District of Columbia Mental Health Program Assistance Act of 1991
PL 102-150 (H.R.1720), enacted 10/31/1991

105 STAT. 980 
PUBLIC LAW 102-150—OCT. 31, 1991 
Public Law 102-150 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 31. 1991 
[H.R. 1720] 
District of 
Columbia 
Mental Health 
Program 
Assistance Act 
of 1991. 
24 u s e 225 note. 
24 u s e 225b. 
24 u s e 225, 
225b. 
24 u s e 225f. 
To amend the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health 
Services Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into 
an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to capital 
improvements necessary for the delivery of mental health services in the District, 
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 Mental Health 
Program Assistance Act of 1991". 
SEC. 2. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 4(f)(2) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of 
Columbia Mental Health Services Act (sec. 32-623(f)(2), D.C. Code) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "and complete" and 
inserting "and, except as provided under an agreement entered 
into pursuant to subparagraph (C), complete"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
"(C) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Mayor 
under which the Secretary shall provide funds to the Mayor to 
complete the repairs and renovations described in subparagraph (A) 
and to make other capital improvements that are necessary for the 
safe and cost effective delivery of mental health services in the 
District, except that $7,500,000 of the funds provided to the Mayor 
under such an agreement shall be used to make capital improve-
ments to facilities not located at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Of the 
$7,500,000 provided for improvements to facilities not located at the 
Hospital, not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to make capital 
improvements to housing facilities for seriously and chronically 
mentally ill individuals.". 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DISTRICT ASSUMPTION OF 
MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONS, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of 
Columbia Mental Health Services Act (sec. 32-621 et seq., D.C. Code) 
is amended by striking "October 1, 1991," and inserting "October 1, 
1993," each place it appears in section 2(b)(1) and subsections (a)(2) 
and (f)(2)(A) of section 4. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF SAINT ELIZA-
BETHS CAMPUS TO DISTRICT; SUBMISSION OF MASTER PLAN FOR USE OF 
REAL PROPERTY.—Section 8(b) of such Act (sec. 32-627, D.C. Code) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking "October 1, 1991" and inserting "October 1, 
1992"; and 
(2) by striking "twelve-month" and inserting "2-year". 
PUBLIC LAW 102-150—OCT. 31, 1991 
105 STAT. 981 
SEC. 4. BUY AMERICAN PROVISIONS. 
The Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental 
Health Services Act (sec. 32-621 et seq., D.C. Code) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and 
24 USC 225 note. 
(2) by inserting after section 10 the following new section: 
"SEC. 11. BUY AMERICAN PROVISIONS. 
24 USC 225h. 
"(a) The Mayor shall insure that the requirements of the Buy 
American Act of 1933, as amended, apply to all procurements made 
under this Act. 
"(b) DETERMINATION BY THE MAYOR.—(1) If the Mayor, after con-
sultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines 
that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in 
paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discrimi-
nating against certain t3rpes of products produced in the United 
States that are covered by the agreement, the United States Trade 
Representative shall rescind the waiver of the Buy American Act 
with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
country. 
"(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any agreement, 
between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which 
the head of an agency of the United States Government has waived 
the requirements of the Buy American Act with respect to certain 
products produced in the foreign country. 
"(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Mayor shall submit to Congress a 
report on the amount of purchases from foreign entities under this 
Act from foreign entities in fiscal years 1992 and 1993. Such report 
shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy 
American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in 
subsection (aX2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.), or any international agreement to which the United States is a 
party. 
"(d) BUY AMERICAN ACT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term 'Buy American Act' means title III of the Act entitled 'An 
Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Depart-
ments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other 
purposes', approved March 3,1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
"(e) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACT AWARDS.—NO contract or sub-
contract made with funds authorized under this title may be 
awarded for the procurement of an article, material, or supply 
produced or manufactured in a foreign country whose government 
unfairly maintains in government procurement a significant and 
persistent pattern or practice of discrimination against United 
States products or services which results in identifiable harm to 
United States businesses, as identified by the President pursuant to 
(gXlXA) of section 305 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
U.S.C. 2515(gXlXA)). Any such determination shall be made in 
accordance with section 305. 
"(f) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF 'MADE IN AMERICA' 
LABELS.—If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 'Made 
in America' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning. 
105 STAT. 982 
PUBLIC LAW 102-150—OCT. 31, 1991 
to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
made in the United States, that person shall be ineligible to receive 
any contract or subcontract under this Act, pursuant to the debar-
ment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of 
chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.". 
Approved October 31, 1991. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1720: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-91 (Comm. on the District of Columbia). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
June 11, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 16, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 27 (1991): 
Oct. 31, Presidential statement.