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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and inserting
‘‘$2,200’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$750’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,100’’.
(b) SERVICES OF INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS, AND OTHERS.—Sec-
tion 11–2605, District of Columbia Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) Subject to the applicable limits described in subsections
(c) and (d), an individual providing services under this section
shall be compensated at a fixed rate of $25 per hour, and shall
be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this provision
shall apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or
after March 1, 2002.
Section 11–2604, District of Columbia Code, is amended:
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘75’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1300’’ each time it appears and
inserting ‘‘1900’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘2450’’ each time it appears and
inserting ‘‘3600’’.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FAMILY COURT ACT
For carrying out the District of Columbia Family Court Act
of 2001, $24,016,000, of which $23,316,000 shall be for the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia and $700,000 shall be for the
Mayor of the District of Columbia of which $200,000 shall be
for completion of a plan by the Mayor on integrating the computer
systems of the District of Columbia government with the Family
Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Provided,
That the Mayor shall submit a plan to the President and the
Congress within 6 months of enactment of that Act, so that social
services and other related services to individuals and families serv-
iced by the Family Court of the Superior Court and agencies of
the District of Columbia government (including the District of
Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia Housing
Authority, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Office of
the Corporation Counsel, the Metropolitan Police Department, the
Department of Health, and other offices determined by the Mayor)
will be able to access and share information on the individuals
and families served by the Family Court: Provided further, That
$500,000 of such amount provided to the Mayor shall be for the
Child and Family Services Agency to be used for social workers
to implement Family Court reform: Provided further, That the
chief judge of the Superior Court shall submit the transition plan
for the Family Court of the Superior Court as required under
the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 to the Comp-
troller General (in addition to any other requirements under such
section): Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall pre-
pare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis of
the contents and effectiveness of the plan, including an analysis
of whether the plan contains all of the information required under
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such section within 30 calendar days after the submission of the
plan by the Superior Court: Provided further, That the funds pro-
vided under this heading to the Superior Court shall not be made
available until the expiration of the 30-day period (excluding Satur-
days, Sundays, legal public holidays, and any day on which neither
House of Congress is in session because of an adjournment sine
die, a recess of more that 3 days, or an adjournment of more
than 3 days) which begins on the date the Comptroller General
submits such analysis to the President and Congress: Provided
further, That the Mayor shall prepare and submit to the President,
Congress, and the Comptroller General a plan for the use of the
funds provided to the Mayor under this heading, consistent with
the requirements of the District of Columbia Family Court Act
of 2001, including the requirement to integrate the computer sys-
tems of the District government with the computer systems of
the Superior Court: Provided further, That the Comptroller General
shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis
of the contents and effectiveness of the plan within 30 calendar
days after the submission of the plan by the Mayor: Provided
further, That the funds provided under this heading to the Mayor
shall not be made available until the expiration of the 30-day
period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal public holidays, and
any day on which neither House of Congress is in session because
of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or
an adjournment of more than 3 days) which begins on the date
the Comptroller General submits such plan to the President and
Congress.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section
11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23
of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under
section 21–2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided
under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Pro-
ceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $34,311,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the funds pro-
vided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the
District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $6,492,000 provided
under such heading for capital improvements for District of
Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments
under this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial
Administration in the District of Columbia shall use funds provided
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District
of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $6,492,000 provided under
such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia
courthouse facilities), to make payments described under this
heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided
further, That of the amounts provided in previous fiscal years
for payments described under this heading which remain unobli-
gated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $4,685,500
shall be used by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration
for design and construction expenses of the courthouse at 451
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Indiana Avenue NW: Provided further, That of the remainder of
such amounts, such sums as may be necessary shall be applied
toward the portion of the amount provided under this heading
which is attributable to increases in the maximum amounts which
may be paid for representation services in the District of Columbia
courts: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading
shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis-
tration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and
financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the
General Services Administration (GSA), said services to include
the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives,
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire
of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 712), $147,300,000, of which
$13,015,000 shall remain available until expended for construction
expenses at new or existing facilities, and of which not to exceed
$2,000 is for official receptions related to offender and defendant
support programs; of which $94,112,000 shall be for necessary
expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration,
to include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to
protection orders or provision of services for or related to such
persons; $20,829,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender
Service; and $32,359,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services
Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries
and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That
notwithstanding chapter 12 of title 40, United States Code, the
Director may acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, or donation,
and renovate as necessary, Building Number 17, 1900 Massachu-
setts Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, or such
other site as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency may determine as appropriate to house or supervise
offenders and defendants, with funds made available by this Act:
Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept and
use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality
to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and
vocational training services to educate and train offenders and
defendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep accurate
and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or
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donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records
available for audit and public inspection.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
For a Federal payment to the Children’s National Medical
Center in the District of Columbia, $5,500,000, of which $5,000,000
shall be for capital and equipment improvements, and $500,000
shall be used for the network of satellite pediatric health clinics
for children and families in underserved neighborhoods and commu-
nities in the District of Columbia.
ST. COLETTA OF GREATER WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT
For a Federal contribution to St. Coletta of Greater Washington,
Inc., for costs associated with the establishment of a day program
and comprehensive case management services for mentally retarded
and multiple-handicapped adolescents and adults in the District
of Columbia, including property acquisition and construction,
$2,000,000.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FAITH AND POLITICS INSTITUTE
For a Federal payment to the Faith and Politics Institute,
$50,000, for grass roots-based racial sensitivity programs in the
District of Columbia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY
CHARTER SCHOOL
For a Federal payment to the Thurgood Marshall Academy
Charter School, $1,000,000 to be used to acquire and renovate
an educational facility in Anacostia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
For a Federal payment to the George Washington University
Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, $250,000 to
increase the enrollment of managers from the District of Columbia
government.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Court
Appointed Special Advocates Unit, $250,000 to be used to expand
its work in the Family Court of the District of Columbia Superior
Court.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Of the Federal funds made available in the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106–522 for the Metropolitan
Police Department (114 Stat. 2441), $100,000 for the police mini-
station shall remain available for the purposes intended until Sep-
tember 30, 2002: Provided, That the $1,000,000 made available
in such Act for the Washington Interfaith Network (114 Stat. 2444)
shall remain available for the purposes intended until December
31, 2002: Provided further, That $3,450,000 made available in such