District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004

Bill: 108-hr-2765
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2003-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Abortion
Academic performance
Alcoholism
Alternative dispute resolution
Appellate courts
Appropriations
Armed Forces and National Security
Arts
Arts, Culture, Religion
Auditing
Bikeways
Boy Scouts
Boycott
Building construction
Capital budgets
Capital investments
Cemeteries and funerals
Charter schools
Chief financial officers
Child welfare
City councils
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights enforcement
Civil service retirement
Claims
Collective bargaining
College costs
Colleges
Commerce
Community policing
Competitive bidding
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional delegations
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional salaries
Construction costs
Contraceptives
Convention facilities
Courthouses
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Criminal statistics
Disabled
District of Columbia
Domestic partners
Drainage
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drug legalization
Drug traffic
Drugs and youth
Drunk driving
Education
Educational facilities
Educational vouchers
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Employee-management relations in government
Enterprise zones
Environmental Protection
Families
Family services
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to the arts and humanities
Federal aid to transportation
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal-city relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Fines (Penalties)
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Firearms
Fugitives from justice
Gambling
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Government liability
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government spending reductions
Government travel
Government trust funds
Government vehicles
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Halfway houses
Health
Higher education
Highway finance
Homicide
Homosexuality
Infrastructure
Inspectors general
Interest
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
Leases
Legal Services Corporation
Legal fees
Libraries
Literacy programs
Lobbying
Local budgets
Local employees
Local finance
Local laws
Local officials
Local taxation
Lotteries
Maintenance and repair
Marijuana
Mayors
Medicaid
Medicinal plants
Members of Congress
Military civic action
Municipal home rule
Municipal services
Museums
National Guard
Needle exchange programs
Paramedical personnel
Parent-school relationships
Parole
Pedestrians
Performing arts
Pest control
Pests
Playgrounds
Police
Probation
Products liability
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public defenders
Public records
Rating of teachers
Refuse and refuse disposal
Rehabilitation of criminals
Religion
Religious education
Religious liberty
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Right of petition
Road construction
Salaries
Scholarships
School buildings
School choice
School personnel
Secondary education
Sewage treatment
Sewerage
Sex offenders
Social Welfare
Special education
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities
Statehood (American politics)
Storm drains
Tax exemption
Teacher salaries
Terrorism
Traffic accidents and safety
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation engineering
Travel costs
Unmarried couples
Urban affairs
Urban economic development
Urban transportation
Violence
Vocational and technical education
Voting rights
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Waterfronts
Workers' compensation
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 - Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 2004, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to District of Columbia Courts; (4) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (5) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (6) to the DC Water and Sewer Authority; (7) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (8) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; (9) for capital development in the District; (10) to DC Public Schools; (11) for the Family Literacy Program; (12) for a DC scholarship program (subject to authorization); and (13) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District. 
Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system (including transfer of funds); (6) human support services (including transfer of funds); (7) public works; (8) the Cash Reserve; (9) the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Fund; (10) repayment of certain loans and interest; (11) payment of interest on short-term borrowing; (12) principal and interest payments on the District's Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square; (13) refunds and the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District government; (14) the John A. Wilson Building; (15) workforce investments; (16) certain non-departmental agency costs; (17) pay-as-you-go capital in lieu of capital financing; (18) a Tax Increment Financing Program; (19) making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid funding; (20) emergency planning and security costs; (21) the Family Literacy Program; (22) a DC Scholarship Program; (23) the Water and Sewer Authority; (24) the Washington Aqueduct; (25) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (26) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (27) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (28) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (29) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (30) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (31) capital outlay (including rescissions).
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 - 
Title I: Federal Funds - 
Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 2004, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to District of Columbia Courts; (4) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (5) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (6) to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority; (7) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (8) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; (9) for capital development in the District; (10) to D.C. Public Schools; (11) for the Family Literacy Program; (12) for a D.C. scholarship program (subject to authorization); and (13) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District.
 

Title II: District of Columbia Funds - 
Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system (including transfer of funds); (6) human support services (including transfer of funds); (7) public works; (8) the Cash Reserve; (9) the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Fund; (10) repayment of certain loans and interest; (11) payment of interest on short-term borrowing; (12) for principal and interest payments on the District's Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square; (13) refunds and the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District government; (14) the John A. Wilson Building; (15) workforce investments; (16) for certain non-departmental agency costs; (17) pay-as-you-go capital in lieu of capital financing; (18) for a Tax Increment Financing Program; (19) for making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid funding; (20) for emergency planning and security costs; (21) for the Family Literacy Program; (22) for a D.C. Scholarship Program; (23) the Water and Sewer Authority; (24) the Washington Aqueduct; (25) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (26) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (27) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (28) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (29) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (30) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (31) capital outlay (including rescissions).
 
Title III: General Provisions - 
Sets forth authorized or prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003. 
(Sec. 115) Prohibits the expenditure of funds appropriated under this Act for abortions except where the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest. 
(Sec. 116) Bars the use of funds under this Act to implement or enforce: (1) the District of Columbia Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (also known as the District Domestic Partner Act); or (2) any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples for purposes of extending them benefits on the same basis as such benefits are extended to legally married couples.
 
(Sec. 121) Prohibits the use of Federal funds contained in this Act: (1) by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other District government officer or entity to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District; (2) for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug (requires individuals or entities who do so to account for all funds used for such program separately from any funds contained in this Act); (3) 60 days after its enactment to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any District government office who has not filed a certification with the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable, including reports required as a result of this Act or its amendments; or (4) to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) derivative.
 
(Sec. 124) Provides that the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by the electors of the District on November 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
 
(Sec. 125) Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or the Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. Expresses the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a &quot;conscience clause&quot; which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
 
(Sec. 126) Requires the Mayor to report quarterly to specified congressional committees on the following District issues: (1) crime; (2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment; (3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent offenders; (4) education; (5) improvement in basic District services, including rat control and abatement; (6) application for and management of Federal grants; and (7) indicators of child well-being.
 
(Sec. 128) Prohibits the funds contained in this Act from being used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket numbers 93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA) (In The Matter Of: Roland D. Pool and Michael S. Geller (Boy Scouts' Policy of Excluding Homosexuals)).
 
(Sec. 129) Prohibits the transfer of any Federal funds to any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
 
(Sec. 130) Provides that, during FY 2004 and any subsequent fiscal year, in addition to any other authority to pay claims and judgments, a District government department, agency, or instrumentality may use local funds to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000.
 
(Sec. 131) Requires the District of Columbia Courts to transfer to the D.C. Treasury all fines levied and collected by the Courts in cases charging Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Impaired. Requires the Office of the Corporation Counsel to use such funds for enforcement and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws.
 

 
(Sec. 132) Allows, during FY 2004 and any subsequent fiscal year, any District government agency to transfer local funds to the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB) to pay for OLRCB representation in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution.
 
(Sec. 133) Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being made available to pay: (1) an attorney's fee who represents a party or defends an action, including an administrative proceeding, brought against the D.C. Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); or (2) an attorney's fee or firm whom the Chief Financial Officer of the District (CFO) determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers.
 
Requires the: (1) D.C. Public Schools to increase the amount of local funds it allocates for services to children under IDEA during FY 2004 by the amount of savings resulting during the year from the restrictions on the payment of such attorney fees, as estimated and published by the CFO; and (2) the CFO to make estimates of such savings on a quarterly basis during FY 2004, and to publish them within ten days after the end of each quarter.
 
(Sec. 134) Directs the CFO to require attorneys in special education cases brought under IDEA in the District to certify in writing, along with other specified disclosures, that the attorney or representative rendered any and all services for which they receive awards, including those received under a settlement agreement or as part of an administrative proceeding, under IDEA.
 
