H.R. 2587 — District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2587 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 143
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2587

                          [Report No. 106-249]

 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of 
 said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 1999

    Mr. Istook, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of 
 said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a program to 
be administered by the Mayor for District of Columbia resident tuition 
support, subject to the enactment of authorizing legislation for such 
program by Congress, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such funds shall be used on behalf of eligible District 
of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference 
between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of 
higher education, usable at both public and private institutions of 
higher education anywhere within the United States: Provided further, 
That the awarding of such funds shall be prioritized on the basis of a 
resident's academic merit and such other factors as may be authorized.

        Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to create 
incentives to promote the adoption of children in the District of 
Columbia foster care system, $8,500,000: Provided, That such funds 
shall remain available until September 30, 2001 and shall be used in 
accordance with a program established by the Mayor and the Council of 
the District of Columbia and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

         Federal Payment to the Citizen Complaint Review Board

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for 
administrative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review Board, 
$1,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.

          Federal Payment to the Department of Human Services

    For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services for a 
mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

    For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia Corrections 
Trustee, $183,000,000 for the administration and operation of 
correctional facilities and for the administrative operating costs of 
the Office of the Corrections Trustee, as authorized by section 11202 
of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, approved August 5, 1997; 111 Stat. 
712): Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia Corrections 
Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

    For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$100,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the District of Columbia Superior 
Court, $75,245,000; for the District of Columbia Court System, 
$9,260,000 and $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2001, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for operations of 
the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be for 
the design of an Integrated Justice Information System and that such 
funds shall be used in accordance with a plan and design developed by 
the courts and approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this 
heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with 
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis 
with the General Services Administration, said services to include the 
preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be 
submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives.

            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

    For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605, 
D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under the District of 
Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in 
proceedings in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and 
payments for counsel authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code 
(relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia 
Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act 
of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such funds shall be administered by the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
expenses of other Federal agencies.

 Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
                      for the District of Columbia

    For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the 
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, as amended (Public Law 105-33, approved August 5, 1997; 111 Stat. 
712), $105,500,000, of which $69,400,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation and Offender 
Supervision, to include expenses relating to supervision of adults 
subject to protection orders or provision of services for or related to 
such persons; $17,400,000 shall be available to the Public Defender 
Service; and $18,700,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services 
Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 
of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
agencies: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $32,192,000 shall be used in support of universal drug 
screening and testing for those individuals on pretrial, probation, or 
parole supervision with continued testing, intermediate sanctions, and 
other treatment for those identified in need, of which not to exceed 
$13,245,000 shall be available until September 30, 2001, for treatment 
services.

                   Children's National Medical Center

    For a Federal contribution to the Children's National Medical 
Center in the District of Columbia, $3,500,000 for construction, 
renovation, and information technology infrastructure costs associated 
with establishing community pediatric health clinics for high risk 
children in medically underserved areas of the District of Columbia.

                       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                          Division of Expenses

    The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Columbia 
for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District of 
Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided.

                   Governmental Direction and Support

    Governmental direction and support, $162,356,000 (including 
$137,134,000 from local funds, $11,670,000 from Federal funds, and 
$13,552,000 from other funds): Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 for 
the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
Columbia, and $2,500 for the City Administrator shall be available from 
this appropriation for official purposes: Provided further, That any 
program fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be available for 
the payment of expenses of the debt management program of the District 
of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from Federal sources 
shall be used to support the operations or activities of the Statehood 
Commission and Statehood Compact Commission: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for 
Admission to Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues: 
Provided further, That all employees permanently assigned to work in 
the Office of the Mayor shall be paid from funds allocated to the 
Office of the Mayor.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

    Economic development and regulation, $190,335,000 (including 
$52,911,000 from local funds, $84,751,000 from Federal funds, and 
$52,673,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 collected by the 
District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue shall be paid to 
the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act 
of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code, sec. 1-2271 et seq.), and the 
Business Improvement Districts Temporary Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. 
Law 12-23): Provided, That such funds are available for acquiring 
services provided by the General Services Administration: Provided 
further, That Business Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes 
levied by the District of Columbia.

                       Public Safety and Justice

    Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 135 
passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, including 130 for 
police-type use and five for fire-type use, without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
$785,670,000 (including $565,411,000 from local funds, $29,012,000 from 
Federal funds, and $191,247,000 from other funds): Provided, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed 
25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the Department of Fire and Emergency 
Medical Services 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 replacement: 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 the 
Metropolitan Police Department shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on efforts to 
increase efficiency and improve the professionalism in the department: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or 
Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police 
Department's delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: 
Provided further, That the District of Columbia government may not 
require the Metropolitan Police Department to submit to any other 
procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of or be 
restricted in any manner by any official or employee of the District of 
Columbia government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: 
Provided further, That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of 
Columbia National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services that are performed in emergencies by the National Guard in a 
militia status and are requested by the Mayor, in amounts that shall be 
jointly determined and certified as due and payable for these services 
by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the District of Columbia 
National Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 
for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard under the 
preceding proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the 
availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in 
advance for emergency services involved: Provided further, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn 
officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition: Provided further, That 
no more than 15 members of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be 
detailed or assigned to the Executive Protection Unit, until the Chief 
of Police submits a recommendation to the Council for its review: 
Provided further, That $100,000 shall be available for inmates released 
on medical and geriatric parole: Provided further, That commencing on 
December 31, 1999, the Metropolitan Police Department shall provide to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, quarterly reports on the status of crime reduction in 
each of the 83 police service areas established throughout the District 
of Columbia.

