District of Columbia Appropriation Act of 1983
PL 97-378 (H.R.7144), enacted 12/22/1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-378—DEC. 22, 1982 
96 STAT. 1925 
Public Law 97-378 
97th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
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activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
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the fiscal year ending September 30,1983, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 7144] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
District of 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal Act!T983^ ^^"^ 
year ending September 30, 1983, and for other purposes, namely: 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1983, $361,000,000, as authorized by the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 
Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code 47-3406): Provided, That 
none of these funds shall be made available to the District of 
Columbia until the number of full-time uniformed officers in perma-
nent positions in the Metropolitan Police Department is at least 
3,880, excluding any such officer appointed after August 19, 1982 
under qualification standards other than those in effect on such 
date. 
For payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1983, in lieu of reimbursements for charges for water 
and water services and sanitary sewer services furnished to facilities 
of the United States Government, $11,800,000, as authorized by the 
Act of May 18, 1954, as amended (D.C. Code 43-1552 and 43-1612). 
For the Federal contribution to the Police Officers and Fire 
Fighters', Teachers' and Judges' Retirement Funds as authorized by 
the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, Public Law 96-122, 
approved November 17,1979 (93 Stat. 866), $52,070,000. 
SPECIAL CRIME INITIATIVE 
For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia to aid 
in the detection and prevention of crime, $2,342,600: Provided, 
That this amount shall be available to the Metropolitan Police 
Department. 
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For the Department of Justice for use in the Superior Court 
Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of 
Columbia, $800,000. 
LOANS TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For loans to the District of Columbia, as authorized by the District 
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended, $145,000,000, which shall 
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remain available until expended and be advanced upon request of 
the Mayor: Provided, That there is hereby rescinded $48,832,500 in 
capital loan authority. 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Colum-
bia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District 
of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided: 
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 
Governmental direction and support, $69,545,500: 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 Adminis-
trator shall be available from this appropriation for expenditures for 
official purposes: Provided further. That not to exceed $7,500 of this 
appropriation shall be available for test borings and soil investiga-
tions: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated for the 
Office of Financial Management shall be apportioned and payable 
for debt service for short-term borrowing on the bond market: 
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 notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is hereby 
appropriated $1,689,000 to pay legal, management, investment and 
other fees and administrative expenses of the District of Columbia 
Retirement Board of which $425,000 shall be derived from the 
general fund and not to exceed $1,264,000 shall be derived from the 
Report to 
earnings of the applicable retirement funds: Provided further. That 
Congress. 
J^\^Q District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to the 
Congress a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and 
of expenditures 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 item 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. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $58,485,400: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency established 
by section 201 of D.C. Law 2-135, effective March 3,1979 (D.C. Code 
45-2111), based upon its capability of repayments as determined 
each year by the Council of the District of Columbia from the 
Agency's annual audited financial statements to the Council of the 
District of Columbia, shall repay $4,000,000 to the general fund at 
an interest rate of 4 percent per annum for a term of fifteen years, 
with a deferral of payments for the first three years: Provided 
further. That notwithstanding the foregoing provision, the obliga-
tion to repay all or a part of the $4,000,000 shall be subject to the 
rights of the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the Agency and 
shall be repaid to the District only from available operating rev-
enues of the Agency which are in excess of the amounts required for 
debt service, reserve funds, and operating expenses: Provided fur-
ther. That upon commencement of the debt service payments, such 
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payments shall be deposited into the general fund of the District of 
Columbia. 
PuBuc SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, including purchase of one hundred and 
thirty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for police-t5^e 
use and five additional passenger motor vehicles for fire-t3T)e use 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the 
current fiscal year, $409,242,100, of which $5,539,000 shall be pay-
able from the revenue sharing trust fund: Provided, That the Police 
Department is authorized to replace not to exceed twenty-five pas-
senger carrying vehicles, and the Fire Department is authorized to 
replace not to exceed five such vehicles annually whenever the cost 
of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the cost of 
the replacement: Provided further, That funds appropriated for 
expenses under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, 
Public Law 93-412, approved September 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1090; D.C. 
Code 11-2601 et seq.) for fiscal year 1983 shall be available for 
obligations incurred under that Act in each fiscal year since incep-
tion in fiscal year 1975: Provided further. That not to exceed 
$300,000 shall be available from this appropriation for the Chief of 
Police for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further. 
That $50,000 of any appropriations available to the District of 
Columbia may be used to match financial contributions from the 
Department of Defense to the District of Columbia Office of Emer-
gency Preparedness for the purchase of civil defense equipment and 
supplies approved by the Department of Defense, when authorized 
by the Mayor: Provided further. That not to exceed $2,500 for the 
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration shall be available from 
this appropriation for official purposes: Provided further, 
That 
$3,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available solely for the 
settlement of claims and suits provided for by An Act authorizing 
the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and 
suits against the District of Columbia, approved February 11, 1929 
(45 Stat. 1160; D.C. Code 1-1202). 
PuBuc EDUCATION SYSTEM 
Public education system, including the development of national 
defense education programs, $438,724,200, of which $6,000,000 shall 
be payable from the revenue sharing trust fund: Provided, That 
$515,000 of the funds provided for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools shall be used exclusively for the operation of the driver 
education program: Provided further. That the District of Columbia 
Public Schools are authorized to accept not to exceed thirty-one 
motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education program: 
Provided further. That not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent 
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 expenditures for official purposes: Pro-
vided 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 
fiscal year 1983 a tuition rate schedule which will establish the 
tuition rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than the 
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nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public institutions 
of higher education in the metropolitan area: Provided further. That 
not less than $7,257,800 of this appropriation shall be used 
exclusively for maintenance of the public schools. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
Human support services, including care and treatment of indigent 
patients in institutions under contracts to be made by the Director 
of the Department of Human Services, $466,890,500, of which 
$4,972,600 shall be payable from the revenue sharing trust fund: 
Provided, That the inpatient rate under such contracts shall not 
exceed $76 per diem and the outpatient rate shall not exceed $12 per 
visit except for services provided to patients who are eligible for 
such services under the District of Columbia plan for medical assist-
ance under title X K of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 
1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and the inpatient rate 
(excluding the proportionate share for repairs and construction) for 
services rendered by Saint Elizabeths Hospital for patient care shall 
be at the per diem rate established pursuant to section 2 of An Act 
to authorize certain expenditures from the appropriation of Saint 
Elizabeths Hospital, and for other purposes, approved August 4, 
1947 (61 Stat. 751; 24 U.S.C. 168a): Provided further. That total funds 
paid by the District of Columbia as reimbursements for operating 
costs of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, including any District of Colum-
bia payments (but excluding the Federal matching share of pay-
ments) associated with title XIX of the Social Security Act, approved 
July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), shall not exceed 
$24,748,700: Provided further. That $14,490,000 of this appropriation, 
to remain available until expended, shall be available solely for 
District of Columbia employees' disability compensation. 
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE 
Transportation services and assistance, including rental of one 
passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passen-
ger-carrjdng vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Colum-
bia, and purchsise of passenger-canying vehicles for replacement 
only and purchase of twenty-nine additional passenger-carrying 
vehicles, $135,712,400, of which $2,500,000 shall be payable from the 
revenue sharing trust fund: Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for the purchase of driver-training vehicles. 
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND SUPPLY 
Environmental services and supply, $38,337,000: iVoyidcd, That 
this appropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or 
miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business or from 
apartment houses with four or more apartments, or from any 
building or connected group of buildings operating as a rooming or 
boarding house as defined in the housing regulations of the District 
of Columbia: Provided further. That $5,427,000 of this appropriation 
shall be transferred to the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund as a 
miscellaneous revenue. 
