District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002
PL 107-96 (H.R.2944), enacted 12/21/2001

PUBLIC LAW 107-96—DEC. 21, 2001 
115 STAT. 923 
Public Law 107-96 
107th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
Dec. 21, 2001 
[H.R. 2944] 
District of 
Columbia 
Appropriations 
Act, 2002. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal pa3mient 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, including any interest accrued thereon, 
may be used on behsdf 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 further. 
That the District of 
Columbia government shall establish a dedicated account for the 
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal 
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 
appropriations, 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 control of the District of 
Columbia Chief Financial Officer who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Pro-
gram: Provided further. That the Resident Tuition Support Program Reports. 
Office and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide 
a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and House of Representatives for these funds showing, 
by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor: 
Provided further. That not more thsm seven percent of the total 
amount appropriated for this program may be used for administra-
tive expenses. 
115 STAT. 924 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN 
The paragraph under the heading "Federal Pa5anent for Incen-
tives for Adoption of Children" in Public Law 106-113, approved 
November 29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1501), is amended to read as follows: 
"For a Federal pajonent to the District of Columbia to create incen-
tives to promote the adoption of children in the District of Columbia 
foster care system, $5,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall 
remain available until September 30, 2003, and shall be used to 
carry out all of the provisions of title 38 of the Fiscal Year 2001 
Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 
13-172), as amended, except for section 3808: Provided 
further, 
Scholarship. 
That $1,000,000 of said amount shall be used for the establishment 
of a scholarship fund for District of Columbia children of adoptive 
families, and District of Columbia children without parents due 
to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack to be used for post 
high school education and training.". 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CAPITOL CITY CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
AND JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP 
For a Federal Payment to the Capitol City Career Development 
and Job Training Partnership, $500,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CAPITOL EDUCATION FUND 
For a Federal payment to the Capitol Education Fund, 
$500,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN KAPPA YOUTH 
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 
For a Federal payment to the Metropolitan Kappa Youth 
Development Foundation, Inc., $450,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICES DEPARTMENT 
For a Federal pa3anent to the Fire and Emergency Medical 
Services Department, $500,000 for dry-docking of the Fire Boat. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER 
For a Federal payment to the Chief Medical Examiner, $585,000 
for reduction in the backlog of autopsies, case reports and for 
the purchase of toxicology and histology equipment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE YOUTH LIFE FOUNDATION 
For a Federal payment to the Youth Life Foundation, $250,000 
for technical assistance, operational expenses, and establishment 
of a National Training Institute. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FOOD AND FRIENDS 
For a Federal payment to Food and Friends, $2,000,000 for 
their Capital Campaign. 
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115 STAT. 925 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR 
For a Federal payment to the City Administrator, $300,000 
for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of 
Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 
For a Federal payment to Southeastern University, $500,000 
for a public/private partnership with the District of Columbia Public 
Schools at the McKinley Technology High School campus. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, $2,500,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be to implement 
the Voyager Expanded Learning literacy program in kindergarten 
and first grade classrooms in the District of Columbia Public 
Schools; $250,000 shall be for the Failure Free Reading literacy 
program for non-readers and special education students; and 
$250,000 for Lightspan, Inc. to implement the eduTest.com program 
in the District of Columbia Public Schools. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT MOBILE WIRELESS INTEROPERABILITY PROJECT 
For Federal payments in support of the District of Columbia 
and the Federal law enforcement Mobile Wireless Interoperability 
Project, $1,400,000, of which $400,000 shall be for a payment to 
the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer, 
$333,334 shall be for a pajnnent to the United States Secret Service, 
$333,333 shall be for a payment to the United States Capitol 
Police, and $333,333 shall be for a pa)nnent to the United States 
Park Police: Provided, That each agency shall participate in the Reports, 
preparation of a joint report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate 8ind the House of Representatives to be submitted 
no later than March 30, 2002 on the allocation of these resources 
and a description of each agencies' resource commitment to this 
project for fiscal year 2003. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY 
COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBL\ 
For a Federal pajonent to the District of Columbia for emer-
gency planning and security costs and to reimburse the District 
for certain security expenses related to the presence of the Federal 
Government in the District of Columbia, $16,058,000: Provided, 
That $12,652,000 shall be made available immediately to the Dis-
trict of Columbia Emergency Management Agency for planning, 
training, and personnel costs required for development 
and 
implementation of the emergency operations plan for the District 
of Columbia, to be submitted to the appropriate Federal agencies: 
Provided further. That a detailed report of actual and estimated Reports, 
expenses incurred shall be provided to the Committees on Appro- Deadline, 
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later 
than June 15, 2002: Provided further. That $3,406,000 of such 
amount shall be made available immediately for reimbursement 
of fiscal year 2001 expenses incurred by the District of Columbia 
115 STAT. 926 
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Deadline. 
Reports. 
for equipment purchased for providing security for the planned 
meetings in September 2001 of the World Bank and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund in the District of Columbia: Provided fur-
ther, That the Mayor and the Chairman of the Council of the 
District of Columbia shall develop, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, the United States Secret 
Service, the United States Capitol Police, the United States Park 
Police, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 
regional 
transportation 
authorities, 
the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management Agency, the Governor of the State of Maryland and 
the Grovernor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the county execu-
tives of contiguous counties of the region and the respective State 
and local law enforcement entities in the region, an integrated 
emergency operations plan for the District of Columbia in cases 
of national security events, including terrorist threats, protests, 
or other unanticipated events: Provided further. That such plan 
shall include a response to attacks or threats of attacks using 
biological or chemical agents: Provided further, That the city shall 
submit this plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives no later than January 2, 2002: 
Provided further. That the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations on the use of the funds under this heading, 
beginning not later than April 2, 2002. 
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, $8,300,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be for 
pajonent for a pilot project to demonstrate the "Active Cap" river 
cleanup technology on the Anacostia River; $500,000 shall be for 
payment to the Washington, D.C. Sports and Entertainment 
Commission which, in coordination with the U.S. Soccer Foundation, 
shall use the funds for environmental and infrastructure costs 
at Kenilworth Park in the creation of the Kenilworth Regional 
Sports Complex; $600,000 shall be for payment to the One Economy 
Corporation, a non-profit organization, to increase Internet access 
to low-income homes in the District of Columbia; $500,000 shall 
be for payment to the Langston Project for the 21st Century, a 
community revitalization project to improve physical education and 
training facilities; $1,000,000 shall be for payment to the Green 
Door Program, for capital improvements at a community mental 
health clinic; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Historical Society 
of Washington, for capital improvements to the new City Museum; 
$200,000 for a payment to Teach for America DC, for teacher 
development; $350,000 for payment to the District of Columbia 
Safe Kids Coalition, to promote child passenger safety through 
the Child Occupant Protection Initiative; $50,000 for payment for 
renovations at Eastern Market; $1,000,000 shall be for pajrment 
to the Excel Institute Adult Education Program to be used by 
the Institute for construction and to acquire construction services 
provided by the General Services Administration on a reimbursable 
basis; $300,000 shall be for payment to the Woodlawn Cemetery 
for restoration of the Cemetery; $250,000 shall be for payment 
to the Real World Schools concerning 21st Century reform models 
for secondary education and the use of technology to support 
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115 STAT. 927 
learning in the District of Columbia; $300,000 shall be for payment 
to a mentoring program and for hotline services; $250,000 shall 
be for payment to a youth development program with a character 
building curriculum; and $250,000 shall be for payment to a basic 
values training program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CORRECTIONS 
TRUSTEE OPERATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia Correc-
tions Trustee, $30,200,000 for the administration and operation 
of correctional facilities and for the administrative operating costs 
of the Office of the Corrections Trustee, as authorized by section 
11202 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Grovemment 
Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 712) of 
which $1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case processing 
in the District of Columbia criminal justice system, $500,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2003 for building renovations 
or space acquisition required to accommodate functions transferred 
from the Lorton Correctional Complex, and $1,500,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2003, to be transferred to the appro-
priate agency for the closing of the sewage treatment plant and 
the removal of underground storage tanks at the Lorton Correc-
tional Complex: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
Corrections Trustee 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. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$112,180,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $8,003,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses; for the District 
of Columbia Superior Court, $66,091,000, of which not to exceed 
$1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $31,594,000, of which not 
to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation 
expenses; and $6,492,000 for capital improvements for District of 
Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That notwithstanding any Contracts, 
other provision of law, all Eimounts under this heading shall be Reports. 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated 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 services to 
include the preparation of monthly financisd reports, copies of which 
shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided further. That funds made available for capital 
improvements may remain available until September 30, 2003. 
115 STAT. 928 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Section ll-1722(a), District of Columbia Code, is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ", subject to the supervision of the 
Executive Officer". 
Section ll-1723(a)(3). District of Columbia Code, is amended 
by striking "and the internal auditing of the accounts of the courts". 
CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND 
(a) TREATMENT OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—Section 16(d) of 
the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4
— 
515(d), D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 403 of the Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 
1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001), is amended— 
(1) by striking "in excess of $250,000"; 
(2) by striking "and approved by" and inserting "which 
is submitted to"; and 
(3) by striking "and not less than 80 percent" and all 
that follows and inserting the following: "except that under 
such plan— 
"(1) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for direct 
compensation payments to crime victims through the Fund 
under this section and in accordance with this Act; and 
"(2) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for outreach 
activities designed to increase the number of crime victims 
who apply for such direct compensation payments.". 
(b) 
LIMIT 
ON 
USE 
OF 
AMOUNTS 
FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.—Section 16(e) of such Act (sec. 4-515(e), D.C. Official 
Code), as amended by section 202(d) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget 
Support Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172), is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(e) All compensation payments and attorneys' fees awarded 
under this Act shall be paid from, and subject to, the availability 
of monies in the Fund. Not more than 5 percent of the total 
amount of monies in the Fund may be used to pay administrative 
costs necessary to carry out this Act.". 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 403 
of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001. 
PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS 
(a) SERVICES OF COUNSEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11-2604, District of Columbia 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "$50" and inserting 
"$65"; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking "$1300" each place it appears and 
inserting "$1900"; and 
(ii) by striking "$2450" each place it appears and 
inserting "$3600". 
(2) NEGLECT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Section 16-2326.01(b), District of Columbia Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking "$1,100" each place it appears and 
inserting "$1,600"; 
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115 STAT. 929 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking "$1,500" and inserting 
"$2,200"; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking "$750" and inserting 
"$1,100". 
(b) SERVICES OF INVESTIGATORS, EXPERTS, AND OTHERS.—Sec-
tion 11-2605, District of Columbia Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
"(b) Subject to the applicable limits described in subsections 
(c) and (d), an individual providing services under this section 
shall be compensated at a fixed rate of $25 per hour, and shall 
be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred.". 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by this provision Applicability, 
shall apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or 
after March 1, 2002. 
Section 11-2604, District of Columbia Code, is amended: 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking "50" and inserting "75"; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking "1300" each time it appears smd 
inserting "1900"; and 
(B) by striking "2450" each time it appears and 
inserting "3600". 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FAMILY COURT ACT 
For carrying out the District of Columbia Family Court Act 
of 2001, $24,016,000, of which $23,316,000 shall be for the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia and $700,000 shall be for the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia of which $200,000 shall be 
for completion of a plan by the Mayor on integrating the computer 
systems of the District of Columbia government with the Family 
Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Provided, 
That the Mayor shall submit a plan to the President and the Deadline. 
Congress within 6 months of enactment of that Act, so that social 
services and other related services to individuals and families serv-
iced by the Family Court of the Superior Court and agencies of 
the District of Columbia government (including the District of 
Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia 
Housing 
Authority, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Office of 
the Corporation Counsel, the Metropolitan Police Department, the 
Department of Health, and other offices determined by the Mayor) 
will be able to access and share information on the individuals 
and families served by the Family Court: Provided further, That 
$500,000 of such amount provided to the Mayor shall be for the 
Child and Family Services Agency to be used for social workers 
to implement Family Court reform: Provided further, 
That the 
chief judge of the Superior Court shall submit the transition plan 
for the Family Court of the Superior Court as required under 
the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 to the Comp-
troller General (in addition to any other requirements under such 
section): Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall pre- Deadline. 
pare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis of 
the contents and effectiveness of the plan, including an analysis 
of whether the plan contains all of the information required under 
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such section within 30 calendar days after the submission of the 
plan by the Superior Court: Provided further, That the funds pro-
vided under this heading to the Superior Court shall not be made 
available until the expiration of the 30-day period (excluding Satur-
days, Sundays, legal public holidays, and any day on which neither 
House of Congress is in session because of an adjournment sine 
die, a recess of more that 3 days, or an adjournment of more 
than 3 days) which begins on the date the Comptroller General 
submits such analysis to the President and Congress: Provided 
further, That the Mayor shall prepare and submit to the President, 
Congress, and the Comptroller General a plan for the use of the 
funds provided to the Mayor under this heading, consistent with 
the requirements of the District of Columbia Family Court Act 
of 2001, including the requirement to integrate the computer sys-
tems of the District government with the computer systems of 
Deadline. 
the Superior Court: Provided further. That the Comptroller General 
shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress an analysis 
of the contents and effectiveness of the plan within 30 calendar 
days after the submission of the plan by the Mayor: Provided 
further. That the funds provided under this heading to the Mayor 
shall not be made available until the expiration of the 30-day 
period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal public holidays, and 
any day on which neither House of Congress is in session because 
of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or 
an adjournment of more than 3 days) which begins on the date 
the Comptroller General submits such plan to the President and 
Congress. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
11-2605, D.C. Officisd Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 
of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under 
section 21-2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Pro-
ceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $34,311,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the funds pro-
vided in this Act under the heading "Federal Payment to the 
District of Columbia Courts" (other than the $6,492,000 provided 
under such heading for capital improvements for District of 
Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments 
under this heading: Provided further. That in addition to the funds 
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia shall use funds provided 
in this Act under the heading "Federal Payment to the District 
of Columbia Courts" (other than the $6,492,000 provided under 
such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
courthouse facilities), to make pa5anents described under this 
heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided 
further. That of the amounts provided in previous fiscal years 
for pajonents described under this heading which remain unobli-
gated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $4,685,500 
shall be used by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration 
for design and construction expenses of the courthouse at 451 
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115 STAT. 931 
Indiana Avenue NW: Provided further, That of the remainder of 
such amounts, such sums as may be necessary shall be applied 
toward the portion of the amount provided under this heading 
which is attributable to increases in the maximum amounts which 
may be paid for representation services in the District of Columbia 
courts: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis-
tration in the District of Columbia: Provided further. That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for expenses of other Federal agencies, with pa3n'oll and 
financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the 
General Services Administration (GSA), said services to include 
the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall 
be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
(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, as authorized by the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 712), $147,300,000, of which 
$13,015,000 shall remain available until expended for construction 
expenses at new or existing facilities, and of which not to exceed 
$2,000 is for official receptions related to offender and defendant 
support programs; of which $94,112,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, 
to include expenses relating to supervision of adults subject to 
protection orders or provision of services for or related to such 
persons; $20,829,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender 
Service; and $32,359,000 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 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries 
and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further. 
That 
notwithstanding chapter 12 of title 40, United States Code, the 
Director may acquire by purchase, lease, condenmation, or donation, 
and renovate as necessary. Building Number 17, 1900 Massachu-
setts Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, or such 
other site as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency may determine as appropriate to house or supervise 
offenders and defendants, with funds made avedlable by this Act: 
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 
vocational 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 any gift or Records. 
Public 
information. 
115 STAT. 932 
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donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records 
available for audit and public inspection. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 
For a Federal payment to the Children's National Medical 
Center in the District of Columbia, $5,500,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall be for capital and equipment improvements, and $500,000 
shall be used for the network of satellite pediatric health clinics 
for children and families in underserved neighborhoods and commu-
nities in the District of Columbia. 
ST. COLETTA OF GREATER WASHINGTON EXPANSION PROJECT 
For a Federal contribution to St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 
Inc., for costs associated with the establishment of a day program 
and comprehensive case management services for mentally retarded 
and multiple-handicapped adolescents and adults in the District 
of Columbia, including property acquisition and construction, 
$2,000,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FAITH AND POLITICS INSTITUTE 
For a Federal payment to the Faith and Politics Institute, 
$50,000, for grass roots-based racial sensitivity programs in the 
District of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY 
CHARTER SCHOOL 
For a Federal payment to the Thurgood Marshall Academy 
Charter School, $1,000,000 to be used to acquire and renovate 
an educational facility in Anacostia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT 
For a Federal pa3anent to the Greorge Washington University 
Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, $250,000 to 
increase the enrollment of managers from the District of Columbia 
government. 
COURT APPOINTED SPECLVL ADVOCATES 
For a Federal pa3rment to the District of Columbia Court 
Appointed Special Advocates Unit, $250,000 to be used to expand 
its work in the Family Court of the District of Columbia Superior 
Court. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Of the Federal funds made available in the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106-522 for the Metropolitan 
Pohce Department (114 Stat. 2441), $100,000 for the police mini-
station shall remain available for the purposes intended until Sep-
tember 30, 2002: Provided, That the $1,000,000 made available 
in such Act for the Washington Interfaith Network (114 Stat. 2444) 
shall remain available for the purposes intended until December 
31, 2002: Provided further. That $3,450,000 made available in such 
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115 STAT. 933 
Act for Brownfield Remediation (114 Stat. 2445), shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general 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 section 119 of this Act (Public Law 93-198; D.C. 
