An Act making appropriations for the government on the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes
PL 91-337 (H.R.17868), enacted 07/16/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-337-JULY 16, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Public Law 91-337 
Julyl6.1970 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 17868] 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
cJiimbia^Appro- 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
priation Act, 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1971, and for other purposes, namely: 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For payment to the follow^ing funds of the District of Columbia for 
the fiscal year ending June 30,1971: $105,000,000 to the general fund; 
$2,506,000 to the water fund; and $1,432,000 to the sanitary sewage 
works fund, as authorized by the District of Columbia Kevenue Act of 
83 Stat. 180. 
1947^ as amended (D.C. Code, Sec. 47-2501 (a); 82 Stat. 612), and the 
47.256ia° ^ 
Act of May 18,1954 (D.C. Code, Sec. 43-1541 and 1611). 
68 Stat. 102, 
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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: 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
General operating expenses, $48,894,700, of which $574,800 shall be 
payable from the highway fund (including $59,000 from the motor 
vehicle parking account), $85,800 from the water fund, and $63,800 
from the sanitary sewage works fund: Provided, That the certificates 
of the Commissioner (for $2,500) and of the Chairman of the City 
Council (for $2,500) shall be sufficient voucher for expenditures from 
this appropriation for such purposes, exclusive of ceremony expenses, 
as they may respectively deem necessary: Provided further, That, for 
the purpose of assessing and reassessing real property in the District 
of Columbia, $5,000 of tne appropriation shall be available for services 
80 Stat. 416. 
as authorizcd by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not in 
excess of $100 per diem: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,500 of 
this appropriation shall be available for test borings and soil investi-
gations : Provided further, That $1,160,000 of this appropriation (to 
remain available until expended) shall be available solely for District 
of Columbia employees' disability compensation: Provided 
furtlier. 
That not to exceed $60,000 of this appropriation shall be available for 
settlement of property damage claims not in excess of $500 each and 
personal injury claims not in excess of $1,000 each: Provided 
further, 
That not to exceed $50,000 of any appropriations available to the Dis-
trict of Columbia may be used to match financial contributions from 
the Department of Defense to the District of Columbia Office of Civil 
Defense for the purchase of civil defense equipment and supplies 
approved by the Department of Defense, when authorized by the 
Commissioner. 
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PUBLIC SAFETY 
Public safety, including employment of consulting physicians, diag-
nosticians, and therapists at rates to be fixed by the Commissioner; 
cash gratuities of not to exceed $76 to each released prisoner; purchase 
of one hundred and twenty-five passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only (including one hundred and twenty for police-type use and 
five for fire-type use without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year but not in excess of $400 per 
vehicle for police-type and $600 per vehicle for fire-type use above such 
limitation); $143,991,000, of which $5,004,600 shall be payable from 
the highway fund (including $112,000 from the motor vehicle park-
ing account) : Provided^ That the Police Department and Fire Depart-
ment are each authorized to replace not to exceed five passenger carry-
ing vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to any damaged 
vehicle exceeds three-fourths the cost of the replacement: Provided 
further^ That $868,300 of this appropriation shall be transferred to 
the judiciary and disbursed by the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts for expenses of the Legal Aid Agency of the District of 
Columbia. 
EDUCATION 
Education, including, provision of insurance, maintenance, and 
acceptance of not to exceed thirty passenger motor vehicles on a loan 
basis for exclusive use in the driver education program, the develop-
ment of national defense education programs, not to exceed $4,000,000 
for payment to the Teachers' Retirement and Annuity Fund, and 
matching of Federal grants under the National Defense Education 
Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1580), as amended, $146,353,000, ^^20 use 4oi 
of which $125,100 shall be payable from the highway fund: Provided^ "°*^* 
That certificates of the following officials shall each be sufficient 
voucher for expenditures from this appropriation for such purposes 
as they may respectively deem necessary within the amounts specified: 
Superintendent of Schools, $1,000; President of the Federal City 
College, $1,000; and President of the Washington Technical Insti-
tute, $1,000. 
Section 5533(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to 
si stat. 637. 
compensation received by teachers of the public schools of the Dis-
trict of Columbia for employment in a civilian office during the period 
July 1,1970, to August 31,1970. 
RECREATION 
Recreation, $11,016,600. 
HUMAN RESOURCES 
Human resources, including reimbursement for services rendered to 
the District of Columbia by Freedmen's Hospital; and care and treat-
ment of indigent patients in institutions, including those under sec-
tarian control, under contracts to be made by the Director of Public 
Health; $157,164,900: Provided^ That the inpatient rate and outpatient 
rate under such contracts, with the exception of Children's Hospital, 
and for services rendered by Freedmen's Hospital shall not exceed $38 
per diem and the outpatient rate shall not exceed $6 per visit; the 
inpatient rate and outpatient rate for Children's Hospital shall not 
exceed $40 per diem and $6.75 per visit; and the inpatient rate (exclud-
ing the proportionate share for repairs and construction) for services 
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rendered by Saint Elizabeths Hospital for patient care shall be $18.52 
per diem: Provided further^ That total reinibursements to Saint Eliza-
beths Hospital, including funds from Title X I X of the Social Security 
gj7|^stau^343; 
Act, shall not exceed the amount for the fiscal year 1970: Provided 
42 use laVe- 
further^ That the hospital rates specified herein shall not apply, begin-
i396g. 
ning Jvly 1, 1969, to services provided to patients who are eligible for 
such services under the District of Columbia plan for medical assist-
ance under Title X I X of the Social Security Act: Provided 
further^ 
That this appropriation shall be available for the furnishing of med-
ical assistance to individuals sixty-five years of age or older who are 
residing in the District of Columbia without regard to the requirement 
of one-year residence contained in the District of Columbia Appropria-
59 Stat. 282. 
tiou Act, 1946, uuder the heading "Operating Expenses, Gallinger 
32?32i'.*^°'^^ 
Municipal Hospital", and this appropriation shall also be available to 
render assistance to such individuals who are temporarily absent from 
the District of Columbia: Provided further. That the authorization 
included under the heading "Dej)artment of Public Health", in the 
74 Stat. 21. 
District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1961, for compensation of 
convalescent patients as an aid to their rehabilitation is hereby 
extended to the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation: Provided 
further^ That this appropriation shall be available for the treatment, 
in any institution, under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner and 
located either within or without the District of Columbia, of individ-
uals found by a court to be chronic alcoholics. 
HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC 
Highways and traffic, including $153,700 for traffic safety educa-
tion without reference to any other law; $600 for membership in the 
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and $1,200 
for membership in the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission; rental 
of three passenger-carrying vehicles for use by the Commissioner, 
Deputy Cfommissioner, and Chairman of the City Council; and pur-
chase of thirty-six passenger motor vehicles, of which twenty-four 
shall be for replacement only; $19,679,000, of which $13,280,800 shall 
be payable from the highway fund (including $692,500 from the motor 
vehicle parking account) : Provided^ That this appropriation shall not 
be available for the purchase of driver-training vehicles: Provided 
further^ That this appropriation shall not be available for payment 
of premium pay to any employee assigned as a chauffeur for the Com-
missioner, the Deputy Commissioner, or the Chairman of the City 
Council which exceeds in the aggregate 25 percent of the annual rate 
of basic pay applicable to such employee. 
SANITARY ENGINEERING 
Sanitary engineering, including the purchase of eight passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $36,069,000, of which $10,078,000 
shall be payable from the water fund, $7,455,600 from the sanitary 
sewage works fund, and $15,500 from the metropolitan area sanitary 
sewage works fund. 
SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND SUITS 
For payment of property damage claims iii excess of $500 and of 
personal injury claims in excess of $1,000, approved by the Commis-
sioner in accordance with the provisions of the Act of February 11, 
D.c. code 1-902 1929, as amended (45 Stat. 1160; 46 Stat. 500; 65 Stat. 131), $3,000. 
t o 1-906. 
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KEPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in com-
pliance with sections 108, 217, and 402 of the Act of May 18, 1954 
(68 Stat. 103, 109, and 110), as amended; section 9 of the Act of is°-o?43.°iti6.^ 
September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619), as amended; section 1 of the Act 7-133. 
of June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), as amended; and section 4 of the Act 
of June 12,1960 (74 Stat. 211), including interest as required thereby, 
$15,563,000, of which $4,905,100 shall be payable from the highway 220. 
fund, $1,452,100 from the water fund, and $554,700 from the sanitary 
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sewasre works fund. 
D.C. Code 2-
1727. 
D.C. Code 9-
1623. 
72 Stat. IS. 
D.C. Code 43-
1510. 
D.C. Code 40-
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For reimbursement to the L^nited States of funds loaned in com-
pliance with section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as 
amended, the Act of August 7,1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended, the Act 
of May 14,1948 (62 Stat. 235), and payments under the Act of July 2, ^^^o^ "sc 129 
1954 (68 Stat. 443); construction projects as authorized by the Acts 
of April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244), February 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 91), 
May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 105, 110), June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), and 
August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 686); including acquisition of sites; prep- f.l'J^g^22Ql 
aration of plans and specifications; conducting preliminary surveys; 40-804. 
erection of structures, including building improvement and alteration 
and treatment of grounds; to remain available until expended, 
$57,384,000, of which $500,000 shall be payable from the highway fund, 
and $775,000 from the water fund: Provided, That $15,966,000 of this 
appropriation shall not be available for expenditure until July 1,1971: 
Provided further, That $4,206,600 shall be available for construction 
services by the Director of General Services or by contract for architec-
tural engineering services, as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
and the funds for the use of the Director of General Services shall be 
advanced to the appropriation account, "Construction services, Depart-
ment of General Services"': Provided further, 
Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay projects, except those 
projects covered by the first sentence of section 23(a) or the Federal-
Aid Highway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-495, approved August 23, 
1968), for which funds are provided by this paragraph, shall expire on 
n^^f'^^de^ I*. 
June 30, 1972, except authorizations for projects as to which funds i3s'note.° * 
have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date. Upon expira-
tion of any such project authorization the funds provided herein for 
such project shall lapse: Provided further. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any authorization for a capital outlay project, except 
those projects covered by the first sentence of section 23(a) of the 
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-495, approved 
August 23, 1968), for which funds have heretofore been appropriated 
shall expire two years from the date of the Act making such appro-
priation unless prior to the expiration of such period funds for such 
project were or will have been obligated in whole or in part. Upon 
expiration of any such project authorization the funds appropriated 
therefor shall lapse. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1. Except as otherwise provided herein, all vouchers cover- V""*^"^^"* 
ing expenditures of appropriations contained in this Act shall be 
audited before payment by the designated certifying official and the 
vouchers as apj)roved shall be paid by checks issued by the designated 
disbursing official without countersignature. 
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Maximum amounti 
Automobile 
allowances. 
Travel expenses. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Advancement of 
funds. 
Taxicabs, re-
strictions. 
Vehicle use. 
31 u s e 638a. 
Snow and ice 
control. 
Rental of 
quarters. 
58 Stat. 532. 
D.C. Code 1-
243. 
Uniforms. 
Judgment pay-
ments. 
SEC. 2. Whenever in this Act an amount is specified within an 
appropriation for particular purposes or object 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. 
SEC. 3. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized or approved by the Commissioner, for allowances for privately 
owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties at 
10 cents per mile but not to exceed $35 a month for each automobile, 
unless otherwise therein specifically provided, except that one hundred 
and sixtv-three (fifty for investigators in the Department of Pub-
lic Welfare and eighteen for venereal disease investigators in the 
Department of Public Health) such allowances at not more than $550 
each per annum may be authorized or approved by the Commissioner. 
SEC. 4. 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 Commissioner: Provided^ That tne total expenditures for this 
purpose shall not exceed $150,000. 
SEC. 5. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 6. The disbursing officials designated by the Commissioner are 
authorized to advance to such officials as may be approved by the Com-
missioner such amounts and for such purposes as he may determine. 
SEC. 7. Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for or in con-
nection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement of 
any regulation or order of the Public Service Commission requiring 
the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection 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 regula-
tions applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public 
Service Commission. 
SEC. 8. Appropriations in this Act shall not be available for the 
payment of rates for electric current for street lighting in excess of 2 
cents per kilowatt-hour for current consumed. 
SEC. 9. All passenger motor vehicles (including watercraft) owned 
by the District of Columbia shall be operated and utilized in con-
formity with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), 
and shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioner, who 
may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use thereof 
or direct the alteration of interchangeable use of any of the same by 
officers and employees of the District, except as otherwise provided in 
this Act. "Official purposes" as used in the section 16 shall not apply to 
the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Chairman of the 
City Council of the District of Columbia or in cases of officers and 
employees the character of whose duties make such transportation 
necessary, but only as to such latter cases when approved by the 
Commissioner. 
SEC. 10. Appropriations contained in this Act for highways and 
traffic and sanitary engineering shall be available for snow and ice 
control work when ordered by the Commissioner in writing. 
SEC. 11. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized by the Commissioner, for the rental of quarters without reference 
to section 6 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945. 
SEC. 12. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the furnish-
ing of uniforms when authorized by the Commissioner. 
SEC. 13. There are hereby appropriated from the applicable funds 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
refunds and for the payment of judgments which have been entered 
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against the government of the District of Columbia, including refunds 
authorized by section 10 of the Act approved April 23, 1924 (43 Stat. 
108) : Provided^ That nothing contained in this section shall be con- ^^{^' '^°^^ '*'" 
strued as modifying or affecting the provisions of paragraph 3, 
subsection (c) of section 11 of title X I I of the District of Columbia 
Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended. 
D^c^.^^code'47-
SEC. 14. Except as otherwise provided herein, limitations and le^is- iss'ej.* 
lative provisions contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1961, shall be applicable during the current fiscal year: Provided^ 
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That the limitation for "Construction Services, Department of Gen-
eral Services" shall, during the current fiscal year, be 10 per centum 
of appropriations for all construction projects: Provided further, That 
the limitation on expenditure of funds by the Chief of Police for 
prevention and detection of crime during the current fiscal year shall 
be $100,000: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year, the 
limitation with respect to a central heating system, under the heading 
"Department of Sanitary Engineering", shall not be applicable. 
SEC. 15. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the pay-
ment of public assistance without reference to the requirement of sub-
section (b) of section 5 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance 
Act of 1962 and for the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify 
^6 stat. 915. 
for Federal assistance under the Act of July 31, 1968 (Public Law 204:^* ^°^^ ^ 
90-445 ) . 
8 2 Stat. 46^2. 
SEC. 16. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
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remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1971". 
Approved July 16, 1970. 
Public Law 91-338 
AN ACT 
July 16,1970 
To extend until July 3, 1974, the existing authority of the Administrator of 
[H. R. I6739] 
Veterans' Affairs.to maintain offices in the Republic of the Philippines. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 
230(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
"June 30,1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 3,1974". 
Approved July 16, 1970. 
42 u s e 3801 
note. 
Short title. 
72 Stat. 1116; 
3 Stat. 224. 
Public Law 91-339 
AN ACT 
July 17,1970 
To amend the Federal Youth Corrections Act (18 U.S.C. 5005 et seq.) to permit 
[S. 3564] 
examiners to conduct interviews with youth offenders. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5014 of 
Federal Youth 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ", or an examiner ameldmenu '^*' 
designated by the Division," after the words "of the Division". 
^4 stat. i087. 
(SEC. 2. Section 5020 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
deleting the words "or a member thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof 
", a member thereof, or an examiner designated by the Division". 
Approved July 17, 1970.