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PERSONAL SERVICES 
For pay increases and related costs, to be transferred by the 
Mayor to the appropriate agencies or cost centers for fiscal year 
1983 from which employees are properly payable, $17,364,100, of 
which $1,100,000 shall be solely for the Metropolitan Police 
Department. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in com-
pliance with An Act to provide for the establishment of a modern, 
adequate, and efficient hospital center in the District of Columbia, 
approved August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896); section 743(f) of the District 
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
Act, approved October 13,1977 (91 Stat. 1156; D.C. Code 9-219, note); 
the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare 
Appropriation Act of 1955, approved July 2, 1954 (68 Stat. 443); 
section 1 of An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia to borrow funds for capital improvement programs and to 
amend provisions of law relating to Federal Government participa-
tion in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's Capital City, 
approved June 6,1958 (72 Stat. 183; D.C. Code 9-219); section 4 of An 
Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to 
plan, construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer to connect 
the Dulles International Airport with the District of Columbia 
system, approved June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 211); and section 723 of the 
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorgani-
zation Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 821; D.C. Code 47-
321, note), including interest as required thereby, $142,204,200. 
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND DEFICIT 
For the purpose of eliminating the cash portion of the 
$309,000,000 general fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 
1981, $20,000,000. 
ENERGY ADJUSTMENT 
The Mayor shall reduce authorized appropriations and expendi-
tures within object class 30A (energy) within one or several of the 
various appropriation headings in this Act by $2,078,500. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For construction projects as authorized by An Act authorizing the 
laying of water mains and service sewers in the District of Colum-
bia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes, 
approved April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244; D.C. Code 43-1512 et seq.); the 
District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 
1954 (68 Stat. 101); An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the 
District of Columbia to borrow funds for capital improvement pro-
grams and to amend provisions of law relating to Federal Govern-
ment participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's 
Capital City, approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; D.C. Code 9-219); 
An Act to amend the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking 
Facility Act of 1942, as amended, approved August 20,1958 (72 Stat. 
686); and the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969, approved 
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December 9,1969 (83 Stat. 321; D.C. Code 1-2454 and 9-219); includ-
ing acquisition of sites; preparation of plans and specifications; 
conducting preliminary surveys; erection of structures, including 
building improvement and alteration and treatment of grounds, to 
remain available until expended, $83,885,600: Provided, 
That 
$1,560,800 shall be available for project management and $1,631,300 
for design by the Director of the Department of General Services or 
by contract for architectural engineering services, as may be deter-
mined by the Mayor, and that the funds for use of each capital 
project implementing agency shall be managed and controlled in 
accordance with all procedures and limitations established under 
the Financial Management System: Provided further. That all such 
funds shall be available only for the specific projects and purposes 
intended: Provided further, That notwithstanding the foregoing, all 
authorizations for capital outlay projects, except those projects cov-
ered by the first sentence of section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid High-
way Act of 1968, Public Law 90-495, approved August 23, 1968 (82 
Stat. 827, D.C. Code 7-134, note), for which funds are provided by 
this paragraph, shall expire on September 30, 1984, except authori-
zations for projects as to which funds have been obligated in whole 
or in part prior to such date: Provided further. That upon expiration 
of any such project authorization the funds provided herein for such 
project shall lapse: Provided further. That the Mayor shall not 
request the advance of any moneys for new general fund capital 
improvement projects without the approval by resolution of the 
Council of the District of Columbia. 
WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund, $107,195,900, of which 
$16,726,500 shall be apportioned and payable to the debt service 
fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for capital im-
provement projects. 
For construction projects as authorized by an Act authorizing the 
laying of water mains and service sewers in the District of Colum-
bia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes, 
approved April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244; D.C. Code 43-1512 et seq.), 
$4,575,000: Provided, That the requirements and restrictions which 
are applicable to general fund capital improvement projects and 
which are set forth in this Act under the heading Capital Outlay 
shall apply to projects approved under this heading. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention 
Center Enterprise 
Fund, 
$7,574,000: Provided, That the Convention Center Board, established 
by section 3 of the Washington Convention Center Management Act 
of 1979, D.C. Law 3-36, effective November 3,1979 (D.C. Code 9-602), 
shall reimburse the Auditor of the District of Columbia for all 
reasonable costs for performance of the annual convention center 
audit. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund estab-
lished by Public Law 97-91 (95 Stat. 1174, 1175), as amended, for the 
purpose of implementing D.C. Law 3-172, effective March 10, 1981 
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(D.C. Code 22-1516 et seq.), $1,184,500, to be derived from non-
Federal District of Columbia revenues: Provided, That the District of 
Columbia shall identify the source of funding for this appropriation 
from its own locally-generated revenues: Provided further, That no 
revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support the oper-
ations or activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control 
Board. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public inspec-
tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all vouchers 
covering expenditures of appropriations contained in this Act shall 
be audited before pa3m[ient by the designated certifying official and 
the vouchers as approved shall be paid by checks issued by the 
designated disbursing official. 
SEC. 103. 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 maxi-
mum amount which may be expended for said purpose or object 
rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor, except for the 
appropriation under the heading "Repa3rment of General Fund 
Deficit" which shall be considered as the amount set apart exclu-
sively for and shall be expended solely for that purpose; and those 
funds and programs for the Metropolitan Police Department under 
the headings Public Safety and Justice" and "Personal Services" 
which shall be considered as the amounts set apart exclusively for 
and shall be expended solely by that Department. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when 
authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately owned auto-
mobiles and motorcycles used for the performance of official duties 
at rates established by the Mayor: Provided, That such rates shall 
not exceed the maximum prevailing rates for such vehicles as 
prescribed from time to time in the Federal Travel Regulations. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations 
concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government, 
when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That the Council of the 
District of Columbia may expend such funds without authorization 
by the Mayor. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for or in 
connection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforce-
ment of any regulation or order of the Public Service Commission 
requiring the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connec-
tion with the licensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab 
except for operation in accordance with such system of uniform 
zones and rates and regulations applicable thereto as shall have 
been prescribed by the Public Service Commission. 
SEC. 107. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the 
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
refunds and for the pa3rment of judgments which have been entered 
against the District of Columbia government: Provided, That noth-
ing contained in this section shall be construed as modifjdng or 
Consulting 
services. 
Vouchers. 
Maximum 
allowances. 
Automobile and 
motorcycle 
allowances. 
Travel expenses 
and organization 
dues. 
Taxicab 
regulation. 
Judgment 
payments. 
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Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Overtime and 
temporary 
positions, cost 
liniitation. 
Travel 
expenditure 
limitation. 
Employment 
limitation. 
Partisan 
political 
activities. 
D.C. annual 
budget, 
transmittal to 
Congress. 
affecting the provisions of paragraph 3, subsection (c) of section 11 of 
title XII of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act 
of 1947, approved July 16, 1947 (61 Stat. 355; D.C. Code 47-1812.11). 
SEC. 108. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the 
payment of public assistance without reference to the requirement 
of section 5(b) of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 
1962, approved October 15, 1962 (76 Stat. 915; D.C. Code 3-205), and 
for the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify for Federal 
assistance under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control 
Act of 1968, Public Law 90-445, approved July 31, 1968 (82 Stat. 462; 
42 U.S.C. 3801). 
SEC. 109. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 110. Not to exceed 4y2 per centum of the total of all funds 
appropriated by this Act for personal compensation may be used to 
pay the cost of overtime or temporary positions. 
SEC. 111. The total expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act 
for authorized travel and per diem costs outside the District of 
Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia shall not exceed $225,000. 
SEC. 112. Appropriations in this Act shall not be available, during 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, for the compensation of 
any person appointed— 
(1) as a full-time employee to a permanent, authorized posi-
tion in the District of Columbia government during any month 
when the number of such employees is greater than 33,268, 
which includes 32,211 for the general fund, 946 for the Water 
and Sewer Enterprise Fund, 70 for the Washington Convention 
Center Enterprise Fund, and 41 for the Lottery and Charitable 
Games Control Board Enterprise Fund: Provided, That— 
(A) positions within this city employment limitation shall 
be set aside as the maximum number of permanent, author-
ized employees for the general fund as follows: Appropri-
ated positions, 28,616, of which 9,248 shall be for Public 
Schools; intra-District positions, 1,430; District of Columbia 
General Hospital positions, 2,163; and 
(B) the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Dis-
trict of Columbia General Hospital shall not exceed their 
respective employment limitations and are required to 
report monthly to the Mayor, for the purpose of maintain-
ing controls on city-wide employment, regarding the total 
number of current employees and the total number of 
separations and filling of positions within their respective 
employment limitations; or 
(2) as a temporary or part-time employee in the government 
of the District of Columbia during any month in which the 
number of such employees exceeds the number of such employ-
ees for the same month of the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. No funds appropriated in this Act for the government of 
the District of Columbia 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 parti-
san 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. 114. The annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 1984 shall be transmitted to the Congress by not 
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later than April 15,1983. 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, salary, 
past work experience, and salary history are not available for 
inspection by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
or their duly authorized representatives. 
SEC. 115. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the 
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
payments authorized by the District of Columbia Revenue Recovery 
Act of 1977, effective September 23, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-20; D.C. Code 
47-421 et seq.). 
SEC. 116. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be made 
available to pay the salary of any employee of the District of 
Columbia government whose name and salary are not available for 
public inspection. 
SEC. 117. 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. 
SEC. 118. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would 
be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or except for such 
medical procedures necessary for the victims of rape or incest, when 
such rape or incest has been reported promptly to a law enforce-
ment agency or public health service. Nor are payments prohibited 
for drugs or devices to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum, 
or for medical procedures necessary for the termination of an 
ectopic pregnancy. 
SEC. 119. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall develop 
an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for capital outlay borrow-
ing from the United States Treasury: 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 borrowing and spending progress compared with 
projections. 
SEC. 120. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for capital 
projects from the United States Treasury unless he has obtained 
prior approval from the Council of the District of Columbia, by 
resolution, identifying the projects and amounts to be financed with 
such borrowings. 
SEC. 121. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed for 
capital projects for the operating expenses of the District of Colum-
bia government. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
for the implementation of a personnel lottery with respect to the 
hiring of fire fighters or police officers. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended by reprogramming except pursuant to ad-
vance approval of the reprogramming granted according to the 
procedure set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 
Committee of Conference (House Report No. 96-443) which accompa-
nied the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1980 (Public Law 
96-93, approved October 30,1979). 
SEC. 124. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants to any officer or employee of the District of 
Columbia. 
Congressional or 
State legislation, 
partisan 
publicity. 
Abortion 
funding. 
Borrowing and 
spending, report 
to Council of the 
District of 
Columbia and 
Congress. 
Capital project 
borrowing. 
Police and 
firefighters, 
hiring. 
Funds expended 
by 
reprogramming. 
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Passenger 
automobile 
procurement. 
City 
Administrator, 
compensation. 
Board members, 
compensation. 
Municipal waste 
disposal. 
Short title. 
SEC. 125. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to procure passenger automobiles as defined 
in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an Environmental Protection Agency esti-
mated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon: 
Provided, That this section shall not apply to security, emergency 
rescue, or armored vehicles. 
SEC. 126. (a) Notwithstanding section 422(7) of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
(D.C. Code 1-242(7)), the City Administrator shall be paid, during 
any fiscal year, a salary at a rate established by the Mayor, not to 
exceed the rate established for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) For purposes of appljdng any provision of law limiting the 
availability of funds for payment of salary or pay in any fiscal year, 
the highest rate of pay established by the Mayor under subsection 
(a) for any position for any period during the last quarter of calendar 
year 1982 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that 
position for September 30,1982. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of Columbia Rede-
velopment Act of 1945 (D.C. Code 5-803(a)) the board members of the 
Redevelopment Land Agency shall be paid, during any fiscal year, a 
per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor. 
SEC. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provi-
sions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit 
Personnel Act, D.C. Law 2-139, enacted pursuant to the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
of 1973 (Public Law 93-198; 87 Stat. 744), 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 of the United States 
Code. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to transport any output of the municipal waste system of the 
District of Columbia for disposal at any public or private landfill 
located in any State, excepting currently utilized landfills in Mary-
land and Virginia, until the appropriate State agency has issued the 
required permits. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1983". 
Approved December 22, 1982. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7144 (S. 2917): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-849 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 97-972 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 97-548 accompanying S. 2917 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): 
Sept. 30, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Dec. 17, House agreed to conference report; concurred in certain Senate 
amendments, in others with amendments. 
Dec. 18, Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House amendments.