[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2546 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 153
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2546

                          [Report No. 104-294]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
    and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 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. 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; nor shall any funds made available pursuant to any provision 
of this Act otherwise be used to implement or enforce D.C. Act 9-188, 
signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia on April 15, 1992.
    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. 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.''.
    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 1996''.
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 153

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2546

                          [Report No. 104-294]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
    and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
  revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
                     1996, and for other purposes.

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                            October 26, 1995

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed