[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2546 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2546


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 1995

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
    and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
  revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
                     1996, 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, 1996, 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, 1996, $660,000,000, as authorized by section 502(a) of 
the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47-
3406.1).

                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), $52,000,000.

                          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, $149,793,000 and 1,465 full-
time equivalent positions (end of year) (including $118,167,000 and 
1,125 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $2,464,000 and 5 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $4,474,000 and 71 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $24,688,000 and 
264 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District 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 
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 
Columbia: Provided further, That $29,500,000 is used for pay-as-you-go 
capital projects of which $1,500,000 shall be used for a capital needs 
assessment study, and $28,000,000 shall be used for a new financial 
management system of which $2,000,000 shall be used to develop a needs 
analysis and assessment of the existing financial management 
environment, and the remaining $26,000,000 shall be used to procure the 
necessary hardware and installation of new software, conversion, 
testing and training: Provided further, That the $26,000,000 shall not 
be obligated or expended until: (1) the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority submits a report to 
the General Accounting Office within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act reporting the results of the needs analysis and 
assessment of the existing financial management environment, specifying 
the deficiencies in, and recommending necessary improvements to or 
replacement of the District's financial management system including a 
detailed explanation of each recommendation and its estimated cost; (2) 
the General Accounting Office reviews the Authority's report and 
forwards it along with such comments or recommendations as deemed 
appropriate on any matter contained therein to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and the Senate, the Committee on 
Governmental Reform and Oversight of the House, and the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate within 60 days from receipt of the 
report; and (3) 30 days lapse after receipt by Congress of the General 
Accounting Office's comments or recommendations.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

    Economic development and regulation, $139,285,000 and 1,692 full-
time equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $66,505,000 and 696 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $38,792,000 and 509 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $17,658,000 and 260 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $16,330,000 and 
227 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds): 
Provided, 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 Housing 
Finance 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 
notwithstanding 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 Housing Finance Agency and shall be 
repaid to the District of Columbia government only from available 
operating revenues of the Housing Finance 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.

                       Public Safety and Justice

    Public safety and justice, including purchase 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, $954,106,000 and 11,544 
full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $930,889,000 
and 11,365 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $8,942,000 
and 70 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $5,160,000 
and 4 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $9,115,000 
and 105 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds): 
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 
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 Metropolitan Police Department shall employ 
an authorized level of sworn officers not to be less than 3,800 sworn 
officers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996: 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, 1996, shall be available for 
obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception 
in the 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, 1996, shall be 
available for obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year 
since inception in the fiscal year 1985: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Guardianship, 
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986, 
effective February 27, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-204; D.C. Code, sec. 21-2060), 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, shall be available for 
obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception 
in fiscal year 1989: 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 available 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, riots, and similar incidents: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia government shall also take steps to publicize the 
availability of the 24-hour telephone information 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 the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, in relation to the Lorton prison complex: 
Provided further, That 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, 
fires, riots, and similar disturbances involving the prison: 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.

                        Public Education System

    Public education system, including the development of national 
defense education programs, $788,983,000 and 11,670 full-time 
equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $670,833,000 and 9,996 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $87,385,000 and 1,227 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $21,719,000 and 234 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $9,046,000 and 213 
full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds), to be 
allocated as follows: $577,242,000 and 10,167 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $494,556,000 and 9,014 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds, $75,786,000 and 1,058 full-time equivalent 
positions from Federal funds, $4,343,000 and 44 full-time equivalent 
positions from other funds, and $2,557,000 and 51 full-time equivalent 
positions from intra-District funds), for the public schools of the 
District of Columbia; $109,175,000 from local funds shall be allocated 
for the District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $79,269,000 and 
1,079 full-time equivalent positions (including $45,250,000 and 572 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $10,611,000 and 156 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $16,922,000 and 189 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $6,486,000 and 162 
full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds) for the 
University of the District of Columbia; $21,062,000 and 415 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $20,159,000 and 408 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds, $446,000 and 6 full-time 
equivalent positions from Federal funds, $454,000 and 1 full-time 
equivalent position from other funds, and $3,000 from intra-District 
funds) for the Public Library; $2,267,000 and 9 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $1,725,000 and 2 full-time equivalent positions 
from local funds and $542,000 and 7 full-time equivalent positions from 
Federal funds) for the Commission on the Arts and Humanities; $64,000 
from local funds for the District of Columbia School of Law and a 
reduction of $96,000 for the Education Licensure Commission: Provided, 
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 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 September 30, 1996, 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, $1,845,638,000 and 6,469 full-time 
equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $1,067,516,000 and 3,650 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $726,685,000 and 2,639 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $46,763,000 and 66 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $4,674,000 and 114 
full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds): Provided, 
That $26,000,000 of this appropriation, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available solely for District of Columbia employees' 
disability compensation: Provided further, That the District 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 Public Law 100-77, approved July 22, 1987) 
providing emergency shelter services in the District, if the District 
would not be qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, approved July 22, 1987 (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 purchase of passenger-
carrying vehicles for replacement only, $297,326,000 and 1,914 full-
time equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $225,673,000 and 
1,158 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $2,682,000 and 
32 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, $18,342,000 and 
68 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $50,629,000 and 
656 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds): 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business.

                   Washington Convention Center Fund

    For payment to the Washington Convention Center Fund, $5,400,000 
from local funds.

                    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 programs and to amend provisions 
of law relating to Federal Government 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 Commissioners of the District of Columbia to plan, 
construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer to connect the Dulles 
International Airport with the District of Columbia system, approved 
June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 211; Public Law 86-515); sections 723 and 
743(f) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973, as amended (87 
Stat. 821; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-321, note; 91 Stat. 
1156; Public Law 95-131; D.C. Code, sec. 9-219, note), including 
interest as required thereby, $327,787,000 from local funds.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

    For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general fund 
accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, $38,678,000 from local 
funds, as authorized by section 461(a) of the District of Columbia 
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 
24, 1973, as amended (105 Stat. 540; Public Law 102-106; D.C. Code, 
sec. 47-321(a)).

                          Short-Term Borrowing

    For short-term borrowing, $9,698,000 from local funds.

             Pay Renegotiation or Reduction       in Compensation

    The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expenditures for personal 
services in the amount of $46,409,000, by decreasing rates of 
compensation for District government employees; such decreased rates 
are to be realized for employees who are subject to collective 
bargaining agreements to the extent possible through the renegotiation 
of existing collective bargaining agreements: Provided, That, if a 
sufficient reduction from employees who are subject to collective 
bargaining agreements is not realized through renegotiating existing 
agreements, the Mayor shall decrease rates of compensation for such 
employees, notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining 
agreements.

                             Rainy Day Fund

    For mandatory unavoidable expenditures within one or several of the 
various appropriation headings of this Act, to be allocated to the 
budgets for personal services and nonpersonal services as requested by 
the Mayor and approved by the Council pursuant to the procedures in 
section 4 of the Reprogramming Policy Act of 1980, effective September 
16, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-100; D.C. Code, sec. 47-363), $4,563,000 from 
local funds: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall provide to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate quarterly reports by the 15th day of the month following the 
end of the quarter showing how monies provided under this fund are 
expended with a final report providing a full accounting of the fund 
due October 15, 1996 or not later than 15 days after the last amount 
remaining in the fund is disbursed.

                        Incentive Buyout Program

    For the purpose of funding costs associated with the incentive 
buyout program, to be apportioned by the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia within the various appropriation headings in this Act from 
which costs are properly payable, $19,000,000.

                         Outplacement Services

    For the purpose of funding outplacement services for employees who 
leave the District of Columbia government involuntarily, $1,500,000.

                         Boards and Commissions

    The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expenditures for boards 
and commissions under the various headings in this Act in the amount of 
$500,000.

                   Government Re-Engineering Program

    The Mayor shall reduce appropriations and expenditures for personal 
and nonpersonal services in the amount of $16,000,000 within one or 
several of the various appropriation headings in this Act.

             Personal and Nonpersonal Services Adjustments

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor shall adjust 
appropriations and expenditures for personal and nonpersonal services, 
together with the related full-time equivalent positions, in accordance 
with the direction of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority such that there is a net reduction 
of $148,411,000, within or among one or several of the various 
appropriation headings in this Act, pursuant to section 208 of Public 
Law 104-8, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 134).

                             Capital Outlay

                        (including rescissions)

    For construction projects, $168,222,000, 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, secs. 43-1512 through 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 programs 
and to amend provisions of law relating to Federal Government 
participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's Capital 
City, approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; Public Law 85-451; including 
acquisition of sites, preparation of plans and specifications, 
conducting preliminary surveys, erection of structures, including 
building improvement and alteration and treatment of grounds, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $105,660,000 appropriated 
under this heading in prior fiscal years is rescinded: Provided 
further, 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, 1997, except 
authorizations for projects as to which funds have been obligated in 
whole or in part prior to September 30, 1997: 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, $193,398,000 and 1,024 
full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $188,221,000 
and 924 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $433,000 from 
other funds, and $4,744,000 and 100 full-time equivalent positions from 
intra-District funds), of which $41,036,000 shall be apportioned and 
payable to the debt service fund for repayment of loans and interest 
incurred for capital improvement projects.
    For construction projects, $39,477,000, 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 requirements 
and restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital 
improvement 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.), $229,907,000 and 88 full-time equivalent positions (end-
of-year) (including $8,099,000 and 88 full-time equivalent positions 
for administrative expenses and $221,808,000 for non-administrative 
expenses from revenue generated by the Lottery Board), to be derived 
from non-Federal District of Columbia revenues: Provided, That the 
District of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for this 
appropriation 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.

                    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.), $2,469,000 and 8 full-time 
equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $2,137,000 and 8 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds and $332,000 from other 
funds), of which $690,000 shall be transferred to the general fund of 
the District of Columbia.

                             Starplex Fund

    For the Starplex Fund, $8,637,000 from other funds for the expenses 
incurred by the Armory Board in the exercise of its powers granted by 
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 Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; Public 
Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

                         D.C. General Hospital

    For the District of Columbia General Hospital, established by 
Reorganization Order No. 57 of the Board of Commissioners, effective 
August 15, 1953, a reduction of $2,487,000 and a reduction of 180 full-
time equivalent positions in intra-District funds.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

    For the D.C. Retirement Board, established by section 121 of the 
District of Columbia Comprehensive Retirement Reform Act of 1989, 
approved November 17, 1989 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), 
$13,417,000 and 11 full-time equivalent positions (end-of-year) 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 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.

                      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), $10,048,000 and 66 full-
time equivalent positions (end-of-year) (including $3,415,000 and 22 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds and $6,633,000 and 44 
full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds).

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

    For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, $37,957,000, 
of which $5,400,000 shall be derived by transfer from the general fund.

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), 
$3,500,000.

                           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 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 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 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. 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. The annual budget for the District of Columbia government 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, shall be transmitted to 
the Congress no later than April 15, 1996.
    Sec. 111. 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 Government Reform 
and Oversight, District of Columbia Subcommittee, the Subcommittee on 
General Services, 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: 
Provided, That 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. 112. 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. 113. 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. 114. 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. 115. 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. 116. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed for 
capital projects for the operating expenses of the District of Columbia 
government.
    Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended by reprogramming except pursuant to advance 
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 accompanied 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. 118. 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. 119. 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.
    Sec. 120. (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 Executive 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) 
of this section for any position for any period during the last quarter 
of calendar year 1995 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay payable for 
that position for September 30, 1995.
    (c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of Columbia 
Redevelopment 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, per diem compensation at a rate established by 
the Mayor.
    Sec. 121. 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 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(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. 122. The Director of the Department of Administrative Services 
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 
advantageous to the District in terms of economy, efficiency, and the 
District's best interest.
    Sec. 123. No later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter 
of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of Columbia the 
new fiscal year 1996 revenue estimates as of the end of the first 
quarter of fiscal year 1996. These estimates shall be used in the 
budget request for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. The 
officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
report.
    Sec. 124. 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 Public Schools 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 Board of Education rules and procedures.
    Sec. 125. 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, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), 
as amended.
    Sec. 126. 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 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), 
as amended.
    Sec. 127. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 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. 128. 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 Council pursuant to section 422(12) 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(12)) and the Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981, 
effective October 17, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-42; D.C. Code, secs. 1-299.1 to 
1-299.7). Appropriations made by this Act for such programs or 
functions are conditioned on the approval by the Council, prior to 
October 1, 1995, of the required reorganization plans.
    Sec. 129. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia government may 
accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 1996 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. 130. 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 Representatives 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)).

             prohibition against use of funds for abortions

    Sec. 131. (a) In General.--Section 602(a) of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-
233(a), D.C. Code), as amended by section 108(b)(2) of the District of 
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
1995, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) enact any act, resolution, or rule which obligates 
        or expends funds of the District of Columbia (without regard to 
        the source of such funds) for any abortion, or which 
        appropriates funds to any facility owned or operated by the 
        District of Columbia in which any abortion is performed, except 
        where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
        were carried to term, or in cases of forcible rape reported 
        within 30 days to a law enforcement agency, or cases of incest 
        reported to a law enforcement agency or child abuse agency 
        prior to the performance of the abortion.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to acts, resolutions, or rules of the Council of the District of 
Columbia which take effect in fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
1996.
    Sec. 132. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended on any proposed change in either the use or 
configuration of, or on any proposed improvement to, the Municipal Fish 
Wharf until such proposed change or improvement has been reviewed and 
approved by Federal and local authorities including, but not limited 
to, the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine 
Arts, and the Council of the District of Columbia, in compliance with 
applicable local and Federal laws which require public hearings, 
compliance with applicable environmental regulations including, but not 
limited to, any amendments to the Washington, D.C. urban renewal plan 
which must be approved by both the Council of the District of Columbia 
and the National Capital Planning Commission.
    Sec. 133. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American-
made.
    (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or 
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available 
in this Act, the head of each agency of the Federal or District of 
Columbia government, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide 
to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) 
by the Congress.
    Sec. 134. (a) No funds made available pursuant to any provision of 
this Act shall be used to implement or enforce any system of 
registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples whether they are 
homosexual, lesbian, or heterosexual, including but not limited to 
registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or 
governmental benefits to such couples on the same basis such benefits 
are extended to legally married couples.
    (b) The Health Care Benefits Expansion Act (D.C. Law 9-114; sec. 
36-140l et seq., D.C. Code) is hereby repealed.
    Sec. 135. Sections 431(f) and 433(b)(5) of the District of Columbia 
Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, secs. 11-1524 and 
title 11, App. 433), are amended to read as follows:
            (a) Section 431(f) (D.C. Code, sec. 11-1524) is amended to 
        read as follows:
    ``(f) Members of the Tenure Commission shall serve without 
compensation for services rendered in connection with their official 
duties on the Commission.''.
            (b) Section 433(b)(5) (title 11, App. 433) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(5) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
        compensation for services rendered in connection with their 
        official duties on the Commission.''.
    Sec. 136. Section 451 of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 
(87 Stat. 803; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1130), is amended 
by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) The District may enter into multiyear contracts to obtain 
goods and services for which funds would otherwise be available for 
obligation only within the fiscal year for which appropriated.
    ``(2) If the funds are not made available for the continuation of 
such a contract into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be 
cancelled or terminated, and the cost of cancellation or termination 
may be paid from--
            ``(A) appropriations originally available for the 
        performance of the contract concerned;
            ``(B) appropriations currently available for procurement of 
        the type of acquisition covered by the contract, and not 
        otherwise obligated; or
            ``(C) funds appropriated for those payments.
    ``(3) No contract entered into under this section shall be valid 
unless the Mayor submits the contract to the Council for its approval 
and the Council approves the contract (in accordance with criteria 
established by act of the Council). The Council shall be required to 
take affirmative action to approve the contract within 45 days. If no 
action is taken to approve the contract within 45 calendar days, the 
contract shall be deemed disapproved.''.
    Sec. 137. The District of Columbia Real Property Tax Revision Act 
of 1974, approved September 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1051; D.C. Code, sec. 47-
801 et seq.), is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 412 (D.C. Code, sec. 47-812) is amended as 
        follows:
                    (A) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the third 
                and fourth sentences and inserting the following 
                sentences in their place: ``If the Council does extend 
                the time for establishing the rates of taxation on real 
                property, it must establish those rates for the tax 
                year by permanent legislation. If the Council does not 
                establish the rates of taxation of real property by 
                October 15, and does not extend the time for 
                establishing rates, the rates of taxation applied for 
                the prior year shall be the rates of taxation applied 
                during the tax year.''.
                    (B) A new subsection (a-2) is added to read as 
                follows:
    ``(a-2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 
section, the real property tax rates for taxable real property in the 
District of Columbia for the tax year beginning October 1, 1995, and 
ending September 30, 1996, shall be the same rates in effect for the 
tax year beginning October 1, 1993, and ending September 30, 1994.''.
            (2) Section 413(c) (D.C. Code, sec. 47-815(c)) is repealed.
    Sec. 138. Title 18 U.S.C. 1761(b) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the phrase ``or not-for-profit 
organizations.'' in its place.
    Sec. 139. Within 120 days of the effective date of this Act, the 
Mayor shall submit to the Congress and the Council a report delineating 
the actions taken by the executive to effect the directives of the 
Council in this Act, including--
            (1) negotiations with representatives of collective 
        bargaining units to reduce employee compensation;
            (2) actions to restructure existing long-term city debt;
            (3) actions to apportion the spending reductions 
        anticipated by the directives of this Act to the executive for 
        unallocated reductions; and
            (4) a list of any position that is backfilled including 
        description, title, and salary of the position.
    Sec. 140. The Board of Education shall submit to the Congress, 
Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia no later than fifteen 
(15) calendar days after the end of each month a report that sets 
forth--
            (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
        date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
        expenditure projections vs. 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 breakdown of FTE positions and staff for the most 
        current pay period broken out on the basis of control center, 
        responsibility center, and agency reporting code within each 
        responsibility center, for all funds, including capital funds;
            (3) 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;
            (4) 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 D.C. Public 
        Schools; payments made in the last month 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;
            (5) all reprogramming requests and reports that are 
        required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of 
        Education; and
            (6) changes made in the last month 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. 141. The University of the District of Columbia shall submit 
to the Congress, Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia no 
later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each month a 
report that sets forth--
            (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
        date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
        expenditure projections vs. budget broken out on the basis of 
        control center, responsibility center, and object class, and 
        for all funds, including capital financing;
            (2) a breakdown of FTE positions and all employees for the 
        most current pay period broken out on the basis of control 
        center and responsibility center, for all funds, including 
        capital funds.
            (3) 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;
            (4) 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 month 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;
            (5) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been 
        made by the University of the District of Columbia within the 
        last month in compliance with applicable law; and
            (6) changes made in the last month 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.
    Sec. 142. (a) The Board of Education of the District of Columbia 
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 1995, fiscal year 1996, 
        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) The annual report required by subsection (a) of this section 
shall be submitted to the Congress, the Mayor and Council of the 
District of Columbia, by not later than February 8 of each year.
    Sec. 143. (a) Not later than October 1, 1995, or within 15 calendar 
days after the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 1996, whichever occurs later, and each succeeding 
year, the Board of Education and the University of the District of 
Columbia shall submit to the Congress, the Mayor, and Council of the 
District of Columbia, 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 Board of 
Education 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 Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. 
Code, sec. 47-301).
    Sec. 144. The Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the 
University of the District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, 
and the Board of Governors of the D.C. 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 Self-Government 
and Governmental Reorganization Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended 
(D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their respective budgets 
directly to the Council.
    Sec. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or 
regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating 
District of Columbia Public Schools employees shall be a non-negotiable 
item for collective bargaining purposes.
    Sec. 146. (a) No agency, including an independent agency, shall 
fill a position wholly funded by appropriations authorized by this Act, 
which is vacant on October 1, 1995, or becomes vacant between October 
1, 1995, and September 30, 1996, unless the Mayor or independent agency 
submits a proposed resolution of intent to fill the vacant position to 
the Council. The Council shall be required to take affirmative action 
on the Mayor's resolution within 30 legislative days. If the Council 
does not affirmatively approve the resolution within 30 legislative 
days, the resolution shall be deemed disapproved.
    (b) No reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions or 
reduction-in-force due to privatization or contracting out shall occur 
if 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), 
disallows the full-time equivalent position reduction provided in this 
act in meeting the maximum ceiling of 35,771 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996.
    (c) This section shall not prohibit the appropriate personnel 
authority from filling a vacant position with a District government 
employee currently occupying a position that is funded with 
appropriated funds.
    (d) This section shall not apply to local school-based teachers, 
school-based officers, or school-based teachers' aides; or court 
personnel covered by title 11 of the D.C Code, except chapter 23.
    Sec. 147. (a) Not later than 15 days after the end of every fiscal 
quarter (beginning October 1, 1995), the Mayor shall submit to the 
Council a report with respect to the employees on the capital project 
budget for the previous quarter.
    (b) Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
section shall include the following information--
            (1) a list of all employees by position, title, grade and 
        step;
            (2) a job description, including the capital project for 
        which each employee is working;
            (3) the date that each employee began working on the 
        capital project and the ending date that each employee 
        completed or is projected to complete work on the capital 
        project; and
            (4) a detailed explanation justifying why each employee is 
        being paid with capital funds.
    Sec. 148. 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.), is amended as follows:
            (a) Section 301 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-603.1) is amended as 
        follows:
                    (1) A new paragraph (13A) is added to read as 
                follows:
            ``(13A) `Nonschool-based personnel' means any employee of 
        the District of Columbia Public Schools who is not based at a 
        local school or who does not provide direct services to 
        individual students.''.
                    (2) A new paragraph (15A) is added to read as 
                follows:
            ``(15A) `School administrators' means principals, assistant 
        principals, school program directors, coordinators, 
        instructional supervisors, and support personnel of the 
        District of Columbia Public Schools.''.
            (b) Section 801A(b)(2) (D.C. Code, sec. 1-609.1(b)(2)) is 
        amended by adding a new subparagraph (L-i) to read as follows:
                    ``(L-i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                the Board of Education shall not issue rules that 
                require or permit nonschool-based personnel or school 
                administrators to be assigned or reassigned to the same 
                competitive level as classroom teachers;''
            (c) Section 2402 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-625.2) is amended by 
        adding a new subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of 
Education shall not require or permit nonschool- based personnel or 
school administrators to be assigned or reassigned to the same 
competitive level as classroom teachers.''.
    Sec. 149. (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.
    Sec. 150. 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.), is amended as follows:
            (a) Section 2401 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-625.1) is amended by 
        amending the third sentence to read as follows: ``A personnel 
        authority may establish lesser competitive areas within an 
        agency on the basis of all or a clearly identifiable segment of 
        an agency's mission or a division or major subdivision of an 
        agency.''.
            (b) A new section 2406 is added to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 2406. Abolishment of positions for Fiscal Year 1996.
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or 
collective bargaining agreement either in effect or to be negotiated 
while this legislation is in effect for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, each agency head is authorized, within the agency 
head's discretion, to identify positions for abolishment.
    ``(b) Prior to February 1, 1996, each personnel authority shall 
make a final determination that a position within the personnel 
authority is to be abolished.
    ``(c) Notwithstanding any rights or procedures established by any 
other provision of this title, any District government employee, 
regardless of date of hire, who encumbers a position identified for 
abolishment shall be separated without competition or assignment 
rights, except as provided in this section.
    ``(d) An employee effected by the abolishment of a position 
pursuant to this section who, but for this section would be entitled to 
compete for retention, shall be entitled to 1 round of lateral 
competition pursuant to Chapter 24 of the District of Columbia 
Personnel Manual, which shall be limited to positions in the employee's 
competitive level.
    ``(e) Each employee who is a bona fide resident of the District of 
Columbia shall have added 5 years to his or her creditable service for 
reduction-in-force purposes. For purposes of this subsection only, a 
nonresident District employee who was hired by the District government 
prior to January 1, 1980, and has not had a break in service since that 
date, or a former employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services at Saint Elizabeths Hospital who accepted employment with the 
District government on October 1, 1987, and has not had a break in 
service since that date, shall be considered a District resident.
    ``(f) Each employee selected for separation pursuant to this 
section shall be given written notice of at least 30 days before the 
effective date of his or her separation.
    ``(g) Neither the establishment of a competitive area smaller than 
an agency, nor the determination that a specific position is to be 
abolished, nor separation pursuant to this section shall be subject to 
review except as follows--
            ``(1) an employee may file a complaint contesting a 
        determination or a separation pursuant to title XV of this Act 
        or section 303 of the Human Rights Act of 1977, effective 
        December 13, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-38; D.C. Code, sec. 1-2543); and
            ``(2) an employee may file with the Office of Employee 
        Appeals an appeal contesting that the separation procedures of 
        subsections (d) and (f) of this section were not properly 
        applied.
    ``(h) An employee separated pursuant to this section shall be 
entitled to severance pay in accordance with title XI of this Act, 
except that the following shall be included in computing creditable 
service for severance pay for employees separated pursuant to this 
section--
            ``(1) four years for an employee who qualified for 
        veteran's preference under this act, and
            ``(2) three years for an employee who qualified for 
        residency preference under this act.
    ``(i) Separation pursuant to this section shall not affect an 
employee's rights under either the Agency Reemployment Priority Program 
or the Displaced Employee Program established pursuant to Chapter 24 of 
the District Personnel Manual.
    ``(j) The Mayor shall submit to the Council a listing of all 
positions to be abolished by agency and responsibility center by March 
1, 1996, or upon the delivery of termination notices to individual 
employees.
    ``(k) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1708 or section 
2402(d), the provisions of this act shall not be deemed negotiable.
    ``(l) A personnel authority shall cause a 30-day termination notice 
to be served, no later than September 1, 1996, on any incumbent 
employee remaining in any position identified to be abolished pursuant 
to subsection (b) of this section''.
    Sec. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total 
amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District 
of Columbia for fiscal year 1996 under the caption ``Division of 
Expenses'' shall not exceed $4,867,283,000.

   requiring development of plan to close lorton correctional complex

    Sec. 152. (a) Development of Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than February 15, 1996, the 
        District of Columbia shall develop a plan for closing the 
        Lorton Correctional Complex over a transition period not to 
        exceed 5 years in length.
            (2) Requirements of plan.--The plan developed by the 
        District of Columbia under paragraph (1) shall meet the 
        following requirements:
                    (A) Under the plan, the Lorton Correctional Complex 
                will be closed by the expiration of the transition 
                period.
                    (B) Under the plan, the District of Columbia may 
                not operate any correctional facilities on the Federal 
                property known as the Lorton Complex located in Fairfax 
                County, Virginia, after the expiration of the 
                transition period.
                    (C) The plan shall include provisions specifying 
                how and to what extent the District will utilize 
                alternative management, including the private sector, 
                for the operation of correctional facilities for the 
                District, and shall include provisions describing the 
                treatment under such alternative management (including 
                under contracts) of site selection, design, financing, 
                construction, and operation of correctional facilities 
                for the District.
                    (D) The plan shall include an implementation 
                schedule, together with specific performance measures 
                and timelines to determine the extent to which the 
                District is meeting the schedule during the transition 
                period.
                    (E) Under the plan, the Mayor of the District of 
                Columbia shall submit a semi-annual report to the 
                President, Congress, and the District of Columbia 
                Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                Authority describing the actions taken by the District 
                under the plan, and in addition shall regularly report 
                to the President, Congress, and the District of 
                Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
                Assistance Authority on all significant measures taken 
                under the plan as soon as such measures are taken.
    (b) Consistency With Financial Plan and Budget.--In developing the 
plan under subsection (a), the District of Columbia shall ensure that 
for each of the years during which the plan is in effect, the plan 
shall be consistent with the financial plan and budget for the District 
of Columbia for the year under subtitle A of title II of the District 
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
1995.
    (c) Submission of Plan.--Upon completing the development of the 
plan under subsection (a), the District of Columbia shall submit the 
plan to the President, Congress, and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.

           Prohibition Against Adoption by Unmarried Couples

    Sec. 153. (a) In General.--Section 16-302, D.C. Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any person'' and inserting ``(a) Subject 
        to subsection (b), any person''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(b) No person may join in a petition under this section unless 
the person is the spouse of the petitioner.''.
     (b) No Effect on Petitions for Adoption Filed by Individual 
Unmarried Petitioner.--Nothing in section 16-302(b), D.C. Code (as 
added by subsection (a)) shall be construed to affect the ability of 
any unmarried person to file a petition for adoption in the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia where no other person joins in the 
petition.

   technical corrections to financial responsibility and management 
                             assistance act

    Sec. 154. (a) Requiring GSA to Provide Support Services.--Section 
103(f) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Act of 1995 is amended by striking ``may 
provide'' and inserting ``shall promptly provide''.
    (b) Availability of Certain Federal Benefits for Individuals Who 
Become Employed by the Authority.--
            (1) Former federal employees.--Subsection (e) of section 
        102 of such Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Preservation of Retirement and Certain Other Rights of 
Federal Employees Who Become Employed by the Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any Federal employee who becomes 
        employed by the Authority--
                    ``(A) may elect, for the purposes set forth in 
                paragraph (2)(A), to be treated, for so long as that 
                individual remains continuously employed by the 
                Authority, as if such individual had not separated from 
                service with the Federal Government, subject to 
                paragraph (3); and
                    ``(B) shall, if such employee subsequently becomes 
                reemployed by the Federal Government, be entitled to 
                have such individual's service with the Authority 
                treated, for purposes of determining the appropriate 
                leave accrual rate, as if it had been service with the 
                Federal Government.
            ``(2) Effect of an election.--An election made by an 
        individual under the provisions of paragraph (1)(A)--
                    ``(A) shall qualify such individual for the 
                treatment described in such provisions for purposes 
                of--
                            ``(i) chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United 
                        States Code, as appropriate (relating to 
                        retirement), including the Thrift Savings Plan;
                            ``(ii) chapter 87 of such title (relating 
                        to life insurance); and
                            ``(iii) chapter 89 of such title (relating 
                        to health insurance); and
                    ``(B) shall disqualify such individual, while such 
                election remains in effect, from participating in the 
                programs offered by the government of the District of 
                Columbia (if any) corresponding to the respective 
                programs referred to in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Conditions for an election to be effective.--An 
        election made by an individual under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
        ineffective unless--
                    ``(A) it is made before such individual separates 
                from service with the Federal Government; and
                    ``(B) such individual's service with the Authority 
                commences within 3 days after so separating (not 
                counting any holiday observed by the government of the 
                District of Columbia).
            ``(4) Contributions.--If an individual makes an election 
        under paragraph (1)(A), the Authority shall, in accordance with 
        applicable provisions of law referred to in paragraph (2)(A), 
        be responsible for making the same deductions from pay and the 
        same agency contributions as would be required if it were a 
        Federal agency.
            ``(5) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out 
        this subsection shall be prescribed by--
                    ``(A) the Office of Personnel Management, to the 
                extent that any program administered by the Office is 
                involved;
                    ``(B) the appropriate office or agency of the 
                government of the District of Columbia, to the extent 
                that any program administered by such office or agency 
                is involved; and
                    ``(C) the Executive Director referred to in section 
                8474 of title 5, United States Code, to the extent that 
                the Thrift Savings Plan is involved.''.
            (2) Other individuals.--Section 102 of such Act is further 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Federal Benefits for Others.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office of Personnel Management, in 
        conjunction with each corresponding office or agency of the 
        government of the District of Columbia, shall prescribe 
        regulations under which any individual who becomes employed by 
        the Authority (under circumstances other than as described in 
        subsection (e)) may elect either--
                    ``(A) to be deemed a Federal employee for purposes 
                of the programs referred to in subsection (e)(2)(A)(i)-
                (iii); or
                    ``(B) to participate in 1 or more of the 
                corresponding programs offered by the government of the 
                District of Columbia.
            ``(2) Effect of an election.--An individual who elects the 
        option under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be 
        disqualified, while such election remains in effect, from 
        participating in any of the programs referred to in the other 
        such subparagraph.
            ``(3) Definition of `corresponding office or agency'.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1), the term `corresponding office or 
        agency of the government of the District of Columbia' means, 
        with respect to any program administered by the Office of 
        Personnel Management, the office or agency responsible for 
        administering the corresponding program (if any) offered by the 
        government of the District of Columbia.
            ``(4) Thrift savings plan.--To the extent that the Thrift 
        Savings Plan is involved, the preceding provisions of this 
        subsection shall be applied by substituting `the Executive 
        Director referred to in section 8474 of title 5, United States 
        Code' for `the Office of Personnel Management'.''.
            (3) Effective date; additional election for former federal 
        employees serving on date of enactment; election for employees 
        appointed during interim period.--
                    (A) Effective date.--Not later than 6 months after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be 
                prescribed (and take effect)--
                            (i) regulations to carry out the amendments 
                        made by this subsection; and
                            (ii) any other regulations necessary to 
                        carry out this subsection.
                    (B) Additional election for former federal 
                employees serving on date of enactment.--
                            (i) In general.--Any former Federal 
                        employee employed by the Authority on the 
                        effective date of the regulations referred to 
                        in subparagraph (A)(i) may, within such period 
                        as may be provided for under those regulations, 
                        make an election similar, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, to the election provided for under 
                        section 102(e) of the District of Columbia 
                        Financial Responsibility and Management 
                        Assistance Act of 1995, as amended by this 
                        subsection. Such regulations shall be 
                        prescribed jointly by the Office of Personnel 
                        Management and each corresponding office or 
                        agency of the government of the District of 
                        Columbia (in the same manner as provided for in 
                        section 102(f) of such Act, as so amended).
                            (ii) Exception.--An election under this 
                        subparagraph may not be made by any individual 
                        who--
                                    (I) is not then participating in a 
                                retirement system for Federal employees 
                                (disregarding Social Security); or
                                    (II) is then participating in any 
                                program of the government of the 
                                District of Columbia referred to in 
                                section 102(e)(2)(B) of such Act (as so 
                                amended).
                    (C) Election for employees appointed during interim 
                period.--
                            (i) From the federal government.--
                        Subsection (e) of section 102 of the District 
                        of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
                        Management Assistance Act of 1995 (as last in 
                        effect before the date of enactment of this 
                        Act) shall be deemed to have remained in effect 
                        for purposes of any Federal employee who 
                        becomes employed by the District of Columbia 
                        Financial Responsibility and Management 
                        Assistance Authority during the period 
                        beginning on such date of enactment and ending 
                        on the day before the effective date of the 
                        regulations prescribed to carry out 
                        subparagraph (B).
                            (ii) Other individuals.--The regulations 
                        prescribed to carry out subsection (f) of 
                        section 102 of the District of Columbia 
                        Financial Responsibility and Management 
                        Assistance Act of 1995 (as amended by this 
                        subsection) shall include provisions under 
                        which an election under such subsection shall 
                        be available to any individual who--
                                    (I) becomes employed by the 
                                District of Columbia Financial 
                                Responsibility and Management 
                                Assistance Authority during the period 
                                beginning on the date of enactment of 
                                this Act and ending on the day before 
                                the effective date of such regulations;
                                    (II) would have been eligible to 
                                make an election under such regulations 
                                had those regulations been in effect 
                                when such individual became so 
                                employed; and
                                    (III) is not then participating in 
                                any program of the government of the 
                                District of Columbia referred to in 
                                subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 
                                102 (as so amended).
    (c) Exemption From Liability for Claims for Authority Employees.--
Section 104 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the Authority and its members'' and 
        inserting ``the Authority, its members, and its employees''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
        ``the Authority or its members or employees or the District of 
        Columbia''.
    (d) Permitting Review of Emergency Legislation.--Section 203(a)(3) 
of such Act is amended by striking subparagraph (C).

              TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia School Reform 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this title:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of 
                the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Economic and Educational 
                Opportunities of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate; 
                and
                    (C) the Committee on Government Reform and 
                Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the District 
        of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
        Authority established under section 101(a) of the District of 
        Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act 
        of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
            (3) Average daily attendance.--The term ``average daily 
        attendance'', when used with respect to a school and a period 
        of time, means the aggregate attendance of the school during 
        the period divided by the number of days during the period on 
        which--
                    (A) the school is in session; and
                    (B) the pupils of the school are under the guidance 
                and direction of teachers.
            (4) Average daily membership.--
                    (A) Individual school.--The term ``average daily 
                membership'', when used with respect to a school and a 
                period of time, means the aggregate enrollment of the 
                school during the period divided by the number of days 
                during the period on which--
                            (i) the school is in session; and
                            (ii) the pupils of the school are under the 
                        guidance and direction of teachers.
                    (B) Groups of schools.--The term ``average daily 
                membership'', when used with respect to a group of 
                schools and a period of time, means the average of the 
                average daily memberships during the period of the 
                individual schools that constitute the group.
            (5) Board of education.--The term ``Board of Education'' 
        means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
            (6) Board of trustees.--The term ``Board of Trustees'' 
        means the governing board of a public charter school, the 
        members of which board have been selected pursuant to the 
        charter granted to the school and in a manner consistent with 
        this title.
            (7) Control period.--The term ``control period'' means a 
        period of time described in section 209 of the District of 
        Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act 
        of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
            (8) Core curriculum.--The term ``core curriculum'' means 
        the concepts, factual knowledge, and skills that students in 
        the District of Columbia should learn in kindergarten through 
        12th grade in academic content areas, including, at a minimum, 
        English, mathematics, science, and history.
            (9) District of columbia council.--The term ``District of 
        Columbia Council'' means the Council of the District of 
        Columbia established pursuant to section 401 of the District of 
        Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
        (D.C. Code, sec. 1-221).
            (10) District of columbia government.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia 
                government'' means the government of the District of 
                Columbia, including--
                            (i) any department, agency, or 
                        instrumentality of the government of the 
                        District of Columbia;
                            (ii) any independent agency of the District 
                        of Columbia established under part F of title 
                        IV of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
                        and Governmental Reorganization Act;
                            (iii) any other agency, board, or 
                        commission established by the Mayor or the 
                        District of Columbia Council;
                            (iv) the courts of the District of 
                        Columbia;
                            (v) the District of Columbia Council; and
                            (vi) any other agency, public authority, or 
                        public benefit corporation that has the 
                        authority to receive monies directly or 
                        indirectly from the District of Columbia (other 
                        than monies received from the sale of goods, 
                        the provision of services, or the loaning of 
                        funds to the District of Columbia).
                    (B) Exceptions.--The term ``District of Columbia 
                government'' does not include the following:
                            (i) The Authority.
                            (ii) A public charter school.
            (11) District of columbia government retirement system.--
        The term ``District of Columbia government retirement system'' 
        means the retirement programs authorized by the District of 
        Columbia Council or the Congress for employees of the District 
        of Columbia government.
            (12) District of columbia public school.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia 
                public school'' means a public school in the District 
                of Columbia that offers classes--
                            (i) at any of the grade levels from 
                        prekindergarten through the 12th grade; or
                            (ii) leading to a general education 
                        diploma.
                    (B) Exception.--The term does not include a public 
                charter school.
            (13) District of columbia public schools.--The term 
        ``District of Columbia public schools'' means all schools that 
        are District of Columbia public schools.
            (14) District-wide assessments.--The term ``district-wide 
        assessments'' means reliable and unbiased student assessments 
        administered by the Superintendent to students enrolled in 
        District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools.
            (15) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible applicant'' 
        means a person, including a private, public, or quasi-public 
        entity and an institution of higher education (as defined in 
        section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), who seeks to 
        establish a public charter school.
            (16) Eligible chartering authority.--The term ``eligible 
        chartering authority'' means any of the following:
                    (A) The Board of Education.
                    (B) Any of the following public or federally-
                chartered universities:
                            (i) Howard University.
                            (ii) Gallaudet University.
                            (iii) American University.
                            (iv) George Washington University.
                            (v) The University of the District of 
                        Columbia.
                    (C) Any other entity designated by enactment of a 
                bill as an eligible chartering authority by the 
                District of Columbia Council after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
            (17) Facilities management.--The term ``facilities 
        management'' means the administration, construction, 
        renovation, repair, maintenance, remodeling, improvement, or 
        other oversight, of a building or real property of a District 
        of Columbia public school. The term does not include the 
        performance of any such act with respect to real property owned 
        by a public charter school.
            (18) Family resource center.--The term ``family resource 
        center'' means an information desk--
                    (A) located at a school with a majority of students 
                whose family income is not greater than 185 percent of 
                the poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal 
                Register by the Department of Health and Human Services 
                under authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
                Reconciliation Act of 1981; and
                    (B) which links students and families to local 
                resources and public and private entities involved in 
                child care, adult education, health and social 
                services, tutoring, mentoring, and job training.
            (19) Long-term reform plan.--The term ``long-term reform 
        plan'' means the plan submitted by the Superintendent under 
        section 2101.
            (20) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the 
        District of Columbia.
            (21) Metrobus and metrorail transit system.--The term 
        ``Metrobus and Metrorail Transit System'' means the bus and 
        rail systems administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area 
        Transit Authority.
            (22) Minor student.--The term ``minor student'' means an 
        individual who--
                    (A) is enrolled in a District of Columbia public 
                schools or a public charter school; and
                    (B) is not beyond the age of compulsory school 
                attendance, as prescribed in section 1 of article I, 
                and section 1 of article II, of the Act of February 4, 
                1925 (sections 31-401 and 31-402, D.C. Code).
            (23) Nonresident student.--The term ``nonresident student'' 
        means--
                    (A) an individual under the age of 18 who is 
                enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or a 
                public charter school, and does not have a parent 
                residing in the District of Columbia; or
                    (B) an individual who is age 18 or older and is 
                enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or 
                public charter school, and does not reside in the 
                District of Columbia.
            (24) Panel.--The term ``Panel'' means the World Class 
        Schools Panel established under subtitle D.
            (25) Parent.--The term ``parent'' means a person who has 
        custody of a child enrolled in a District of Columbia public 
        school or a public charter school, and who--
                    (A) is a natural parent of the child;
                    (B) is a stepparent of the child;
                    (C) has adopted the child; or
                    (D) is appointed as a guardian for the child by a 
                court of competent jurisdiction.
            (26) Petition.--The term ``petition'' means a written 
        application, submitted by an eligible applicant to an eligible 
        chartering authority, to establish a public charter school.
            (27) Promotion gate.--The term ``promotion gate'' means the 
        criteria, developed by the Superintendent and approved by the 
        Board of Education, that are used to determine student 
        promotion at different grade levels. Such criteria shall 
        include achievement on district-wide assessments that, to the 
        greatest extent practicable, measure student achievement of the 
        core curriculum.
            (28) Public charter school.--The term ``public charter 
        school'' means a publicly funded school in the District of 
        Columbia that is established pursuant to subtitle B. A public 
        charter school is not a part of the District of Columbia public 
        schools.
            (29) School.--The term ``school'' means--
                    (A) a public charter school; or
                    (B) any other day or residential school that 
                provides elementary or secondary education, as 
                determined under State or District of Columbia law.
            (30) Student with special needs.--The term ``student with 
        special needs'' has the meaning given such term by the Mayor 
        and the District of Columbia Council under section 2301.
            (31) Superintendent.--The term ``Superintendent'' means the 
        Superintendent of the District of Columbia public schools.
            (32) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means any person 
        employed as a teacher by the Board of Education or by a public 
        charter school.

              Subtitle A--District of Columbia Reform Plan

SEC. 2101. LONG-TERM REFORM PLAN.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Plan.--The Superintendent, with the approval of the 
        Board of Education, shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
        Council, and the Authority a long-term reform plan, not later 
        than February 1, 1996. The plan shall be consistent with the 
        financial plan and budget for the District of Columbia for 
        fiscal year 1996 required under section 201 of the District of 
        Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act 
        of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
            (2) Consultation.--
                    (A) In general.--In developing the long-term reform 
                plan, the Superintendent--
                            (i) shall consult with the Board of 
                        Education, Mayor, and District of Columbia 
                        Council, and, in a control period, with the 
                        Authority; and
                            (ii) shall afford the public, interested 
                        organizations, and groups an opportunity to 
                        present their views and make recommendations 
                        regarding the long-term reform plan.
                    (B) Summary of recommendations.--The Superintendent 
                shall include in the long-term plan a summary of the 
                recommendations made under subparagraph (A)(ii) and the 
                response of the Superintendent to these 
                recommendations.
    (b) Contents.--
            (1) Areas to be addressed.--The long-term plan shall 
        describe how the District of Columbia public schools will 
        become a world-class education system which prepares students 
        for life-time learning in the 21st century and which is on a 
        par with the best education systems of other nations. The plan 
        shall include a description of how the District of Columbia 
        public schools will accomplish the following:
                    (A) Achievement at nationally- and internationally-
                competitive levels by students attending District of 
                Columbia public schools.
                    (B) The creation of a performance-oriented 
                workforce.
                    (C) The construction and repair of District of 
                Columbia public school facilities.
                    (D) Local school governance, decentralization, 
                autonomy, and parental choice among District of 
                Columbia public schools; and
                    (E) The implementation of an efficient and 
                effective adult literacy program.
            (2) Other information.--For each of the items in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1), the long-term 
        plan shall include--
                    (A) a statement of measurable, objective 
                performance goals;
                    (B) a description of the measures of performance to 
                be used in determining whether the Superintendent and 
                Board of Education have met the goals;
                    (C) dates by which the goals must be met;
                    (D) plans for monitoring and reporting progress to 
                District of Columbia residents, the appropriate 
                congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of 
                Columbia Council, and the Authority; and
                    (E) the title of the management employee of the 
                District of Columbia public schools most directly 
                responsible for the achievement of each goal and, with 
                respect to each such employee, the title of the 
                employee's immediate supervisor or superior.
    (c) Amendments.--The Superintendent, with the approval of the Board 
of Education, shall submit any amendment to the long-term plan to the 
appropriate congressional committees. Any amendment to the long-term 
plan shall be consistent with the financial plan and budget for fiscal 
year 1996 for the District of Columbia required under section 201 of 
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).

                   Subtitle B--Public Charter Schools

SEC. 2151. PROCESS FOR FILING CHARTER PETITIONS.

    (a) Existing Public School.--An eligible applicant seeking to 
convert an existing District of Columbia public school into a public 
charter school--
            (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
        school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
            (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
                    (A) the parents of minor students attending the 
                existing school;
                    (B) adult students attending the existing school; 
                and
                    (C) employees of the existing school;
            (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
        authority for approval after the petition--
                    (A) has been signed by a majority of the total 
                number of--
                            (i) parents of minor students attending the 
                        school; and
                            (ii) adult students attending the school; 
                        and
                    (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of 
                full-time teachers at the school; and
            (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
        will exist between the public charter school and its employees.
    (b) Independent or Private School.--An eligible applicant seeking 
to convert an existing independent or private school in the District of 
Columbia into a public charter school--
            (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
        school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
            (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
                    (A) the parents of minor students attending the 
                existing school;
                    (B) adult students attending the existing school; 
                and
                    (C) employees of the existing school;
            (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
        authority for approval after the petition--
                    (A) has been signed by a majority of the total 
                number of--
                            (i) parents of minor students attending the 
                        school; and
                            (ii) adult students attending the school; 
                        and
                    (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of 
                full-time teachers at the school; and
            (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
        will exist between the public charter school and its employees.
    (c) New School.--An eligible applicant seeking to establish in the 
District of Columbia a public charter school, but not seeking to 
convert an existing public, private, or independent school into a 
public charter school, shall file with an eligible chartering authority 
for approval a petition to establish a public charter school that meets 
the requirements of section 2152.

SEC. 2152. CONTENTS OF PETITION.

    A petition to establish a public charter school shall include the 
following:
            (1) A statement defining the mission and goals of the 
        proposed school.
            (2) A statement of the need for the proposed school in the 
        geographic area of the school site.
            (3) A description of the proposed instructional goals and 
        methods for the school, which includes, at a minimum--
                    (A) the methods that will be used to provide 
                students with the knowledge, proficiency, and skills 
                needed--
                            (i) to become nationally and 
                        internationally competitive students and 
                        educated individuals in the 21st century; and
                            (ii) to perform competitively on any 
                        districtwide assessments; and
                    (B) the methods that will be used to improve 
                student self-motivation, classroom instruction, and 
                learning for all students.
            (4) A description of the plan for evaluating student 
        academic achievement of the proposed school and the procedures 
        for remedial action that will be used by the school when the 
        academic achievement of a student falls below the expectations 
        of the school.
            (5) An operating budget for the first 2 years of the 
        proposed school that is based on anticipated enrollment and 
        contains--
                    (A) a description of the method for conducting 
                annual audits of the financial, administrative, and 
                programmatic operations of the school;
                    (B) either--
                            (i) an identification of the site where the 
                        school will be located, including a description 
                        of any buildings on the site and any buildings 
                        proposed to be constructed on the site; or
                            (ii) a timetable by which a such an 
                        identification will be made;
                    (C) a description of any major contracts planned, 
                with a value equal to or exceeding $10,000, for 
                equipment and services, leases, improvements, purchases 
                of real property, or insurance; and
                    (D) a timetable for commencing operations as a 
                public charter school.
            (6) A description of the proposed rules and policies for 
        governance and operation of the school.
            (7) Copies of the proposed articles of incorporation and 
        bylaws of the school.
            (8) The names and addresses of the members of the proposed 
        Board of Trustees.
            (9) A description of the student enrollment, admission, 
        suspension, and expulsion policies and procedures of the 
        proposed school, and the criteria for making decisions in such 
        areas.
            (10) A description of the procedures the school plans to 
        follow to ensure the health and safety of students, employees, 
        and guests of the school and to comply with applicable health 
        and safety laws and regulations of the Federal Government and 
        the District of Columbia.
            (11) An explanation of the qualifications that will be 
        required of employees of the proposed school.
            (12) An identification, and a description, of the 
        individuals and entities submitting the application, including 
        their names and addresses, and the names of the organizations 
        or corporations of which such individuals are directors or 
        officers.

SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR APPROVING OR DENYING CHARTER PETITIONS.

    (a) Schedule.--An eligible chartering authority may establish a 
schedule for receiving petitions to establish a public charter school 
and shall publish any such schedule in the District of Columbia 
Register. An eligible chartering authority shall make a copy of any 
such schedule available to all interested persons upon request.
    (b) Public Hearing.--Not later than 45 days after a petition to 
establish a public charter school is filed with an eligible chartering 
authority, the authority shall hold a public hearing on the petition to 
gather the information that is necessary for the authority to make the 
decision to approve or deny the petition.
    (c) Notice.--Not later than 10 days prior to the scheduled date of 
a public hearing on a petition to establish a public charter school, an 
eligible chartering authority--
            (1) shall publish a notice of the hearing in the District 
        of Columbia Register; and
            (2) shall send a written notification of the hearing date 
        to the eligible applicant who filed the petition.
    (d) Approval or Denial.--Subject to subsection (i), an eligible 
chartering authority shall approve a petition to establish a public 
charter school, if--
            (1) the authority determines that the petition satisfies 
        the requirements of this subtitle; and
            (2) the eligible applicant who filed the petition agrees to 
        satisfy any condition or requirement, consistent with this 
        title and other applicable law, that is set forth in writing by 
        the eligible chartering authority as an amendment to the 
        petition.
    (e) Timetable.--An eligible chartering authority shall approve or 
deny a petition to establish a public charter school not later than 45 
days after the conclusion of the public hearing on the petition.
    (f) Extension.--An eligible chartering authority and an eligible 
applicant may agree to extend the 45-day time period referred to in 
subsection (e) by a period that does not exceed 30 days.
    (g) Explanation.--If an eligible chartering authority denies a 
petition or finds it to be incomplete, the authority shall specify in 
writing the reasons for its decision and indicate, when appropriate, 
how the eligible applicant who filed the petition may revise the 
petition to satisfy the requirements for approval.
    (h) Approved Petition.--
            (1) Notice.--Not later than 10 days after an eligible 
        chartering authority approves a petition to establish a public 
        charter school, the authority shall provide a written notice of 
        the approval, including a copy of the approved petition and any 
        conditions or requirements agreed to under subsection (d)(2), 
        to the eligible applicant and to the Chief Financial Officer of 
        the District of Columbia. The eligible chartering authority 
        shall publish a notice of the approval of the petition in the 
        District of Columbia Register.
            (2) Charter.--The provisions of a petition to establish a 
        public charter school that has been approved by an eligible 
        chartering authority, together with any amendments to the 
        petition containing conditions or requirements agreed to by the 
        eligible applicant under subsection (d)(2), shall be considered 
        a charter granted to the school by the authority.
    (i) Special Rules for First Year.--During the one-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each eligible 
chartering authority--
            (1) may approve not more than one petition filed by an 
        eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing independent 
        or private school into a public charter school; and
            (2) in considering a petition to establish a public charter 
        school filed by any eligible applicant, shall consider whether 
        the school will focus on students with special needs.
    (j) Exclusive Authority of Chartering Authority.--Notwithstanding 
any other Federal law or law of the District of Columbia, no 
governmental entity, elected official, or employee of the District of 
Columbia may make, participate in making, or intervene in the making 
of, the decision to approve or deny a petition to establish a public 
charter school, except the eligible chartering authority with which the 
petition was filed.

SEC. 2154. DUTIES AND POWERS OF, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS ON, PUBLIC 
              CHARTER SCHOOLS.

    (a) Duties.--A public charter school shall comply with--
            (1) this subtitle;
            (2) any other provision of law applicable to the school; 
        and
            (3) all of the terms and provisions of its charter.
    (b) Powers.--A public charter school shall have all of the powers 
necessary for carrying out its charter, including the following powers:
            (1) To adopt a name and corporate seal, but only if the 
        name selected includes the words ``public charter school''.
            (2) To acquire real property for use as its school 
        facilities, from public or private sources.
            (3) To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
            (4) Subject to subsection (c)(1), to secure appropriate 
        insurance and to make contracts and leases, including 
        agreements to procure or purchase services, equipment, and 
        supplies.
            (5) To incur debt in reasonable anticipation of the receipt 
        of funds from the general fund of the District of Columbia or 
        the receipt of other Federal or private funds.
            (6) To solicit and accept any grants or gifts for school 
        purposes, if the school--
                    (A) does not accept any grants or gifts subject to 
                any condition contrary to law or contrary to the terms 
                of the petition to establish the school as a public 
                charter school; and
                    (B) maintains separate accounts for grants or gifts 
                for financial reporting purposes.
            (7) To be responsible for its own operation, including 
        preparation of a budget and personnel matters.
            (8) To sue and be sued in its own name.
    (c) Prohibitions and Other Requirements.--
            (1) Contracting authority.--
                    (A) Notice requirement.--Except in the case of an 
                emergency, with respect to any contract proposed to be 
                awarded by a public charter school and having a value 
                equal to or exceeding $10,000, the school shall publish 
                a notice of a request for proposals in the District of 
                Columbia Register not less than 30 days prior to the 
                award of the contract.
                    (B) Submission to authority.--
                            (i) Deadline for submission.--With respect 
                        to any contract described in subparagraph (A) 
                        that is awarded by a public charter school, the 
                        school shall submit to the Authority, not later 
                        than 3 days after the date on which the award 
                        is made, all bids for the contract received by 
                        the school, the name of the contractor who is 
                        awarded the contract, and the rationale for the 
                        award of the contract.
                            (ii) Effective date of contract.--
                                    (I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), a contract described in 
                                subparagraph (A) shall become effective 
                                on the date that is 15 days after the 
                                date the school makes the submission 
                                under clause (i) with respect to the 
                                contract, or the effective date 
                                specified in the contract, whichever is 
                                later.
                                    (II) Exception.--A contract 
                                described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                                considered null and void if the 
                                Authority determines, within 12 days of 
                                the date the school makes the 
                                submission under clause (i) with 
                                respect to the contract, that the 
                                contract endangers the economic 
                                viability of the public charter school.
            (2) Tuition.--A public charter school may not charge 
        tuition, fees, or other mandatory payments, except to 
        nonresident students.
            (3) Control.--A public charter school--
                    (A) shall exercise exclusive control over its 
                expenditures, administration, personnel, and 
                instructional methods, within the limitations imposed 
                in this title; and
                    (B) shall be exempt from statutes, policies, rules, 
                and regulations governing District of Columbia public 
                schools established by the Superintendent, Board of 
                Education, Mayor, District of Columbia Council, or 
                Authority, except as otherwise provided in this title 
                or in the charter granted to the school.
            (4) Audits.--A public charter school shall be subject to 
        the same financial audits, audit procedures, and fiduciary 
        requirements as a District of Columbia public school.
            (5) Governance.--A public charter school shall be governed 
        by a Board of Trustees in a manner consistent with the charter 
        granted to the school, the provisions of this title, and any 
        other law applicable to the school.
            (6) Other staff.--No employee of the District of Columbia 
        public schools may be required to accept employment with, or be 
        assigned to, a public charter school.
            (7) Other students.--No student enrolled in a District of 
        Columbia public school may be required to attend a public 
        charter school.
            (8) Taxes or bonds.--A public charter school shall not levy 
        taxes or issue bonds.
            (9) Charter revision.--A public charter school seeking to 
        revise its charter shall prepare a petition for approval of the 
        revision and file it with the eligible chartering authority 
        that granted the charter. The provisions of section 2153 shall 
        apply to such a petition in the same manner as such provisions 
        apply to a petition to establish a public charter school.
            (10) Annual report.--
                    (A) In general.--A public charter school shall 
                submit an annual report to the eligible chartering 
                authority that approved its charter and to the 
                Authority. The school shall permit a member of the 
                public to review any such report upon request.
                    (B) Contents.--A report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following data:
                            (i) Student performance on any district-
                        wide assessments.
                            (ii) Grade advancement for students 
                        enrolled in the public charter school.
                            (iii) Graduation rates, college admission 
                        test scores, and college admission rates, if 
                        applicable.
                            (iv) Types and amounts of parental 
                        involvement.
                            (v) Official student enrollment.
                            (vi) Average daily attendance.
                            (vii) Average daily membership.
                            (viii) A financial statement audited by an 
                        independent certified public accountant.
                            (ix) A list of all donors and grantors that 
                        have contributed monetary or in-kind donations 
                        having a value equal or exceeding $500 during 
                        the year that is the subject of the report.
                    (C) Nonidentifying data.--Data described in 
                subparagraph (B) that are included in an annual report 
                may not identify the individuals to whom the data 
                pertain.
            (11) Student enrollment report.--A public charter school 
        shall report to the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council 
        annual student enrollment on a grade-by-grade basis, including 
        students with special needs, in a manner and form that permits 
        the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council to comply with 
        subtitle E.
            (12) Census.--A public charter school shall provide to the 
        Board of Education student enrollment data necessary for the 
        Board to comply with section 3 of article II of the Act of 
        February 4, 1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-404) (relating to census 
        of minors).
            (13) Complaint resolution process.--A public charter school 
        shall establish an informal complaint resolution process.
            (14) Program of education.--A public charter school shall 
        provide a program of education which shall include one or more 
        of the following:
                    (A) Pre-school.
                    (B) Pre-kindergarten.
                    (C) Any grade or grades from kindergarten through 
                12th grade.
                    (D) Adult community, continuing, and vocational 
                education programs.
            (15) Nonsectarian nature of schools.--A public charter 
        school shall be nonsectarian.
            (16) Nonprofit status of school.--A public charter school 
        shall be organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit 
        Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
            (17) Immunity from civil liability.--
                    (A) In general.--A public charter school, and its 
                incorporators, Board of Trustees, officers, employees, 
                and volunteers, shall be immune from civil liability, 
                both personally and professionally, for any act or 
                omission within the scope of their official duties 
                unless the act or omission--
                            (i) constitutes gross negligence;
                            (ii) constitutes an intentional tort; or
                            (iii) is criminal in nature.
                    (B) Common law immunity preserved.--Subparagraph 
                (A) shall not be construed to abrogate any immunity 
                under common law of a person described in such 
                subparagraph.

SEC. 2155. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

    (a) Board of Trustees.--The members of a Board of Trustees of a 
public charter school shall be elected or selected pursuant to the 
charter granted to the school. Such a board shall have an odd number of 
members that does not exceed 7, of which--
            (1) a majority shall be residents of the District of 
        Columbia; and
            (2) at least 2 shall be a parent of a student attending the 
        school.
    (b) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible for election or 
selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school if the 
person--
            (1) is a teacher or staff member who is employed at the 
        school;
            (2) is a parent of a student attending the school; or
            (3) meets the selection or election criteria set forth in 
        the charter granted to the school.
    (c) Election or Selection of Parents.--In the case of the first 
Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be elected or selected 
after the date on which the school is granted a charter, the election 
or selection of the members under subsection (a)(2) shall occur on the 
earliest practicable date after classes at the school have commenced. 
Until such date, any other members who have been elected or selected 
shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an interim board may 
exercise all of the powers, and shall be subject to all of the duties, 
of a Board of Trustees.
    (d) Fiduciaries.--The Board of Trustees of a public charter school 
shall be fiduciaries of the school and shall set overall policy for the 
school. The Board of Trustees may make final decisions on matters 
related to the operation of the school, consistent with the charter 
granted to the school, this title, and other applicable law.

SEC. 2156. STUDENT ADMISSION, ENROLLMENT, AND WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) Open Enrollment.--Enrollment in a public charter school shall 
be open to all students who are residents of the District of Columbia 
and, if space is available, to nonresident students who meet the 
tuition requirement in subsection (e).
    (b) Criteria for Admission.--A public charter school may not limit 
enrollment on the basis of a student's intellectual or athletic 
ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or a student's 
disability. A public charter school may limit enrollment to specific 
grade levels or areas of focus of the school, such as mathematics, 
science, or the arts, where such a limitation is consistent with the 
charter granted to the school.
    (c) Random Selection.--If there are more applications to enroll in 
a public charter school from students who are residents of the District 
of Columbia than there are spaces available, students shall be admitted 
using a random selection process.
    (d) Admission to an Existing School.--During the 5-year period 
beginning on the date that a petition, filed by an eligible applicant 
seeking to convert an existing public, private, or independent school 
into a public charter school, is approved, the school shall give 
priority in enrollment to--
            (1) students enrolled in the school at the time that the 
        petition is granted;
            (2) the siblings of students described in paragraph (1); 
        and
            (3) in the case of the conversion of an existing public 
        school, students who reside within the attendance boundaries, 
        if any, in which the school is located.
    (e) Nonresident Students.--Nonresident students shall pay tuition 
to a public charter school at the current rate established for District 
of Columbia public schools administered by the Board of Education for 
the type of program in which the student has enrolled.
    (f) Student Withdrawal.--A student may withdraw from a public 
charter school at any time and, if otherwise eligible, enroll in a 
District of Columbia public school administered by the Board of 
Education.
    (g) Expulsion and Suspension.--The principal of a public charter 
school may expel or suspend a student from the school based on criteria 
set forth in the charter granted to the school.

SEC. 2157. EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Extended Leave of Absence Without Pay.--
            (1) Leave of absence from district of columbia public 
        schools.--The Superintendent shall grant, upon request, an 
        extended leave of absence, without pay, to an employee of the 
        District of Columbia public schools for the purpose of 
        permitting the employee to accept a position at a public 
        charter school for a 2-year term.
            (2) Request for extension.--At the end of a 2-year term 
        referred to in paragraph (1), an employee granted an extended 
        leave of absence without pay under the paragraph may submit a 
        request to the Superintendent for an extension of the leave of 
        absence for an additional 2-year term. The Superintendent may 
        not unreasonably withhold approval of the request.
            (3) Rights upon termination of leave.--An employee granted 
        an extended leave of absence without pay for the purpose 
        described in paragraph (1) shall have the same rights and 
        benefits under law upon termination of such leave of absence as 
        an employee of the District of Columbia public schools who is 
        granted an extended leave of absence without pay for any other 
        purpose.
    (b) Retirement System.--
            (1) Creditable service.--An employee of a public charter 
        school who has received a leave of absence under subsection (a) 
        shall receive creditable service, as defined in section 2604 of 
        D.C. Law 2-139, effective March 3, 1979, (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
        627.4) and the rules established under such section, for the 
        period of the employee's employment at the public charter 
        school.
            (2) Authority to establish separate system.--A public 
        charter school may establish a retirement system for employees 
        under its authority.
            (3) Election of retirement system.--A former employee of 
        the District of Columbia public schools who become an employee 
        of a public charter school within 60 after the date the 
        employee's employment with the District of Columbia public 
        schools is terminated may, at the time the employee commences 
        employment with the public charter school, elect--
                    (A) to remain in a District of Columbia government 
                retirement system and continue to receive creditable 
                service for the period of their employment at a public 
                charter school; or
                    (B) to transfer into a retirement system 
                established by the public charter school pursuant to 
                paragraph (2) .
            (4) Prohibited employment conditions.--No public charter 
        school may require a former employee of the District of 
        Columbia public schools to transfer to the public charter 
        school's retirement system as a condition of employment.
            (5) Contributions.--
                    (A) Employees electing not to transfer.--In the 
                case of a former employee of the District of Columbia 
                public schools who elects to remain in a District of 
                Columbia government retirement system pursuant to 
                paragraph (3)(A), the public charter school that 
                employs the person shall make the same contribution to 
                such system on behalf of the person as the District of 
                Columbia would have been required to make if the person 
                had continued to be an employee of the District of 
                Columbia public schools.
                    (B) Employees electing to transfer.--In the case of 
                a former employee of the District of Columbia public 
                schools who elects to transfer into a retirement system 
                of a public charter school pursuant to paragraph 
                (3)(B), the applicable District of Columbia government 
                retirement system from which the former employee is 
                transferring shall compute the employee's contribution 
                to that system and transfer this amount, to the 
                retirement system by the public charter school.
    (c) Employment Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an employee of a public charter school shall not be considered to be an 
employee of the District of Columbia government for any purpose.

SEC. 2158. REDUCED FARES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

    A student attending a public charter school shall be eligible for 
reduced fares on the Metrobus and Metrorail Transit System on the same 
terms and conditions as are applicable under section 2 of D.C. Law 2-
152, effective March 9, 1979, (D.C. Code, sec. 44-216 et seq.) to a 
student attending a District of Columbia public school.

SEC. 2159. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES TO PUBLIC 
              CHARTER SCHOOLS.

    The Superintendent may provide services such as facilities 
maintenance to public charter schools. All compensation for costs of 
such services shall be subject to negotiation and mutual agreement 
between a public charter school and the Superintendent.

SEC. 2160. APPLICATION OF LAW.

    (a) Elementary and Secondary Education Act.--
            (1) Treatment as local educational agency.--For any fiscal 
        year, a public charter school shall be considered to be a local 
        educational agency for purposes of part A of title I of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and shall be 
        eligible for assistance under such part, if the percentage of 
        pupils enrolled in the public charter school during the 
        preceding fiscal year who were eligible for, and received, free 
        or reduced price school lunches under the National School Lunch 
        Act is equal to or greater than the lowest such percentage for 
        any District of Columbia public school that was selected to 
        provide services under section 1113 of such Act for such 
        preceding year.
            (2) Allocation for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.--
                    (A) Public charter schools.--For fiscal years 1996 
                through 1998, each public charter school that is 
                eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                shall receive a portion of the District of Columbia's 
                total allocation under such part which bears the same 
                ratio to such total allocation as the number described 
                in subparagraph (C) bears to the number described in 
                subparagraph (D).
                    (B) District of columbia public schools.--For 
                fiscal years 1996 through 1998, the District of 
                Columbia public schools shall receive a portion of the 
                District of Columbia's total allocation under part A of 
                title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
                of 1965 which bears the same ratio to such total 
                allocation as the total of the numbers described in 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(D) bears to the 
                aggregate total described in paragraph (2)(D).
                    (C) Number of eligible pupils enrolled in the 
                public charter school.--The number described in this 
                subparagraph is the number of pupils enrolled in the 
                public charter school during the preceding fiscal year 
                who were eligible for, and received, free or reduced 
                price school lunches under the National School Lunch 
                Act.
                    (D) Aggregate number of eligible pupils.--The 
                number described in this subparagraph is the aggregate 
                total of the following numbers:
                            (i) The number of pupils enrolled during 
                        the preceding fiscal year in all eligible 
                        public charter schools who were eligible for, 
                        and received, free or reduced price school 
                        lunches under the National School Lunch Act.
                            (ii) The number of pupils who, during the 
                        preceding fiscal year--
                                    (I) were enrolled in a District of 
                                Columbia public school selected to 
                                provide services under section 1113 of 
                                the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                                Act of 1965; and
                                    (II) were eligible for, and 
                                received, free or reduced price school 
                                lunches under the National School Lunch 
                                Act.
                            (iii) The number of pupils who, during the 
                        preceding fiscal year--
                                    (I) were enrolled in a private or 
                                independent school;
                                    (II) were eligible for, and 
                                received, free or reduced price school 
                                lunches under the National School Lunch 
                                Act; and
                                    (III) resided in an attendance area 
                                of a District of Columbia public school 
                                selected to provide services under 
                                section 1113 of the Elementary and 
                                Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            (3) Allocation for fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.--
                    (A) Calculation by secretary.--Notwithstanding 
                sections 1124(a)(2), 1124(c)(2), 1124A(a)(4), 
                1125(c)(2), and 1125(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965, for fiscal year 1999 and fiscal 
                years thereafter, the total allocation under part A of 
                title I of such Act for all local educational agencies 
                in the District of Columbia, including public charter 
                schools that are eligible to receive assistance under 
                such part, shall be calculated by the Secretary of 
                Education. In making such calculation, such Secretary 
                shall treat all such local educational agencies as if 
                they were a single local educational agency for the 
                District of Columbia.
                    (B) Allocation.--
                            (i) Public charter schools.--For fiscal 
                        year 1999 and fiscal years thereafter, each 
                        public charter school that is eligible to 
                        receive assistance under part A of title I of 
                        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                        1965 shall receive a portion of the total 
                        allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) 
                        which bears the same ratio to such total 
                        allocation as the number described in paragraph 
                        (2)(C) bears to the number described in 
                        paragraph (2)(D).
                            (ii) District of columbia public schools.--
                        For fiscal year 1999 and fiscal years 
                        thereafter, the District of Columbia public 
                        schools shall receive a portion of the total 
                        allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) 
                        which bears the same ratio to such total 
                        allocation as the total of the numbers 
                        described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
                        paragraph (2)(D) bears to the aggregate total 
                        described in paragraph (2)(D).
            (4) Use of esea funds.--The Board of Education may not 
        direct a public charter school in the charter school's use of 
        funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965.
            (5) Inapplicability of certain esea provisions.--The 
        following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 shall not apply to a public charter school:
                    (A) Paragraphs (5), (8), and (9) of section 
                1112(b).
                    (B) Subsection 1112(c).
                    (C) Section 1113.
                    (D) Section 1115A.
                    (E) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1116.
                    (F) Subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of 
                section 1118.
                    (G) Section 1120.
                    (H) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 1120A.
                    (I) Section 1120B.
                    (J) Section 1126.
    (b) Property and Sales Taxes.--A public charter school shall be 
exempt from District of Columbia property and sales taxes.

SEC. 2161. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Oversight.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority--
                    (A) shall monitor the operations of each public 
                charter school to which the authority has granted a 
                charter;
                    (B) shall ensure that each such school complies 
                with applicable laws and the provisions of the charter 
                granted to the school; and
                    (C) shall monitor the progress of each such school 
                in meeting student academic achievement expectations 
                specified in the charter granted to the school.
            (2) Production of books and records.--An eligible 
        chartering authority may require a public charter school to 
        which the authority has granted a charter to produce any book, 
        record, paper, or document, if the authority determines that 
        such production is necessary for the authority to carry out its 
        functions under this title.
    (b) Fees.--
            (1) Application fee.--An eligible chartering authority may 
        charge an eligible applicant a fee, not to exceed $150, for 
        processing a petition to establish a public charter school.
            (2) Administration fee.--In the case of an eligible 
        chartering authority that has granted a charter to an public 
        charter school, the authority may charge the school a fee, not 
        to exceed one-half of one percent of the annual budget of the 
        school, to cover the cost of undertaking the ongoing 
        administrative responsibilities of the authority with respect 
        to the school that are described in this subtitle. The school 
        shall pay the fee to the eligible chartering authority not 
        later than November 15 of each year.
    (c) Immunity from Civil Liability.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority, a 
        governing board of such an authority, and the directors, 
        officers, employees, and volunteers of such an authority, shall 
        be immune from civil liability, both personally and 
        professionally, for any act or omission within the scope of 
        their official duties unless the act or omission--
                    (A) constitutes gross negligence;
                    (B) constitutes an intentional tort; or
                    (C) is criminal in nature.
            (2) Common law immunity preserved.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
        be construed to abrogate any immunity under common law of a 
        person described in such paragraph.

SEC. 2162. CHARTER RENEWAL.