(Sec. 135) Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being used to fund or otherwise support the action of District of Columbia, et al., v. Beretta U.S.A. (Nos. 03-CV-24, 03-CV-38, District of Columbia Court of Appeals).

action_date: 2003-09-09
text: 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 - 
Title I: Federal Funds - 
Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 2004, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to District of Columbia Courts; (4) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (5) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (6) to the DC Water and Sewer Authority; (7) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (8) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; (9) for capital development in the District; (10) to DC Public Schools; (11) for the Family Literacy Program; (12) for a DC scholarship program (subject to authorization); and (13) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District.
 

Title II: District of Columbia Funds - 
Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system (including transfer of funds); (6) human support services (including transfer of funds); (7) public works; (8) the Cash Reserve; (9) the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Fund; (10) repayment of certain loans and interest; (11) payment of interest on short-term borrowing; (12) principal and interest payments on the District's Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square; (13) refunds and the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District government; (14) the John A. Wilson Building; (15) workforce investments; (16) certain non-departmental agency costs; (17) pay-as-you-go capital in lieu of capital financing; (18) a Tax Increment Financing Program; (19) making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid funding; (20) emergency planning and security costs; (21) the Family Literacy Program; (22) a DC Scholarship Program; (23) the Water and Sewer Authority; (24) the Washington Aqueduct; (25) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (26) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (27) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (28) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (29) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (30) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (31) capital outlay (including rescissions).
 
Title III: General Provisions - 
Sets forth authorized or prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003. 
(Sec. 115) Prohibits the expenditure of funds appropriated under this Act for abortions except where the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest. 
(Sec. 116) Bars the use of funds under this Act to implement or enforce: (1) the District of Columbia Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (also known as the District Domestic Partner Act); or (2) any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples for purposes of extending them benefits on the same basis as such benefits are extended to legally married couples.
 
(Sec. 120) Prohibits the use of Federal funds contained in this Act: (1) by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other District government officer or entity to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District; (2) for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug (requires individuals or entities who do so to account for all funds used for such program separately from any funds contained in this Act); (3) 60 days after its enactment to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any District government office who has not filed a certification with the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable, including reports required as a result of this Act or its amendments; or (4) to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) derivative.
 
(Sec. 123) Provides that the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by the electors of the District on November 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
 
(Sec. 124) Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or the Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. Expresses the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a &quot;conscience clause&quot; which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
 
(Sec. 125) Requires the Mayor to report quarterly to specified congressional committees on the following District issues: (1) crime; (2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment; (3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent offenders; (4) education; (5) improvement in basic District services, including rat control and abatement; (6) application for and management of Federal grants; and (7) indicators of child well-being.
 
(Sec. 127) Prohibits the funds contained in this Act from being used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket numbers 93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA) (In The Matter Of: Roland D. Pool and Michael S. Geller (Boy Scouts' Policy of Excluding Homosexuals)).
 
(Sec. 128) Prohibits the transfer of any Federal funds to any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
 
(Sec. 129) Provides that, during FY 2004 and any subsequent fiscal year, in addition to any other authority to pay claims and judgments, a District government department, agency, or instrumentality may use local funds to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000.
 
(Sec. 130) Requires the District of Columbia Courts to transfer to the DC Treasury all fines levied and collected by the Courts in cases charging Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Impaired. Requires the Office of the Corporation Counsel to use such funds for enforcement and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws.
 

 
(Sec. 131) Allows, during FY 2004 and any subsequent fiscal year, any District government agency to transfer local funds to the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB) to pay for OLRCB representation in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution.
 
(Sec. 132) Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being made available to pay: (1) an attorney's fee who represents a party or defends an action, including an administrative proceeding, brought against the DC Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); or (2) an attorney's fee or firm whom the Chief Financial Officer of the District (CFO) determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers.
 
Requires the: (1) DC Public Schools to increase the amount of local funds it allocates for services to children under IDEA during FY 2004 by the amount of savings resulting during the year from the restrictions on the payment of such attorney fees, as estimated and published by the CFO; and (2) the CFO to make estimates of such savings on a quarterly basis during FY 2004, and to publish them within ten days after the end of each quarter.
 
(Sec. 133) Directs the CFO to require attorneys in special education cases brought under IDEA in the District to certify in writing, along with other specified disclosures, that the attorney or representative rendered any and all services for which they receive awards, including those received under a settlement agreement or as part of an administrative proceeding, under IDEA.
 
(Sec. 134) Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being used to fund or otherwise support the action of District of Columbia, et al., v. Beretta U.S.A. (Nos. 03-CV-24, 03-CV-38, District of Columbia Court of Appeals).
 

Title IV: DC Parental Choice
 - DC Parental Choice Incentive Act of 2003 - (Sec. 404) Requires the Secretary of Education to provide five-year grants on a competitive basis to educational entities of the District of Columbia Government, nonprofit organizations, and consortia of nonprofit organizations (eligible entities) with approved applications to carry out activities to provide expanded school choice opportunities to students who are DC residents and who come from households with incomes not exceeding 185 percent of the poverty line applicable to families of the size involved (eligible students). Authorizes the Secretary to award a single grant or multiple grants, depending on the quality of applications submitted and the priorities of this title.
 
(Sec. 406) Requires the Secretary to give priority to applications from eligible entities who will most effectively: (1) give priority to eligible students who, in the school year preceding the school year for which they are seeking a scholarship, attended an elementary or secondary school identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; (2) target resources to students and families that lack the financial resources to take advantage of available educational options; (3) provide students and families with the widest range of educational options; and (4) serve students of varying ages and grade levels.
 
(Sec. 407) Requires a grantee: (1) under specified conditions, to use the grant funds to provide the students with scholarships to pay the tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if any, to enable them to attend the DC private elementary or secondary school of their choice; and (2) to ensure that the amount of any tuition or fee charged by a participating school in the grantee's program to a participating eligible student does not exceed the amount of tuition or fees that the school customarily charges to a nonparticipating student.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award scholarships in larger amounts to students with the greatest need. Limits scholarships to $7,500 per student for any academic year. 
 
(Sec. 408) Prohibits schools participating in any program under this title from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex.
 
Provides that it shall not be considered discrimination on the basis of sex for a school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to a religious organization to take sex into account to the extent that failing to do so would be inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of the school.
 
Allows a parent to choose and a school to offer a single-sex school, class, or activity.
 
Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any person or public or private entity to provide or pay, or to prohibit any such person or entity from providing or paying, for any benefit or service, including the use of facilities, related to an abortion. Prohibits the imposition of any penalty on such person or individual because the person or individual is seeking or has received any benefit or services related to a legal abortion. 
 
Provides that nothing in this title may be construed to alter or modify the provisions of IDEA.
 
Allows funds made available under this title to be used for religious educational purposes. Prohibits participating schools from being required to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols. Allows them to retain religious terms in its name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its mission statements and other chartering or governing documents. 
 
Requires a scholarship (or any other form of support provided to parents of eligible students) under this title to be considered as assistance to the student and not to the school that enrolls the student. Provides that the amount of such scholarship or other form of support shall not be treated as income of the parents for purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any other Federal program.
 
(Sec. 409) Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the voucher program, using the strongest possible design, addressing specified issues; and (2) disseminate information on the impact of the programs in increasing the student academic achievement of participating students, as well as other appropriate measures of student success, and on the impact on DC students and schools.
 
Requires annual interim reports by the Secretary, and a final report within one year after the final year for which a grant is made.
 
Limits expenditures for such evaluation and reporting requirements for any fiscal year to three percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out this title for the fiscal year. 
 
(Sec. 410) Sets forth reporting requirements for: (1) grantees receiving funds under this title; (2) participating schools with respect to parents of participating children; and (3) the Secretary with respect to congressional committees on the findings of such reports. 
 
(Sec. 411) Requires each participating school to accept any participating eligible student on a religious-neutral basis, except that if the school has more participating eligible students seeking admission than it can accommodate, to accept such students through a religious-neutral, random selection process consistent with this Act.
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008.

action_date: 2003-11-18
text: 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 - 
Title I: Federal Funds
 - Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 2004, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to support hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the District; (4) to District of Columbia Courts; (5) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (6) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (7) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District; (8) to the Department of Transportation in the District for a downtown circulator transit system and to offset a portion of the District's allocated operating subsidy payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; (9) to the DC Water and Sewer Authority; (10) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (11) for capital development in the District; (12) to Children's National Medical Center; (13) to the St. Coletta of Greater Washington Expansion Project; (14) for foster care improvements in the District; and (15) for school improvement.
 
Authorizes appropriations.
 

Title II: District of Columbia Funds
 - Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system (including transfer of funds); (6) human support services (including transfer of funds); (7) public works; (8) the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Fund; (9) repayment of certain loans and interest; (10) payment of interest on short-term borrowing; (11) for principal and interest payments on the District's Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square; (12) refunds and the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District government; (13) the John A. Wilson Building; (14) workforce investments; (15) certain non-departmental agency costs; (16) emergency planning and security costs; (17) transportation assistance; (18) pay-as-you-go capital in lieu of capital financing; (19) a Tax Increment Financing Program; (20) the Cash Reserve; (21) making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid funding; (22) the Water and Sewer Authority; (23) the Washington Aqueduct; (24) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (25) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (26) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (27) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (28) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (29) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (30) capital outlay (including rescissions). 
 

Title III: General Provisions
 - Sets forth authorized or prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003. 
 
(Sec. 308) Prohibits funds provided in this Act from being used to carry out lobbying activities on any matter.
 
(Sec. 309) Prohibits the availability of appropriations, without prior approval by the congressional appropriations committees, for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited, or increased under this Act; (4) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) reestablishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $1 million or ten percent, whichever is greater; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project, or responsibility center.
 
 
(Sec. 315) Authorizes during FY 2004: (1) a District government entity to accept and use a gift or donation with the Mayor's approval; and (2) the District Council, the District of Columbia courts, and the District Board of Education to accept and use gifts without such approval.
 
(Sec. 317) Prohibits the expenditure of funds appropriated under this Act for abortions except where the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest. 
 
(Sec. 318) Bars the use of funds under this Act to implement or enforce: (1) the District of Columbia Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (also known as the District Domestic Partner Act); or (2) any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples for purposes of extending them benefits on the same basis as such benefits are extended to legally married couples.
 
(Sec. 321) Prohibits a District government officer or employee (including any DC independent agency, but excluding the Office of Chief Technology Officer, the Office of the CFO, and the Metropolitan Police Department) from entering into an agreement in excess of $2,500 for the procurement of goods or services on behalf of any District government entity until the individual has conducted an analysis of how the procurement involved under the applicable District government regulations and procedures would differ from the procurement of goods and services involved under the Federal supply schedule and other applicable General Services Administration regulations and procedures, including an analysis of any differences in the costs to be incurred and the time required to obtain them.
 
(Sec. 323) Prohibits the use of funds contained in this Act by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other District government officer or entity to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District.
 
(Sec. 324) Prohibits the use of Federal funds contained in this Act for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. Requires individuals or entities who do so to account for all funds used for such program separately from any funds contained in this Act.
 
(Sec. 325) Prohibits the use of funds contained in this Act: (1) 60 days after its enactment to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any District government office who has not filed a certification with the Mayor and CFO that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable, including reports required as a result of this Act or its amendments; or (2) to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) derivative.
 
Provides that the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by the electors of the District on November 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
 
(Sec. 327) Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or the Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. Expresses the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a &quot;conscience clause&quot; which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
 
(Sec. 328) Requires the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to assess interest on a voucher submitted by a court-appointed attorney for payment if the voucher is not paid within 45 days of its submission. 
 
(Sec. 329) Requires the Mayor to report quarterly to specified congressional committees on the following District issues: (1) crime; (2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment; (3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent offenders; (4) education; (5) improvement in basic District services, including rat control and abatement; (6) application for and management of Federal grants; and (7) indicators of child well-being.
 
