H. R. 3845
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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, 1997, and for other purposes,
namely:
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, $660,000,000, as authorized by section
502(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Govern-
mental Reorganization Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended (D.C.
Code, sec. 47–3406.1).
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TO RETIREMENT FUNDS
For the Federal contribution to the Police Officers and Fire
Fighters’, Teachers’, and Judges’ Retirement Funds, as authorized
by the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, approved
November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; Public Law 96–122), $52,070,000.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
For payment to the District of Columbia in lieu of reimburse-
ment for expenses incurred in connection with Presidential inau-
guration activities, $5,702,000, as authorized by section 737(b) of
the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
Reorganization Act, Public Law 93–198, as amended (D.C. Code,
sec. 1–1803), which shall be apportioned by the Chief Financial
Officer within the various appropriation headings in this Act.
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR REPAIR OF DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority for contract-
ing with a private entity (or entities) to carry out a program
to inspect, flush, and repair the drinking water distribution system
of the District of Columbia, $1,000,000.
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DIVISION OF EXPENSES
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of
Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of
the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $115,663,000 and 1,440
full-time equivalent positions (including $98,691,000 and 1,371 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $12,192,000 and 8 full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $4,780,000 and
61 full-time equivalent positions from other funds): Provided, That
funds expended for the Office of the Mayor are not to exceed
$2,109,000, of which $632,000 is from intra-District funds: Provided
further, That $327,000 of the funds for the Office of the Mayor
shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services
as reimbursement for occupancy costs, including costs for telephone,
electricity and other services: Provided further, 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 further, 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: Provided further,
That no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support
the operations or activities of the Statehood Commission and State-
hood Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District of
Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Admission to
Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $135,704,000 and 1,501
full-time equivalent positions (including $67,196,000 and 720 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $45,708,000 and 524
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $22,800,000
and 257 full-time equivalent positions from other funds).
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, including purchase of 135 passenger-
carrying vehicles for replacement only, including 130 for police-
type use and five for fire-type use, without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, $1,041,281,000
and 11,842 full-time equivalent positions (including $1,012,112,000
and 11,726 full-time equivalent positions from local funds,
$19,310,000 and 112 full-time equivalent positions from Federal
funds, and $9,859,000 and 4 full-time equivalent positions from
other funds): Provided, That the Metropolitan Police Department
is authorized to replace not to exceed 25 passenger-carrying vehicles
and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia is authorized
to replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually
whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds 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: Pro-
vided further, That the Metropolitan Police Department shall pro-
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vide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate on efforts to increase efficiency and improve
the professionalism in the department: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–
45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police Department’s
delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Provided
further, That the District of Columbia government may not require
the Metropolitan Police Department to submit to any other procure-
ment review process, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted
in any manner by any official or employee of the District of Colum-
bia government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided
further, That funds appropriated for expenses under the District
of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, approved September 3, 1974
(88 Stat. 1090; Public Law 93–412; D.C. Code, sec. 11–2601 et
seq.), for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, shall be avail-
able for obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year
since inception in fiscal year 1975: Provided further, That funds
appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Neglect
Representation Equity Act of 1984, effective March 13, 1985 (D.C.
Law 5–129; D.C. Code, sec. 16–2304), for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, shall be available for obligations incurred
under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year
1985: Provided further, That funds appropriated for expenses under
the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986, effective February 27,
1987 (D.C. Law 6–204; D.C. Code, sec. 21–2060), for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, shall be available for obligations
incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal
year 1989: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,500 for the
Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $1,500
for the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,
and $1,500 for the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia
Courts shall be available from this appropriation for official pur-
poses: Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall operate
and maintain a free, 24-hour telephone information service whereby
residents of the area surrounding Lorton prison in Fairfax County,
Virginia, can promptly obtain information from District of Columbia
government officials on all disturbances at the prison, including
escapes, riots, and similar incidents: Provided further, That the
District of Columbia government shall also take steps to publicize
the availability of the 24-hour telephone information service among
the residents of the area surrounding the Lorton prison: Provided
further, That not to exceed $100,000 of this appropriation shall
be used to reimburse Fairfax County, Virginia, and Prince William
County, Virginia, for expenses incurred by the counties during
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, in relation to the Lorton
prison complex: Provided further, That such reimbursements shall
be paid in all instances in which the District requests the counties
to provide police, fire, rescue, and related services to help deal
with escapes, fires, riots, and similar disturbances involving the
prison: Provided further, That the Mayor shall reimburse the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard for expenses incurred in connec-
tion 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 services by the Mayor and the Commanding
General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Provided fur-