Title: District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act
This bill removes the authority of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the District of Columbia government.
The bill repeals requirements requiring the GAO to (1) audit the accounts and operations of the District government; (2) assist congressional committees in assessments of program evaluations prepared by and for the District government; (3) deliver any part of a report where the District is the subject of that report; and (4) recommend, and receive a response concerning, an action of the District government.



[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6090

To amend title 31, United States Code, to repeal the authorities of the 
   Government Accountability Office with respect to the District of 
              Columbia government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2021

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to repeal the authorities of the 
   Government Accountability Office with respect to the District of 
              Columbia government, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Government 
Accountability Office Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OVER 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Treatment of District Government as Federal Agency.--Section 
701(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``includes the District of Columbia government but''.
    (b) Annual Audit.--
            (1) In general.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking section 715.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 7 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 715.
    (c) Evaluation of Programs and Activities.--Section 717(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ``or the District of Columbia 
government''.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--Section 719(f)(3) of such title is 
amended by striking ``or the District of Columbia government''.
    (e) Response to Reports.--Section 720(a) of such title is amended 
by striking ``or the District of Columbia government''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.

    (a) Repeal of Inclusion in Mayor's Annual Budget of Status of 
Efforts To Comply With GAO Reports.--Section 442(a)(5) of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.42(a)(5), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ``and the Comptroller General of the United 
States''.
    (b) Repeal of Authority Relating to Performance Accountability 
Plan.--Section 456(a)(1) of such Act (sec. 1-204.56a(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the Committees on Appropriations'' and 
        inserting ``and the Committees on Appropriations''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and the Comptroller General''.
    (c) Repeal of Authority Relating to Performance Accountability 
Report.--
            (1) In general.--Section 456(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 1-
        204.56b(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the Committees on 
                Appropriations'' and inserting ``and the Committees on 
                Appropriations''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and the Comptroller General''.
            (2) Repeal of evaluation of report.--Section 456(b) of such 
        Act (sec. 1-204.56b, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (3).
    (d) Repeal of Authority Relating to Financial Accountability Plan 
and Report.--
            (1) In general.--Section 456(c)(1) of such Act (sec. 1-
        204.56c(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the Committees on 
                Appropriations'' and inserting ``and the Committees on 
                Appropriations''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and the Comptroller General''.
            (2) Repeal of evaluation of report.--Section 456(c)(2) of 
        such Act (sec. 1-204.56c(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the 
                Comptroller General,''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (e) Repeal of Annual Audits of Debt Service Payments.--Section 481 
of such Act (sec. 1-204.81, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Any Act'' and inserting ``Any Act''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
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