                        Public Education System

    Public education system, including the development of national 
defense education programs, $867,411,000 (including $721,847,000 from 
local funds, $120,951,000 from Federal funds, and $24,613,000 from 
other funds), to be allocated as follows: $713,197,000 (including 
$600,936,000 from local funds, $106,213,000 from Federal funds, and 
$6,048,000 from other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
Columbia; $17,000,000 from local funds being the Federal payment 
appropriated earlier in this Act for resident tuition support at public 
and private institutions of higher learning for eligible District 
residents; $10,700,000 from local funds for the District of Columbia 
Teachers' Retirement Fund; and not less than $27,885,000 from local 
funds for public charter schools: Provided, That if the entirety of 
this allocation has not been provided as payments to any public charter 
schools currently in operation through the per pupil funding formula, 
the funds shall be available for new public charter schools on a per 
pupil basis: Provided further, That $480,000 of this amount shall be 
available to the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board for 
administrative costs; $72,347,000 (including $40,491,000 from local 
funds, $13,536,000 from Federal funds, and $18,320,000 from other 
funds) for the University of the District of Columbia; $24,171,000 
(including $23,128,000 from local funds, $798,000 from Federal funds 
and $245,000 other funds) for the Public Library; $2,111,000 (including 
$1,707,000 from local funds and $404,000 from Federal funds) for the 
Commission on the Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the 
public schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not 
to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education 
program: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the 
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 official purposes: Provided 
further, That none of the funds contained in this Act may be made 
available to pay the salaries of any District of Columbia Public School 
teacher, principal, administrator, official, or employee who knowingly 
provides false enrollment or attendance information under article II, 
section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for compulsory school 
attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved February 4, 1925 (D.C. 
Code, sec. 31-401 et seq.): Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall not be available to subsidize the education of any nonresident of 
the District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public elementary 
and secondary school during fiscal year 2000 unless the nonresident 
pays tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 
percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia which are 
attributable to the education of the nonresident (as established by the 
Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize 
the education of nonresidents of the District of Columbia at the 
University of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of Trustees of 
the University of the District of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, a tuition rate schedule that will establish 
the tuition rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than the 
nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public institutions of 
higher education in the metropolitan area.

                         Human Support Services

    Human support services, $1,526,361,000 (including $635,373,000 from 
local funds, $875,814,000 from Federal funds, and $15,174,000 from 
other funds): Provided, That $25,150,000 of this appropriation, to 
remain available until expended, shall be available solely for District 
of Columbia employees' disability compensation: Provided further, That 
a peer review committee shall be established to review medical payments 
and the type of service received by a disability compensation claimant: 
Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall not provide free 
government services such as water, sewer, solid waste disposal or 
collection, utilities, maintenance, repairs, or similar services to any 
legally constituted private nonprofit organization, as defined in 
section 411(5) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (101 
Stat. 485; Public Law 100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11371), providing emergency 
shelter services in the District, if the District would not be 
qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to such Act (101 Stat. 485; 
Public Law 100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).

                              Public 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 leasing of passenger-
carrying vehicles, $271,395,000 (including $258,341,000 from local 
funds, $3,099,000 from Federal funds, and $9,955,000 from other funds): 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business: 
Provided further, That $2,620,000 shall be available for program 
enhancements ($1,370,000 for selected increases in District bus 
service; $800,000 for new feeder bus service; $200,000 for new small 
bus operations; and $250,000 for the planning and development of the 
proposed New York Avenue Metrorail station).

                         Receivership Programs

    For all agencies of the District of Columbia government under court 
ordered receivership, $345,577,000 (including $221,106,000 from local 
funds, $106,111,000 from Federal funds, and $18,360,000 from other 
funds).

                         Workforce Investments

    For workforce investments, $8,500,000 from local funds, to be 
transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia within the various 
appropriation headings in this Act for which employees are properly 
payable.

                                Reserve

    For a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial Officer of 
the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, $150,000,000 from 
local funds: Provided, That the reserve shall only be expended 
according to criteria established by the Chief Financial Officer and 
approved by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority, and the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                               Authority

    For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority, established by section 101(a) of the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104-8), 
$3,140,000: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this Act may 
be used to pay any compensation of the Executive Director or General 
Counsel of the Authority at a rate in excess of the maximum rate of 
compensation which may be paid to such individual during fiscal year 
2000 under section 102 of such Act, as determined by the Comptroller 
General (as described in GAO letter report B-279095.2).

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

    For payment of principal, interest and certain fees directly 
resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia to fund District 
of Columbia capital projects as authorized by sections 462, 475, and 
490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 
1973, as amended, and that funds shall be allocated for expenses 
associated with the Wilson Building, $328,417,000 from local funds: 
Provided, That for equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $27,527,000 
of equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed two percent of 
the par amount being financed on a lease purchase basis with a maturity 
not to exceed five years: Provided further, That $5,300,000 is 
allocated to the Metropolitan Police Department, $3,200,000 for the 
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, $350,000 for the 
Department of Corrections, $15,949,000 for the Department of Public 
Works and $2,728,000 for the Public Benefit Corporation.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

    For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general fund 
accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, $38,286,000 from local 
funds, as authorized by section 461(a) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended (105 Stat. 540; Public 
Law 102-106; D.C. Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

    For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $9,000,000 from 
local funds.

                     Certificates of Participation

    For lease payments in accordance with the Certificates of 
Participation involving the land site underlying the building located 
at One Judiciary Square, $7,950,000 from local funds.

                      Optical and Dental Payments

    For optical and dental payments, $1,295,000 from local funds.

                           Productivity Bank

    The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under the 
direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall finance 
projects totaling $20,000,000 in local funds that result in cost 
savings or additional revenues, by an amount equal to such financing: 
Provided, That the Mayor shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate by the 15th calendar day after the end of each quarter beginning 
December 31, 1999, on the status of the projects financed under this 
heading.

                       Productivity Bank Savings

    The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under the 
direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall make 
reductions totaling $20,000,000 in local funds. The reductions are to 
be allocated to projects funded through the Productivity Bank that 
produce cost savings or additional revenues in an amount equal to the 
Productivity Bank financing: Provided, That the Mayor shall provide 
quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar day after the end 
of each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the status of the cost 
savings or additional revenues funded under this heading.

                   Procurement and Management Savings

    The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, under the 
direction of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall make 
reductions of $14,457,000 for general supply schedule savings and 
$7,000,000 for management reform savings, in local funds to one or more 
of the appropriation headings in this Act: Provided, That the Mayor 
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 15th calendar day 
after the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 1999, on the 
status of the general supply schedule savings and management reform 
savings projected under this heading.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

    For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington 
Aqueduct, $279,608,000 from other funds (including $236,075,000 for the 
Water and Sewer Authority and $43,533,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) 
of which $35,222,000 shall be apportioned and payable to the District's 
debt service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
capital improvement projects.
    For construction projects, $197,169,000, as authorized by An Act 
authorizing the laying of watermains 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 requirements and 
restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital improvements 
projects and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay 
appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under this 
appropriation title.

              Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund

    For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, established 
by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 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, secs. 2-2501 et seq. and 22-
1516 et seq.), $234,400,000: Provided, That the District of Columbia 
shall identify the source of funding for this appropriation title from 
the District's own locally generated revenues: Provided further, That 
no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support the 
operations or activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control 
Board.

                  Sports and Entertainment Commission

    For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $10,846,000 from other 
funds for expenses incurred by the Armory Board in the exercise of its 
powers granted by the Act entitled ``An Act To Establish A District of 
Columbia Armory Board, and for other purposes'', approved June 4, 1948 
(62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et seq.) and the District of 
Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, approved September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619; 
Public Law 85-300; D.C. Code, sec. 2-321 et seq.): Provided, That the 
Mayor shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the forthcoming 
fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93-
198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

          D.C. Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation

    For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit 
Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11-212, D.C. Code, sec. 32-262.2, 
effective April 9, 1997, $133,443,000 of which $44,435,000 shall be 
derived by transfer from the general fund and $89,008,000 from other 
funds.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

    For the D.C. Retirement Board, established by section 121 of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979, approved November 
17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), $9,892,000 from the 
earnings of the applicable retirement funds to pay legal, management, 
investment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the District 
of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That the District of Columbia 
Retirement Board shall provide to the Congress and to the Council of 
the District of Columbia a quarterly report of the allocations of 
charges by fund and of 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 itemized 
accounting of the planned use of appropriated funds in time for each 
annual budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time for 
each annual audited financial report: Provided further, That section 
121(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, 
sec. 1-711(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the total amount to which a 
member may be entitled'' and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ``the total amount to which a member may be entitled under 
this subsection during a year (beginning with 1998) may not exceed 
$5,000, except that in the case of the Chairman of the Board and the 
Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Board, such amount may not 
exceed $10,000 (beginning with 2000).''.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

    For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the District 
of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment Act, approved October 
3, 1964 (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-622), $1,810,000 from other 
funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

    For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, $50,226,000 
from other funds.

                             Capital Outlay

                        (including rescissions)

    For construction projects, $1,260,524,000 of which $929,450,000 is 
from local funds, $54,050,000 is from the highway trust fund, and 
$277,024,000 is from Federal funds, and a rescission of $41,886,500 
from local funds approriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, 
for a net amount of $1,218,637,500 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That 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 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, 2001, except 
authorizations for projects as to which funds have been obligated in 
whole or in part prior to September 30, 2001: Provided further, That 
upon expiration of any such project authorization the funds provided 
herein for the project shall lapse.

                           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 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, 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 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 maximum 
amount that may be expended for said purpose or object rather than an 
amount set apart exclusively therefor.
    Sec. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when 
authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately owned automobiles 
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 
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 in the case of the Council of 
the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization 
of the chair of the Council.
    Sec. 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 payment of judgments that have been entered against the 
District of Columbia government: Provided, That nothing contained in 
this section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the 
provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia 
Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved March 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 
78; Public Law 84-460; D.C. Code, sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)).
    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. 3-205.44), and 
for the payment of the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify 
for grants under subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
    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. 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 availability of 
school buildings for the use of any community or partisan political 
group during non-school hours.
    Sec. 110. 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 Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia of the House Committee on Government Reform, the Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring 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. 111. 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. 112. 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. 113. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall develop 
an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for capital outlay 
borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable time after the close of 
each quarter, the Mayor shall report to the Council of the District of 
Columbia and the Congress the actual borrowings and spending progress 
compared with projections.
    Sec. 114. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for capital projects 
unless the Mayor 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. 115. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed for 
capital projects for the operating expenses of the District of Columbia 
government.
    Sec. 116. None of the funds provided under this Act to the agencies 
funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through 
a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3) 
establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or 
increased by Congress in the Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by 
any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; (5) reestablishes through 
reprogramming any program or project previously deferred through 
reprogramming; (6) augments existing programs, projects, or 
responsibility centers through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 
percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project, or 
responsibility center; unless the Appropriations Committees of both the 
Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 30 days in 
advance of any reprogramming as set forth in this section.
    Sec. 117. 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.
    Sec. 118. 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 average of 
less than 22 miles per gallon: Provided, That this section shall not 
apply to security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles.

                   compensation for certain officials

    Sec. 119. (a) City Administrator.--The last sentence of section 
422(7) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
242(7)) is amended by striking ``, not to exceed'' and all that follows 
and inserting a period.
    (b) Board of Directors of Redevelopment Land Agency.--Section 
1108(c)(2)(F) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive 
Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-612.8(c)(2)(F)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(F) Redevelopment Land Agency board members shall be paid 
        per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor, 
        except that such rate may not exceed the daily equivalent of 
        the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the District 
        Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which they 
        are engaged in the actual performance of their duties.''.
    Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
provisions of the District of Columbia 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 Home Rule 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, United 
States Code.
    Sec. 121. No later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter 
of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of Columbia the 
new fiscal year 2000 revenue estimates as of the end of the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2000. These estimates shall be used in the 
budget request for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The 
officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
report.
    Sec. 122. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia 
government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended without 
opening that contract to the competitive bidding process as set forth 
in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 
1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
1183.3), except that the District of Columbia government or any agency 
thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition 
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 rules and procedures and said 
determination has been reviewed and approved by the District of 
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
    Sec. 123. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985, (99 Stat. 1037; Public 
Law 99-177), as amended, the term ``program, project, and activity'' 
shall be synonymous with and refer specifically to each account 
appropriating Federal funds in this Act, and any sequestration order 
shall be applied to each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate 
total of those accounts: Provided, That sequestration orders shall not 
be applied to any account that is specifically exempted from 
sequestration by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
    Sec. 124. In the event a sequestration order is issued pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, approved 
December 12, 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 
accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from 
sequestration by such Act.
    Sec. 125. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia government may 
accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 2000 if--
            (1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift 
        or donation: Provided, That the Council of the District of 
        Columbia may accept and use gifts without prior approval by the 
        Mayor; and
            (2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out its 
        authorized functions or duties.
    (b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government shall keep 
accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or 
donation under subsection (a) of this section, and shall make such 
records available for audit and public inspection.
    (c) For the purposes of this section, the term ``entity of the 
District of Columbia government'' includes an independent agency of the 
District of Columbia.
    (d) This section shall not apply to the District of Columbia Board 
of Education, which may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the 
District of Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public schools 
without prior approval by the Mayor.
    Sec. 126. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be 
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or 
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or 
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of 
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979, 
effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-113(d)).
    Sec. 127. (a) The University of the District of Columbia shall 
submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this section referred 
to as ``Authority''), and the Council of the District of Columbia 
(hereafter in this section referred to as ``Council'') no later than 15 
calendar days after the end of each quarter a report that sets forth--
            (1) current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-to-
        date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
        expenditure projections versus budget broken out on the basis 
        of control center, responsibility center, and object class, and 
        for all funds, non-appropriated funds, and capital financing;
            (2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
        the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
        responsibility center, detailed object, and for all funding 
        sources;
            (3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
        annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
        budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the 
        basis of control center and responsibility center, and contract 
        identifying codes used by the University of the District of 
        Columbia; payments made in the last quarter and year-to-date, 
        the total amount of the contract and total payments made for 
        the contract and any modifications, extensions, renewals; and 
        specific modifications made to each contract in the last month;
            (4) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been 
        made by the University of the District of Columbia within the 
        last quarter in compliance with applicable law; and
            (5) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational 
        structure of the University of the District of Columbia, 
        displaying previous and current control centers and 
        responsibility centers, the names of the organizational 
        entities that have been changed, the name of the staff member 
        supervising each entity affected, and the reasons for the 
        structural change.
    (b) The Mayor, the Authority, and the Council shall provide the 
Congress by February 1, 2001, a summary, analysis, and recommendations 
on the information provided in the quarterly reports.
    Sec. 128. None of the funds contained in this Act may be made 
available to pay the fees of an attorney who represents a party who 
prevails in an action, including an administrative proceeding, brought 
against the District of Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) if--
            (1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attorney exceeds 
        the hourly rate of compensation under section 11-2604(a), 
        District of Columbia Code; or
            (2) the maximum amount of compensation of the attorney 
        exceeds the maximum amount of compensation under section 11-
        2604(b)(1), District of Columbia Code, except that compensation 
        and reimbursement in excess of such maximum may be approved for 
        extended or complex representation in accordance with section 
        11-2604(c), District of Columbia Code.

                       abortion funds restriction

    Sec. 129. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be 
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest.

                  domestic partners funds restriction

    Sec. 130. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 
(D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Code, sec. 36-1401 et seq.) or to otherwise 
implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, 
cohabiting couples (whether homosexual, heterosexual, or lesbian), 
including but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending 
employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the 
same basis that such benefits are extended to legally married couples.
    Sec. 131. The Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public 
Schools shall submit to the Congress, the Mayor, the District of 
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
and the Council of the District of Columbia no later than 15 calendar 
days after the end of each quarter a report that sets forth--
            (1) current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-to-
        date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
        expenditure projections versus budget, broken out on the basis 
        of control center, responsibility center, agency reporting 
        code, and object class, and for all funds, including capital 
        financing;
            (2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
        the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
        responsibility center, detailed object, and agency reporting 
        code, and for all funding sources;
            (3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
        annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
        budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the 
        basis of control center, responsibility center, and agency 
        reporting code; and contract identifying codes used by the 
        District of Columbia Public Schools; payments made in the last 
        quarter and year-to-date, the total amount of the contract and 
        total payments made for the contract and any modifications, 
        extensions, renewals; and specific modifications made to each 
        contract in the last month;
            (4) all reprogramming requests and reports that are 
        required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of 
        Education; and
            (5) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational 
        structure of the D.C. Public Schools, displaying previous and 
        current control centers and responsibility centers, the names 
        of the organizational entities that have been changed, the name 
        of the staff member supervising each entity affected, and the 
        reasons for the structural change.
    Sec. 132. (a) In General.--The Superintendent of the District of 
Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of Columbia 
shall annually compile an accurate and verifiable report on the 
positions and employees in the public school system and the university, 
respectively. The annual report shall set forth--
            (1) the number of validated schedule A positions in the 
        District of Columbia public schools and the University of the 
        District of Columbia for fiscal year 1999, fiscal year 2000, 
        and thereafter on full-time equivalent basis, including a 
        compilation of all positions by control center, responsibility 
        center, funding source, position type, position title, pay 
        plan, grade, and annual salary; and
            (2) a compilation of all employees in the District of 
        Columbia public schools and the University of the District of 
        Columbia as of the preceding December 31, verified as to its 
        accuracy in accordance with the functions that each employee 
        actually performs, by control center, responsibility center, 
        agency reporting code, program (including funding source), 
        activity, location for accounting purposes, job title, grade 
        and classification, annual salary, and position control number.
    (b) Submission.--The annual report required by subsection (a) of 
this section shall be submitted to the Congress, the Mayor, the 
District of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and the 
Authority, not later than February 15 of each year.
    Sec. 133. (a) No later than October 1, 1999, or within 30 calendar 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, which ever occurs 
later, and each succeeding year, the Superintendent of the District of 
Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of Columbia 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Mayor, 
the District of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for 
the public school system and the University of the District of Columbia 
for such fiscal year that is in the total amount of the approved 
appropriation and that realigns budgeted data for personal services and 
other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual 
expenditures.
    (b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this section 
shall be submitted in the format of the budget that the Superintendent 
of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the 
District of Columbia submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
for inclusion in the Mayor's budget submission to the Council of the 
District of Columbia pursuant to section 442 of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 
47-301).
    Sec. 134. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the District of 
Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in formulating the DCPS budget, the 
Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, the 
Board of Library Trustees, and the Board of Governors of the University 
of the District of Columbia School of Law shall vote on and approve 
their respective annual or revised budgets before submission to the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor's budget 
submission to the Council of the District of Columbia in accordance 
with section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Public Law 
93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their 
respective budgets directly to the Council.

                  ceiling on total operating expenses

    Sec. 135. (a) Ceiling on Total Operating Expenses.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
        expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2000 
        under the caption ``Division of Expenses'' shall not exceed the 
        lesser of--
                    (A) the sum of the total revenues of the District 
                of Columbia for such fiscal year; or
                    (B) $5,522,779,000 (of which $152,753,000 shall be 
                from intra-District funds and $3,117,254,000 shall be 
                from local funds), which amount may be increased by the 
                following:
                            (i) proceeds of one-time transactions, 
                        which are expended for emergency or 
                        unanticipated operating or capital needs 
                        approved by the District of Columbia Financial 
                        Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                        Authority; or
                            (ii) after notification to the Council, 
                        additional expenditures which the Chief 
                        Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
                        certifies will produce additional revenues 
                        during such fiscal year at least equal to 200 
                        percent of such additional expenditures, and 
                        that are approved by the Authority.
            (2) Enforcement.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
        District of Columbia and the Authority shall take such steps as 
        are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets the 
        requirements of this section, including the apportioning by the 
        Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made 
        available to the District during fiscal year 2000, except that 
        the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating 
        expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other 
        obligations issued for capital projects.
    (b) Acceptance and Use of Grants Not Included in Ceiling.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Mayor, 
        in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, during a 
        control year, as defined in section 305(4) of the District of 
        Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act 
        of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (Public Law 104-8; 109 Stat. 
        152), may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and 
        other grants received by the District government that are not 
        reflected in the amounts appropriated in this Act.
            (2) Requirement of chief financial officer report and 
        authority approval.--No such Federal, private, or other grant 
        may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) until--
                    (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
                Columbia submits to the Authority a report setting 
                forth detailed information regarding such grant; and
                    (B) the Authority has reviewed and approved the 
                acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant 
                in accordance with review and approval procedures 
                consistent with the provisions of the District of 
                Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
                Assistance Act of 1995.
            (3) Prohibition on spending in anticipation of approval or 
        receipt.--No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
        general fund or other funds of the District government in 
        anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under 
        paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection or in anticipation of the 
        approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not 
        subject to such paragraph.
            (4) Quarterly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
        District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting 
        forth detailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
        other grants subject to this subsection. Each such report shall 
        be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia, and to 
        the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, not later than 15 days after 
        the end of the quarter covered by the report.
    (c) Report on Expenditures by Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority.--Not later than 20 calendar days after 
the end of each fiscal quarter starting October 1, 1999, the Authority 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
providing an itemized accounting of all non-appropriated funds 
obligated or expended by the Authority for the quarter. The report 
shall include information on the date, amount, purpose, and vendor 
name, and a description of the services or goods provided with respect 
to the expenditures of such funds.
    (d) Application of Excess Revenues.--Local revenues collected in 
excess of amounts required to support appropriations in this Act for 
operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2000 
under the caption ``Division of Expenses'' shall be applied first to a 
reserve account not to exceed $250,000,000 to be used to finance 
seasonal cash needs (in lieu of short-term borrowings); second to 
accelerate repayment of cash borrowed from the Water and Sewer Fund; 
and third to reduce the outstanding long-term bonded indebtedness.
    Sec. 136. If a department or agency of the government of the 
District of Columbia is under the administration of a court-appointed 
receiver or other court-appointed official during fiscal year 2000 or 
any succeeding fiscal year, the receiver or official shall prepare and 
submit to the Mayor, for inclusion in the annual budget of the District 
of Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the expenditures and 
appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the 
department or agency. All such estimates shall be forwarded by the 
Mayor to the Council, for its action pursuant to sections 446 and 
603(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but 
subject to the Mayor's recommendations. Notwithstanding any provision 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 
(87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-101 et seq.) the 
Council may comment or make recommendations concerning such annual 
estimates but shall have no authority under such Act to revise such 
estimates.
    Sec. 137. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority and the Superintendent of the District 
of Columbia Public Schools are hereby directed to report to the 
Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
not later than April 1, 2000, on all measures necessary and steps to be 
taken to ensure that the District's Public Schools open on time to 
begin the 2000-2001 academic year.
    Sec. 138. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or 
regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia public schools 
shall be--
            (1) classified as an Educational Service employee;
            (2) placed under the personnel authority of the Board of 
        Education; and
            (3) subject to all Board of Education rules.
    (b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate competitive 
area from nonschool-based personnel who shall not compete with school-
based personnel for retention purposes.

                restrictions on use of official vehicles

    Sec. 139. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by 
this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless 
the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the 
officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ``official duties'' does not include travel between 
the officer's or employee's residence and workplace (except (1) in the 
case of an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department 
who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by 
the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, 
an officer or employee of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; (3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the 
Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia).
    (b) Inventory of Vehicles.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 1999, an inventory, 
as of September 30, 1999, of all vehicles owned, leased or operated by 
the District of Columbia government. The inventory shall include, but 
not be limited to, the department to which the vehicle is assigned; the 
year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the 
general condition of the vehicle; annual operating and maintenance 
costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle is allowed to be taken 
home by a District officer or employee and if so, the officer or 
employee's title and resident location.
    Sec. 140. (a) Source of Payment for Employees Detailed Within 
Government.--For purposes of determining the amount of funds expended 
by any entity within the District of Columbia government during fiscal 
year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year, any expenditures of the 
District government attributable to any officer or employee of the 
District government who provides services which are within the 
authority and jurisdiction of the entity (including any portion of the 
compensation paid to the officer or employee attributable to the time 
spent in providing such services) shall be treated as expenditures made 
from the entity's budget, without regard to whether the officer or 
employee is assigned to the entity or otherwise treated as an officer 
or employee of the entity.
    (b) Modification of Reduction in Force Procedures.--The District of 
Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. 
Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), as amended, is further amended in section 
2408(a) by deleting ``1999'' and inserting, ``2000''; in subsection 
(b), by deleting ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''; in subsection (i), by 
deleting ``1999'' and inserting, ``2000''; and in subsection (k), by 
deleting ``1999'' and inserting, ``2000''.
    Sec. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later 
than 120 days after the date that a District of Columbia Public Schools 
[DCPS] student is referred for evaluation or assessment--
            (1) the District of Columbia Board of Education (referred 
        to in this section as the ``Board''), or its successor and DCPS 
        shall assess or evaluate a student who may have a disability 
        and who may require special education services; and
            (2) if a student is classified as having a disability, as 
        defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) 
        or in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 
        359; 29 U.S.C. 706(8)), the Board and DCPS shall place that 
        student in an appropriate program of special education 
        services.
    Sec. 142. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the 
entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with 
the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
            (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
        the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to 
        be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds 
        made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress 
        that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products 
        to the greatest extent practicable.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
        the head of each agency of the Federal or District of Columbia 
        government shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
        notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the 
        Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 143. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used for 
purposes of the annual independent audit of the District of Columbia 
government (including the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority) for fiscal year 2000 unless--
            (1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General of the 
        District of Columbia pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the 
        District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. 
        Code, sec. 1-1182.8(a)(4)); and
            (2) the audit includes a comparison of audited actual year-
        end results with the revenues submitted in the budget document 
        for such year and the appropriations enacted into law for such 
        year.
    Sec. 144. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any 
office, agency or entity to expend funds for programs or functions for 
which a reorganization plan is required but has not been approved by 
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority. Appropriations made by this Act for such programs 
or functions are conditioned only on the approval by the Authority of 
the required reorganization plans.
    Sec. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or 
regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating 
District of Columbia Public School employees shall be a non-negotiable 
item for collective bargaining purposes.
    Sec. 146. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used by 
the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any other officer or 
entity of the District government to provide assistance for any 
petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to 
provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of 
Columbia.
    Sec. 147. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
transfer or confine inmates classified above the medium security level, 
as defined by the Federal Bureau of Prisons classification instrument, 
to the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.

                                reserve

    Sec. 148. Section 202(i) of the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 
47-392.1(i)), as added by section 155 of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-146) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Reserve.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000, the 
        financial plans and budgets submitted pursuant to this Act 
        shall contain $150,000,000 for a reserve to be established by 
        the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia and the 
        Authority.
            ``(2) Expenditure.--The reserve shall only be expended 
        according to criteria established by the Chief Financial 
        Officer and approved by the Authority and the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.''.
    Sec. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or within 30 calendar 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs 
later, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Authority a revised appropriated funds operating budget for all 
agencies of the District of Columbia government for such fiscal year 
that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that 
realigns budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal-
services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
    (b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this section 
shall be submitted in the format of the budget that the District of 
Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, 
sec. 47-301).

                   sterile needles funds restriction

    Sec. 150. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for 
the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
    Sec. 151. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used to conduct any ballot initiative which seeks to legalize or 
otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or 
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.

                   monitoring of real property leases

    Sec. 152. (a) Restrictions.--None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used to make rental payments under a lease for the use of 
real property by the District of Columbia government (including any 
independent agency of the District) unless--
            (1) the lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed 
        with the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic 
        Development; and
            (2)(A) the District of Columbia government occupies the 
        property during the period of time covered by the rental 
        payment; or
            (B) within 60 days of enactment of this Act the Mayor 
        certifies to Congress and the landlord that occupancy is 
        impracticable and submits with the certification a plan to 
        terminate or renegotiate the lease or rental agreement.
    (b) Unoccupied Property.--After 120 days from the date of enactment 
of this Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
make rental payments for property described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of 
this section.
    (c) Semi-Annual Reports by Mayor.--Not later than 20 days after the 
end of each six-month period that begins on October 1, 1999, the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing 
the leases for the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
government that were in effect during the six-month period, and 
including for each such lease the location of the property, the name of 
any person with any ownership interest in the property, the rate of 
payment, the period of time covered by the lease, and the conditions 
under which the lease may be terminated.

               new leases and purchases of real property

    Sec. 153. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
enter into a lease on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
(or to make rental payments under such a lease) for the use of real 
property by the District of Columbia government (including any 
independent agency of the District) or to purchase real property for 
the use of the District of Columbia government (including any 
independent agency of the District) or to manage real property for the 
use of the District of Columbia (including any independent agency of 
the District) unless--
            (1) the Mayor certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
        of the House of Representatives and the Senate that existing 
        real property available to the District (whether leased or 
        owned by the District government) is not suitable for the 
        purposes intended;
            (2) notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is 
        made available for sale or lease all property of the District 
        of Columbia which the Mayor from time to time determines is 
        surplus to the needs of the District of Columbia;
            (3) the Mayor implements a program for the periodic survey 
        of all District property to determine if it is surplus to the 
        needs of the District; and
            (4) the Mayor within 60 days of the date of enactment of 
        this Act has filed a report with the appropriations and 
        authorizing committees of the House and Senate providing a 
        comprehensive plan for the management of District of Columbia 
        real property assets and is proceeding with the implementation 
        of the plan.

              charter school construction and repair funds

    Sec. 154. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan Marketing 
Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 
3009-293) is amended by inserting ``and public charter'' after 
``public''.

                   disposal of excess school property

    Sec. 155. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority, and the Superintendent of Schools 
shall implement a process to dispose of excess public school real 
property within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 156. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia School Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-2851) is amended by 
striking ``during the period'' and ``and ending 5 years after such 
date.''

                   charter school sibling preference

    Sec. 157. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia School Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; D.C. Code, sec. 31-2853.16(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``, except that a 
preference in admission may be given to an applicant who is a sibling 
of a student already attending or selected for admission to the public 
charter school in which the applicant is seeking enrollment.''

                  buyouts and other management reforms

                          (transfer of funds)

    Sec. 158. (a) Transfer of Funds.--There is hereby transferred from 
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority (hereafter referred to as the ``Authority'') to 
the District of Columbia the sum of $20,000,000 for severance payments 
to individuals separated from employment during fiscal year 2000 (under 
such terms and conditions as the Mayor considers appropriate), expanded 
contracting authority of the Mayor, and the implementation of a system 
of managed competition among public and private providers of goods and 
services by and on behalf of the District of Columbia: Provided, That 
such funds shall be used only in accordance with a plan agreed to by 
the Council and the Mayor and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
    (b) Source of Funds.--The amount transferred under subsection (a) 
shall be derived from interest earned on accounts held by the Authority 
on behalf of the District of Columbia.

                        fourteenth street bridge

    Sec. 159. (a) In General.--The District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter referred 
to as the ``Authority''), working with the Commonwealth of Virginia and 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall carry out a project to 
complete all design requirements and all requirements for compliance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of 
expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
    (b) Source of Funds.--In carrying out the project under subsection 
(a), the Authority shall use funds contained in the escrow account held 
by the Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 
(Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-552), for infrastructure needs of 
the District of Columbia, except that the amount used may not exceed 
$7,500,000.

                 anacostia river environmental cleanup

                          (transfer of funds)

    Sec. 160. (a) In General.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia 
shall carry out through the Army Corps of Engineers, an Anacostia River 
environmental cleanup program.
    (b) Source of Funds.--There are hereby transferred to the Mayor 
from the escrow account held by the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority pursuant to section 
134 of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 
2681-552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Columbia, 
$5,000,000.

                    crime victims compensation fund

    Sec. 161. (a) Prohibiting Payment of Administrative Costs From 
Fund.--Section 16(e) of the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act 
of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and administrative costs necessary to 
        carry out this chapter''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``, and no monies in the Fund may be used for any 
        other purpose.''.
    (b) Annual Transfer of Unobligated Balances to Treasury.--Section 
16 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3-435) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund as of the end of 
each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred 
to the Treasury of the United States.''.

            duties of chief financial officers to follow act

    Sec. 162. (a) Certification.--None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins 
on the date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of any chief 
financial officer of any office of the District of Columbia government 
(including any independent agency of the District) who has not filed a 
certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia that the officer understands the duties and 
restrictions applicable to the officer and their agency as a result of 
this Act (and the amendments made by this Act).
    Sec. 163. The proposed budget of the government of the District of 
Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is submitted by the District to 
Congress shall specify potential adjustments that might become 
necessary in the event that the management savings achieved by the 
District during the year do not meet the level of management savings 
projected by the District under the proposed budget.
    Sec. 164. In submitting any document showing the budget for an 
office of the District of Columbia government (including an independent 
agency of the District) that contains a category of activities labeled 
as ``other'', ``miscellaneous'', or a similar general, nondescriptive 
term, the document shall include a description of the types of 
activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown of the 
amount allocated for each such activity.

corps of engineers authorization to perform repairs and improvements on 
                        the southwest waterfront

    Sec. 165. In using the funds made available under this Act or any 
other Act for carrying out improvements to the Southwest Waterfront in 
the District of Columbia (including upgrading marina dock pilings and 
paving and restoring walkways in the marina and fish market areas) for 
the portions of Federal property in the Southwest quadrant of the 
District of Columbia within Lots 847 and 848, a portion of Lot 846, and 
the unassessed Federal real property adjacent to Lot 848 in Square 473, 
any entity of the District of Columbia government (including the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Authority or its designee) may place orders for engineering and 
construction and related services with the Chief of Engineers of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Chief of Engineers may accept such 
orders on a reimbursable basis and may provide any part of such 
services by contract. In providing such services, the Chief of 
Engineers shall follow the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the 
implementing Department of Defense regulations. This section shall 
apply to fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 166. It is the sense of Congress that the District of Columbia 
should not impose or take into consideration any height, square 
footage, set-back, or other construction or zoning requirements in 
authorizing the issuance of industrial revenue bonds for a project of 
the American National Red Cross at 2025 E Street Northwest, Washington, 
D.C., in as much as this project is subject to approval of the National 
Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts pursuant to 
section 11 of the joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to grant 
authority for the erection of a permanent building for the American 
National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District 
of Columbia'', approved July 1, 1947 (Public Law 100-637; 36 U.S.C. 
300108 note).
    This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        TITLE II--TAX REDUCTION

SEC. 201. COMMENDING REDUCTION OF TAXES BY 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Congress commends the District of Columbia for its action to reduce 
taxes, and ratifies D.C. Act 13-111 (commonly known as the Service 
Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Support Act of 1999).

SEC. 202. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title may be construed to limit the ability of the 
Council of the District of Columbia to amend or repeal any provision of 
law described in this title.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 143

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2587

                          [Report No. 106-249]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of 
 said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

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