Official Code, sec. l-204.50a), the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for 
fiscal year 2002 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 $6,048,160,000 (of which $124,163,000 shall 
be from intra-District funds and $3,574,493,000 shall be from local 
funds): Provided further. That this amount may be increased by 
proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emer-
gency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further. 
That such increases 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 as amended by this Act: 
Provided further. That the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that 
the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the 
apportioning by the Chief Finsmcisd Officer of the appropriations 
Eind funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2002, 
except that the Chief Financial Officer 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, $286,138,000 (including 
$229,421,000 from local funds, $38,809,000 from Federal funds, 
and $17,908,000 from other funds): Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council 
of the District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the City Administrator 
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 program 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 State-
hood 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 
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of or be restricted in any manner by any official or employee 
of the District of Columbia government, for purchases that do 
not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That not less than $353,000 
shall be available to the Office of the Corporation Counsel to support 
increases in the Attorney Retention Allowance: Provided 
further, 
That not less than $50,000 shall be available to support a mediation 
services program within the Office of the Corporation Counsel: 
Provided further, That not less than $50,000 shall be available 
to support a TANF Unit within the Child Support Enforcement 
Division of the Office of the Corporation Counsel: Provided 
further. 
That of all funds in the District of Columbia Antitrust Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 2 of the District of Columbia Antitrust 
Act of 1980 (D.C. Law 3-169; D.C. Official Code, sec. 28-4516) 
an amount not to exceed $386,000, of all funds in the Antifraud 
Fund established pursuant to section 820 of the District of Columbia 
Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 
(D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2-308.20) an amount not 
to exceed $10,000, and of all funds in the District of Columbia 
Consumer Protection Fund established pursuant to section 1402 
of the District of Columbia Budget Support Act for fiscal year 
2001 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 28-3911) an amount 
not to exceed $233,000, are hereby made available for the use 
of the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia 
until September 30, 2003, in accordance with the statutes that 
established these funds. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $230,878,000 (including 
$60,786,000 from local funds, $96,199,000 from Federal funds, and 
$73,893,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 collected by 
the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue shall 
be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business Improve-
ment 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 Columbia: Provided 
further. That the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 
shall use $50,000 of the receipts from the net proceeds from the 
contractor that handles the District's occupational and professional 
licensing to fund additional staff and equipment for the Rental 
Housing Administration: Provided further. That the Department 
of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs shall transfer up to $293,000 
from other funds resulting from the lapse of personnel vacancies, 
caused by transferring DCRA employees into NSO positions without 
filling the resultant vacancies, into the revolving 5-513 fund to 
be used to implement the provisions in D.C. Law 13-281, the 
Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus 
Amendment Act of 2000, pertaining to the prevention of the demoli-
tion by neglect of historic properties: Provided further, That the 
fees established and collected pursuant to Law 13-281 shall be 
identified, and an accounting provided, to the District of Columbia 
Council's Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs: Provided 
further. That 18 percent of the annual total amount in the 5-
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115 STAT. 935 
513 fund, up to $500,000, deposited into the 5-513 fund on an 
annual basis, be used to implement section 102 and other related 
sections of D.C. Law 13-281. 
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, $633,853,000 (including $594,803,000 
from local funds, $8,298,000 from Federal funds, and $30,752,000 
from 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 not-
withstanding any other law, section 3703 of title XXXVII of the 
Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001 (D.C. Bill 14-144), 
adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia, is enacted 
into law: 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 Com-
manding General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Pro-
vided further. That such sums as may be necessary for reimburse-
ment to the District of Columbia National Guard under the pre-
ceding 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: Provided further. That 
no less than $173,000,000 shall be available to the Metropolitan 
Police Department for salary in support of 3,800 sworn officers: 
Provided further. That no less than $100,000 shall be available 
in the Department of Corrections budget to support the Corrections 
Information Council: Provided further. That not less than $296,000 
shall be available to support the Child Fatality Review Committee. 
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
Public education system, including the development of national 
defense education programs, $1,108,665,000 (including $896,994,000 
from local funds, $185,044,000 from Federal funds, and $26,627,000 
from other funds), to be allocated as follows: $813,042,000 (including 
$661,124,000 from local funds, $144,630,000 from Federal funds, 
and $7,288,000 from other funds), for the public schools of the 
District of Columbia; $47,370,000 (including $19,911,000 from local 
funds, $26,917,000 from Federal funds, $542,000 from other funds), 
for the State Education Office, $17,000,000 from local funds, pre-
viously appropriated in this Act as a Federal payment, and such 
sums as may be derived from interest earned on funds contained 
in the dedicated account established by the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia, for resident tuition support at public 
and private institutions of higher learning for eligible District of 
Columbia residents; and $142,257,000 from local funds for public 
charter schools: Provided, That there shall be quarterly disburse- Charter schools. 
ment of funds to the District of Columbia public charter schools. Deadline, 
with the first payment to occur within 15 days of the beginning 
of each fiscal year: Provided further. That if the entirety of this 
allocation has not been provided as payments to any public charter 
school currently in operation through the per pupil funding formula, 
the funds shall be available for public education in accordance 
with the School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. 
115 STAT. 936 
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Official Code, sec. 38-1804.03(b)(e)(A)): Provided further, 
That 
$480,000 of this amount shall be available to the District of 
Columbia Public Charter School Board for administrative costs: 
Provided further, That section 161 of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-522; 114 Stat. 2483, 
20 use 1155. 
2484), is amended, as if included in the Act— 
(1) by striking "not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2001,"; 
(2) by inserting "revolving" after "enhancement" in the 
second sentence of paragraph (2)(B), in the heading of para-
graph (3), and in paragraph (3)(A); and 
(3) by striking "10 percent" and inserting "5 percent": 
Provided further, That the cap on administrative costs as amended 
by section 161 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2001 (Public Law 106-522; 114 Stat. 2484), is amended by striking 
"10 percent" and inserting "5 percent": Provided further, 
That 
$76,542,000 (including $45,912,000 from local funds, $12,539,000 
from Federal funds, and $18,091,000 from other funds) shall be 
available for the University of the District of Columbia: Provided 
further, 
That $400,000 shall be available for Enhancing and 
Actualizing Internationalism and Multiculturalism in the Academic 
Programs of the University of the District of Columbia: Provided 
DeadUne. 
further. That $1,277,500 shall be paid by the Chief Financial Officer 
to the Excel Institute for operations as follows: $277,500 to cover 
debt owed by the University of the District of Columbia for services 
rendered shall be paid to the Excel Institute within 15 days of 
enactment of this Act; and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 shall 
be paid to the Excel Institute in equal quarterly installments within 
15 days of the beginning of each quarter: Provided further, That 
not less than $200,000 for Adult Education: Provided further. That 
$27,256,000 (including $26,030,000 from local funds, $560,000 from 
Federal funds and $666,000 other funds) for the Public Library: 
Provided further. That the $1,007,000 enhancement shall be allo-
cated such that $500,000 is used for facilities improvements for 
8 of the 26 library branches, $235,000 for 13 FTEs for the continu-
ation of the Homework Helpers Program, $143,000 for 2 FTEs 
in the expansion of the Reach Out And Read (ROAR) service to 
licensed day care homes, and $129,000 for 3 FTEs to expand literacy 
support into branch libraries: Provided further. That $2,198,000 
(including $1,760,000 from local funds, $398,000 from Federal funds 
and $40,000 from other funds) shall be available for the Commission 
on the Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the public 
schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not 
to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education 
program: Provided further. That not to exceed $2,500 for the Super-
intendent of Schools, $2,500 for the President of the University 
of the District of Columbia, and $2,000 for the Public Librarian 
shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes: 
Provided further. That none of the funds contained in this Act 
may be made available to pay the salaries of any District of 
Columbia Public School teacher, principal, administrator, official, 
or employee who knowingly provides false enrollment or attendance 
information under article II, section 5 of the Act entitled "An 
Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, for the taking 
of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for other pur-
poses", approved February 4, 1925 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38-
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115 STAT. 937 
201 et seq.): Provided further. That this appropriation shall not 
be available to subsidize the education of any nonresident of the 
District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public elementary 
and secondary school during fiscal year 2002 unless the nonresident 
pays tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 
100 percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia which 
are attributable to the education of the nonresident (as established 
by the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools): 
Provided further. That this appropriation shall not be available 
to subsidize the education of nonresidents 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, 2002, a tuition 
rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate for nonresident 
students at a level no lower thsin the nonresident tuition rate 
charged at comparable public institutions of higher education in 
the metropolitan area: Provided further. That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process 
and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School 
employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining 
purposes: Provided further. That the District of Columbia Public 
Schools shall spend $1,200,000 to implement D.C. Teaching Fellows 
Program in the District's public schools: Provided further. That 
notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this 
heading or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated 
to the District of Columbia public charter schools on July 1, 2002, 
an amount equal to 25 percent of the total amount provided for 
B
ayments to public charter schools in the proposed budget of the 
listrict of Columbia for fiscsd yeeir 2003 (as submitted to Congress), 
and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable agEiinst the 
fingJ amount provided for such payments under the District of 
Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided further. That notwith-
standing the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or 
any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the 
District of Columbia Public Schools on July 1, 2002, an amount 
equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for the District 
of Columbia Public Schools in the proposed budget of the District 
of Columbia for fiscal year 2003 (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 Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided further. 
That the first paragraph under the heading "Public Education 
System" in Public Law 107-20, approved July 24, 2001, is amended Ante, p. 172. 
to read as follows: "For an additional amount for 'Public Education 
System', $1,000,000 from local funds to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002, for the State Education Office for a census-type 
audit of the student enrollment of each District of Columbia Public 
School and of each public charter school and $12,000,000 from 
local funds for the District of Columbia Public Schools to conduct 
the 2001 summer school session.". 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Human 
support 
services, 
$1,803,923,000 
(including 
$711,072,000 from local funds, $1,075,960,000 from Federal funds, 
and $16,891,000 from other funds): Provided, That $27,986,000 
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of this appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available solely for District of Columbia employees' disability 
compensation: Provided 
further, 
That $90,000,000 
transferred 
pursuant to the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106-522) to the Public Benefit Corporation for restruc-
turing shall be made available to the Department of Health's Health 
Care Safety Net Administration for the purpose of restructuring 
the delivery of health services in the District of Columbia and 
shall remain available until expended for obligation during fiscal 
year 2002: Provided further, That no less than $7,500,000 of this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall be depos-
ited in the Addiction Recovery Fund established pursuant to section 
5 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, effective July 
8, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7-3004), and 
used solely 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. Official Code, sec. 7-3003): Provided 
further, 
That no less than $500,000 of the $7,500,000 appropriated for 
the Addiction Recovery Fund shgdl be used solely to pay treatment 
providers who provide substance abuse treatment to TANF recipi-
ents under the Drug Treatment Choice Program: Provided 
further. 
That no less than $2,000,000 of this appropriation shall be used 
solely to establish, by contract, a 2-year pilot substance abuse 
program for youth ages 16 through 21 years of age: Provided further. 
That no less than $60,000 be available for a D.C. Energy Office 
Matching Grant: Provided further, That no less than $2,150,000 
be available for a pilot Interim Disability Assistance program pursu-
ant to title L of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act (D.C. 
Bill 14-144). 
PUBLIC WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-canying vehicle 
for use by the Mayor and three passenger-canying vehicles for 
use by the Council of the District of Columbia and leasing of 
passenger-carrying vehicles, $300,151,000 (including $286,334,000 
from local funds, $4,392,000 from Federal funds, and $9,425,000 
from other funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels 
and places of business: Provided further, That no less than $650,000 
be available for a mechanical alley sweeping program: Provided 
further. That no less than $6,400,000 be available for residential 
parking enforcement: Provided further. That no less than $100,000 
be available for a General Counsel to the Department of Public 
Works: Provided further. That no less than $3,600,000 be available 
for ticket processing: Provided further. That no less than 14 residen-
tial parking control aides or 10 percent of the residential parking 
control force be available for night time enforcement of out-of-
state tags: Provided further. That of the total of 3,000 additional 
parking meters being installed in commercial districts and in 
commercial loading zones none be installed at loading zones, or 
entrances at apartment buildings Eind none be installed in residen-
tial neighborhoods: Provided further. That no less than $262,000 
be available for taxicab enforcement activities: Provided 
further. 
That no less than $241,000 be available for a taxicab driver security 
revolving fund: Provided further. That no less than $30,084,000 
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115 STAT. 939 
in local appropriations be available to the Division of Transpor-
tation, within the Department of Public Works: Provided 
further, 
That no less than $12,000,000 in rights-of-way fees shall be avail-
able for the Local Roads, Construction and Maintenance Fund: 
Provided further, That funding for a proposed separate Department 
of Transportation is contingent upon Council approval of a reorga-
nization plan: Provided further. That no less than $313,000 be 
available for handicapped parking enforcement: Provided 
further. 
That no less than $190,000 be available for the Ignition Interlock 
Device Program: Provided further. That no less than $473,000 be 
available for the Motor Vehicle Insurance Enforcement Program: 
Provided further, That $11,000,000 of this appropriation shall be 
available for transfer to the Highway Trust Fund's Local Roads, 
Construction and Maintenance Fund, upon certification by the Chief 
Financial Officer that funds are available from the 2001 budgeted 
reserve or where the Chief Financial Officer certifies that additional 
local revenues are available: Provided further. That $1,550,000 
made available under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2001 (Public Law 106-522) for taxicab driver security enhancements 
in the District of Columbia shall remain available until September 
30, 2002. 
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS 
For all agencies of the District of Columbia government under 
court ordered receivership, $403,868,000 (including $250,515,000 
from local funds, $134,339,000 from Federal funds, and $19,014,000 
from other funds). 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS 
For workforce investments, $42,896,000 from local funds, to 
be transferred by the Mayor of the Di^rict of Columbia within 
the various appropriation headings in this Act for which employees 
are properly payable. 
RESERVE 
For replacement of funds expended, if any, during fiscal year 
2001 from the Reserve established by section 202(j) of the District 
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-8, $120,000,000 from local funds. 
RESERVE RELIEF 
For reserve relief, $30,000,000, for the purpose of spending 
funds made available through the reduction from $150,000,000 
to $120,000,000 in the amount required for the budget reserve 
established by section 202(j)(l) of the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-8: Provided, That $12,000,000 shall be available to the District 
of Columbia Public Schools and District of Columbia Public Charter 
Schools for educational enhancements: Provided further. 
That 
$18,000,000 shall be available pursuant to a local District law: 
Provided further. That of the $30,000,000, funds shall only be 
expended upon: (i) certification by the Chief Financial Officer of 
the District of Columbia that the funds are available and not 
required to address potential deficits; (ii) enactment of local District 
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law detailing the purpose for the expenditure; and (iii) prior notifica-
tion by the Mayor to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
the Senate and House of Representatives in writing 30 days in 
advance of any such expenditure: Provided further, 
That the 
$18,000,000 provided pursuant to local law shall be expended only 
when the Emergency Reserve established pursuant to section 
450A(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 
93-198; D.C. Official Code, sec. l-204.50a(a)), has a minimum 
balance in the amount of $150,000,000. 
EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS 
For the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established 
under section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(Public Law 93-198; D.C. Official Code, sec. l-204.50a(b)), the 
Mayor may deposit the proceeds required pursuant to section 159(a) 
of Public Law 106-522 and section 404(c) of Public Law 106-
554 in the Contingency Reserve Fund beginning in fiscal year 
2002 if the minimum emergency reserve balance requirement estab-
lished in section 450A(c) has been met. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For pa5anent of principal, interest, and certain fees directly 
resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia to fund District 
of Columbia capital projects as authorized by sections 462, 475, 
and 490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 
93-198; D.C. Official Code, sees. 1-204.62, 1-204.75, 1-204.90), 
$247,902,000 from local funds: Provided, That any funds set aside 
pursuant to section 148 of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-113; 113 Stat. 1523) that are not used 
in the reserve funds established herein shall be used for Pay-
As-You-Go Capitsd Funds: Provided further, That for equipment 
leases, the Mayor may finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus 
cost of issuance not to exceed 2 percent of the par amount being 
financed on a lease purchase basis with a maturity not to exceed 
5 years: Provided further. That $4,440,000 shall be for the Fire 
and Emergency Medical Services Department, $2,010,000 shall be 
for the Department of Parks and Recreation, and $7,850,000 shall 
be for the Department of Public Works: Provided further, 
That 
no less thgin $533,000 be available for trash trsmsfer capital debt 
service. 
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE LOAN GUARANTEES 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District of 
Columbia is hereby authorized to make any necessary pa3nnents 
related to the "District of Columbia Emergency Assistance Act 
of 2001": Provided, That the District of Columbia shall use local 
Certification. 
funds for any pa3nnents under this heading: Provided further, That 
the Chief Financial Officer shall certify the availability of such 
funds, and shall certify that such funds are not required to address 
budget shortfalls in the District of Columbia: Provided 
further. 
That the Director the Office of Management and Budget shall 
develop with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
£in estimate of the liability incurred by the District of Columbia 
in implementing such Act: Provided further. That the District of 
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115 STAT. 941 
Columbia shall implement such Act consistent with the rec-
ommendations made by the Office of Management and Budget 
and the Federal Credit Reform Act: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia budget for fiscal year 2003 and future years 
shall include an amount for potential login repayment consistent 
with the liability requirements recommended by the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT 
For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general fund 
accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, $39,300,000 from 
local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act, (105 Stat. 540; D.C. Official Code, sec. 
l-204.61(a)). 
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING 
For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $500,000 
from local funds. 
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
For an emergency operations plan, implementation of the emer-
gency operations plan, and reimbursement of fiscal year 2001 
expenses incurred by the District of Columbia for equipment pur-
chased for providing security for the planned World Bank and 
International 
Monetary 
Fund 
September 
2001 
meetings, 
$16,058,000, from funds previously appropriated in this Act as 
a FedergJ payment, of which $12,652,000 shall be made available 
immediately to the District of Columbia Emergency Management 
Agency for planning, training and personnel costs required for 
development and implementation of the emergency operations plan 
for the District of Columbia. 
WILSON BUILDING 
For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson Building, 
$8,859,000 from local funds. 
EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND TRANSFER 
Subject to the issuance of bonds to pay the purchase price 
of the District of Columbia's right, title, and interest in and to 
the Master Settlement Agreement, and consistent with the Tobacco 
Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act of 1999 (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 7-1811.01(a)(2) et seq.) and the Tobacco Settlement 
Financing Act of 2000 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 7-1831.03 et seq.), 
there is transferred the amount available pursuant thereto and 
section 404(c) of Public Law 106-554, not less than $33,254,000, 
to the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established 
pursuant to section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (Public Law 93-198; D.C. Official Code, sec. l-204.50a(a)). 
NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY 
To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allocated to 
specific agencies during the development of the proposed budget 
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including anticipated employee health insurance cost increases and 
contract security costs, $5,799,000 from local funds. 
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority, $244,978,000 
from other funds of which $44,244,000 shall be apportioned for 
repayment of loans and interest incurred for capital improvement 
projects ($17,953,000 payable to the District's debt service fund 
and $26,291,000 payable for other debt service). 
For construction projects, $152,114,000, in the following capital 
programs: $52,600,000 for the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment 
Plant, $11,148,000 for the sewer program, $109,000 for the com-
bined sewer program, $118,000 for the storm 
water program, 
$77,957,000 for the water program, $10,182,000 for the capital 
equipment program: Provided, That the requirements and restric-
tions that are applicable to general fund capital improvements 
projects and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay appro-
priation account shall apply to projects approved under this appro-
priation account. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
BILLINGS FOR WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY SERVICES PROVIDED TO 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
(a) PROVIDING ESTIMATES TO SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 
AND DEPARTMENT H E A D S . — 
(1) SANITARY SEWER SERVICES.—Section 212(b)(2) of the 
District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-
2112(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting after 
"the Office of Management and Budget," the following: "the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of each of the respective 
Federal departments, independent establishments, and agen-
cies,". 
(2) WATER SERVICES.—Section 106(b)(2) of such Act (sec. 
34-2401.25(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting 
after "the Office of Management and Budget," the following: 
"the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of each of the 
respective Federal departments, independent establishments, 
and agencies,". 
(3) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY.—Chapter 11 of title II of the Supplemental Appro-
Arete, p. 191. 
priations Act, 2001 (Public Law 107-20; 115 Stat. 188) is 
amended in the item relating to "INDEPENDENT AGEN-
CIES—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE—CIVIL—CEMETERIAL 
EXPENSES, ARMY—SALARIES AND EXPENSES" by striking the 
colon at the end of the second proviso and inserting the fol-
lowing: ", except that nothing in this proviso may be construed 
to affect the determination of the amounts required to be paid 
for such services under sections 212(b) and 106(b) of the District 
of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2401.25(b) and 
sec. 34-2112(b), D.C. Official Code) or to waive the requirement 
under such sections for the Secretary of Defense to pay such 
amounts to the District of Columbia:". 
PUBLIC LAW 107-96—DEC. 21, 2001 
115 STAT. 943 
(b) REQUIRING FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS TO GRANT ACCESS TO 
AUTHORITY FOR READING AND TESTING WATER METERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(a) of the District of Columbia 
Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2401.25(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the 
following: "As an additional condition of service, the depart-
ment, agency, or establishment which is responsible for the 
maintenance of any such meter shall provide the Mayor (acting 
through the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority) 
with such access to the meter as the Mayor may require to 
measure the actual usage of the department, agency, or 
establishment (including any entity under the jurisdiction of 
the department, agency, or establishment) for purposes of 
making the adjustments to annual estimates required under 
subsection (b)(2)(A).". 
(2) 
PERMITTING AUTHORITY TO INSTALL METERS.—If 
a 
department, independent establishment, or agency of the 
United States which uses water and water services from the 
District of Columbia water supply system has not installed 
a suitable meter at each point of Federal connection to the 
system to control and record the use of water through each 
such connection (as required under section 106(a) of the District 
of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954) as of the expiration 
of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
(A) the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
Authority shall install such a meter or meters (and inci-
dental vaults, valves, piping and recording devices, and 
such other equipment as the Authority deems necessary) 
not later than 60 days after the expiration of such period; 
and 
(B) the department, independent establishment, or 
agency shall pay the Authority promptly (but in no case 
later than 30 days after the Authority submits a bill) 
for the costs incurred in instsdling the meter and equip-
ment. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS TO ALLOCATE BILLINGS AND COLLECT AMOUNTS FROM INDI-
VIDUAL OFFICES.— 
(1) SANITARY SEWER SERVICES.—Section 212 of the District 
of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2112, D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
"(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the 
District of Columbia to seek pa3anent for sanitary sewer services 
directly from any Federal entity which is under the jurisdiction 
of a department, independent establishment, or agency which is 
required to make a payment for such services under this section, 
or to allocate any amounts charged for such services among the 
entities which are under the jurisdiction of any such department, 
independent establishment, or agency. Each Federal department, 
independent establishment, and agency receiving sanitary sewer 
services from the District of Columbia shall be responsible for 
allocating billings for such services among entities under the juris-
diction of the department, establishment, or agency, and shall be 
responsible for collecting amounts from such entities for any pay-
ments made to the District of Columbia under this section.". 
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(2) 
WATER SERVICES.—Section 
106 
of the 
District of 
Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2401.25, D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsections: 
"(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the 
District of Columbia to seek payment for water services directly 
from any Feder£j entity which is under the jurisdiction of a depart-
ment, independent establishment, or agency which is required to 
make a payment for such services under this section, or to allocate 
any amounts charged for such services among the entities which 
are under the jurisdiction of any such department, independent 
establishment, or agency. Each Federal department, independent 
establishment, and agency receiving water from the District of 
Columbia shall be responsible for allocating billings for such services 
among entities under the jurisdiction of the department, establish-
ment, or agency, and shall be responsible for collecting amounts 
from such entities for any payments made to the District of 
Columbia under this section, 
"(d) In the case of water services provided to a department, 
independent establishment, or agency in Virginia through the Fed-
erally owned water main system, if the total of the metered amounts 
billed for all individual users of the system (as measured by the 
meters for each individual user) is less than the total amount 
as measured by the meters at the delivery points into the system 
at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the District government shall 
collect, and the Secretary of Defense shall pay, the difference to 
the District government in accordance with the requirements for 
collecting and making payments under this section.". 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 
For operation of the Washington Aqueduct, $46,510,000 from 
other funds. 
STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND 
For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise 
Fund, $3,100,000 from other funds. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, estab-
lished by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982 (95 
Stat. 1174, 1175; Pubhc Law 97-91), for the purpose of imple-
menting the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, 
and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of 
Columbia (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3-1301 et seq. 
and sec. 22-1716 et seq.), $229,688,000: Provided, That the District 
of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for this appropria-
tion title from the District's own locally generated revenues: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall be 
used to support the operations or activities of the Lottery and 
Charitable Games Control Board. 
PUBLIC LAW 107-96—DEC. 21, 2001 
115 STAT. 945 
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION 
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $9,627,000 
(including $2,177,000 to be derived by transfer from the general 
fund of the District of Columbia and $7,450,000 from other funds): 
Provided, That the transfer of $2,177,000 from the general fund 
shall not be made unless the District of Columbia general fund 
has received $2,177,000 from the D.C. Sports and Entertainment 
Commission prior to September 30, 2001: Provided further, That 
the Mayor shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the 
forthcoming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93-198; 
D.C. Official Code, sec. l-204.42(b)). 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD 
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established 
by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act 
of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-711), $13,388,000 
from the earnings of the applicable retirement funds to pay legal, 
management, investment, and other fees and 
administrative 
expenses of the District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to 
the Congress and to the Council of the District of Columbia a 
quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and of expendi-
tures of all funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to the 
Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized accounting of 
the planned use of appropriated funds in time for each annual 
budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time for 
each annual audited financial report. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
$57,278,000 from other funds. 
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 
For the Housing Finance Agency, $4,711,000 from other funds. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION 
For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, $2,673,000 
from other funds. 
i 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For construction projects, an increase of $1,550,787,000 of which 
$1,348,783,000 shall be from local funds, $44,431,000 from Highway 
Trust funds, and $157,573,000 from Federal funds, and a rescission 
of $476,182,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading 
in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $1,074,605,000 to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds for use of each 
capital project implementing agency shall be managed and con-
trolled in accordance with all procedures and limitations established 
under the Financial Management System: Provided further. That 
115 STAT. 946 
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all funds provided by this appropriation title shall be available 
only for the specific projects and purposes intended: Provided fur-
ther, That the capital budget for the Department of Health shall 
not be available until the District of Columbia Council's Committee 
on Human Services receives a report on the use of any capital 
funds for projects on the grounds of D.C. General Hospital: Provided 
Expiration date, 
further. Thai notwithstanding the foregoing, all authorizations for 
capital outlay projects, except those projects covered by the first 
sentence of section 23(a) of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 
(82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90-495), for which funds are provided 
by this appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2003, 
except authorizations for projects as to which funds have been 
obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 2003: Provided 
further. That upon expiration of any such project authorization, 
the funds provided herein for the project shall lapse: Provided 
further. That except for funds approved in the budgets prior to 
the fiscal year 2002 budget and FL^MA2 in the fiscal year 2002 
Budget Request, no funds may be expended to renovate, rehabilitate 
or construct any facility within the boundaries of census tract 
68.04 for any purpose associated with the D.C. Department of 
Corrections, the CSOSA, or the federal Bureau of Prisons unit 
until March 31, 2002 or until such time as the Mayor shall present 
to the Council for its approval, a plan for the development of 
census tract 68.04 south of East Capitol Street, S.E., and the 
housing of any misdemeanants, felons, ex-offenders, or persons 
awaiting trisd within the District of Columbia, whichever occurs 
earlier: Provided further. That none of the conditions set forth 
in this paragraph shall interfere with the current operations of 
any Federal agency: Provided further. That none of the conditions 
set forth shall restrict the ongoing operations of the Department 
of Corrections. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified within 
an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of expenditure, 
such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as 
the maximum amount that may be expended for said purpose 
or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
expenses of travel and for the pa3anent of dues of organizations 
concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government, 
when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That in the case of the 
Council of the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with 
the authorization of the chair of the Council. 
SEC. 103. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Columbia 
government: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall 
be construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise 
Tax Act of 1947 (70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84-460; D.C. Code, 
sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)). 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
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115 STAT. 947 
SEC. 105. No funds appropriated in this Act for the District 
of Columbia government for the operation of educational institu-
tions, the compensation of personnel, or for other educational pur-
poses may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further par-
tisan political activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit 
the availability of school buildings for the use of any community 
or partisan political group during non-school hours. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the District 
of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, and salary are 
not available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations, the House Committee on Government Reform, 
the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council 
of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative. 
SEC. 107. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part 
of this appropriation shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed 
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
State legislature. 
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided 
in this Act to carry out lobbjdng activities on any matter other 
than— 
(1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or 
(2) statehood for the District of Columbia or voting rep-
resentation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any 
elected official from advocating with respect to any of the issues 
referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 108. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for capital 
outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable time after 
the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall report to the Council 
of the District of Columbia and the Congress the actual borrowings 
and spending progress compared with projections. 
SEC. 109. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to 
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District govern-
ment agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in fiscal year 2002, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure for an agency through a reprogramming of funds 
which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, 
or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations 
specifically denied, limited or increased by Congress in this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, 
project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied 
or restricted; (5) reestablishes through reprogramming any program 
or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments 
existing programs, projects, or responsibility centers through a re-
programming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of both the Senate and 
House of Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in advance 
of any reprogramming as set forth in this section. 
(b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure for an agency through a transfer 
Reports. 
Notification. 
Notification. 
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Deadline. 
of any local funds from one appropriation heading to another unless 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in advance of the 
transfer, except that in no event may the amount of any funds 
transferred exceed four percent of the local funds in the appropria-
tion. 
SEC. 110. Consistent with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), 
appropriations under this Act shall be applied only to the objects 
for which the appropriations were made except as otherwise pro-
vided by law. 
SEC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
the provisions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehen-
sive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1-601.01 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section 422(3) 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 790; Public 
Law 93-198; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.22(3)), shall apply with 
respect to the compensation of District of Columbia employees: 
Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of the District of 
Columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(b)(1) 
CERTIFICATION 
OF 
NEED 
BY 
CHIEF 
TECHNOLOGY 
OFFICER.—Section 2706(b) of the District of Columbia Government 
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, as added by section 
2 of the District Grovemment Personnel Exchange Agreement 
Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-296), is amended by inserting 
after "Director of Personnel" each place it appears the following: 
"(or the Chief Technology Officer, in the case of the Office of 
the Chief Technology Officer)". 
(2) INCLUSION OF OVERHEAD COSTS IN AGREEMENTS.—Section 
2706(c)(3) of such Act is amended by striking the period at the 
end and inserting the following: ", except that in the case of the 
Office of the Chief Technology Officer, general and administrative 
costs shall include reasonable overhead costs and shall be calculated 
by the Chief Technology Officer (as determined under such criteria 
as the Chief Technology Officer independently deems appropriate 
subject to the review of the City Administrator, including a consider-
ation of standards used to calculate general, administrative, and 
overhead costs for off-site employees found in Federal law and 
regulation and in general private industry practice).". 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 2706 of such Act is 
gimended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section: 
"(f) Not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year 
(beginning with fiscal year 2002), the Chief Technology Officer 
shall prepare and submit to the Council and to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
a report describing all agreements entered into by the Chief Tech-
nology Officer under this section which are in effect during the 
fiscal year.". 
(c) The authority which the Chief Financial Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia exercised with respect to personnel, procurement, 
and the preparation of fiscal impact statements during a control 
period (as defined in Public Law 104-8) shall remain in effect 
through July 1, 2002. 
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115 STAT. 949 
(d) Section 424(b)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. l-204.24b(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking "determined" and all that follows through 
"exceed" and inserting "equal to"; and 
(2) by striking "IV" and inserting "I". 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendment made by subsection (d) Effective date, 
shall apply with respect to pay periods in fiscal year 2002 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 112. No later than 30 days after the end of the first Deadline, 
quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the 
District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2002 revenue estimates 
as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2002. These estimates 
shall be used in the budget request for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003. The officially revised estimates at midyear 
shall be used for the midyear report. 
SEC. 113. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia 
government or £iny agency thereof may be renewed or extended 
without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process 
as set forth in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement 
Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Code, sec. 2-303.03), 
except that the District of Columbia government or any agency 
thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which com-
petition is not feasible or practical: Provided, That the determina-
tion as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has 
been made in accordance with duly promulgated rules and proce-
dures and said determination has been reviewed and certified by 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 114. (a) In the event a sequestration order is issued Deadline, 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), after the amounts 
appropriated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year involved 
have been paid to the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, 
within 15 days after receipt of a request therefor from the Secretary 
of the Treasury, such amounts as are sequestered by the order: 
Provided, That the sequestration percentage specified in the order 
shall be applied proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation 
accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from seques-
tration by such Act. 
(b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; PubUc Law 99-177), the term 
"program, project, and activity" shall be synonymous with and 
refer specifically to each account appropriating Federal funds in 
this Act, and any sequestration order shall be applied to each 
of the accounts rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts: 
Provided, That sequestration orders shall not be applied to any 
account that is specifically exempted from sequestration by the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 
115. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS, (a) APPROVAL BY 
MAYOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^An entity of the District of Columbia 
government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
fiscal year 2002 if— 
(A) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of 
the gift or donation (except as provided in paragraph (2)); 
and 
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(B) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out 
its authorized functions or duties. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR COUNCIL AND COURTS.—The Council 
of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia courts 
may accept and use gifts without prior approval by the Mayor. 
(b) RECORDS AND PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Each entity of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government shall keep accurate and detailed 
records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under 
subsection (a), and shall make such records available for audit 
and public inspection. 
(c) INDEPENDENT AGENCIES INCLUDED.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term "entity of the District of Columbia govern-
ment" includes an independent agency of the District of Columbia. 
(d) EXCEPTION FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION.—^This section shall 
not apply to the District of Columbia Board of Education, which 
may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the District of 
Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public schools without prior 
approval by the Mayor. 
SEC. 116. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may 
be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, 
or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator 
or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District 
of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123). 
SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall 
be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where 
the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 118. None of the Federal funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits 
Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Official Code, sec. 
32-701 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce any system 
of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples, including but not 
limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, 
health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the same basis 
that such benefits are extended to legally married couples. 
SEC. 
119. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS NOT INCLUDED 
IN CEILING, (a) IN GENERAL.—^Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial 
Officer may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other 
grants received by the District government that are not reflected 
in the amounts appropriated in this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REPORT AND 
COUNCIL APPROVAL.—^No such Federal, private, or other grant may 
be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a) 
until— 
(1) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
submits to the Council a report setting forth detailed informa-
tion regarding such grant; and 
(2) the Council within 15 calendar days after receipt of 
the report submitted under paragraph (1) has reviewed and 
approved the acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such 
grant. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON SPENDING IN ANTICIPATION OF APPROVAL 
O
R RECEIPT.—^No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
general fund or other funds of the District government in anticipa-
tion of the approval or receipt of a grant under subsection (b)(2) 
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115 STAT. 951 
of this section or in anticipation of the approval or receipt of 
a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to such paragraph. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—^The Chief Financial Officer of the DeadMne. 
District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth 
detailed information regarding all Federal, private, and other grants 
subject to this section. Each such report shall be submitted to 
the Council of the District of Columbia, and to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by 
the report. 
SEC. 120. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF OFFICIAL VEHICLES.— 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds 
made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used 
to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the 
vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official 
duties. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "official duties" 
does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence 
and workplace (except: (1) in the case of an officer or employee 
of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District 
of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Depart-
ment; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee 
of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
call 24 hours a day; (3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; 
and (4) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia). 
(b) INVENTORY OF VEHICLES.—^The Chief Financial Officer of DeadHne. 
the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 2001, an 
inventory, as of September 30, 2001, of all vehicles owned, leased 
or operated by the District of Columbia government. The inventory 
shall include, but not be limited to, the department to which the 
vehicle is assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition 
date and cost; the general condition of the vehicle; annual operating 
and maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle 
is allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee 
and if so, the officer or employee's title and resident location. 
(c) No officer or employee of the District of Columbia govern-
ment (including any independent agency of the District but 
excluding the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief 
Financial Officer of the District of Colubmia, and the Metropolitan 
Police Department) may enter into an agreement in excess of $2,500 
for the procurement of goods or services on behalf of any entity 
of the District government until the officer or employee has con-
ducted an analysis of how the procurement of the goods and services 
involved under the applicable regulations and procedures of the 
District government would differ from the procurement of the goods 
and services involved under the Federal supply schedule and other 
applicable regulations and procedures of the General Services 
Administration, including an analysis of any differences in the 
costs to be incurred and the time required to obtain the goods 
or services. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not Deadline, 
later than 120 days after the date that a District of Columbia 
Public Schools (DCPS) student is referred for evaluation or 
assessment— 
(1) the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its 
successor, and DCPS shall assess or evaluate a student who 
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may have a disability and who may require special education 
services; and 
(2) if a student is classified as having a disability, as 
defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) or in section 
7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C. 
706(8)), the Board and DCPS shall place that student in an 
appropriate program of special education services. 
SEC. 122. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—No funds 
appropriated in this Act may be made available to any person 
or entity that violates the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c). 
(b) 
SENSE 
OF 
THE 
CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING 
NOTICE.— 
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PROD-
UCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may 
be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance pro-
vided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense 
of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, 
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable. 
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
the head of each agency of the Federal or District of Columbia 
government shall provide to each recipient of the assistance 
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by 
the Congress. 
(c) 
PROHIBITION OF 
CONTRACTS WITH 
PERSONS FALSELY 
LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally 
determined by a court or Federal agency that any person inten-
tionally affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, 
or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant 
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described 
in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
used for purposes of the annual independent audit of the District 
of Columbia government for fiscal year 2002 unless— 
(1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General of 
the District of Columbia, in coordination with the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia, pursuant to section 
208(a)(4) of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices 
Act of 1985 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2-302.8); and 
(2) the audit includes as a basic financial statement a 
comparison of audited actual year-end results with the revenues 
submitted in the budget document for such year and the appro-
priations enacted into law for such year using the format, 
terminology, and classifications contained in the law making 
the appropriations for the year and its legislative history. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other 
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance 
for £iny petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress 
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to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 125. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may Needle exchange. 
be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes 
for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 
(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds contained 
in this Act and who carries out any program described in subsection 
(a) shall account for all funds used for such program separately 
from any funds contained in this Act. 
SEC. 126. None of the funds contained in this Act may be Deadline, 
used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the Records, 
date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of any chief 
financial officer of any office of the District of Columbia government 
(including any independent agency of the District) who has not 
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia that the officer understands the duties 
and restrictions applicable to the officer and the officer's agency 
as a result of this Act (and the amendments made by this Act), 
including any duty to prepare a report requested either in the 
Act or in any of the reports accompanying the Act and the deadline 
by which each report must be submitted, and the District's Chief 
Financial Officer shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives by the 10th day 
after the end of each quarter a summary list showing each report, 
the due date and the date submitted to the committees. 
SEC. 127. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
be used 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 (21 U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols deriva-
tive. 
(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initia-
tive of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by the electors 
of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998, shall not take 
effect. 
SEC. 128. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent Contraceptives, 
the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing 
the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insur-
ance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation 
enacted on such issue should include a "conscience clause" which 
provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
Drugs and drug 
ab\ise. 
PROMPT PAYMENT OF APPOINTED COUNSEL 
SEC. 129. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF INTEREST FOR DELAYED PAY-
MENTS.—If the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals does not make a pa3mrient 
described in subsection (b) prior to the expiration of the 45-day 
period which begins on the date the Court receives a completed 
voucher for a claim for the payment, interest shall be assessed 
against the amount of the payment which would otherwise be 
made to take into account the period which begins on the day 
after the expiration of such 45-day period and which ends on the 
day the Court makes the payment. 
(b) PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.—^A payment described in this sub-
section is— 
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(1) a payment authorized under section 11-2604 and sec-
tion 11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act); 
(2) a pa3rment for counsel appointed in proceedings in the 
Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code; or 
(3) a pajnnent for counsel authorized under section 2 1 -
2060, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, 
and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986). 
(c) STANDARDS FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED VOUCHERS.— 
The chief judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 
and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall establish stand-
ards and criteria for determining whether vouchers submitted for 
claims for payments described in subsection (b) are complete, and 
shall publish and make such standards and criteria available to 
attorneys who practice before such Courts. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—^Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the assessment of interest against any claim 
(or portion of any claim) which is denied by the Court involved. 
Applicability. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^This section shall apply with respect 
to claims received by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 
or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals during fiscal year 
2002, and claims received previously that remain unpaid at the 
end of fiscal year 2001, and would have qualified for interest pay-
ment under this section. 
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAW BANNING 
POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS 
SEC. 130. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—^There is hereby appropriated 
a Federal contribution of $100,000 to the Metropolitan Police 
Department of the District of Columbia, effective upon the enact-
ment by the District of Columbia of a law which reads as follows: 
"BAN ON POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS 
"SECTION 1. (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 
individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or other 
tobacco product in the District of Columbia. 
"(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
"(1) POSSESSION IN COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.—Subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to an individual making a 
delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in pursuance of 
emplo3anent. 
"(2) PARTICIPATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual pos-
sessing products in the course of a vsdid, supervised law enforce-
ment operation. 
"(c) PENALTIES.—Any individual who violates subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the following penalties: 
"(1) For any violation, the individual may be required to 
perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation pro-
gram. 
"(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall be subject 
to a civil penalty not to exceed $50. 
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115 STAT. 955 
"(3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the 
individual shall be subject to a civil pensilty not to exceed 
$100. 
"(4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the 
individual may have his or her driving privileges in the District 
of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive days.". 
(b) USE OF CONTRIBUTION.—The Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment shall use the contribution made under subsection (a) to enforce 
the law referred to in such subsection. 
SEC, 131. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit Reports, 
to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, the Senate 
Gk)vemmental Affairs Committee, and the House Government 
Reform Committee quarterly reports addressing the following 
issues: (1) crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of 
community policing, the number of police officers on local beats, 
and the closing down of open-air drug markets; (2) access to drug 
abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the 
number of people served, the number of people on waiting lists, 
and the effectiveness of treatment programs; (3) management of 
parolees and pre-trial violent offenders, including the number of 
halfway house escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring and 
supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the number of 
escapes to be provided in consultation with the Court Services 
and Offender Supervision Agency; (4) education, including access 
to special education services and student achievement to be provided 
in consultation with the District of Columbia Public Schools; (5) 
improvement in basic District services, including rat control and 
abatement; (6) application for and management of Federal grants, 
including the number and tjrpe of grants for which the District 
was eligible but failed to apply and the number and type of grants 
awarded to the District but for which the District failed to spend 
the amounts received; and (7) indicators of child well-being. 
SEC. 132. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia 
Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District 
government regarding such lawsuits. 
RESERVE FUNDS 
SEC. 133. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2020) of Public Law 104-
8, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Act of 1995 is amended to read as follows: 
"(j) RESERVE FUNDS.— 
"(1) BUDGET RESERVE.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—^For each of the fiscal years 2002 
and 2003, the budget of the District government for the 
fiscal year shall contain a budget reserve in the following 
amounts: 
"(i) $120,000,000, in the case of fiscal year 2002. 
"(ii) $70,000,000, in the case of fiscal year 2003. 
"(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any amount made avail-
able from the budget reserve described in subparagraph 
(A) shall remain available until expended. 
"(C) AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET RESERVE 
FUNDS.—^For fiscal year 2001, any amount in the budget 
reserve shall remain available until expended. 
"(2) CUMULATIVE CASH RESERVE.—^In addition to any other 
cash reserves required under section 450A of the District of 
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Columbia Home Rule Act, for each of the fisced years 2004 
and 2005, the budget of the District government for the fiscal 
year shall contain a cumulative cash reserve of $50,000,000. 
"(3) CONDITIONS ON USE.—The District of Columbia may 
obligate or expend amounts in the budget reserve under para-
graph (1) or the cumulative cash reserve under paragraph 
(2) only in accordance with the following conditions: 
Certification. 
"(A) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia shall certify that the amounts are available. 
"(B) The amounts shall be obligated or expended in 
accordance with laws enacted by the Council in support 
of each such obligation or expenditure. 
"(C) The amounts may not be used to fund the agencies 
of the District of Columbia government under court ordered 
receivership. 
"(D) The amounts may be obligated or expended only 
if the Mayor notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate in writing 
30 days in advance of any obligation or expenditure. 
"(4) REPLENISHMENT.—^Any amount of the budget reserve 
under paragraph (1) or the cumulative cash reserve under 
paragraph (2) which is expended in 1 fiscal year shall be 
replenished in the following fiscal year appropriations to main-
tain the required balance.". 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect October 1, 2001. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159(c) of the District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-522; 114 
Stat. 2482) is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
this section and the amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000. 
"(2) REPEAL OF POSITIVE FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT.— 
The amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall take effect 
October 1, 1999. 
"(3) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.^AH funds identified by the Dis-
trict government pursuant to section 148 of Public Law 106-
113, as reflected in the certified annual financial report for 
fiscal year 2000, shall be deposited during fiscal year 2002 
into the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds established 
pursuant to section 159 of Public Law 106-522, during fiscal 
year 2002.". 
(d) CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Section 450A(b) of the Home 
Rule Act (Public Law 93-198) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^There is established a contingency cash 
reserve fund (in this subsection referred to as the 'contingency 
reserve fund') as an interest-bearing account (separate from 
other accounts in the General Fund) into which the Mayor 
shall deposit in cash not later than October 1 of each fiscal 
year (beginning with fiscal year 2002) such amount as may 
be required to maintain a balance in the fund of at least 
3 percent of the total budget appropriated for operating expendi-
tures for such fiscal year which is derived from local funds 
(or, in the case of fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2007, such 
amount as may be required to maintain a balance in the 
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115 STAT. 957 
fund of at least the minimum contingency reserve balance 
for such fiscal year, as determined under paragraph (2))."; 
and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following: 
"(B) 
APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—In subpara-
graph (A), the 'applicable percentage' with respect to a 
fiscal year means the following: 
"(i) For fiscal year 2002, 0 percent, 
"(ii) For fiscal year 2003, 0 percent, 
"(iii) For fiscal year 2004, 0 percent. 
"(iv) For fiscal year 2005, 1 percent. 
"(v) For fiscal year 2006, 2 percent.". 
SEC. 134. INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM. NO funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be available for an Integrated Product Team 
until reorganization plans for the Integrated Product Team and 
a Capital Construction Services Administration have been approved, 
or deemed approved, by the Council: Provided, That this paragraph 
shall not apply to funds appropriated for the Office of Contracting 
and Procurement. 
SEC. 135. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of Deadline, 
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
the Mayor, and the Council a revised appropriated funds operating 
budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia 
government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198; D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 1-204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia govern-
ment for such fiscal year that is in the total amount of the approved 
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal serv-
ices and other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated 
actual expenditures. 
SEC. 136. Section 403 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act, approved December 24, 1973 (Public Law 93-198; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1-204.03), is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (c) is amended by striking "shall receive, 
in addition to the compensation to which he is entitled as 
a member of the Council, $10,000 per annum, payable in equal 
installments, for each year he serves as Chairman, but the 
Chairman". 
(2) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 
"(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), as of the effective date 
of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001, the Chairman 
shall receive compensation, payable in equal installments, at a 
rate equal to $10,000 less than the annual compensation of the 
Mayor.". 
SEC. 137. 
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR SETTLEMENTS AND JUDG-
MENTS. In addition to any other authority to pay claims and judg-
ments, any department, agency, or instrumentality of the District 
government may pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or 
lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000, in accordance with the 
Risk Management for Settlements and Judgments Amendment Act 
of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 2-402). 
SEC. 138. Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1) of the District of Effective date. 
Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. l-206(cXl), D.C. Code), the Closing 
of Portions of 2nd and N Streets, N.E. and Alley System in Square 
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710, S.O. 00-97, Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-106) shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of such Act or the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever is later. 
SEC. 139. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District 
of Columbia Commission on Humsin Rights relating to docket num-
bers 93-030-(PA) and 93-03 l-(PA). 
SEC. 140. (a) Notwithstanding 20 U.S.C. 1415, 42 U.S.C. 1988, 
29 U.S.C 794a, or any other law, none of the funds appropriated 
under this Act, or in appropriations Acts for subsequent fiscal 
years, may be made available to pay attorneys' fees accrued prior 
to the effective date of this Act that exceeds a cap imposed on 
attorneys' fees by prior appropriations Acts that were in effect 
during the fiscal year when the work was performed, or when 
payment was requested for work previously performed, in an action 
or proceeding brought against the District of Columbia Public 
Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
Deadline. 
(b) No later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Reports. 
Act, the Superintendent of Schools for the District of Columbia 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations for the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a written report for each of 
the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, detailing a complete itemized 
list, by year, of the judgments for attorneys' fees awarded to plain-
tiffs who prevailed in cases brought against the District of Columbia 
or the District of Columbia Public Schools under section 615(iX3) 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1415(i)(3)). Such report shall specify: (1) the amount of each judg-
ment; (2) the total amount paid on each judgment as of the date 
of the report; (3) the principal balance remaining due on each 
such judgment as of the date of the report, the amount of interest 
due as of December 31, 2001 on each unpaid amount; and the 
prospective annual rate of interest applicable to the judgment as 
of January 1, 2002; (4) the name of the Court and case number 
for each judgment; (5) the aggregate total due in principal and 
interest on the judgments; and (6) the amount paid by the District 
of Columbia, in eech case listed, to defense counsel representing 
the District or the District of Columbia Public Schools. 
Deadline. 
SEC. 141. The Comptroller General, in consultation with the 
Reports. 
relevant agencies and members of the Committees on Appropria-
tions Subcommittees on the District of Columbia, shall submit 
by March 31, 2002 a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House and the Senate and the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives detailing the awards in judgment 
rendered in the District of Columbia that were in excess of the 
cap imposed by prior appropriations Acts in effect during the fiscal 
year when the work was performed, or when payment was requested 
for work previously performed, in actions brought against the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided, That such 
report shall include a comparison, to the extent practicable, of 
the causes of action and judgments rendered against public school 
districts of comparable demographics and population as the District. 
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115 STAT. 959 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2002". 
Approved December 21, 2001. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2944 (S. 1543): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 107-216 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 
107-321 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-85 accompanying S. 1543 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001): 
Sept. 25, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 6, 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Dec. 6, House agreed to conference report. 
Dec. 7, Senate agreed to conference report.