    (a) Term.--A charter granted to a public charter school shall 
remain in force for a 5-year period, but may be renewed for an 
unlimited number of 5-year periods.
    (b) Application for Charter Renewal.--In the case of a public 
charter school that desires to renew its charter, the Board of Trustees 
of the school shall file an application to renew the charter with the 
eligible chartering authority that granted the charter not later than 
120 days before the expiration of the charter. The application shall 
contain the following:
            (1) A report on the progress of the public charter school 
        in achieving the goals, student academic achievement 
        expectations, and other terms of the approved charter.
            (2) All audited financial statements for the public charter 
        school for the preceding 4 years.
    (c) Approval of Charter Renewal Application.--The eligible 
chartering authority that granted a charter shall approve an 
application to renew the charter that is filed in accordance with 
subsection (b) unless the authority determines that--
            (1) the school committed a material violation of the 
        conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the 
        charter; or
            (2) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
        academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter.
    (d) Procedures for Consideration of Charter Renewal.--
            (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
        authority that has received an application to renew a charter 
        that is filed by a Board of Trustees in accordance with 
        subsection (b) shall provide to the Board written notice of the 
        right to an informal hearing on the application. The eligible 
        chartering authority shall provide the notice not later than 15 
        days after the date on which the authority received the 
        application.
            (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
        date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
        paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
        hearing on the application before the eligible chartering 
        authority.
            (3) Date and time of hearing.--
                    (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written 
                request for a hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible 
                chartering authority shall set a date and time for the 
                hearing and shall provide reasonable notice of the date 
                and time, as well as the procedures to be followed at 
                the hearing, to the Board.
                    (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this 
                subsection shall take place not later than 30 days 
                after an eligible chartering authority receives a 
                timely written request for the hearing under paragraph 
                (2).
            (4) Final decision.--
                    (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority 
                shall render a final decision, in writing, on an 
                application to renew a charter--
                            (i) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        on which the authority provided the written 
                        notice of the right to a hearing, in the case 
                        of an application with respect to which such a 
                        hearing is not held; and
                            (ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        on which the hearing is concluded, in the case 
                        of an application with respect to which a 
                        hearing is held.
                    (B) Reasons for nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
                authority that denies an application to renew a charter 
                shall state in its decision, in reasonable detail, the 
                grounds for the denial.
            (5) Alternatives upon nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
        authority that denies an application to renew a charter granted 
        to a public charter school, or whose decision approving such an 
        application is reversed under section 2162(e), may--
                    (A) manage the school directly until alternative 
                arrangements can be made for students at the school; or
                    (B) place the school in a probationary status that 
                requires the school to take remedial actions, to be 
                determined by the authority, that directly relate to 
                the grounds for the denial.
            (6) Judicial review.--
                    (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an 
                eligible chartering authority to deny an application to 
                renew a charter shall be subject to judicial review.
                    (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
                chartering authority to deny an application to renew a 
                charter shall be upheld unless the decision is 
                arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous.
    (e) Board of Education Renewal Review.--
            (1) Notice of decision to renew.--An eligible chartering 
        authority, other than the Board of Education, that renders a 
        decision to approve an application to renew a charter granted 
        to a public charter school--
                    (A) shall provide a copy of the decision to the 
                Superintendent, the Board of Education, and the school 
                not later than 3 days after the decision is rendered; 
                and
                    (B) shall publish the decision in the District of 
                Columbia Register not later than 5 days after the 
                decision is rendered.
            (2) Recommendation of superintendent.--Not later than 30 
        days after an eligible chartering authority provides a copy of 
        a decision approving an application to renew a charter to the 
        Superintendent under paragraph (1), the Superintendent may 
        recommend to the Board of Education, in writing, that the 
        decision be reversed.
            (3) Standard of review by board of education.--The Board of 
        Education may concur in a recommendation of the Superintendent 
        under paragraph (2), and reverse a decision approving an 
        application to renew a charter granted to a public charter 
        school, if the Board of Education determines that--
                    (A) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
                academic achievement expectations set forth in the 
                charter, in the case of a school that has a student 
                body the majority of which comprises students with 
                special needs; or
                    (B) the average test score for all students 
                enrolled in the school was less than the average test 
                score for all students enrolled in the District of 
                Columbia public schools on the most recently 
                administered the district-wide assessments, in the case 
                of a school that has a student body the majority of 
                which does not comprise students with special needs.
            (4) Procedures for reversing decision.--
                    (A) Notice of right to hearing.--In any case in 
                which the Board of Education is considering reversing a 
                decision approving an application to renew a charter 
                granted to a public charter school, the Board of 
                Education shall provide to the Board of Trustees of the 
                school a written notice stating in reasonable detail 
                the grounds for the proposed reversal. The notice shall 
                inform the Board of Trustees of the right to an 
                informal hearing on the proposed reversal.
                    (B) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days 
                after the date on which a Board of Trustees receives a 
                notice under subparagraph (A), the Board may request, 
                in writing, an informal hearing on the proposed 
                reversal before the Board of Education.
                    (C) Date and time of hearing.--
                            (i) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely 
                        written request for a hearing under 
                        subparagraph (B), the Board of Education shall 
                        set a date and time for the hearing and shall 
                        provide reasonable notice of the date and time, 
                        as well as the procedures to be followed at the 
                        hearing, to the Board of Trustees.
                            (ii) Deadline.--An informal hearing under 
                        this paragraph shall take place not later than 
                        30 days after the Board of Education receives a 
                        timely written request for the hearing under 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    (D) Final decision.--
                            (i) Deadline.--The Board of Education shall 
                        render a final decision, in writing, on the 
                        proposed reversal--
                                    (I) not later than 30 days after 
                                the date on which the Board of 
                                Education provided the written notice 
                                of the right to a hearing, in the case 
                                of a proposed reversal with respect to 
                                which such a hearing is not held; and
                                    (II) not later than 30 days after 
                                the date on which the hearing is 
                                concluded, in the case of a proposed 
                                reversal with respect to which a 
                                hearing is held.
                            (ii) Reasons for reversal.--If the Board of 
                        Education reverses a decision approving an 
                        application to renew a charter, the Board of 
                        Education shall state in its decision, in 
                        reasonable detail, the grounds for the 
                        reversal.
                    (E) Judicial review.--
                            (i) Availability of review.--A decision by 
                        the Board of Education to reverse a decision 
                        approving an application to renew a charter 
                        shall be subject to judicial review.
                            (ii) Standard of review.--A decision by the 
                        Board of Education to reverse a decision 
                        approving an application to renew a charter 
                        shall be upheld unless the decision is 
                        arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous.

SEC. 2163. CHARTER REVOCATION.

    (a) Charter or Law Violations.--An eligible chartering authority 
that has granted a charter to a public charter school may revoke the 
charter if the authority determines that the school has committed a 
violation of applicable laws or a material violation of the conditions, 
terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the charter.
    (b) Fiscal Mismanagement.--An eligible chartering authority that 
has granted a charter to a public charter school shall revoke the 
charter if the authority determines that the school--
            (1) has engaged in a pattern of nonadherence to generally 
        accepted accounting principles;
            (2) has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mismanagement; or
            (3) is no longer economically viable.
    (c) Procedures for Consideration of Revocation.--
            (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
        authority that is proposing to revoke a charter granted to a 
        public charter school shall provide to the Board of Trustees of 
        the school a written notice stating in reasonable detail the 
        grounds for the proposed revocation. The notice shall inform 
        the Board of the right of the Board to an informal hearing on 
        the proposed revocation.
            (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
        date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
        paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
        hearing on the proposed revocation before the eligible 
        chartering authority.
            (3) Date and time of hearing.--
                    (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written 
                request for a hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible 
                chartering authority shall set a date and time for the 
                hearing and shall provide reasonable notice of the date 
                and time, as well as the procedures to be followed at 
                the hearing, to the Board.
                    (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this 
                subsection shall take place not later than 30 days 
                after an eligible chartering authority receives a 
                timely written request for the hearing under paragraph 
                (2).
            (4) Final decision.--
                    (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority 
                shall render a final decision, in writing, on the 
                revocation of a charter--
                            (i) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        on which the authority provided the written 
                        notice of the right to a hearing, in the case 
                        of a proposed revocation with respect to which 
                        such a hearing is not held; and
                            (ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        on which the hearing is concluded, in the case 
                        of a proposed revocation with respect to which 
                        a hearing is held.
                    (B) Reasons for revocation.--An eligible chartering 
                authority that revokes a charter shall state in its 
                decision, in reasonable detail, the grounds for the 
                denial.
            (5) Alternatives upon revocation.--An eligible chartering 
        authority that revokes a charter granted to a public charter 
        school may manage the school directly until alternative 
        arrangements can be made for students at the school.
            (6) Judicial review.--
                    (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an 
                eligible chartering authority to revoke a charter shall 
                be subject to judicial review.
                    (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
                chartering authority to revoke a charter shall be 
                upheld unless the decision is arbitrary and capricious 
                or clearly erroneous.

SEC. 2164. DISCONTINUANCE OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AUTHORITY.

    (a) Notice.--In the case of an eligible chartering authority that 
has granted a charter to a public charter school and that becomes 
unable or unwilling to continue to act in the capacity of an eligible 
chartering authority with respect to the school, the authority shall 
provide written notice of such discontinuance to the school, to the 
extent feasible, not later than the date that is 120 days before the 
date on which such discontinuance takes effect.
    (b) Petition by School.--A public charter school that has been 
granted a charter by an eligible chartering authority that becomes 
unable or unwilling to continue to act in the capacity of an eligible 
chartering authority with respect to the school shall file a petition 
with another eligible chartering authority described in subsection 
(c)(2). The petition shall request that such other authority assume the 
powers and duties of an eligible chartering authority with respect to 
the school and the charter granted to the school. The petition shall be 
filed--
            (1) in the case of a public charter school that received a 
        timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 120 days 
        after such notice was received; and
            (2) in the case of a public charter school that did not 
        receive a timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 
        120 days after the date on which the eligible chartering 
        authority ceases to act in the capacity of an eligible 
        chartering authority with respect to the school.
    (c) Chartering Authorities Required to Assume Duties.--
            (1) In general.--If any of the eligible chartering 
        authorities described in paragraph (2) receives a petition 
        filed by a public charter school in accordance with subsection 
        (b), the eligible chartering authority shall grant the petition 
        and assume the powers and duties of an eligible chartering 
        authority with respect to the school and the charter granted to 
        the school.
            (2) Eligible chartering authorities.--The eligible 
        chartering authorities referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
        following:
                    (A) The Board of Education.
                    (B) Any other entity established, and designated as 
                an eligible chartering authority, by the District of 
                Columbia Council by enactment of a bill after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Interim Powers and Duties of School.--Except as provided in 
this section, the powers and duties of a public charter school that has 
been granted a charter by an eligible chartering authority that becomes 
unable or unwilling to continue to act in the capacity of an eligible 
chartering authority with respect to the school shall not be affected 
by such discontinuance, if the school satisfies the requirements of 
this section.

SEC. 2165. FEDERAL ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--The following Federal agencies and federally-
established institutions shall explore whether it is feasible for the 
agency or institution to establish one or more public charter schools:
            (1) The Library of Congress.
            (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (3) The Drug Enforcement Agency.
            (4) The National Science Foundation.
            (5) The Department of Justice.
            (6) The Department of Defense.
            (7) The Smithsonian Institution, including the National 
        Zoological Park, the National Museum of American History, the 
        Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National 
        Gallery of Art.
    (b) Determination.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each agency and institution listed in subsection 
(a) shall make a determination regarding whether it is feasible for the 
agency or institution to establish one or more public charter schools.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, any agency or institution listed in subsection 
(a) that has not filed a petition to establish a public charter school 
with an eligible chartering authority shall report to the Congress the 
reasons for the decision.

                         Subtitle C--Even Start

SEC. 2201. AMENDMENTS FOR EVEN START PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1002 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking 
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Even Start.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out part B, 
        other than Even Start programs for the District of Columbia as 
        described in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $118,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.
            ``(2) District of columbia.--For the purpose of carrying 
        out Even Start programs in the District of Columbia as 
        described in section 1211, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1996, $2,000,000 for 
                continued funding made in fiscal year 1995, and for new 
                grants, for an aggregate of 8;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 1997, $3,500,000 for 
                continued funding made in fiscal year 1996 and for new 
                grants, for an aggregate of 14;
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 1998, $5,000,000 for 
                continued funding made in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 
                and for new grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in 
                such fiscal year;
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 1999, $5,000,000 for 
                continued funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 
                1998 and for new grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants 
                in such fiscal year; and
                    ``(E) for fiscal year 2000, $5,000,000 for 
                continued funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
                1998, and 1999 and for new grants, for an aggregate of 
                20 grants in such fiscal year or such number as the 
                Secretary determines appropriate pursuant to the 
                evaluation described in section 1211(i)(2).''.
    (b) Even Start Family Literacy Programs.--Part B of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in section 1202(a)(1), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
        ``1002(b)'';
            (2) in section 1202(b), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
        ``1002(b)'';
            (3) in section 1202(d)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``1002(b)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or under section 1211,'' after 
                ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'';
            (4) in section 1202(d)(3), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
        ``1002(b)'';
            (5) in section 1202(e)(4), by striking ``, the District of 
        Columbia,'';
            (6) in section 1204(a), by inserting ``intensive'' after 
        ``cost of providing'';
            (7) in section 1205(4), by inserting ``, intensive'' after 
        ``high-quality'';
            (8) in section 1206(b)(1), by striking ``described in 
        subsection (a)''; and
            (9) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1211. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EVEN START INITIATIVES.

    ``(a) D.C. Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide grants, 
on a competitive basis, to assist eligible entities to carry out Even 
Start programs in the District of Columbia that build on the findings 
of the `National Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program', 
such as providing intensive services in parent training and adult 
literacy or adult education.
    ``(b) Definition of `Eligible''.--For the purpose of this section, 
the term `eligible entity' means a partnership composed of at least--
            ``(1) a public school in the District of Columbia;
            ``(2) the local educational agency in existence on 
        September 1, 1995 for the District of Columbia, any other 
        public organization, or an institution of higher education; and
            ``(3) a private nonprofit community-based organization.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds; Cost-Sharing.--
            ``(1) Compliance.--Each eligible entity that receives funds 
        under this section shall comply with section 1204(a) and 
        1204(b)(3), relating to the use of such funds.
            ``(2) Cost-sharing.--Each program funded under this section 
        is subject to the cost-sharing requirement of section 
        1204(b)(1), except that the Secretary may waive that 
        requirement, in whole or in part, for any eligible entity that 
        demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that such entity 
        otherwise would not be able to participate in the program under 
        this section.
            ``(3) Minimum.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), each 
        eligible entity selected to receive a grant under this section 
        shall receive not more than $250,000 in any fiscal year, except 
        that the Secretary may increase such amount if the Secretary 
        determines that--
                    ``(A) such entity needs additional funds to be 
                effective; and
                    ``(B) the increase will not reduce the amount of 
                funds available to other programs that receive funds 
                under this section.
            ``(4) Remaining funds.--If funds remain after payments are 
        made under paragraph (3) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall make such remaining funds available to each selected 
        eligible entity in such fiscal year on a pro rata basis.
    ``(d) Program Elements.--Each program assisted under this section 
shall comply with the program elements described in section 1205, 
including intensive high quality instruction programs of parent 
training and adult literacy or adult education.
    ``(e) Eligible Participants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Individuals eligible to participate in a 
        program under this section are--
                    ``(A) the parent or parents of a child described in 
                subparagraph (B), or any other adult who is 
                substantially involved in the day-to-day care of the 
                child, who--
                            ``(i) is eligible to participate in an 
                        adult education program under the Adult 
                        Education Act; or
                            ``(ii) is attending, or is eligible by age 
                        to attend, a public school in the District of 
                        Columbia; and
                    ``(B) any child, from birth through age 7, of an 
                individual described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--The eligibility factors 
        described in section 1206(b) shall apply to programs under this 
        section.
    ``(f) Applications.--Each eligible entity that wishes to receive a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(g) Selection of Grantees.--In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) use the selection criteria described in subparagraphs 
        (A) through (F) and (H) of section 1208(a)(1); and
            ``(2) give priority to applications for programs that--
                    ``(A) target services to schools in which a 
                schoolwide program is being conducted under section 
                1114 of this subtitle; or
                    ``(B) are located in areas designated as 
                empowerment zones or enterprise communities.
    ``(h) Duration of Programs.--The priority for subgrants described 
in section 1208(b) shall apply to grants made under this section, 
except that--
            ``(1) references in that section to the State educational 
        agency and to subgrants shall be read to refer to the Secretary 
        and to grants under this section, respectively; and
            ``(2) notwithstanding paragraph (4) of such section, the 
        Secretary shall not provide continuation funding to a recipient 
        under this section if the Secretary determines, after affording 
        the recipient notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the 
        recipient has not made substantial progress toward achieving 
        its stated objectives and the purpose of this section.
    ``(i) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Technical assistance.--(A) The Secretary shall use 
        not more than 5 percent of the amounts authorized under section 
        1002(b)(2) for any fiscal year to provide technical assistance 
        to eligible entities, including providing funds to one or more 
        local nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance 
        to eligible entities in the areas of community development and 
        coalition building, and for the evaluation conducted pursuant 
        to paragraph (2).
            ``(B) The Secretary shall allocate 5 percent of the amounts 
        authorized under section 1002(b)(2) in any fiscal year to 
        contract with the National Center for Family Literacy to 
        provide technical assistance to eligible entities.
            ``(2) Evaluation.--(A) The Secretary shall use funds 
        available under paragraph (1)(A) to provide an independent 
        evaluation of programs under this section to determine their 
        effectiveness in providing high quality family literacy 
        services including--
                    ``(i) intensive and high quality services in adult 
                literacy or adult education;
                    ``(ii) intensive and high quality services in 
                parent training;
                    ``(iii) coordination with related programs;
                    ``(iv) training of related personnel in appropriate 
                skill areas; and
        to determine if the grant amount provided to grantees to carry 
        out such projects is appropriate to accomplish the goals of 
        this section.
            ``(B)(i) Such evaluation shall be conducted by individuals 
        not directly involved in the administration of a program 
        operated with funds provided under this section. Such 
        independent evaluators and the program administrators shall 
        jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for 
        appropriate analysis of the factors listed in subparagraph (A).
            ``(ii) In order to determine a program's effectiveness in 
        achieving its stated goals, each evaluation shall contain 
        objective measures of such goals and, whenever feasible, shall 
        obtain the specific views of program participants about such 
        programs.
            ``(C) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate, the Committee on Economic and Education 
        Opportunities of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
        the Senate, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate a report regarding the results of such evaluations not 
        later than March 1, 1999. The Secretary shall provide an 
        interim report by March 1, 1998.''.

 Subtitle D--World Class Schools Panel; Core Curriculum; Assessments; 
                          and Promotion Gates

                   PART 1--WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS PANEL

SEC. 2251. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a panel to be known as the ``World Class 
Schools Panel''.

SEC. 2252. DUTIES OF PANEL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Panel shall 
recommend to the Superintendent and the Board of Education the 
following:
            (1) A core curriculum for kindergarten through the 12th 
        grade developed or selected by the Panel.
            (2) District-wide assessments for measuring student 
        achievement in the curriculum developed or selected under 
        paragraph (1). Such assessments shall be developed at several 
        grade levels, including, at a minimum, the grade levels with 
        respect to which the Superintendent establishes promotion 
        gates, as required under section 2263. To the extent feasible, 
        such assessments shall, at a minimum, be designed to provide 
        information that permits the following comparisons to be made:
                    (A) Comparisons among individual schools and 
                individual students in the District of Columbia.
                    (B) Comparisons between individual schools and 
                individual students in the District of Columbia and 
                schools and students in other States and the Nation as 
                a whole.
                    (C) Comparisons between individual schools and 
                individual students in the District of Columbia and 
                schools and students in other nations whose students 
                historically have scored high on international studies 
                of student achievement.
            (3) Model professional development programs for teachers 
        using the curriculum developed or selected under paragraph (1).
    (b) Content.--The curriculum and assessments recommended under 
subsection (a) shall be either newly developed or existing materials 
that are judged by the Panel to be--
            (1) ``world class'', including having a level of quality 
        and rigor that is equal to, or greater than, the level of 
        quality and rigor of analogous curricula and assessments of 
        other nations (including nations whose students historically 
        score high on international studies of student achievement); 
        and
            (2) appropriate for the District of Columbia public 
        schools.
    (c) Submission to Secretary.--If the curriculum, assessments, and 
model professional development programs recommended by the Panel are 
approved by the Board of Education, the Superintendent may submit them 
to the Secretary of Education as evidence of compliance with sections 
1111, 1112, and 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965.

