IB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4850 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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, 2005, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, 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, $25,600,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half 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 edu-
cation, 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 author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely
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for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly 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 purpose 
therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 percent 
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 jurisdic-
tions, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
viding public safety at events related to the presence of 
the national capital in the District of Columbia 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: Provided, 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 ap-
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portioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $202,110,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,952,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $84,948,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $40,699,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; and $67,511,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2006, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a single contract or related contracts for development and 
construction of facilities may be employed which collec-
tively include the full scope of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the 
clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232– 
18: Provided further, That funds made available for capital 
improvements shall be expended consistent with the Gen-
eral Services Administration master plan study and build-
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ing evaluation report: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 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 finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with 
the General Services Administration (GSA), and such 
services shall 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 Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Co-
lumbia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 
of the funds provided under this heading among the items 
and entities funded under this heading for operations, and 
not more than 4 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading for facilities.