
is from local funds, $54,050,000 is from the highway trust fund,
and $277,024,000 is from Federal funds, and a rescission of
$41,886,500 from local funds appropriated under this heading in
prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $1,218,637,500 to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds for use of each
capital project implementing agency shall be managed and con-
trolled in accordance with all procedures and limitations established
under the Financial Management System: Provided further, That
all funds provided by this appropriation title shall be available
only for the specific projects and purposes intended: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 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, 2001, except authorizations for projects as to
which funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to
September 30, 2001: 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 procurement contract, pursu-
ant 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 existing 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 contained in this Act shall
be audited before payment by the designated certifying official,
and the vouchers as approved shall be paid by checks issued by
the designated disbursing official.
SEC. 103. 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.
SEC. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when
authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately owned auto-
mobiles 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 available 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 of Columbia, funds may be expended with
the authorization 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 modi-
fying or affecting the provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII
of the District 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. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for
the payment of public assistance without reference to the require-
ment of section 544 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance
Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 4–101; D.C. Code, sec. 3–205.44), and for
the payment of the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify
for grants under subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
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 educational institu-
tions, the compensation of personnel, or for other educational pur-
poses may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further par-
tisan 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 Committees on Appropriations, the Sub-
committee on the District of Columbia of the House Committee
on Government Reform, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Govern-
ment Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
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of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council
of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative.
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 pub-
licity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy
including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before Congress or any State legislature.
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 reasonable 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 approval from the
Council of the District of Columbia, by resolution, identifying the
projects and amounts to be financed 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.
SEC. 116. 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 2000, 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 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 reprogramming; (6) augments
existing programs, projects, or responsibility centers through a re-
programming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel
assigned to a specific program, project, or responsibility center;
unless the Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House
of Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in advance of
any reprogramming as set forth in this section.
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 Environ-
mental Protection Agency 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.
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SEC. 119. (a) CITY ADMINISTRATOR.—The last sentence of section
422(7) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code,
sec. 1–242(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘, not to exceed’’ and all
that follows and inserting a period.
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REDEVELOPMENT LAND AGENCY.—
Section 1108(c)(2)(F) of the District of Columbia Government Com-
prehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1–
612.8(c)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(F) Redevelopment Land Agency board members shall be
paid per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor,
except that such rate may not exceed the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the District
Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which
they are engaged in the actual performance of their duties.’’.
SEC. 120. 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 compensa-
tion 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. 121. No later than 30 days after the end of the first
quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the Mayor
of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the
District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2000 revenue estimates
as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2000. These estimates
shall be used in the budget request for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001. The officially revised estimates at midyear
shall be used for the midyear report.
SEC. 122. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia
government or any agency thereof may be renewed 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 com-
petition 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 proce-
dures and said determination has been reviewed and approved
by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority.
SEC. 123. 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 activity’’ 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 accounts rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts:
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. 124. 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 appro-
priated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year involved
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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 Treasury, 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 appropriation
accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from seques-
tration by such Act.
SEC. 125. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia government
may accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 2000
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
(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 independent agency
of the District of Columbia.
(d) This section shall not apply to the District of Columbia
Board of Education, which may, pursuant to the laws and regula-
tions of the District of Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public
schools without prior approval by the Mayor.
SEC. 126. 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 Representative under section 4(d) of the District
of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Code, sec. 1–113(d)).
SEC. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia shall
submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility 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 obligations, year-to-
date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year expendi-
ture projections versus budget broken out on the basis of control
center, responsibility 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 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 and responsibility center, and contract
identifying codes used by the University of the District of
Columbia; 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,
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renewals; and specific modifications made to each contract in
the last month;
(4) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been
made by the University of the District of Columbia within
the last quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
(5) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational
structure of the University of the District of Columbia, dis-
playing 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 structural change.
(b) The Mayor, the Authority, and the Council shall provide
the Congress by February 1, 2000, a summary, analysis, and rec-
ommendations on the information provided in the quarterly reports.
SEC. 128. Funds authorized or previously appropriated 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
necessary hardware, software or any other related goods or services,
as determined by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority.
SEC. 129. (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, including an administrative
proceeding, brought against the District of Columbia Public Schools
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.) if—
(1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attorney exceeds
120 percent of the hourly rate of compensation under section
11–2604(a), District of Columbia Code; or
(2) the maximum amount of compensation of the attorney
exceeds 120 percent of the maximum amount of compensation
under section 11–2604(b)(1), District of Columbia Code, except
that compensation and reimbursement in excess of such max-
imum may be approved for extended or complex representation
in accordance with section 11–2604(c), District of Columbia
Code.
(b) Notwithstanding the preceding subsection, if the Mayor,
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority and the Superintendent of the District of
Columbia Public Schools concur in a Memorandum of Under-
standing 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.
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. Code, sec. 36–1401 et seq.)
or to otherwise implement or enforce any system of registration
of unmarried, cohabiting couples (whether homosexual, hetero-
sexual, or lesbian), including but not limited to registration for
the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental