District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990
PL 101-168 (H.R.3746), enacted 11/21/1989

PUBLIC LAW 101-168—NOV. 21, 1989 
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103 STAT. 1267 
Public Law 101-168 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
Nov. 21, 1989 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
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the fiscal year ending September 30,1990, 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 
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sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not Columbia 
otherwise appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal 
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year ending September 30, 1990, 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 30,1990, $430,500,000: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be made available to the District of Columbia until the number 
of full-time uniformed officers in permanent positions in the Metro-
politan Police Department is at least 3,880, excluding any such 
officer appointed after August 19, 1982, under qualification stand-
ards other than those in effect on such date. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES 
For payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1990, in lieu of reimbursement for charges for water 
and water services and sanitary sewer services furnished to facilities 
of the United States Government, $8,685,000, as authorized by the 
Act of May 18, 1954, as amended (D.C. Code, sees. 43-1552 and 
43-1612). 
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TO RETIREMENT FUNDS 
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, approved 
November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; Public Law 96-122), $52,070,000. 
TRANSITIONAL PAYMENT FOR SAINT EUZABETHS HOSPITAL 
For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia 
Mental Health Services Act, approved November 8, 1984 (98 Stat. 
3369; Public Law 98-621), $15,000,000. 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE 
For an additional amount for the design and construction of a 
prison within the District of Columbia, $20,300,000 to become avail-
able October 1, 1990: Provided, That these funds shall remain in the 
United States Treasury and shall be transferred to the District of 
Columbia government only to the extent that outstanding obliga-
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tions are due and payable to entities other than agencies and 
organizations of the District of C!olumbia government, and payments 
to such agencies and organizations may be made only in reimburse-
ment for amounts actually expended in furtherance of the design 
and construction of the prison. 
The $50,000,000 previously appropriated under "Criminal Justice 
Initiative" for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1986, Septem-
ber 30, 1987, and September 30, 1989, for the design and construc-
tion of a prison within the District of Columbia shall remain in the 
United States Treasury and shall be transferred to the District of 
Columbia government only to the extent that outstanding obliga-
tions are due and payable to entities other than agencies and 
organizations of the District of Columbia government, and payments 
to such agencies and organizations may be made only in reimburse-
ment for amounts actually expended in furtherance of the design 
and construction of the prison: Provided, That construction may not 
commence unless access and parking for construction vehicles are 
provided solely at a location other than city streets: Provided fur-
ther, That District officials meet monthly with neighborhood rep-
resentatives to inform them of current plans and discuss problems: 
Provided further. That the District of Columbia shall operate and 
maintain a free, 24-hour telephone information service whereby 
residents of the area surrounding the new prison, can promptly 
obtain information from District officials on all disturbances at the 
prison, including escapes, fires, riots, and similar incidents: Provided 
further. That the District of Columbia shall also take steps to 
publicize the availability of that service among the residents of the 
area surrounding the new prison. 
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DRUG EMERGENCY 
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For a Federal contribution 
to the District of Columbia, 
$31,772,000, to remain available until expended, to close open air 
drug markets, increase police visibility, and provide for speedier 
court processing of drug-related violent cases. 
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, $112,971,000: 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 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 Colum-
bia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, there is hereby appropriated $6,726,000 to pay legal, manage-
ment, investment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board, of which $818,000 shall be 
derived from the general fund and not to exceed $5,908,000 shall be 
derived from the earnings of the applicable retirement funds: Pro-
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vided further. That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall Reports, 
provide to the Congress and to the Council of the District of Colum-
bia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund £Uid of 
expenditures of all funds: Provided further. That the District of 
Columbia Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmit-
tal 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: Provided further. That an addi-
tional $150,000 out of local funds shall remain available until ex-
pended, to close open air drug markets, increase police visibility, 
and provide for speedier court processing of drug-related violent 
cases: Provided further. That no part of these funds shall be used for 
lobbying to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or 
any State legislature. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
Economic development and regulation, $137,913,000: Provided, 
Housing. 
That the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, established 
by section 201 of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency 
Act, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-135; D.C. Code, sec. 
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 to the general fund an amount 
equal to the appropriated administrative costs plus interest at a rate 
of four percent per annum for a term of 15 years, with a deferral of 
payments for the first three years: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the foregoing provision, the obligation to repay all or part 
of the amounts due shall be subject to the rights of the owners of 
any bonds or notes issued by the Agency and shall be repaid to the 
District of Columbia government only from available operating 
revenues of the Agency that are in excess of the amounts required 
for debt service, reserve funds, and operating expenses: Provided 
further. That upon commencement of the debt service payments, 
such payments shall be deposited into the general fund of the 
District of Columbia: Provided further. That up to $275,000 within 
the 15 percent set-aside for special programs within the Tenant 
Assistance Program shall be targeted for the single-room occupancy 
initiative. 
PuBuc SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
Public safety and justice, including purchase of 130 passenger-
carrying vehicles for replacement only for police-type use and 29 
additional passenger-carrying vehicles for fire-type use without 
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
year, $861,341,000, of which $150,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from "Governmental Direction and Support": Provided, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to replace not to 
exceed 25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the Fire Department of 
the District of Columbia is authorized to replace not to exceed five 
passenger-carrying vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to 
any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the cost of the replace-
ment: Provided further. 
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 to 
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exceed $26,000 shall be available solely for an accreditation study of 
the Metropolitan Police Department by a recognized law enforce-
ment accreditation organization: Provided further. 
That funds 
appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act, approved September 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1090; Public Law 
93-412; D.C. Code, sec. 11-2601 et seq.), for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1990, shall be available for obligations incurred under 
that Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1975: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated for expenses under the 
District of Columbia Neglect Representation Equity Act of 1984, 
effective March 13, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-129; D.C. Code, sec. 16-2304), 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, shall be available for 
obligations incurred under that Act in each fiscal year since incep-
tion in fiscal year 1985: Provided further. That $50,000 of any 
appropriation 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 Emergency 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 $1,500 for the Chief Judge of the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals, $1,500 for the Chief Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and $1,500 for the 
Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts shall be avail-
able from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided further. 
That the District of Columbia shall operate and maintain a free, 
24-hour telephone information service whereby residents of the area 
surrounding Lorton prison in Fairfax County, Virginia, can 
promptly obtain information from District of Columbia government 
officials on all disturbances at the prison, including escapes, fires, 
riots, and similar incidents: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall also take steps to publicize the availabil-
ity of that service among the residents of the area surrounding the 
Lorton prison: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 of this 
appropriation shall be used to reimburse Fairfax County, Virginia, 
and Prince William County, Virginia, for expenses incurred by the 
counties during fiscal year 1990 in relation to the Lorton prison 
complex. Such reimbursements shall be paid in all instances in 
which the District requests the counties to provide police, fire, 
rescue, and related services to help deal with escapes, riots, and 
similar disturbances involving the prison: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to imple-
ment any plan that includes the closing of Engine Company 3, 
located at 439 New Jersey Avenue, Northwest: Provided 
further. 
That the staffing levels of each two-piece engine company within the 
Fire Department shall be maintained in accordance with the provi-
sions of article III, section 18 of the Fire Department Rules and 
Regulations as then in effect: Provided further. That none of the 
funds provided in this Act may be used to implement District of 
Columbia Board of Parole notice of emergency and proposed rule-
making as filed with the District of Columbia Register July 25, 1986: 
Provided further. That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of 
Columbia National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services which are performed in emergencies by the National Guard 
in a militia status and which 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 Commanding 
General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Provided fur-
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ther. That such sums as may be necessary for reimbursements to the 
District of Columbia National Guard under the preceding proviso 
shall be available from this appropriation, and their availability 
shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for the emer-
gency services involved: Provided further. That $17,630,000 for the 
Metropolitan Police Department and $2,600,000 for the District of 
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Columbia Superior Court shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further. That of funds provided to the Department of 
Corrections $36,311,000 shall be for the expense of housing D.C. Code 
violators in Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities, including $5,064,000 
of payments previously forgiven. 
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
Public education system, including the development of national 
defense education programs, $691,120,000, to be allocated as follows: 
$502,346,000 for the public schools of the District of Columbia; 
$86,300,000 for the District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; 
$76,088,000 for the University of the District of Columbia; 
$18,849,000 for the Public Library; $3,527,000 for the Commission on 
the Arts and Humanities; $3,440,000 for the District of Columbia 
School of Law; and $570,000 for the Education Licensure Commis-
sion: Provided, That the public schools of the District of Columbia 
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are authorized to accept not to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclu-
sive 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: 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 Septem-
ber 30, 1990, a tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition 
rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than the non-
resident tuition rate charged at comparable public institutions of 
higher education in the metropolitan area: Provided further, That 
funds provided under this head in Public Law 100-202 (lOl Stat. 
1329-94) to match private contributions to the District of Columbia 
Public Schools Foundation shall be available until September 30, 
1990. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
Human support services, $827,918,000: Provided, That $18,611,000 
of this appropriation, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available solely for District of Columbia employees' disability com-
pensation: Provided further. That of the funds provided for the D.C. 
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General Hospital subsidy, $646,000 shall be used to provide health 
care to homeless persons. 
PuBuc WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle 
for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying vehicles for use 
by the Council of the District of Columbia and purchase of pas-
senger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, $223,898,000, of 
which not to exceed $3,600,000 shall be available for the School 
Transit Subsidy: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
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available for collecting Eishes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels 
and places of business. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Fund, $7,874,000: Pro-
vided, That the Convention Center Board of Directors, established 
by section 3 of the Weushington Convention Center Management Act 
of 1979, effective November 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-36; D.C. Code, sec. 
9-602), shall reimburse the Auditor of the District of Columbia for 
all reasonable costs for performance of the annual Convention 
Center audit. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in 
compliance 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; Public Law 79-
648); section 1 of 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; Public Law 85-451; 
D.C. Code, sec. 9-219); section 4 of An Act to authorize the Commis-
sioners 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; Public Law 86-515); section 723 of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 821; Public Law 93-198; D.C. 
Code, sec. 47-321, note); and section 743(0 of the District of Columbia 
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act Amend-
ments, approved October 13, 1977 (91 Stat. 1156; Public Law 95-131; 
D.C. Code, sec. 9-219, note), including interest as required thereby, 
$251,474,000. 
REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND DEFICIT 
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For the purpose of reducing the $218,872,000 general fund 
accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1988, $20,000,000, of which 
not less than $442,000 shall be funded and apportioned by the Mayor 
from amounts otherwise available to the District of Columbia 
government (including amounts appropriated by this Act or reve-
nues otherwise available, or both): Provided, That if the Federal 
pajmient to the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1990 is reduced 
pursuant to an order issued by the President under section 252 of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(Public Law 99-177, approved December 12, 1985), as amended, the 
percentage (if any) by which the $20,000,000 set aside for repayment 
of the general fund accumulated deficit under this appropriation 
title is reduced as a consequence shall not exceed the percentage by 
which the Federal payment is reduced pursuant to such order: 
Provided further, That all net revenue the District of Columbia 
government may collect as a result of the District of Columbia 
government's pending appeal in the consolidated case of U.S. Sprint 
Communications, et al. v. District of Columbia et al., CA 10080-87 
(court order filed November 14, 1988), shall be applied solely to the 
repayment of the general fund accumulated deficit. 
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SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS 
For the purpose of funding interest related to borrowing funds for 
short-term cash needs, $10,997,000. 
OPTICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS 
For optical and dental costs for nonunion employees, $2,569,000. 
ENERGY ADJUSTMENT 
The Mayor shall reduce authorized energy appropriations and 
expenditures within object class 30a (energy) in the amount of 
$2,000,000, within one or several of the various appropriation head-
ings in this Act. 
EQUIPMENT ADJUSTMENT 
The Mayor shall reduce authorized equipment appropriations and 
expenditures within object class 70 (equipment) in the amount of 
$6,100,000, within one or several of the various appropriation head-
ings in this Act. 
PERSONAL SERVICES ADJUSTMENT 
The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expenditures for per- 
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sonal services within object classes 11, 12, 13, and 14 in the amount 
of $31,550,000, within one or several of the various appropriation 
headings in this Act. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For construction projects, $134,650,000, as authorized by An Act 
authorizing the laying of water mains and service sewers in the 
District of Columbia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for 
other purposes, approved April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 
58-140; D.C. Code, sees. 43-1512 to 43-1519); the District of Columbia 
Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 101; 
Public Law 83-364); 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- 
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ment participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's 
Capital City, approved June 6,1958 (72 Stat. 183; Public Law 85-451; 
D.C. Code, sees. 9-219 and 47-3402); section 3(g) of the District of 
Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, approved 
August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 686; Public Law 85-692; D.C. Code, sec. 
40-805(7)); and the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969, 
approved December 9, 1969 (83 Stat. 320; Public Law 91-143; D.C. 
Code, sees. 1-2451, 1-2452, 1-2454, 1-2456, and 1-2457); including 
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acquisition of sites, preparation of plans and specifications, conduct-
ing preliminary surveys, erection of structures, including building 
improvement and alteration and treatment of grounds, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $10,556,000 shall be avail-
able for project management and $26,319,000 for design by the 
Director of the Department of Public Works or by contract for 
architectural engineering services, as may be determined by the 
Mayor: Provided further. That funds for use of each capital project 
implementing agency shall be managed and controlled in accord-
ance with all procedures and limitations established under the 
Financial Management System: Provided further, That $20,300,000 
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of the $134,650,000 shall be available solely for the Correctional 
Treatment Facility to be constructed in the District of Columbia 
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which is financed with Federal funds appropriated to the District of 
Columbia for fiscal year 1991: Provided further, That $547,000 for 
the Department of Recreation and $3,080,000 for the Department of 
Public Works for pay-as-you-go capital projects shall be financed 
from general fund operating revenues: Provided further, That all 
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funds provided by this appropriation title 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 covered by the first sentence of 
section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, approved 
August 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90-495; D.C. Code, sec. 
7-134, note), for which funds are provided by this appropriation 
title, shall expire on September 30, 1991, except authorizations for 
projects as to which funds have been obligated in whole or in part 
prior to September 30, 1991: Provided further, That upon expiration 
of any such project authorization the funds provided herein for the 
project shall lapse. 
WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund, $199,382,000, of which 
$34,964,000 shall be apportioned and payable to the debt service 
fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for capital 
improvement projects. 
For construction projects, $29,700,000, as authorized by An Act 
authorizing the laying of water mains and service sewers in the 
District of Columbia, the levying of assessments therefor, and for 
other purposes, approved April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 
58-140; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1512 et seq.): Provided, That the require-
ments and restrictions which are applicable to general fund capital 
improvement projects and are set forth in this Act under the Capital 
Outlay appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under 
this appropriation title: Provided further. That of the $27,085,000 in 
water and sewer enterprise fund operating revenues for pay-as-you-
go capital projects, $1,200,000 shall fund new authority in the fiscal 
year 1990 capital budget and $25,885,000 shall fund prior year 
capital budget authority. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, estab-
lished by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for fiscal year 
1982, approved December 4, 1981, (95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 
97-91), as amended, for the purpose of implementing the Law to 
Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for 
Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 
1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, sees. 2-2501 et seq. and 22-1516 et 
seq.), $8,600,000, to be derived from non-Federal District of Columbia 
revenues: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall identify the 
sources of funding for this appropriation title from its own locally-
generated revenues: Provided further. That no revenues from Fed-
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eral sources shall be used to support the operations or activities of 
the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. 
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CABLE TELEVISION ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Cable Television Enterprise Fund, established by the 
Cable Television Communications Act of 1981, effective October 22, 
1983 (D.C. Law 5-36; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1801 et seq.), $1,600,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
Contracts, 
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 payment by the designated certifying official and 
the vouchers as approved shall be paid by checks issued by the 
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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 that may be expended for said purpose or object 
rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor, except for 
those funds and programs for the Metropolitan Police Department 
under the heading "Public Safety and Justice" which shall be 
considered as the amounts set apart exclusively for and shall be 
expended solely by that Department; and the appropriation under 
the heading "Repayment of General Fund Deficit" which shall be 
considered as the amount set apart exclusively for and shall be 
expended solely for that purpose. 
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 in the Federal Property Management Regulations 101-7 
(Federal Travel Regulations). 
SEC. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for ex-
penses 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 and the District of Columbia Courts may 
expend such funds without authorization by the Mayor. 
SEC. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the 
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
refunds and for the pajntnent of judgments that have been entered 
against the District of Columbia government: Provided, That noth-
ing contained in this section shall be construed as modifying or 
affecting the provisions of section ll(cX3) of title XII of the District 
of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved 
March 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84-460; D.C. Code, sec. 
47-1812.11(cX3)). 
SEC. 107. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the 
payment of public assistance without reference to the requirement 
of section 544 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 
1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-
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205.44), and for the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify 
for Federal assistance under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention 
and Control Act of 1968, approved July 31, 1968 (82 Stat. 462; Public 
Law 90-445; 42 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). 
SEC. 108. 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. 109. Not to exceed 4^2 per centum of the total of all funds 
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appropriated by this Act for personnel compensation may be used to 
pay the cost of overtime or temporary positions. 
SEC. 110. Appropriations in this Act shall not be available, during 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, for the compensation of 
any person appointed to a permanent position in the District of 
Columbia government during any month in which the number of 
employees exceeds 39,262. 
SEC. IIOA. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended 
for the compensation of any person appointed to fill any vacant 
position in any agency under the personnel control of the Mayor 
unless: 
(1) The position is to be filled by a sworn officer of the 
Metropolitan Police Department; or 
(2) The position is to be filled as follows: 
(A) By a person who is currently employed by the District 
of Columbia government at a grade level that is equal to 
the grade level of the position to be filled; or 
(B) By a person who is currently employed by the District 
of Columbia government at a grade level higher than the 
grade level of the position to be filled, and who is willing to 
assume a lower grade level in order to fill the position. 
Ob) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any position for 
which the City Administrator certifies that: 
(1) The position is necessary to the fulfillment of an identified 
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(2) The position cannot be filled from within the District of 
Columbia government: 
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(A) At a grade level that is equal to the grade level of the 
position to be filled; or 
(B) By a person who is currently employed by the District 
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.. grade level of the position to be filled, and who is willing to 
assume a lower grade level in order to fill the position, 
(c) The City Administrator shall submit the certification required 
by subsection 0>) of this section to the Council on the 1st day of each 
month. 
SEC. H O B . (a) APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, PROMOTIONS, AND 
REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The rules issued pursuant to the amend-
i ments to the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive 
> Merit Personnel Act of 1978 made by the Residency Preference 
Amendment Act of 1988 (D.C. Law 7-203) shall include the 
: 
provisions described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF pouciES.— 
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(A) POLICY REGARDING APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT.— 
> The Mayor of the District of Columbia may not give an 
applicant for District of Columbia government employment 
,.; in the Career Service who claims a District residency pref-
erence more than a 5 point hiring preference over an 
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applicant not claiming such a preference, and, in the case of 
equally qualified applicants, shall give an applicant claim-
ing such a preference priority in hiring over an applicant 
not claiming such a preference. 
(B) POLICY REGARDING PROMOTIONS AND REDUCTIONS IN 
FORCE FOR CAREER SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—In Calculating years 
of service for the purpose of implementing a reduction-in-
force, the Mayor may not credit an employee in the Career 
Service who claims a District residency preference with 
more than 1 year of additional service credit, and in the 
case of equally qualified employees, shall give an employee 
claiming such a preference priority in promotion over an 
employee not claiming such a preference. 
(C) INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS.—The amend-
ments to the District of Columbia Government Comprehen-
sive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 made by the Residency 
Preference Amendment Act of 1988 shall apply only with 
respect to individuals claiming a District residency pref-
erence or applying for employment with the District of 
Columbia on or after March 16,1989. 
(b) 
SCOPE OF 5-YEAR DISTRICT RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR 
EMPLOYEES CLAIMING PREFERENCE.— 
(1) CAREER SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 801(e) of the District 
of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act 
of 1978 (section l-608.1(e), D.C. Code), as amended by the Resi-
dency Preference Amendment Act of 1988 (D.C. Law 7-203), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Mayor may 
not require an individual to reside in the District of Columbia as a 
condition of employment in the Career Service. 
"(B) The Mayor shall provide notice to each employee in the 
Career Service of the provisions of this subsection that require an 
employee claiming a residency preference to maintain District resi-
dency for 5 consecutive years, and shall only apply such provisions 
with respect to employees claiming a residency preference on or 
after March 16,1989.". 
(2) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 801A(d) of such 
Act (section 1-609.1(d), D.C. Code), as amended by the Residency 
Preference Amendment Act of 1988 (D.C. Law 7-203), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new pareigraph: 
"(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Boards may 
not require an individual to reside in the District of Columbia as a 
condition of employment in the Educational Services. 
"(B) The Boards shall provide notice to each employee in the 
Educational Service of the provisions of this subsection that require 
an employee claiming a residency preference to maintain District 
residency for 5 consecutive years, and shall only apply such provi-
sions with respect to employees claiming a residency preference on 
or after March 16,1989.". 
SEC. H I . NO funds appropriated in this Act for the District of 
Columbia government for the operation of educational institutions, 
the compensation of personnel, or for other educational purposes 
may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further partisan 
political activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the avail-
ability of school buildings for the use of any community or partisan 
political group during nonschool hours. 
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Abortion. 
Reports. 
SEC. 112. The annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, shall be 
transmitted to the Congress no later than April 15,1990. 
SEC. 113. 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, the House 
Committee on the District of Columbia, the Subcommittee on 
Governmental Efficiency, Federalism and the District of Columbia 
of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council 
of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative. 
SEC. 114. 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, 
sec. 47-421 et seq.). 
SEC. 115. 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. 116. 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. 117. None of the funds contained 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. 
SEC. 118. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall develop 
an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for capital outlay borrow-
ings: 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. 119. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for capital 
projects 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. 120. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed for 
capital projects for the operating expenses of the District of Colum-
bia government. 
SEC. 121. 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. 122. 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 accom-
panied the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1980, approved 
October 30, 1979 (93 Stat. 713; Public Law 96-93), as modified in 
House 
Report 
No. 
98-265, 
and 
in 
accordance 
with 
the 
Reprogramming Policy Act of 1980, effective September 16, 1980 
(D.C. Law 3-100; D.C. Code, sec. 47-361 et seq.). 
SEC. 123. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other 
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103 STAT. 1279 
personal servants to any officer or employee of the District of 
. 
Columbia. 
SEC. 124. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to procure passenger automobiles as defined 
in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980, approved October 10, 
1980 (94 Stat. 1824; Public Law 96-425; 15 U.S.C. 2001(2)), with an 
Environmental Protection Agency estimated miles per gallon aver-
age of less than 22 miles per gallon: Provided, That this section shall 
not apply to security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles. 
SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 422(7) of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 
93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 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 Execu-
tive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5315. 
(b) For purposes of applying 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 1989 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that 
position for September 30,1989. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of Columbia Re- 
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development Act of 1945, approved August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 793; 
Public Law 79-592; D.C. Code, sec. 5-803(a)), the Board of Directors 
of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall be 
paid, during any fiscal year, a per diem compensation at a rate 
established by the Mayor. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the provi-
sions of the District of (Dolumbia Government Comprehensive Merit 
Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. 
Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the 
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorga-
nization Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 
93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(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 of the United States 
Code. 
SEC. 127. The Director of the Department of Administrative Serv-
ices may pay rentals and repair, alter, and improve rented premises, 
without regard to the provisions of section 322 of the Economy Act 
of 1932 (Public Law 72-212; 40 U.S.C. 278a), upon a determination by 
the Director, that by reason of circumstances set forth in such 
determination, the payment of these rents and the execution of this 
work, without reference to the limitations of section 322, is advan-
tageous to the District in terms of economy, efficiency and the 
District's best interest. 
SEC. 128. No later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter of 
fiscal year 1990, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit 
to the Council of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 1990 
revenue estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
1990. These estimates shall be used in the fiscal year 1991 annual 
budget request. The officially revised estimates at midyear shall be 
used for the midyear report. 
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SEC. 129. Section 466(b) of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 
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24, 1973 (87 Stat. 806; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-326), is 
amended by striking out "sold before October 1, 1989" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "sold before October 1,1990". 
Contracts. 
SEC. 130. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia 
government or any Eigency thereof may be renewed or extended 
without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process £is 
set forth in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement 
Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; 
D.C. Code, sec. 1-1183.3), except that the District of Columbia Public 
Schools may renew or extend sole source contracts for which com-
petition is not feasible or practical, provided that the determination 
as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has been 
made in accordance with duly promulgated Board of Education rules 
and procedures. 
SEC. 131. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as 
amended, the term "program, project, and activity" shall be synony-
mous 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 sequestra-
tion by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended. 
SEC. 132. In the event a sequestration order is issued pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 
Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended, 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 ac-
counts in this Act which are not specifically exempted from seques-
tration by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended. 
SEC. 133. (a) It is the purpose of this section to improve the means 
by which the District of Columbia is paid for water and sanitary 
sewer services furnished to the Government of the United States or 
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any department, agency, or independent establishment thereof. 
(b) Section 106 of title I of the District of Columbia Public Works 
Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 102; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1552) is amended by— 
(1) striking in subsection (a) all that follows the sentence 
beginning with "Payment shall be made as provided in subsec-
tion (b)"; and 
(2) amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"0))(1) Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 1990, the 
government of the District of Columbia shall receive payment for 
water services from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the 
Federal departments, independent establishments, or agencies. In 
accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 
subsection, one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate prepared 
by the District government shall be paid, not later than the second 
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day of each fiscal quarter, to the District government by the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury from funds deposited by said departments, 
establishments, or agencies in a United States Treasury account 
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103 STAT. 1281 
entitled 'Federal Payment for Water and Sewer Services'. In the 
absence of sufficient funds in said account, payment shall be made 
by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the United 
States Treasury and shall be reimbursed promptly to the United 
States Treasury by the respective user agencies. Payments shall be 
made to the District government by the Secretary of the Treasury 
without further justification, and shall be equal to one-fourth (25 
percent) of the annual estimate prepared by the District government 
pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
"(2) By April 15 of each calendar year the District shall provide 
the Office of Management and Budget, for inclusion in the Presi-
dent's budget of the respective Federal departments, independent 
establishments, or agencies, an estimate of the cost of service for the 
fiscal year commencing October 1st of the following calendar year. 
The estimate shall provide the total estimated annual cost of such 
service and an itemized estimate of such costs by Federal depart-
ment, independent establishment, or agency. The District's esti-
mates on a yearly basis shall reflect such adjustments as are 
necessary to (1) account for actual usage variances from the esti-
mated amounts for the fiscal year ending on September 30th of the 
calendar year preceding April 15th, and (2) reflect changes in rates 
charged for water and sewer services resulting from public laws or 
rate covenants pursuant to water and sewer revenue bond sales. 
"(3) Each Federal department, independent establishment, or 
agency receiving water services in buildings, establishments, or 
other places shall pay from funds specifically appropriated or other-
wise available to it, quarterly and on the first day of each such fiscal 
quarter, to an account in the United States Treasury entitled 'Fed-
eral Payment for Water and Sewer Services* an amount equal to 
one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate for said services as 
provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
"(4) The amount or time period for late payment of water charges 
involving a building, establishment, or other place owned by the 
Government of the United States imposed by the District of Colum-
bia shall not be different from those imposed by the District of 
Columbia on its most favored customer.". 
(c) Section 212 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 
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1954 (68 Stat. 108; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1612) is amended by— 
(1) striking in subsection (a) all that follows ": Provided, 
That"; and 
(2) amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"(b)(1) Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 1990, the 
government of the District of Columbia shall receive pajmient for 
sanitary sewer services from funds appropriated or otherwise avail-
able to the Federal departments, independent establishments, or 
agencies. In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) 
of this subsection, one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate 
prepared by the District government shall be paid, not later than 
the second day of each fiscal quarter, to the District government by 
the Secretary of the Treasury from funds deposited by said depart-
ments, establishments, or agencies in a United States Treasurv 
account entitled 'Federal Payment for Water and Sewer Services. 
In the absence of sufficient funds in said account, pa5nnent shall be 
made by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the 
United States Treasury and shall be reimbursed promptly to the 
United States Treasury by the respective user agencies. Payments 
shall be made to the District government by the Secretary of the 
103 STAT. 1282 
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Treasury without further justification, and shall be equal to one-
fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate prepared by the District 
government pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
"(2) By April 15 of each calendar year the District shall provide 
the Office of Management and Budget, for inclusion in the Presi-
dent's budget of the respective Federal departments, independent 
establishments, or agencies, an estimate of the cost of service for the 
fiscal year commencing October 1st of the following calendar year. 
The estimate shall provide the total estimated annual cost of such 
service and an itemized estimate of such costs by Federal depart-
ment, independent establishment, or agency. The District's esti-
mates on a yearly basis shall reflect such adjustments as are 
necessary to (1) account for actual usage variances from the esti-
mated amounts for the fiscal year ending on September 30th of the 
calendar year preceding April 15th, and (2) reflect changes in rates 
charged for water and sewer services resulting from public laws or 
rate covenants pursuant to water and sewer revenue bond sales. 
"(3) Each Federal department, independent establishment, or 
agency receiving sanitary sewer services in buildings, establish-
ments, or other places shall pay from funds specifically appropriated 
or otherwise available to it, quarterly and on the first day of each 
such fiscal quarter, to an account in the United States Treasury 
entitled 'Federal Payment for Water and Sewer Services' an amount 
equal to one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate for said 
services as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
"(4) The amount or time period for late payment of charges for 
sanitary sewer services involving a building, establishment, or other 
place owned by the Government of the United States imposed by the 
District of Columbia shall not be different from those imposed by the 
District of Columbia on its most favored customer.". 
(d) The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 207 of the District 
of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 106) is amended to 
read as follows: "Whenever a property upon which a sanitary sewer 
service charge is a public park, or uses water from the water supply 
system of the District for an industrial or commercial purpose in 
such a manner that the water so used is likewise not discharged into 
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the sanitary sewage works of the District, the quantity of water so 
used and not discharged into the sanitary sewage works of the 
District may be excluded in determining the sanitary sewer service 
charge on such property, if such exclusion is previously requested in 
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writing by the owner or occupant thereof and approved in writing 
by the District government in advance of the billing period 
involved.". 
Effective date. 
(e) The amendments made by this section shall take effect Janu-
Termination 
^^y 1, 1990, and shall terminate December 31,1990. 
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SEC. 134. (a) The paragraph under the heading "Lottery and 
Charitable Games Enterprise Fund" in the District of Columbia 
Appropriation Act, 1982, approved December 4, 1981 (95 Stat. 1174; 
Public Law 97-91), is amended— 
(1) by striking the 10th proviso; and 
(2) in the 11th proviso, by striking "1144, as well as in the Old 
Georgetown Historic District:" and inserting "1144:". 
(b) The 11th proviso referred to in subsection (aX2), as amended by 
such subsection, shall not apply with respect to any activity relating 
to a lottery, raffle, bingo, or other game of chance sponsored by, and 
conducted solely for the benefit of, an organization which is de-
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103 STAT. 1283 
scribed in section 501(c)(3), and exempt from tax under section 
501(a), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 135. No funds appropriated in this Act for the operation of 
programs, projects, or activities of the government of the District of 
Columbia for which the Council of the District of Columbia has 
approved a specific budget increase shall be reprogrammed or re-
duced prior to 30 days written notice to the Council of the District of 
Columbia. 
SEC. 136. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990 pay Wages, 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 137. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, the 
District of Columbia shall pay interest on its quarterly payments to 
the United States that are made more than 60 days from the date of 
receipt of an itemized statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
of amounts due for housing District of Columbia convicts in Federal 
penitentiaries for the preceding quarter. 
SEC. 138. Section 11-903, District of Columbia Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"§ 11-903. Composition 
Courts, U.S. 
"Subject to the enactment of authorizing legislation, the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia shall consist of a chief judge and 
fifty-eight associate judges.". 
SEC. 139. Of the funds appropriated in Public Law 100-202 for 
carrying out part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act that 
remain available for obligation, $6,700,000 shall be awarded without 
regard to section 701(B), section 721(B), and section 721(C) of said Act 
to the consortium of institutions of higher education in the 
Washington, DC metropolitan area for the purpose of constructing 
and equipping an academic research library to link the library 
and information resources of the universities participating in the 
consortium. 
SEC. 140. TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSING PREGNANT WOMEN 
AND INFANTS EXPOSED TO MATERNAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE DURING 
PREGNANCY.—(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Department of 
Human Services of the District of Columbia (referred to as the 
"Director") shall establish a task force, to be known as the District 
of Columbia Task Force for Coordinated Service to Drug-Exposed 
Infants (referred to as the "Task Force"), to develop a plan for the 
most efficient and effective delivery of services to substance abusing 
pregnant women and infants who were exposed to maternal sub-
stance abuse during pregnancy, including recommendations to 
ensure maximum cooperation between service providers. 
Qo) MEMBERS.—(1) The Director shall appoint no more than 15 
persons to serve on the Task Force, including persons with experi-
ence in treating substance-exposed infants, representing the follow-
ing organizations and disciplines: 
(A) Child protection and welfare. 
(B) Local hospitals. 
(C) Health care professionals, including drug treatment 
specialists, public health experts, primary care providers, and 
child development specialists. 
(D) Public safety and justice. 
(E) Public education. 
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(F) Community-based organizations serving substance abusing 
pregnant and post partum women and their infants. 
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Nation's Capital 
Religious 
Liberty and 
Academic 
Freedom Act. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
Homosexuality. 
(G) Public housing officials. 
(H) Other human support services. 
(2) In addition to the members of the Task Force appointed 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the United States Attorney or a designee 
of the United States Attorney shall be a member of the Task Force. 
(3) The Director or the designee of the Director shall act as 
chairman of the Task Force and provide such clerical support as the 
Task Force requires. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act the Task Force shall submit a report to Congress making 
findings and recommendations for legislative or other action, and 
including a specific plan detailing how the District will provide for 
the care of abandoned or otherwise abused infants for whom foster 
homes have not been found within 6 months of birth; and a time-
table for implementing its recommendations. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate on submission 
of its report in accordance with subsection (c). 
SEC. 141. (a) This section may be cited as the "Nation's Capital 
Religious Liberty and Academic Freedom Act". 
(b) Section 1-2520 of the District of Columbia Code (1981 
edition) is amended by adding after subsection (2) the following new 
subsection: 
"(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of the laws of the 
District of Columbia, it shall not be an unlawful discriminatory 
practice in the District of Columbia for any educational institu-
tion that is affiliated with a religious organization or closely 
associated with the tenets of a religious organization to deny, 
restrict, abridge, or condition— 
"(A) the use of any fund, service, facility, or benefit; or 
"(B) the granting of any endorsement, approval, or 
recognition, 
to any person or persons that are organized for, or engaged in, 
promoting, encouraging, or condoning any homosexual act, life-
style, orientation, or belief.". 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 1990". 
Approved November 21, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3746: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Nov. 20, considered and passed House and Senate.