In the Senate of the United States,
November 18, 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2765) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the government of the District of Columbia and other activi-
ties chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004,
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
District of Columbia and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—FEDERAL FUNDS
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia,
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of
Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf
of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount
based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State
tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay
up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of
such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students
and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That the District of Columbia government shall main-
tain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support
Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appro-
priated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent ap-
propriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal
years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year:
Provided further, That the account shall be under the con-
trol of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer who
shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out
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the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further,
That the Resident Tuition Support Program Office and the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quar-
terly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate for these funds
showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur-
pose therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 per-
cent of the total amount appropriated for this program may
be used for administrative expenses.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reim-
burse the District of Columbia for the costs of public safety
expenses related to security events in the District of Colum-
bia and for the costs of providing support to respond to
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the
District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Pro-
vided, That any amount provided under this heading shall
be available only after notice of its proposed use has been
transmitted by the President to Congress and such amount
has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31,
United States Code.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL BIOTERRORISM
PREPAREDNESS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to support hospital bioter-
rorism preparedness in the District of Columbia,
$10,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Children’s
National Medical Center in the District of Columbia for
the expansion of quarantine facilities and the establishment
of a decontamination facility, and $3,000,000 shall be for
the Washington Hospital Center for construction of contain-
ment facilities.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia
Courts, $172,104,000, to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,775,000, of which
not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court,
$83,387,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses; for the District of
Columbia Court System, $40,006,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and $39,936,000 for capital improvements for Dis-
trict of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds
made available for capital improvements shall be expended
consistent with the General Services Administration master
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plan study and building evaluation report: Provided fur-
ther, 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, with payroll
and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis
with the General Services Administration (GSA), said serv-
ices to include the preparation of monthly financial reports,
copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the
President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available for capital im-
provements may remain available until September 30,
2005: Provided further, That 30 days after providing writ-
ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Colum-
bia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the
funds provided under this heading among the items and
entities funded under such heading.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representa-
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tion provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Jus-
tice Act), payments for counsel appointed in adoption pro-
ceedings under Chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, payments
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under
chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code or pursuant to
a contract with a non-profit organization to provide guard-
ian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance
and such other services as are necessary to improve the
quality of guardian ad litem representation, and payments
for counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official
Code (relating to representation provided under the District
of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $32,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro-
vided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contrac-
tual basis with the General Services Administration (GSA),
said services to include the preparation of monthly finan-
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cial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by
GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER 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, and the
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $173,396,000, of
which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments
relating to the implementation of the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of
2002, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions
and representation expenses related to Community and Pre-
trial Services Agency Programs; of which $110,775,000
shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating
to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or
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the provision of services for or related to such persons; of
which $25,210,000 shall be transferred to the Public De-
fender Service for the District of Columbia to include ex-
penses relating to the provision of legal representation and
including related services provided to the local courts and
Criminal Justice Act bar; and of which $37,411,000 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 ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sala-
ries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 40, United
States Code, the Director shall acquire by purchase, lease,
condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary,
Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, South-
east, Washington, District of Columbia to house or supervise
offenders and defendants, with funds made available for this
purpose in Public Law 107–96: 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 voca-
tional 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
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any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall
make such records available for audit and public inspection:
Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept
appropriation reimbursements from the District of Colum-
bia Government for space and services provided on a cost
reimbursable basis: Provided further, That these reimburse-
ments are subject to approved apportionments from the Of-
fice of Management and Budget.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer
of the District of Columbia, $33,000,000: Provided, That
these funds shall be available for the projects and in the
amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the
conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further,
That each entity that receives funding under this heading
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate a report due March
15, 2004, on the activities carried out with such funds.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Department of Transportation, $3,500,000, of which
$500,000 shall be allocated to implement a downtown
circulator transit system, and of which $3,000,000 shall be
to offset a portion of the District of Columbia’s allocated
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operating subsidy payment to the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Water and Sewer Authority, $25,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementing the Com-
bined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan: Provided,
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
provides a 100 percent match for the fiscal year 2004 Fed-
eral contribution.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT
INITIATIVE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
Department of Transportation, for implementation of the
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, $6,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
for capital development, $5,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for the Unified Communications Center.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
For a Federal payment to Children’s National Medical
Center, $10,000,000, for construction costs associated with
the expansion of a neo-natal care unit, pediatric intensive
care unit, and cardiac intensive care unit.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO ST. COLETTA OF GREATER
WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT
For a Federal payment to St. Coletta of Greater Wash-
ington, Inc., $2,000,000, for costs associated with establish-
ment of a day program and comprehensive case manage-
ment services for mentally retarded and multiple-handi-
capped adolescents and adults in the District of Columbia,
including property acquisition and construction.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FOSTER CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
for foster care improvements, $14,000,000: Provided, That
$9,000,000 shall be for the Child and Family Services Agen-
cy, of which $2,000,000 shall be to establish an early inter-
vention unit to provide intensive and immediate services
for foster children; of which $1,000,000 shall be to establish
an emergency support fund to purchase items necessary to
allow children to remain in the care of an approved family
member; of which $3,000,000 shall be for a loan repayment
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program for social workers who meet certain agency-estab-
lished requirements; of which $3,000,000 shall be to upgrade
the agency’s computer database to a web-based technology
and to provide computer technology for social workers: Pro-
vided further, That $3,900,000 shall be for the Department
of Mental Health to provide all court-ordered mental health
assessments and treatments for children under the super-
vision of the Child and Family Services Agency: Provided
further, That the Director of the Department of Mental
Health shall ensure that court-ordered mental health assess-
ments are completed within 15 days of the court order and
that all assessments be provided to the Court within 5 days
of completion of the assessment: Provided further, That the
Director shall initiate court-ordered mental health services
within 10 days of the issuance of an order: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,100,000 shall be for the Washington Metro-
politan Council of Governments to develop a program to
provide respite care for and recruitment of foster parents:
Provided further, That the Mayor shall submit a detailed
expenditure plan for the use of funds provided under this
heading within 15 days of enactment of this legislation to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate: Provided further, That the funds
provided under this heading shall not be made available
until 30 calendar days after the submission to Congress of
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a spending plan: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation may be used for contractual community-based
services: Provided further, That the Comptroller General
shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate an accounting of all obliga-
tions and expenditures of the funds provided under this
heading: Provided further, That the Comptroller General
shall initiate management reviews of the Child and Family
Services Agency and the Department of Mental Health and
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate no later than 6 months after enactment
of this Act.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
For a Federal payment for a School Improvement Pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $27,000,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the State Education Office, $13,000,000
to improve public school education in the District of Colum-
bia; for the State Education Office, $13,000,000 to expand
quality charter schools in the District of Columbia.
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act such sums as may be necessary.
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TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
OPERATING EXPENSES
DIVISION OF EXPENSES
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the gen-
eral fund of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise
specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and provisions
of this Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a), the total
amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 under this
heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total
revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year
or $6,326,138,000 (of which $3,832,734,000 shall be from
local funds (of which $96,248,000 shall be funds identified
in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual financial re-
port as the District of Columbia’s fund balance funds),
$1,568,734,000 shall be from Federal grant funds,
$13,766,000 shall be from private funds, $910,904,000 shall
be from other funds) and $109,500,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Pro-
vided further, That an amount of $263,759,000 shall be for
Intra-District funds: Provided further, That this amount
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions,
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which are expended for emergency or unanticipated oper-
ating or capital needs: Provided further, That such in-
creases shall be approved by enactment of local District law
and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained
in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that
the District of Columbia meets these requirements, includ-
ing the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the
appropriations and funds made available to the District
during fiscal year 2004, except that the Chief Financial Of-
ficer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for
capital projects.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $284,415,000
(including $206,825,000 from local funds, $57,440,000 from
Federal funds, and $20,150,000 from other funds), in addi-
tion, $20,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the Chief
Financial Officer of the District of Columbia’’, and
$1,100,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Foster Care Im-
provement in the District of Columbia’’: Provided, That not
to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman
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of the Council of the District of Columbia, $2,500 for the
City Administrator, and $2,500 for the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer 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 pro-
gram 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 Statehood 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: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, or Mayor’s Order 86–45, issued
March 18, 1986, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s
delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: Pro-
vided further, That the District of Columbia government
may not require the Office of the Chief Technology Officer
to submit to any other procurement review process, or to
obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by
any official or employee of the District of Columbia govern-
ment, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided
further, That an amount not to exceed $25,000 of the funds
in the Antifraud Fund established pursuant to section 820
of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of
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1985, effective May 8, 1998 (D.C. Law 12–104; D.C. Offi-
cial Code, sec. 2–308.20), is hereby made available, to re-
main available until expended, for the use of the Office of
the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia in ac-
cordance with the laws establishing this fund.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $276,647,000
(including $53,336,000 from local funds, $91,077,000 from
Federal 
funds, 
$125,000 
from 
private 
funds, 
and
$132,109,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 col-
lected by the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax
revenue shall be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to
the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law
11–134; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–1215.01 et seq.), and the
Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997
(D.C. Law 12–26; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–1215.15 et
seq.): Provided, That such funds are available for acquiring
services provided by the General Services Administration:
Provided further, That Business Improvement Districts
shall be exempt from taxes levied by the District of Colum-
bia.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, $745,958,000 (including
$716,715,000 from local funds, $10,290,000 from Federal
funds, $9,000 from private funds, and $18,944,000 from
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other funds): Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall
be available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police
for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further,
That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia
National Guard for expenses incurred in connection 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 further, That such sums as may be nec-
essary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available
from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums
shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for
emergency services involved.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Public education system, including the development of
national defense education programs, $1,157,841,000 (in-
cluding $962,941,000 from local funds, $156,708,000 from
Federal grant funds, $4,302,000 from private funds, and
not to exceed $6,816,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform
Fund), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds previously ap-
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propriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment
for Resident Tuition Support’’ and $26,000,000 from funds
previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
‘‘Federal Payment for School Improvement in the District
of Columbia’’, to be allocated as follows:
(1) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—
$870,135,000 (including $738,444,000 from local
funds, $114,749,000 from Federal funds, $3,599,000
from private funds, and $6,527,000 from other funds
shall be available for District of Columbia Public
Schools: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation
process and instruments for evaluating District of Co-
lumbia Public School employees shall be a non-nego-
tiable item for collective bargaining purposes: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be
available to subsidize the education of any non-
resident of the District of Columbia at any District
of Columbia public elementary or secondary school
during fiscal year 2004, unless the nonresident pays
tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that cov-
ers 100 percent of the costs incurred by the District
of Columbia that are attributable to the education of
the nonresident (as established by the Superintendent
of the District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided
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further, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise
provided under this heading or any other provision of
law, there shall be appropriated to the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools on July 1, 2004, an amount
equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for
the District of Columbia Public Schools in the pro-
posed budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount
of such payment shall be chargeable against the final
amount provided for the District of Columbia Public
Schools under the District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2005: Provided further, That not to exceed
$2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools shall be
available from this appropriation for official pur-
poses: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Public Schools shall submit to the Board of Education
by January 1 and July 1 of each year a Schedule A
showing all the current funded positions of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools, their compensation
levels, and indicating whether the positions are en-
cumbered: Provided further, That the Board of Edu-
cation shall approve or disapprove each Schedule A
within 30 days of its submission and provide the
Council of the District of Columbia a copy of the
Schedule A upon its approval.
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(2) STATE
EDUCATION
OFFICE.—$38,752,000
(including $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000
from Federal grant funds, and $176,000 from other
funds), in addition, $17,000,000 from funds pre-
viously appropriated in this Act under the heading
‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’
and $26,000,000 from funds previously appropriated
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for
School Improvement in the District of Columbia’’
shall be available for the State Education Office: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided to the State
Education Office, $500,000 from local funds shall re-
main available until June 30, 2005 for an audit of
the student enrollment of each District of Columbia
Public School and of each District of Columbia public
charter school.
(3) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
CHARTER
SCHOOLS.—$137,531,000 from local funds shall be
available for District of Columbia public charter
schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly dis-
bursement of funds to the District of Columbia public
charter schools, with the first payment to occur with-
in 15 days of the beginning of the fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That if the entirety of this allocation
has not been provided as payments to any public
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charter school currently in operation through the per
pupil funding formula, the funds shall be available as
follows: (1) the first $3,000,000 shall be deposited in
the Credit Enhancement Revolving Fund established
pursuant to section 603(e) of the Student Loan Mar-
keting Association Reorganization Act of 1996, ap-
proved September 20, 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110
Stat. 3009; 20 U.S.C. 1155(e)); and (2) the balance
shall be for public education in accordance with sec-
tion 2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School Re-
form Act of 1995, approved November 19, 1997 (Pub-
lic Law 105–100, section 172; D.C. Official Code, sec-
tion 38–1804.03(b)(2)): Provided further, That of the
amounts made available to District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, $25,000 shall be made available to
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as authorized
by section 2403(b)(6) of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec.
38–1804.03(b)(6)): Provided further, That $660,000 of
this amount shall be available to the District of Co-
lumbia Public Charter School Board for administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That notwithstanding the
amounts otherwise provided under this heading or
any other provision of law, there shall be appro-
priated to the District of Columbia public charter
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schools on July 1, 2004, an amount equal to 25 per-
cent of the total amount provided for payments to
public charter schools in the proposed budget of the
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2005 (as sub-
mitted to Congress), and the amount of such payment
shall be chargeable against the final amount provided
for such payments under the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 2005.
(4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—$80,660,000 (including $48,656,000 from local
funds, $11,867,000 from Federal funds, $703,000 from
private funds, and $19,434,000 from other funds)
shall be available for the University of the District of
Columbia: Provided, That this appropriation shall
not be available to subsidize the education of non-
residents of the District of Columbia at the University
of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of
Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia
adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004,
a tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition
rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than
the nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable
public institutions of higher education in the metro-
politan area: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or
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any other provision of law, there shall be appro-
priated to the University of the District of Columbia
on July 1, 2004, an amount equal to 10 percent of
the total amount provided for the University of the
District of Columbia in the proposed budget of the
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2005 (as sub-
mitted to Congress), and the amount of such payment
shall be chargeable against the final amount provided
for the University of the District of Columbia under
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005:
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the
President of the University of the District of Colum-
bia shall be available from this appropriation for offi-
cial purposes.
(5) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
LIBRAR-
IES.—$28,287,000 (including $26,750,000 from local
funds, $1,000,000 from Federal funds, and $537,000
from other funds) shall be available for the District of
Columbia Public Libraries: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for official purposes.
(6) COMMISSION
ON
THE
ARTS
AND
HUMAN-
ITIES.—$2,476,000 (including $1,601,000 from local
funds, $475,000 from Federal funds, and $400,000
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from other funds) shall be available for the Commis-
sion on the Arts and Humanities.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Human support services, $2,360,067,000 (including
$1,030,223,000 from local funds, $1,247,945,000 from Fed-
eral funds, $9,330,000 from private funds, and $24,330,000
from other funds, of which $48,239,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be available for deposit in the Med-
icaid and Special Education Reform Fund established pur-
suant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
Establishment Act of 2002, effective October 1, 2002 (D.C.
Law 14–190; D.C. Official Code 4–204.51 et seq.)), in addi-
tion, $12,900,000 from funds previously appropriated in
this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to Foster
Care Improvement in the District of Columbia’’: Provided,
That the funds deposited in the Medicaid and Special Edu-
cation Reform Fund are allocated as follows: no more than
$6,816,000 for District of Columbia Public Schools, no more
than $18,744,000 for Child and Family Services, no more
than $7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services,
and no more than $21,700,000 for the Department of Men-
tal Health: Provided further, That $27,959,000 of this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, shall be
available solely for District of Columbia employees’ dis-
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ability compensation: Provided further, That $7,500,000 of
this appropriation, to remain available until expended,
shall be deposited in the Addiction Recovery Fund, estab-
lished pursuant to section 5 of the Choice in Drug Treat-
ment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code,
sec. 7–3004) and used exclusively for the purpose of the
Drug Treatment Choice Program established pursuant to
section 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (D.C.
Law 13–146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3003): Provided fur-
ther, That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropriation
shall be available exclusively for the purpose of funding the
pilot substance abuse program for youth ages 14 through
21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of the Pilot
Substance Abuse Program for Youth Act of 2001 (D.C. Law
14–28; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7–3101): Provided further,
That $4,500,000 of this appropriation, to remain available
until expended, shall be deposited in the Interim Disability
Assistance Fund established pursuant to section 201 of the
District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C.
Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–202.01), to be used
exclusively for the Interim Disability Assistance program
and the purposes for that program set forth in section 407
of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982
(D.C. Law 13–252; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–204.07): Pro-
vided further, That no less than $640,531 of this appropria-