District of Columbia Emergency Deficit Reduction Act of 1991
PL 102-106 (H.R.2969), enacted 08/17/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-106—AUG. 17, 1991 
105 STAT. 539 
Public Law 102-106 
102d Congress 
An Act 
To permit the Mayor of the District of Columbia to reduce the budgets of the Board of 
Education and other independent agencies of the District, to permit the District of 
Columbia to carry out a program to reduce the number of employees of the District 
Government, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Aug. 17.1991 
[H.R. 2969] 
District of 
Columbia 
EmeiTgency 
Deficit 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Emergency Reduction 
Deficit Reduction Act of 1991". 
Act of 1991. 
SEC. 2. PERMITTING MAYOR TO REDUCE BUDGETS OF BOARD OF EDU-
CATION AND OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 452 the following new section: 
"REDUCTIONS IN BUDGETS OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
"SEC. 453. (a) In accordance with subsection (b) £ind except as 
provided in subsection (c), the Mayor may reduce amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to independent agencies of the 
District of Columbia (including the Board of Education) for a fiscal 
year if the Mayor determines that it is necessary to reduce such 
amounts to balance the District's budget for the fiscal year. 
"(bXD The Mayor may not make any reduction pursuant to 
subsection (a) unless the Mayor submits a proposal to make such a 
reduction to the Council and the Council approves the proposal. 
"(2) A proposal submitted by the Mayor under paragraph (1) shall 
be deemed to be approved by the Council— 
"(A) if no member of the Council files a written objection to 
the proposal with the Secretary of the Council before the expira-
tion of the 10-day period that begins on the date the Mayor 
submits the proposal; or 
"(B) if a member of the Council files such a written objection 
during the period described in subparagraph (A), if the Council 
does not disapprove the proposal prior to the expiration of the 
45-day period that begins on the date the member files the 
written objection. 
"(3) The periods described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (2) shall not include any days which are days of recess for the 
Council (according to the Council's rules). 
"(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available to the District of Columbia courts or the 
Council.". 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to budgets for fiscal years beginning on or after 
October 1,1990. 
105 STAT. 540 
PUBLIC LAW 102-106—AUG. 17, 1991 
SEC. 3. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO CARRY OUT EMPLOYEE 
SEPARATION PROGRAM. 
Section 422(3) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-242(3), D.C. Code) is 
amended by striking the period at the end of the fourth sentence 
and inserting the following: ", except that nothing in this Act shall 
prohibit the District from separating an officer or employee subject 
to such system pursuant to procedures established by the Council for 
the separation of officers and employees whose positions are deter-
mined to be excess positions if the separation of such officer or 
employee is carried out during the 18-month period that begins on 
the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Government 
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 Emergency Amend-
ment Act of 1991.". 
SEC. 4. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ISSUE BONDS FOR 
FINANCING EXISTING GENERAL FUND DEFICIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 461(a) of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47-321(a), 
D.C. Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking "(a)" and inserting "(aXD"; 
(2) by striking "outstanding" and inserting "outstanding, to 
finance the outstanding accumulated operating deficit of the 
general fund of the District of $331,589,000, existing as of 
September 30,1990,"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) The District may not issue any general obligation bonds to 
finance the operating deficit described in paragraph (1) after 
September 30,1992.". 
(b) WAIVER OF 30-DAY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD FOR DIS-
TRICT ACT AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF BONDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 602(cXl) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act, the General Fund Recovery Act 
of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-64) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of such Act or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is 
later. 
Approved August 17, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—H.R. 2969: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-170 (Comm. on the District of Columbia). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
July 29, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate.