[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2661 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 205

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2661

                          [Report No. 104-408]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own 
 funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not 
enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and 
to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion of the 
annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year 
                    during such portion of the year.

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                           December 14, 1995

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 205
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2661

                          [Report No. 104-408]

  To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own 
 funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not 
enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and 
to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion of the 
annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year 
                    during such portion of the year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 1995

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

                           December 14, 1995

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Davis

                           December 14, 1995

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 17, 1995]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own 
 funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not 
enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and 
to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion of the 
annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year 
                    during such portion of the year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fiscal 
Protection Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO EXPEND DISTRICT FUNDS DURING 
              PERIOD OF DELAY IN CONGRESSIONAL ENACTMENT OF DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended 
by inserting after section 446 (sec. 47-304, D.C. Code) the following 
new section:

``expenditure of district funds during delay in congressional enactment 
                               of budget

    ``Sec. 446A. (a) Expenditure Permitted.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 446, if the 
        District of Columbia Appropriations Act for a fiscal year has 
        not been enacted by the first day of the fiscal year, during 
        the period described in subsection (c) an authorized officer or 
        employee of the District of Columbia government may obligate or 
        expend any amounts available in the general fund, enterprise 
        funds, and other non-Federal funds of the District of Columbia 
        for such fiscal year to continue the operations of the 
        government of the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) Requirements for notification.--No obligations or 
        expenditures may be made pursuant to this subsection until the 
        Mayor of the District of Columbia has provided to the Council, 
        the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
        Management Assistance Authority, the President, the Committees 
        on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate prior written notification (prepared by the Chief 
        Financial Officer of the District of Columbia) containing a 
        description of such obligations and expenditures and a 
        description of the effect of such obligations and expenditures 
        on the spending plans in effect prior to the making of 
        obligations and expenditures pursuant to this subsection.
    ``(b) Applicable Rate of Obligations and Expenditures.--The amount 
made available for obligation or expenditure for a project or activity 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be equal to the lesser 
of--
            ``(1) the amount or authority made available under the 
        District of Columbia Appropriations Act for the fiscal year as 
        passed by the House of Representatives;
            ``(2) the amount or authority made available under the 
        District of Columbia Appropriations Act for the fiscal year as 
        passed by the Senate; or
            ``(3) the amount or authority provided in the previous 
        fiscal year.
    ``(c) Period Described.--The period described in this subsection 
with respect to a fiscal year is the period which begins on the first 
day of the fiscal year and ends on the date of enactment of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The fourth sentence of section 446 of 
such Act (sec. 47-304, D.C. Code) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and subsections'' and inserting 
        ``subsections''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and section 446A,'' after ``section 
        490,''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for subpart 1 of 
part D of title IV of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 446 the following new item:

        ``Sec. 446A. Expenditure of District funds during delay in 
                            Congressional enactment of budget.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL PAYMENT UNDER CONTINUING 
              RESOLUTION.

    It is the sense of Congress that the financial condition of the 
District of Columbia should be the primary factor taken into account in 
determining the amount of any Federal payment made to the District of 
Columbia under any continuing resolution providing for appropriations 
during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not enacted 
the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and that 
(notwithstanding any amendment made by this Act) a continuing 
resolution providing for such a Federal payment should be enacted prior 
to the first day of such a fiscal year.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning with fiscal year 1996.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
        Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend 
        its own funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which 
        Congress has not enacted the budget of the District of Columbia 
        for the fiscal year.''.