SEC. 2253. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Panel shall be comprised of the 
Superintendent and 6 other members appointed as follows:
            (1) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
        Senate.
            (3) 1 member appointed by the President.
            (4) 1 member appointed by the Mayor who--
                    (A) is a parent of a minor student enrolled in a 
                District of Columbia public school; and
                    (B) is active in a parent organization.
    (b) Expertise.--The members of the Panel appointed under paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be appointed from among 
individuals who are nationally recognized experts on education reform 
in the United States or who are nationally recognized experts on 
education in other nations, including the areas of curriculum, 
assessment, and teacher training.
    (c) Terms.--The term of service of each member of the Panel shall 
begin on the date of appointment of the member and shall end on the 
date of the termination of the Panel, unless the member resigns from 
the Panel or becomes incapable of continuing to serve on the Panel.
    (d) Chairperson.--The members of the Panel shall select a 
chairperson from among them.
    (e) Date of Appointment.--The members of the Panel shall be 
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (f) Commencement of Duties.--The Panel may begin to carry out its 
duties under this part when 5 members of the Panel have been appointed.
    (g) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect the powers 
of the Panel, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.

SEC. 2254. CONSULTATION.

    The Panel shall conduct its work in consultation with--
            (1) officials of the District of Columbia public schools 
        who have been identified by the Superintendent as having 
        relevant responsibilities;
            (2) the consortium established under section 2604(e); and
            (3) any other persons or groups the Panel deems 
        appropriate.

SEC. 2255. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet on a regular basis, as 
necessary, at the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.
    (b) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum 
for the transaction of business.
    (c) Voting and Final Decision.--
            (1) Prohibition on proxy voting.--No individual may vote, 
        or exercise any other power of a member, by proxy.
            (2) Final decisions.--In making final decisions of the 
        Panel with respect to the exercise of its duties and powers, 
        the Panel shall operate on the principle of majority vote.
    (d) Public Access.--The Panel shall ensure public access to its 
proceedings (other than proceedings, or portions of proceedings, 
relating to internal personnel and management matters) and make 
available to the public, at reasonable cost, transcripts of such 
proceedings.
    (e) No Pay for Performance of Duties.--Members of the Commission 
may not be paid for the performance of duties vested in the Commission.
    (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2256. GIFTS.

    The Panel may, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
accept donations of money, property, and personal services, except that 
no donations may be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel 
expenses, or for the salaries of employees of the Panel.

SEC. 2257. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Chairperson of the Panel, without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment 
and compensation of officers or employees of the United States, shall 
appoint a Director to be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Appointment and Pay of Employees.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Director may appoint not more than 6 
        additional employees to serve as staff to the Panel without 
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
        governing appointments in the competitive service.
            (2) Pay.--The employees appointed under paragraph (1) may 
        be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
        relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but 
        shall not be paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic 
        pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Panel may procure temporary and 
intermittent services of experts and consultants under section 3109(b) 
of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Panel, the 
head of any department or agency of the United States may detail any of 
the personnel of such agency to the Panel to assist the Panel in its 
duties under this part.

SEC. 2258. TERMINATION OF PANEL.

    The Panel shall terminate upon the completion of its work, but not 
later than August 1, 1996.

SEC. 2259. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sum shall remain available until 
expended.

 PART 2--DUTIES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO CORE CURRICULUM, 
                    ASSESSMENTS, AND PROMOTION GATES

SEC. 2261. DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CURRICULUM AND DISTRICT-WIDE 
              ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--If the Board of Education does not approve both 
the core curriculum and the district-wide assessments recommended by 
the Panel under section 2252, the Superintendent shall develop or 
select, with the approval of the Board of Education, an alternative 
curriculum and alternative district-wide assessments that satisfy the 
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and 
subsection (b), of such section, except that the reference to the Panel 
in section 2252(b) shall be considered a reference to the 
Superintendent.
    (b) Deadline.--If the Board of Education does not approve both the 
core curriculum and the district-wide assessments recommended by the 
Panel under section 2252, the Superintendent shall meet the 
requirements of subsection (a) not later than August 1, 1996.

SEC. 2262. ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) Administration of Assessments.--The Superintendent shall 
administer the assessments developed or selected under section 2252 or 
2261 to students enrolled in the District of Columbia public schools 
and public charter schools on an annual basis.
    (b) Dissemination of Information.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
        information derived from the assessments administered under 
        subsection (a) shall be made available, on an annual basis, to 
        the appropriate congressional committees, the District of 
        Columbia Council, the Mayor, parents, and other members of the 
        public.
            (2) Limitation.--To release any such information, the 
        Superintendent shall comply with the requirements of section 
        444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C 1232g).

SEC. 2263. PROMOTION GATES.

    (a) Kindergarten through 4th Grade.--Not later than August 1, 1996, 
the Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion gates with 
respect to not less than one grade level from kindergarten through and 
including the 4th grade.
    (b) 5th through 8th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 1997, the 
Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion gates with 
respect to not less than one grade level from the 5th grade through and 
including the 8th grade.
    (c) 9th through 12th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 1998, the 
Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion gates with 
respect to not less than one grade level from the 9th grade through and 
including the 12th grade.
    (d) Interim Deadline.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the 
Superintendent shall designate the grade levels with respect to which 
promotion gates will be established and implemented.

 Subtitle E--Per Capita District of Columbia Public School and Public 
                         Charter School Funding

SEC. 2301. ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1997 and for each subsequent 
fiscal year, the Mayor shall make annual payments from the general fund 
of the District of Columbia in accordance with the formula established 
under subsection (b).
    (b) Formula.--
            (1) In general.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
        Council, in consultation with the Board of Education and the 
        Superintendent, shall establish a formula which determines the 
        amount--
                    (A) of the annual payment to the Board of Education 
                for the operating expenses of the District of Columbia 
                public schools, which for purposes of this paragraph 
                includes the operating expenses of the Board of 
                Education and the Office of the Superintendent; and
                    (B) of the annual payment to each public charter 
                school for the operating expenses of each such public 
                charter school established in accordance with subtitle 
                B.
            (2) Formula calculation.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (3), the amount of the annual payment under paragraph (1) shall 
        be calculated by multiplying a uniform dollar amount used in 
        the formula established under such paragraph by--
                    (A) the number of students calculated under section 
                2302 that are enrolled at District of Columbia public 
                schools, in the case of the payment under paragraph 
                (1)(A); or
                    (B) the number of students calculated under section 
                2302 that are enrolled at each public charter school, 
                in the case of a payment under paragraph (1)(B).
            (3) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Mayor 
        and the District of Columbia Council, in consultation with the 
        Board of Education and the Superintendent, may adjust the 
        formula--
                    (A) to increase or decrease the amount of the 
                annual payment to the District of Columbia public 
                schools or each public charter school based on a 
                calculation of--
                            (i) the number of students served by such 
                        schools in certain grade levels; and
                            (ii) the cost of educating students at such 
                        certain grade levels; and
                    (B) to increase the amount of the annual payment if 
                the District of Columbia public schools or each public 
                charter school serve a high number of students with 
                special needs (as such term is defined under paragraph 
                (4)).
            (4) Definition.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
        Council shall develop a definition of the term ``students with 
        special needs'' for purposes of carrying out this title.

SEC. 2302. CALCULATION OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

    (a) School Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 15 of each year, 
        beginning in fiscal year 1997, each District of Columbia public 
        school and public charter school shall submit a report to the 
        Mayor, District of Columbia Council, Board of Education, the 
        Authority, and the eligible chartering authority that approved 
        its charter, containing the information described in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Special rule.--Not later than April 1 of each year, 
        beginning in 1997, each public charter school shall submit a 
        report in the same form and manner as described in paragraph 
        (1) to ensure accurate payment under section 2303(a)(2)(B)(ii).
    (b) Calculation of Number of Students.--Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 
15 of each year thereafter, the Board of Education shall calculate the 
following:
            (1) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
        enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 of the District of 
        Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
        established in accordance with this title and the number of 
        students whose tuition for enrollment in other schools is paid 
        for by funds available to the District of Columbia public 
        schools.
            (2) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
        from the nonresident students described in paragraph (1).
            (3) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
        enrolled in pre-school and pre-kindergarten in the District of 
        Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
        established in accordance with this title.
            (4) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
        from the nonresident students described in paragraph (3).
            (5) The number of full time equivalent adult students 
        enrolled in adult, community, continuing, and vocational 
        education programs in the District of Columbia public schools 
        and in public charter schools established in accordance with 
        this title.
            (6) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
        from resident and nonresident adult students described in 
        paragraph (5).
            (7) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
        enrolled in non-grade level programs in District of Columbia 
        public schools and in public charter schools established in 
        accordance with this title.
            (8) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
        from nonresident students described in paragraph (7).
    (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not later than October 15 of each year 
thereafter, the Board of Education shall prepare and submit to the 
Authority, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Comptroller 
General of the United States, and the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing a summary of the most recent 
calculations made under subsection (b).
    (d) Audit of Initial Calculations.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an audit of the initial calculations 
        described in subsection (b).
            (2) Conduct of audit.--In conducting the audit, the 
        Comptroller General of the United States--
                    (A) shall provide an opinion as to the accuracy of 
                the information contained in the report described in 
                subsection (b); and
                    (B) shall identify any material weaknesses in the 
                systems, procedures, or methodology used by the Board 
                of Education--
                            (i) in determining the number of students, 
                        including nonresident students, enrolled in the 
                        District of Columbia public schools and in 
                        public charter schools established in 
                        accordance with this title and the number of 
                        students whose tuition for enrollment in other 
                        school systems is paid for by funds available 
                        to the District of Columbia public schools; and
                            (ii) in assessing and collecting fees and 
                        tuition from nonresident students.
            (3) Submission of audit.--Not later than 45 days after the 
        date on which the Comptroller General of the United States 
        receives the initial annual report from the Board of Education 
        under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
        the Authority, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, and 
        the appropriate congressional committees the audit conducted 
        under this subsection.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Comptroller General of the United 
        States $75,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the purpose of carrying 
        out this subsection.

SEC. 2303. PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Escrow for public charter schools.--Except as provided 
        in subsection (b), for any fiscal year, not later than 10 days 
        after the date of enactment of the District of Columbia 
        Appropriations Act for such fiscal year, the Mayor shall place 
        in escrow an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts 
        determined under section 2301(b)(1)(B) for use only by District 
        of Columbia public charter schools.
            (2) Transfer of escrow funds.--
                    (A) 1997 initial payment.--Beginning in 1997, not 
                later than October 15 of each year, the Mayor shall 
                transfer, by electronic funds transfer, an amount equal 
                to 75 percent of the amount of the annual payment for a 
                public charter school determined by using the formula 
                established pursuant to section 2301(b) to a bank 
                designated by each public charter school.
                    (B) 1997 final payment.--
                            (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), not 
                        later than May 1 of each year beginning in 
                        1997, the Mayor shall transfer the remainder of 
                        the annual payment for a public charter school 
                        in the same manner as the initial payment was 
                        made under subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Beginning in 1997, not later than 
                        March 15, if the enrollment number of a public 
                        charter school has changed from the number 
                        reported to the Mayor, District of Columbia 
                        Council, Board of Education, the Authority, and 
                        the eligible chartering authority that approved 
                        its charter as required under section 
                        2302(a)(2), the Mayor shall increase the 
                        payment in an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
                        amount provided for each student who has 
                        enrolled without another student withdrawing or 
                        dropping out, or shall reduce the payment in an 
                        amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
                        provided for each student who has withdrawn or 
                        dropped out of school without another student 
                        replacement.
                    (C) Pro rata reduction or increase in payments.--
                            (i) If the funds made available to the 
                        District of Columbia public schools for any 
                        fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full 
                        amount that each school is eligible to receive 
                        under this subtitle for such year, the Mayor 
                        shall ratably reduce such amounts for such 
                        year.
                            (ii) If additional funds become available 
                        for making payments under this subtitle for 
                        such fiscal year, amounts that were reduced 
                        under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on 
                        the same basis as such amounts were reduced.
                    (D) Unexpended funds.--Any funds that remain in the 
                escrow account for public charter schools on September 
                30 of a fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of 
                the District of Columbia.
    (b) Exception for New Schools.--
            (1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        $200,000 for any fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out 
        this subsection.
            (2) Disbursement to mayor.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
        shall make available and disburse to the Mayor, not later than 
        August 1 of each of the years 1996 through 2000, such funds as 
        have been appropriated under paragraph (1).
            (3) Escrow.--The Mayor shall place in escrow, for use by 
        public charter schools, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2) 
        that has not yet been paid under paragraph (4).
            (4) Payments to schools.--The Mayor shall pay to public 
        charter schools described in paragraph (5), in accordance with 
        this subsection, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2).
            (5) Schools described.--The schools referred to in 
        paragraph (4) are public charter schools that--
                    (A) did not operate as public charter schools 
                during any portion of the fiscal year preceding the 
                fiscal year for which funds are authorized to be 
                appropriated under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) operated as public charter schools during the 
                fiscal year for which funds are authorized to be 
                appropriated under paragraph (1).
            (6) Formula.--
                    (A) 1996.--The amount of the payment to a public 
                charter school described in paragraph (5) that begins 
                operation in fiscal year 1996 shall be calculated by 
                multiplying $6,300 by \1/12\ of the total anticipated 
                enrollment as set forth in the petition to establish 
                the public charter school; and
                    (B) 1997 through 2000.--The amount of the payment 
                to a public charter school described in paragraph (5) 
                that begins operation in any of fiscal years 1997 
                through 2000 shall be calculated by multiplying the 
                uniform dollar amount used in the formula established 
                under 2301(b) by \1/12\ of the total anticipated 
                enrollment as set forth in the petition to establish 
                the public charter school.
            (7) Payment to schools.--
                    (A) Transfer.--On September 1 of each of the years 
                1996 through 2000, the Mayor shall transfer, by 
                electronic funds transfer, the amount determined under 
                paragraph (6) for each public charter school from the 
                escrow account established under subsection (a) to a 
                bank designated by each such school.
                    (B) Pro rata and remaining funds.--Subparagraphs 
                (C) and (D) of subsection (a)(2) shall apply to 
                payments made under this subsection.

          Subtitle F--School Facilities Repair and Improvement

                       PART 1--SCHOOL FACILITIES

SEC. 2351. AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
Superintendent shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement or 
Understanding (referred to in this subtitle as the ``Agreement'') 
authorizing, to the extent provided in this subtitle, the Administrator 
to provide technical assistance to the District of Columbia public 
schools regarding school facilities repair and improvements, including 
contracting for and supervising the repair and improvements of such 
facilities and the coordination of such efforts.
    (b) Agreement Provisions.--The Agreement shall include the 
following:
            (1) General authority.--Provisions that give the 
        Administrator authority--
                    (A) to supervise and direct District of Columbia 
                public school personnel responsible for public school 
                facilities repair and improvements;
                    (B) to develop, coordinate and implement a systemic 
                and comprehensive facilities revitalization program, 
                taking into account the ``Preliminary Facilities Master 
                Plan 2005'' (prepared by the Superintendent's Task 
                Force on Education Infrastructure for the 21st Century) 
                to repair and improve District of Columbia public 
                school facilities, including a list of facilities and 
                renovation schedule that prioritizes facilities to be 
                repaired and improved;
                    (C) to accept private goods and services for use by 
                District of Columbia public schools, in consultation 
                with the nonprofit corporation referred to in section 
                2603;
                    (D) to recommend specific repair and improvement 
                projects in District of Columbia public school 
                facilities by members and units of the National Guard 
                and military reserve, consistent with section 
                2351(b)(1)(B); and
                    (E) to access all District of Columbia public 
                school facilities and any records or documents 
                regarding such facilities.
            (2) Cooperation.--Assurances by the Administrator and the 
        Superintendent to cooperate with each other, and with the 
        nonprofit corporation referred to in section 2603, in any way 
        necessary, to ensure implementation of the Agreement.
    (c) Duration of Agreement.--The Agreement shall remain in effect 
until the agency designated pursuant to section 2352(a)(2) assumes 
responsibility for the District of Columbia public school facilities 
but shall terminate not later than 24 months after the date that the 
Agreement is signed, whichever is earlier.

SEC. 2352. FACILITIES REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program.--Not later than 24 months after the date that the 
Agreement is signed, the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council 
shall--
            (1) in consultation with the Administrator, the Authority, 
        the Board of Education, and the Superintendent, design and 
        implement a facilities repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
        management program; and
            (2) designate a new or existing agency or authority to 
        administer such program to repair, improve, and maintain the 
        physical condition and safety of District of Columbia public 
        school facilities.
    (b) Proceeds.--Such management program shall include provisions 
that--
            (1) identify short-term funding for capital and maintenance 
        of such facilities, which may include retaining proceeds from 
        the sale or lease of a District of Columbia public school 
        facility; and
            (2) identify and designate long-term funding for capital 
        and maintenance of such facilities.
    (c) Implementation.--Upon implementation of such program, the 
agency or authority created or designated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
shall assume authority and responsibility for repair, maintenance, 
improvement, and management of District of Columbia public schools.

SEC. 2353. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this subtitle, the following terms have the 
following meanings:
    (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration.
    (2) Facilities.--The term ``facilities'' means buildings, 
structures, and real property.

SEC. 2354. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
1996 and 1997, $2,000,000 to the District of Columbia public schools 
for use by the Administrator to carry out this subtitle.

                            PART 2--WAIVERS

SEC. 2361. WAIVERS.

    (a) In General.--All District of Columbia fees, all requirements 
found in the document ``The District of Columbia Public Schools 
Standard Contract Provisions'' published by the District of Columbia 
public schools for use with construction maintenance projects, shall be 
waived, for purposes of repair and improvement of the District of 
Columbia public schools for a period of 24 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Limitation.--
            (1) Waiver application.--A waiver under subsection (a) 
        shall apply only to contractors, subcontractors, and any other 
        groups, entities, or individuals who donate materials and 
        services to the District of Columbia public schools.
            (2) Insurance requirements.--Nothing in this section shall 
        be construed to waive the requirements for a contractor to 
        maintain adequate insurance coverage.

SEC. 2362. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS.

    An application for a permit during the 24-month period described in 
section 2311(a), required by the District of Columbia government for 
the repair or improvement of a District of Columbia public school shall 
be acted upon not later than 20 days after receipt of the application 
by the respective District of Columbia permitting authorities.

           Subtitle G--Department of Education ``D.C. Desk''

SEC. 2401. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There shall be established within the Office of the Secretary of 
the Department of Education a District of Columbia Technical Assistance 
Office (in this subtitle referred to as the ``D.C. Desk'').

SEC. 2402. DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COORDINATED TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    The D.C. Desk shall be administered by a Director for District of 
Columbia Coordinated Technical Assistance. The Director shall be 
appointed by the Secretary and shall not be paid at a rate that exceeds 
the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General 
Schedule.

SEC. 2403. DUTIES.

    The Director of the D.C. Desk shall--
            (1) coordinate with the Superintendent a comprehensive 
        technical assistance strategy by the Department of Education 
        that supports the District of Columbia public schools first 
        year reforms and long-term plan described in section 2101;
            (2) identify all Federal grants for which the District of 
        Columbia public schools are eligible to apply to support 
        implementation of its long term plan;
            (3) identify private and public resources available to the 
        District of Columbia public schools that are consistent with 
        the long-term plan described in section 2101; and
            (4) provide additional technical assistance as assigned by 
        the Secretary which supports reform in the District of Columbia 
        public schools.

                     Subtitle H--Residential School

SEC. 2451. PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The Superintendent may develop a plan to establish 
a residential school for the 1997-1998 school year.
    (b) Requirements.--If developed, the plan for the residential 
school shall include, at a minimum--
            (1) options for the location of the school, including 
        renovation or building of a new facility;
            (2) financial plans for the facility, including annual 
        costs to operate the school, capital expenditures required to 
        open the facility, maintenance of facilities, and staffing 
        costs; and
            (3) staff development and training plans.

SEC. 2452. USE OF FUNDS.

    Funds under this subtitle shall be used for--
            (1) planning requirements as described in section 2451; and
            (2) capital costs associated with the start-up of a 
        residential school, including the purchase of real and personal 
        property and the renovation of existing facilities.

SEC. 2453. FUTURE FUNDING.

    The Superintendent shall identify, not later than December 31, 
1996, in a report to the Mayor, City Council, the Authority, the 
Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Governmental Reform Committee, the House Economic and 
Educational Opportunities Committee, and the Senate Labor and Human 
Resources Committee and the Governmental Affairs Committee, non-Federal 
funding sources for operation of the residential school.

SEC. 2454. GIFTS.

    The Superintendent may accept donations of money, property, and 
personal services for purposes of the establishment and operation of a 
residential school.

SEC. 2455. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the District $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 1996 to carry out this subtitle for initial start-up 
expenses of a residential school in the District of Columbia, of which 
not more than $100,000 may be used to carry out section 2451.

            Subtitle I--Progress Reports and Accountability

SEC. 2501. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL REPORT.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Chairman of the District of Columbia Council shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report describing legislative 
and other actions the District of Columbia Council has taken or will 
take to facilitate the implementation of the reforms described in 
section 2502.

SEC. 2502. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT ON REFORMS.

    Not later than August 1, 1996, the Superintendent shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees, the Board of Education, the 
Mayor, and the District of Columbia Council a progress report that 
includes the following:
            (1) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
        the core curriculum--
                    (A) recommended by the Panel under section 
                2252(a)(1); or
                    (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent 
                under section 2261.
            (2) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
        the district-wide assessments for measuring student 
        achievement--
                    (A) recommended by the Panel under section 
                2252(a)(2); or
                    (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent 
                under section 2261.
            (3) The status of the establishment and implementation of 
        promotion gates under section 2263.
            (4) Identification of strategies to assist students who do 
        not meet promotion gate criteria.
            (5) The status of the implementation of a policy that 
        provides rewards and sanctions for individual schools based on 
        student performance on district-wide assessments.
            (6) A description of the activities carried out under the 
        program established under section 2604(e).
            (7) The status of implementation by the Board of Education, 
        after consultation with the Superintendent and unions 
        (including unions that represent teachers and unions that 
        represent principals) of a policy for performance-based 
        evaluation of principals and teachers.
            (8) A description of how the private sector partnership 
        described in subtitle K is working collaboratively with the 
        Board of Education and the Superintendent.
            (9) The status of implementation of policies developed by 
        the Superintendent and the Board of Education that establish 
        incentive pay awards for staff of District of Columbia public 
        schools who meet annual performance goals based on district-
        wide assessments at individual schools.
            (10) A description of how staffing decisions have been 
        revised to delegate staffing to individual schools and transfer 
        additional decisionmaking with respect to budgeting to the 
        individual school level.
            (11) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
        policies adopted by the Board of Education that require 
        competitive appointments for all positions.
            (12) The status of implementation of policies regarding 
        alternative teacher certification requirements.
            (13) The status of implementation of testing requirements 
        for teacher licensing renewal.
            (14) The status of efforts to increase the involvement of 
        families in the education of students, including--
                    (A) the development of family resource centers;
                    (B) the expansion of Even Start programs described 
                in part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
                    (C) the development and implementation of policies 
                to increase parental involvement in education.
            (15) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
        a policy to allow District of Columbia public schools to be 
        used after school hours as community centers, including the 
        establishment of at least one prototype pilot project in one 
        school.
            (16) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
        a policy to increase the participation of tutors and mentors 
        for students, beginning not later than the 8th grade.
            (17) A description of the status of implementation of the 
        agreement with the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration under part 1 of subtitle E.
            (18) A description of the status of the District of 
        Columbia public school central office budget and staffing 
        reductions from the level at the end of fiscal year 1995 and a 
        review of the market-based provision of services provided by 
        the central office to schools.
            (19) The development by the Superintendent of a system of 
        parental choice among District of Columbia public schools where 
        per pupil funding follows the student (``Public School 
        Vouchers'') and adoption by the Board of Education.
            (20) The status of the processing of public charter school 
        petitions submitted to the Board of Education in accordance 
        with subtitle B.
            (21) The status of the revision and implementation by the 
        Board of Education of the discipline policy for the District of 
        Columbia public schools in order to ensure a safe, disciplined 
        environment conducive to learning.

                  Subtitle J--Low-Income Scholarships

SEC. 2551. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

    (a) General Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
        private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``District 
        of Columbia Scholarship Corporation'' (referred to in this 
        subtitle as the ``Corporation''), which is not an agency or 
        establishment of the United States Government.
            (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the responsibility 
        and authority to administer, publicize, and evaluate the 
        District of Columbia Scholarship Program, and to determine 
        student and school eligibility.
            (3) Consultation.--The Corporation shall exercise its 
        authority in a manner consistent with maximizing educational 
        choices and opportunities for the maximum number of interested 
        families, and in consultation with other school scholarship 
        programs in the District of Columbia.
            (4) Application of provisions.--The Corporation shall be 
        subject to the provisions of this Act, and, to the extent 
        consistent with this section, to the District of Columbia 
        Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, 29-501 et seq.).
            (5) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of 
        business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, 
        for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident 
        thereof.
    (b) Organization and Management, Board of Directors.--
            (1) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Board 
                of Directors (referred to in this subtitle as the 
                ``Board''), comprised of 7 members with 6 members of 
                the Board appointed by the President not later than 30 
                days after receipt of nominations from the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives and the majority leader of 
                the Senate.
                    (B) House nominations.--The President shall appoint 
                3 of the members from a list of 9 individuals nominated 
                by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 
                consultation with the minority leader of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (C) Senate nominations.--The President shall 
                appoint 3 members from a list of 9 individuals 
                nominated by the majority leader of the Senate in 
                consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
                    (D) Deadline.--The Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives and majority leader of the Senate shall 
                submit their nominations to the President not later 
                than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act.
                    (E) Appointee of mayor.--The Mayor shall appoint 1 
                member not later than 60 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
                    (F) Possible interim members.--If the President 
                does not appoint the 6 members of the Board in the 30-
                day period described in subparagraph (A), the nominees 
                of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and of 
                the Senate, together with the appointee of the Mayor, 
                shall serve as an interim Board of Directors with all 
                the powers and other duties of the Board described in 
                this subtitle, until the President makes the 
                appointments as described in this subsection.
            (2) Powers.--All powers of the Corporation shall vest in 
        and be exercised under the authority of its Board of Directors.
            (3) Elections.--Members of the Board annually shall elect 1 
        of the members to be chairperson.
            (4) Residency.--All members appointed to the Board must be 
        residents of the District of Columbia at the time of 
        appointment and while serving on the Board.
            (5) Nonemployee.--No member of the Board may be an employee 
        of the United States Government or the District of Columbia 
        government when appointed or during tenure on the Board, unless 
        the individual is on a leave of absence from such a position 
        while serving on the Board.
            (6) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board of 
        Directors shall serve as incorporators and shall take whatever 
        steps are necessary to establish the Corporation under the 
        District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code 29-
        501 et seq.).
            (7) General term.--The term of office of each member shall 
        be 5 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
        occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the 
        predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder 
        of such term.
            (8) Consecutive term.--No member of the Board shall be 
        eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years 
        each. A partial term shall be considered as 1 full term. Any 
        vacancy on the Board shall not affect its power, but shall be 
        filled in a manner consistent with this subtitle.
            (9) No benefit.--No part of the income or assets of the 
        Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, 
        officer, or employee except as salary or reasonable 
        compensation for services.
            (10) Political activity.--The Corporation may not 
        contribute to or otherwise support any political party or 
        candidate for elective public office.
            (11) No officers.--The members of the Board shall not, by 
        reason of such membership, be considered to be officers or 
        employees of the United States.
            (12) Stipends.--The members of the Board, while attending 
        meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties related to 
        such meetings or other activities of the Board pursuant to this 
        subtitle, shall be entitled to a stipend. Such stipend shall be 
        at the rate of $150 per day for which the Board member has been 
        officially recorded as having worked, except that no member may 
        be paid a total stipend amount in any calendar year in excess 
        of $5,000.
    (c) Officers and Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Corporation shall have an 
        Executive Director, and such other staff, as may be appointed 
        by the Board for terms and at rates of compensation to be fixed 
        by the Board.
            (2) Annual rate.--No staff of the Corporation may be 
        compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay which 
        exceeds the basic rate of pay in effect from time to time for 
        level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 
        5, United States Code.
            (3) Citizenship.--No individual other than a citizen of the 
        United States may be a member of the Board of Directors, or 
        staff of the Corporation.
            (4) Service.--All officers and employees shall serve at the 
        pleasure of the Board.
            (5) Qualification.--No political test or qualification may 
        be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other 
        personnel actions with respect to officers, agents, or 
        employees of the Corporation.
    (d) Powers of the Corporation.--
            (1) Generally.--The Corporation is authorized to obtain 
        grants from, and make contracts with, individuals and with 
        private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and 
        institutions.
            (2) Hiring authority.--The Corporation may hire, or accept 
        the voluntary services of, consultants, experts, advisory 
        boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out the 
        purposes of this subtitle.
    (e) Financial Management and Records.--
            (1) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation shall be 
        audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing 
        standards by independent certified public accountants. The 
        audits shall be conducted at the place where the accounts of 
        the Corporation are normally kept. All books, accounts, 
        financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, 
        things, or property belonging to or in use by the Corporation 
        and necessary to facilitate the audits shall be made available 
        to the person conducting the audit.
            (2) Report.--The report by each such independent audit 
        shall be included in the annual report to Congress required by 
        section 2602.

SEC. 2552. FUNDING.

    (a) Fund.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund that 
shall be known as the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    (b) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
available and disburse to the corporation, at the beginning of each of 
fiscal years 1996 through 2000, such funds as have been appropriated to 
the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund for the fiscal year in which 
such disbursement is to be made.
    (c) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
subtitle shall remain available until expended.
    (d) Uses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this subtitle 
shall be used by the Corporation in a prudent and financially 
responsible manner, solely for scholarships, contracts, and 
administrative costs.
    (e) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Fund--
                    (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
                    (B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and 
                $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000.
            (2) limitation.--Not more than $500,000 may be used in any 
        fiscal year by the Corporation for any purpose other than 
        assistance to students.

SEC. 2553. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--The District of Columbia Scholarship Corporation 
established under section 2501 is authorized in accordance with this 
subtitle to award scholarships to students in grades K-12--
            (1) who are District of Columbia residents; and
            (2) whose families are at or below 185 percent of the 
        Federal poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal 
        Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under 
        authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
        Reconciliation Act of 1981.
    (b) Use of Scholarship.--A scholarship may be used only for--
            (1) the cost of the tuition of a private or independent 
        school located within the geographic boundaries of the District 
        of Columbia or the cost of the tuition of public, private, or 
        independent school located within Montgomery County, Maryland; 
        Prince Georges County, Maryland; Arlington County, Virginia; 
        Alexandria City, Virginia; Falls Church City, Virginia; or 
        Fairfax County, Virginia; or
            (2) the cost of fees and other expenses for instructional 
        services provided to students on school grounds outside of 
        regular school hours or the cost of transportation for a 
        student enrolled in a District of Columbia public school, 
        public charter school, or independent or private school 
        participating in the tuition scholarship program.
    (c) Not School Aid.--A scholarship shall be considered assistance 
to the student and shall not be considered assistance to the school.

SEC. 2554. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--A student who is entitled to receive a public 
school education in the District of Columbia and who meets the 
requirements of section 2553(a) is eligible for a scholarship under 
subsections (c) and (d) of section 2555.
    (b) Priority in Year One.--In fiscal year 1996, priority shall be 
given to students currently enrolled in a District of Columbia public 
school or preparing to enter kindergarten in 1996.
    (c) Subsequent Priority.--In subsequent fiscal years, priority 
shall be given to scholarship recipients from the preceding year.

SEC. 2555. SCHOLARSHIPS.

    (a) Awards.--From the funds made available under this subtitle, the 
Corporation shall award scholarships and make payments, on behalf of 
the student, to participating schools as described in section 2559.
    (b) Notification.--Each school that enrolls scholarship students 
shall notify the Corporation--
                    (A) not later than 10 days after the date that a 
                student is enrolled, of the names, addresses, and grade 
                level of each scholarship student to the Corporation; 
                and
                    (B) not later than 10 days after the date of the 
                withdrawal of any scholarship student.
    (c) Tuition Scholarship Amount.--
            (1) Below poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
        is at or below the poverty level, a tuition scholarship amount 
        may not exceed the lesser of--
                    (A) the cost of a school's tuition; or
                    (B) $3,000 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in 
                proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index of 
                all urban consumers published by the Department of 
                Labor for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
            (2) Above poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
        is greater than the poverty level, but not more than 185 
        percent above the poverty level, a tuition scholarship amount 
        may not exceed the lesser of--
                    (A) 50 percent of the cost of a school's tuition; 
                or
                    (B) $1,500 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in 
                proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index of 
                all urban consumers published by the Department of 
                Labor for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
    (d) Fee or Transportation Scholarship Amount.--The fee or 
transportation scholarship amount may not exceed the lesser of--
            (1) fees for instructional services provided to students on 
        school grounds outside of regular school hours or the costs of 
        transportation for students enrolled in the District of 
        Columbia public schools, public charter schools, or independent 
        or private schools participating in the tuition scholarship 
        program; or
            (2) $500 in fiscal year 1996 with such amount adjusted in 
        proportion to the changes in the Consumer Price Index of all 
        urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
        of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
    (e) Proportion of Different Types of Scholarships.--In each year, 
the Corporation shall ensure that the number of scholarships awarded 
for tuition and the number awarded for fees or transportation shall be 
equal, to the extent practicable.
    (f) Funding Shortfall.--If, after the District of Columbia 
Scholarship Corporation determines the total number of eligible 
applicants for an academic year surpasses the amount of funds available 
in a fiscal year to fund all awards for such academic year, a random 
selection process shall be used to determine which eligible applicants 
receive awards.
    (g) Exception.--Subsection (e) shall not apply to individuals 
receiving scholarship priority described in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 2554.

SEC. 2556. SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

    (a) Application.--A school that desires to accept tuition 
scholarship students for a school year shall file an application with 
the Corporation by July 1 of the preceding school year, except that in 
fiscal year 1996, schools shall file such applications by such date as 
the Corporation shall designate for such purpose. In the application, 
the school shall--
            (1) certify that it has operated during the current school 
        year with not less than 25 students,
            (2) assure that it will comply with all applicable 
        requirements of this subtitle; and
            (3) provide the most recent financial audit, completed not 
        earlier than 3 years before the date such application is filed, 
        from an independent certified public accountant using generally 
        accepted auditing standards.
    (b) Eligibility Certification.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not 
        later than 60 days after receipt of such information, the 
        Corporation shall certify the eligibility of a school to 
        participate in the tuition scholarship program.
            (2) Continuation.--Eligibility shall continue in subsequent 
        years unless revoked as described in subsection (d).
            (3) Exception for 1996.--In fiscal year 1996 after receipt 
        of the information described in subsection (a), the Corporation 
        shall certify the eligibility of a school to participate in the 
        tuition scholarship program at the earliest practicable date.
    (c) New Schools.--
            (1) In general.--A school that did not operate in the 
        preceding academic year may apply for a 1-year provisional 
        certification of eligibility to participate in the tuition 
        scholarship program for a single school year by providing to 
        the Corporation not later than July 1 of the preceding calendar 
        year for which such school intends to begin operations--
                    (A) a list of the organization's board of 
                directors;
                    (B) letters of support from not less than 10 
                members of the community;
                    (C) a business plan;
                    (D) intended course of study;
                    (E) assurances that it will begin operations with 
                not less than 25 students; and
                    (F) assurances that it will comply with all 
                applicable requirements of this subtitle.
            (2) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph (1), the 
        Corporation shall certify in writing the school's provisional 
        eligibility for the tuition scholarship program unless good 
        cause exists to deny certification.
            (3) Denial of certification.--If certification or 
        provisional certification is denied for participation in the 
        tuition scholarship program, the Corporation shall provide a 
        written explanation to the applicant school of the reasons for 
        such decision.
    (d) Revocation of Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Upon written petition from the parent of a 
        tuition scholarship student or on the Corporation's own motion, 
        the Corporation may, after notice and hearing, revoke a 
        school's certification of eligibility for tuition scholarships 
        for the subsequent school year for good cause, including a 
        finding of a pattern of violation of program requirements 
        described in section 2557(a).
            (2) Explanation.--If the eligibility of a school is 
        revoked, the Corporation shall provide a written explanation 
        for its decision to such school.

SEC. 2557. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              INDEPENDENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    (a) Independent and Private School Requirements.--Independent and 
private schools participating in the tuition scholarship program 
shall--
            (1) not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or 
        national origin, or on the basis of a student's disabilities if 
        the school is equipped to provide an appropriate education;
            (2) abide by all applicable health and safety requirements 
        of the District of Columbia public schools;
            (3) provide to the Corporation not later than June 30 of 
        each year the most recent financial audit completed not earlier 
        than 3 years before the date the application is filed from an 
        independent certified public accountant using generally 
        accepted auditing standards;
            (4) abide by all local regulations in effect for 
        independent or private schools;
            (5) provide data to the Corporation as set forth in section 
        2562, and conform to tuition requirements as set forth in 
        section 2555; and
            (6) charge tuition scholarship recipients the same tuition 
        amount as other students who are residents of the District of 
        Columbia and enrolled in the same school.
    (b) Compliance.--The Corporation may require documentation of 
compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), but neither the 
Corporation nor any governmental entity may impose additional 
requirements upon independent and private schools as a condition of 
participation.
    (c) Withdrawal from Program.--Schools may withdraw from the tuition 
scholarship program at any time, refunding to the Corporation the 
proportion of any scholarship payments already received for the 
remaining days in the school year on a pro rata basis. If a school 
withdraws during an academic year, it shall permit scholarship students 
to complete the year at their own expense.

SEC. 2558. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the rights of students or the 
obligations of the District of Columbia public schools under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

SEC. 2559. PAYMENTS FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Proportional payment.--The Corporation shall make 
        tuition scholarship payments to participating schools not later 
        than October 15 of each year equal to half the total value of 
        the scholarships awarded to students enrolled at such school, 
        and half of such amount not later than January 15 of the 
        following calendar year.
            (2) Pro rata amounts for student withdrawl.--
                    (A) Before payment.--If a student withdraws before 
                a tuition scholarship payment is made, the school shall 
                receive a pro rata amount based on the school's tuition 
                for the number of days the student was enrolled.
                    (B) After payment.--If a student withdraws after a 
                tuition scholarship payment is made, the school shall 
                refund to the Corporation the proportion of any 
                scholarship payments already received for the remaining 
                days of the school year on a pro rata basis. Such 
                refund shall occur not later than 30 days after the 
                date of the withdrawal of a student.
    (b) Fund Transfers.--The Corporation shall make tuition scholarship 
payments to participating schools by electronic funds transfer. If such 
an arrangement is not available, the school shall submit an alternative 
proposal to the Corporation for approval.

SEC. 2560. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

    The Corporation shall implement a schedule and procedures for 
processing applications for the tuition scholarship program that 
includes a list of eligible schools, distribution of information to 
parents and the general public, and deadlines for steps in the 
application and award process.

SEC. 2561. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--A school enrolling tuition scholarship students 
shall report not later than July 30 of each year in a manner prescribed 
by the Corporation, the following data:
            (1) Standardized test scores, if any, for scholarship 
        students.
            (2) Grade advancement for scholarship students.
            (3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to scholarship 
        students.
            (4) Graduation, college admission test scores, and college 
        admission rates, if applicable for scholarship students.
            (5) Types and amounts of parental involvement required for 
        all families.
            (6) Student attendance for scholarship students.
            (7) General information on curriculum, programs, 
        facilities, credentials of personnel, and disciplinary rules.
    (b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used in the 
body of such report except that the Corporation may request such 
confidential information solely for the purpose of verification.

SEC. 2562. FEE OR TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.

    (a) Policies and Procedures.--The Corporation shall implement 
policies and procedures and criteria for administering scholarships for 
use with providers approved by the Corporation either for the cost of 
fees for instructional services provided to students on school grounds 
outside of regular school hours or for the costs of transportation for 
students enrolled in District of Columbia public schools, public 
charter schools, or independent or private schools participating in the 
tuition scholarship program.
    (b) Information Dissemination.--The Corporation shall distribute 
information describing the policies and procedures and criteria 
developed pursuant to subsection (a), using the most efficient and 
practicable methods available, to potential applicants and other 
interested parties within the geographic boundaries of the District of 
Columbia.

SEC. 2563. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Corporation shall provide for an evaluation of the 
tuition scholarship program, including--
             (1) comparison of test scores between tuition scholarship 
        students and District of Columbia public school students of 
        similar background, including by income level;
            (2) comparison of graduation rates between tuition 
        scholarship students and District of Columbia public school 
        students of similar background, including by income level; and
            (3) satisfaction of parents of scholarship students.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 1 of each year, 
the Corporation shall submit a progress report on the scholarship 
program to the appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 2564. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Jurisdiction.--The United States District Court for the 
        District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any legal 
        challenges to the tuition scholarship program and shall provide 
        expedited review.
            (2) Protectable interests.--Parents and children shall be 
        considered to have a separate protectable interest and entitled 
        to intervene as defendants in any such action.
            (3) Timely review.--The court shall render a prompt 
        decision.
    (b) Appeals.--If the tuition scholarship program or any part 
thereof is enjoined or ruled invalid, the decision is directly 
appealable to the United States Supreme Court.

                 Subtitle K--Partnerships With Business

SEC. 2601. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to leverage private sector funds 
utilizing initial Federal investments in order to provide students and 
teachers within the District of Columbia public schools and public 
charter schools with access to state-of-the-art educational technology, 
to establish a regional job training and employment center, to 
strengthen workforce preparation initiatives for students within the 
District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools, and to 
coordinate private sector investments in carrying out this title.

SEC. 2602. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
              PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Superintendent of the District of Columbia public schools--
            (1) shall provide a grant to a private, nonprofit 
        corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under section 
        2603 for the purposes of carrying out the duties under section 
        2604; and
            (2) shall establish a nonprofit organization in accordance 
        with the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act for the 
        purpose of carrying out the duties under section 2605.

SEC. 2603. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

    A private, nonprofit corporation shall be eligible to receive a 
grant under section 2602(1) if the corporation is a national business 
organization which is incorporated in the District of Columbia and 
which--
            (1) has a board of directors which includes members who are 
        also chief executive officers of technology-related 
        corporations involved in education and workforce development 
        issues;
            (2) has extensive practical experience with initiatives 
        that link business resources and expertise with education and 
        training systems;
            (3) has experience in working with State and local 
        educational entities throughout the United States on the 
        integration of academic studies with workforce preparation 
        programs; and
            (4) has a nationwide structure through which additional 
        resources can be leveraged and innovative practices 
        disseminated.

SEC. 2604. DUTIES OF THE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

    (a) District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement 
Council.--
            (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
        council to be known as the ``District Education and Learning 
        Technologies Advancement Council'' or ``DELTA Council'' (in 
        this title referred to as the ``council'').
            (2) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The corporation shall appoint 
                members to the council. An individual shall be 
                appointed as a member to the council on the basis of 
                the commitment of the individual, or the entity which 
                the individual is representing, to providing time, 
                energy, and resources to the council.
                    (B) Compensation.--Members of the council shall 
                serve without compensation.
            (3) Duties.--The council--
                    (A) shall advise the corporation in the duties of 
                the corporation under subsections (b) through (d) of 
                this section; and
                    (B) shall assist the corporation in leveraging 
                private sector resources for the purpose of carrying 
                out such duties of the corporation.
    (b) Access to State-of-the-Art Educational Technology.--
            (1) In general.--The corporation, in conjunction with the 
        Superintendent, students, parents, and teachers, shall 
        establish and implement strategies to ensure access to state-
        of-the-art educational technology within the District of 
        Columbia public schools and public charter schools established 
        in accordance with this Act.
            (2) Technology assessment.--
                    (A) In general.--In establishing and implementing 
                the strategies under paragraph (1), the corporation, 
                not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act, shall provide for an assessment of the 
                current availability of state-of-the-art educational 
                technology within the District of Columbia public 
                schools and public charter schools established in 
                accordance with this Act.
                    (B) Conduct of assessment.--In providing for the 
                assessment under subparagraph (A), the corporation--
                            (i) shall provide for on-site inspections 
                        of the state-of-the-art educational technology 
                        within a minimum sampling of District of 
                        Columbia public schools and public charter 
                        schools established in accordance with this 
                        Act; and
                            (ii) shall ensure proper input from 
                        students, parents, teachers, and other school 
                        officials through the use of focus groups and 
                        other appropriate mechanisms.
                    (C) Results of assessment.--The corporation shall 
                ensure that the assessment carried out under this 
                paragraph provides, at a minimum, necessary information 
                on state-of-the-art educational technology within the 
                District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
                schools established in accordance with this Act, 
                including--
                            (i) the extent to which typical public 
                        schools within the District of Columbia have 
                        access to such state-of-the-art educational 
                        technology and training for such technology;
                            (ii) how such schools are using such 
                        technology;
                            (iii) the need for additional technology 
                        and the need for infrastructure for the 
                        implementation of such additional technology;
                            (iv) the need for computer hardware, 
                        software, training, and funding for such 
                        additional technology or infrastructure; and
                            (v) the potential for computer linkages 
                        among District of Columbia public schools and 
                        public charter schools.
            (3) Short-term technology plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Based upon the results of the 
                technology assessment under paragraph (2), the 
                corporation shall develop a 3-year plan that includes 
                goals, priorities, and strategies for obtaining the 
                resources necessary to implement strategies to ensure 
                access to state-of-the-art educational technology 
                within the District of Columbia public schools and 
                public charter schools established in accordance with 
                this Act.
                    (B) Implementation.--The corporation, in 
                conjunction with schools, students, parents, and 
                teachers, shall implement the plan developed under 
                subparagraph (A).
            (4) Long-term technology plan.--Prior to the completion of 
        the implementation of the short-term plan under paragraph (3), 
        the corporation shall develop a plan under which the 
        corporation will continue to coordinate the donation of private 
        sector resources for maintaining the continuous improvement and 
        upgrading of state-of-the-art educational technology within the 
        District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools 
        established in accordance with this Act.
    (c) District Employment and Learning Center.--
            (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
        center to be known as the ``District Employment and Learning 
        Center'' or ``DEAL Center'' (in this title referred to as the 
        ``center''), which shall serve as a regional institute 
        providing job training and employment assistance.
            (2) Duties.--
                    (A) Job training and employment assistance 
                program.--The center shall establish a program to 
                provide job training and employment assistance in the 
                District of Columbia.
                    (B) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the 
                program established under subparagraph (A), the 
                center--
                            (i) shall provide job training and 
                        employment assistance to youths who have 
                        attained the age of 18 but have not attained 
                        the age of 26, who are residents of the 
                        District of Columbia, and who are in need of 
                        such job training and employment assistance for 
                        an appropriate period not to exceed 2 years;
                            (ii) shall work to establish partnerships 
                        and enter into agreements with appropriate 
                        governmental agencies of the District of 
                        Columbia to serve individuals participating in 
                        appropriate Federal programs, including 
                        programs under the Job Training Partnership Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Job Opportunities 
                        and Basic Skills Training Program under part F 
                        of title IV of the Social Security Act, the 
                        Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                        Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
                        seq.), and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act 
                        of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
                            (iii) shall conduct such job training, as 
                        appropriate, through a consortia of colleges, 
                        universities, community colleges, and other 
                        appropriate providers in the District of 
                        Columbia metropolitan area;
                            (iv) shall design modular training programs 
                        that allow students to enter and leave the 
                        training curricula depending on their 
                        opportunities for job assignments with 
                        employers; and
                            (v) shall utilize resources from businesses 
                        to enhance work-based learning opportunities 
                        and facilitate access by students to work-based 
                        learning and work-experience through temporary 
                        work assignments with employers in the District 
                        of Columbia metropolitan area.
                    (C) Compensation.--The center may provide 
                compensation to youths participating in the program 
                under this paragraph for part-time work assigned in 
                conjunction with training. Such compensation may 
                include needs-based payments and reimbursement of 
                expenses.
    (d) Workforce Preparation Initiatives.--
            (1) In general.--The corporation shall establish 
        initiatives with the District of Columbia public schools and 
        public charter schools established in accordance with this Act, 
        appropriate governmental agencies, and businesses and other 
        private entities, to facilitate the integration of rigorous 
        academic studies with workforce preparation programs in 
        District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools.
            (2) Conduct of initiatives.--In carrying out the 
        initiatives under paragraph (1), the corporation shall, at a 
        minimum, actively develop, expand, and promote the following 
        programs:
                    (A) Career academy programs in secondary schools, 
                as established in certain District of Columbia public 
                schools, which provide a ``school-within-a-school'' 
                concept, focusing on career preparation and the 
                integration of the academy programs with vocational and 
                technical curriculum.
                    (B) Programs carried out in the District of 
                Columbia that are funded under the School-to-Work 
                Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
    (e) Professional Development Program for Teachers and 
Administrators.--
            (1) Establishment of program.--The corporation shall 
        establish a consortium consisting of the corporation, teachers, 
        school administrators, and a consortium of universities located 
        in the District of Columbia (in existence on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act) for the purpose of establishing a 
        program for the professional development of teachers and school 
        administrators employed by the District of Columbia public 
        schools and public charter schools established in accordance 
        with this Act.
            (2) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the program 
        established under paragraph (1), the consortium established 
        under such paragraph, in consultation with the World Class 
        Schools Panel and the Superintendent, shall, at a minimum, 
        provide for the following:
                    (A) Professional development for teachers which is 
                consistent with the model professional development 
                programs for teachers under section 402(a)(3), or is 
                consistent with the core curriculum developed by the 
                Superintendent under section 411(a)(1), as the case may 
                be, except that in fiscal year 1996, such professional 
                development shall focus on curriculum for elementary 
                grades in reading and mathematics that have been 
                demonstrated to be effective for students from low-
                income backgrounds.
                    (B) Private sector training of teachers in the use, 
                application, and operation of state-of-the-art 
                technology in education.
                    (C) Training for school principals and other school 
                administrators in effective private sector management 
                practices for the purpose of site-based management in 
                the District of Columbia public schools and training in 
                the management of public charter schools established in 
                accordance with this Act.
    (f) Other Private Sector Assistance and Coordination.--The 
corporation shall coordinate private sector involvement and voluntary 
assistance efforts in support of repairs and improvements to schools in 
the District of Columbia, including--
            (1) private sector monetary and in-kind contributions to 
        repair and improve school building facilities consistent with 
        section 601;
            (2) the development of proposals to be considered by the 
        Superintendent for inclusion in the long-term reform plan to be 
        developed pursuant to section 101, and other proposals to be 
        submitted to the Superintendent, the Board of Education, the 
        Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Authority, the 
        Administrator of the General Services Administration, or the 
        Congress; and
            (3) a program of rewards for student accomplishment at 
        participating local businesses.

SEC. 2605. JOBS FOR D.C. GRADUATES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The nonprofit organization established under 
section 2602(2) shall establish a program, to be known as the ``Jobs 
for D.C. Graduates Program'', to assist the District of Columbia public 
schools and public charter schools established in accordance with this 
Act in organizing and implementing a school-to-work transition system 
with a priority on providing assistance to at-risk youths and 
disadvantaged youths.
    (b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program established 
under subsection (a), the nonprofit organization, consistent with the 
policies of the nationally-recognized Jobs for America's Graduates, 
Inc.--
            (1) shall establish performance standards for such program;
            (2) shall provide ongoing enhancement and improvements in 
        such program;
            (3) shall provide research and reports on the results of 
        such program; and
            (4) shall provide pre-service and in-service training of 
        all staff.

SEC. 2606. MATCHING FUNDS.

    The corporation shall, to the extent practicable, provide funds, an 
in kind contribution, or a combination thereof, for the purpose of 
carrying out the duties of the corporation under section 2604, as 
follows:
            (1) For fiscal year 1996, $1 for every $1 of Federal funds 
        provided under this title for section 2604.
            (2) For fiscal year 1997, $3 for every $1 of Federal funds 
        provided under this title for section 2604.
            (3) For fiscal year 1998, $5 for every $1 of Federal funds 
        provided under this title for section 2604.

SEC. 2607. REPORT.

    The corporation shall prepare and submit to the Congress on a 
quarterly basis, or, with respect to fiscal year 1996, on a biannual 
basis, a report which shall contain--
            (1) the activities the corporation has carried out, 
        including the duties of the corporation described in section 
        2604, for the 3-month period ending on the date of the 
        submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 1996, 
        the 6-month period ending on the date of the submission of the 
        report;
            (2) an assessment of the use of funds or other resources 
        donated to the corporation;
            (3) the results of the assessment carried out under section 
        2604(b)(2); and
            (4) a description of the goals and priorities of the 
        corporation for the 3-month period beginning on the date of the 
        submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 1996, 
        the 6-month period beginning on the date of the submission of 
        the report.

SEC. 2608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) Delta council; access to state-of-the-art educational 
        technology; workforce preparation initiatives; other private 
        sector assistance and coordination.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), (d) and (f) of 
        section 2604 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 
        1997, and 1998.
            (2) Deal center.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out section 2604(c) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
            (3) Professional development program for teachers and 
        administrators.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out section 2604(e) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
            (4) Jobs for d.c. graduates program.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out section 2605--
                    (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
                    (B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 
                through 2000.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 2609. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS 
              RELATING TO CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Termination of Federal Support.--The authority under this title 
to provide assistance to the corporation or any other entity 
established pursuant to this title (except for assistance to the 
nonprofit organization established under section 2602(2) for the 
purpose of carrying out section 2605) shall terminate on October 1, 
1998.
    (b) Sense of the Congress Relating to Continuation of Activities.--
It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the activities of the corporation under section 2604 
        should continue to be carried out after October 1, 1998, with 
        resources made available from the private sector; and
            (2) the corporation should provide oversight and 
        coordination of such activities after such date.

      Subtitle L--Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences

SEC. 2651. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Policy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia is authorized to develop and implement a 
policy requiring all residents with children attending a District of 
Columbia public school system to attend and participate in at least 1 
parent-teacher conference every 90 days during the school year.
    (b) Withhold Benefits.--The Mayor is authorized to withhold payment 
of benefits received under the program under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act as a condition of participation in these parent-
teacher conferences.

SEC. 2652. SUBMISSION OF PLAN.

    If the Mayor elects to utilize the powers granted under section 
2651, the Mayor shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services a plan for implementation. The plan shall include--
            (1) plans to administer the program;
            (2) plans to conduct evaluations on the success or failure 
        of the program;
            (3) plans to monitor the participation of parents;
            (4) plans to withhold and reinstate benefits; and
            (5) long-term plans for the program.

SEC. 2653. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Beginning on October 1, 1996 and each year thereafter, the District 
shall annually report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
to the Congress on the progress and results of the program described in 
section 2651 of this Act.
    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 1996''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 1995.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

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