(Sec. 331) Prohibits the funds contained in this Act from being used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket numbers 93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA) (In The Matter Of: Roland D. Pool and Michael S. Geller (Boy Scouts' Policy of Excluding Homosexuals)).
 
(Sec. 332) Prohibits the transfer of any Federal funds to any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
 
(Sec. 333) Provides that, in addition to any other authority to pay claims and judgments, a District government department, agency, or instrumentality may pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000.
 
(Sec. 334) Requires all funds from the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, established pursuant to the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996, that are designated for outreach activities to be deposited in the Crime Victims Assistance Fund for such activities and to remain available until expended.
 
(Sec. 335) Requires the District of Columbia Courts to transfer to the DC Treasury all fines levied and collected by the Courts in cases charging Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Impaired. Requires the Office of the Corporation Counsel to use such funds for enforcement and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws.
 
(Sec. 336) Allows any District government agency to transfer local funds to the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB) to pay for OLRCB representation in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution.
 
(Sec. 337) Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being made available to pay: (1) an attorney's fee who represents a party or defends an action, including an administrative proceeding, brought against the DC Public Schools under IDEA; or (2) an attorney's fee or firm whom the CFO determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers.
 
(Sec. 338) Directs the CFO to require attorneys in special education cases brought under IDEA in the District to certify in writing, along with other specified disclosures, that the attorney or representative rendered any and all services for which they receive awards, including those received under a settlement agreement or as part of an administrative proceeding, under IDEA.
 
(Sec. 339) Amends the District of Columbia Code to allow the Court to appoint an attorney: (1) to represent a parent or guardian in an adoption proceeding if the individual is financially unable to obtain adequate representation when a petition for adoption has been filed and there has been no termination or relinquishment of parental rights with respect to the proposed adoptee or consent to the proposed adoption by the parent or guardian whose consent is required under the Code; and (2) as guardian ad litem to represent the child and the child's best interest in an adoption proceeding. 
 
(Sec. 340) Allows the amount appropriated by this Act as Other Type Funds to be: (1) increased by no more than 25 percent to an account for unanticipated growth in revenue collections; and (2) obligated or expended under specified conditions. 
 
(Sec. 341) Allows the amount appropriated by this Act to be: (1) increased by no more than $15 million from funds identified in the comprehensive annual financial report as the District's fund balance; (2) obligated or expended under specified conditions; and (3) used only for unanticipated one-time expenditures, addressing potential deficits, reducing debt, unanticipated program needs, or covering revenue shortfalls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-22
text: See also H. R. 2673.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees DeWine; Hutchison; Brownback; Stevens; Landrieu; Durbin; Inouye.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text:  CR S15022-15029)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text:  CR S15022-15029)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration:  CR S15021-15029)
action_date: 2003-11-11
text: Returned to the Calendar. when the motion to proceed to H.R. 2861 was agreed to. Calendar No. 278.
action_date: 2003-09-30
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S12160-12179)
action_date: 2003-09-29
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S12108-12125)
action_date: 2003-09-26
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S12028-12037, S12042-11978)
action_date: 2003-09-25
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S11943-11957, S11971, S11971-11978)
action_date: 2003-09-24
text: Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S11885-11890)
action_date: 2003-09-10
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 206 (Roll no. 491).
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 206 (Roll no. 491).
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT - The House proceeded with a roll call vote on the question of adoption of the Tom Davis of Virginia amendment which had been previously adopted during consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2765.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8060-8062)
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2765 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Manzullo amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hefley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hefley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hefley amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: POSTPONED PROCEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tom Davis (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Norton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tom Davis (VA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: Mr. Davis, Tom raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Section 119. The Chair sustained the point of order.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norton amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Norton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponedd further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2765.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Charles F. Bass to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order of the House.
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: Considered by previous order of the House. (consideration:  CR H7955-7993; text of Title I as reported in House:  CR H7965-7966; text of Title II as reported in House:  CR H7977-7979; text of Title III as reported in House:  CR H7979-7981)
action_date: 2003-09-05
text: Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 334 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2765.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-214, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-214, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Introduced in House