[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2994 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2994

 To make technical and conforming changes to provide for the enactment 
of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 
                                 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2001

  Mrs. Morella (for herself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make technical and conforming changes to provide for the enactment 
of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 
                                 2001.

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

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES PROVIDING FOR ENACTMENT OF 
              INDEPENDENCE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ESTABLISHMENT 
              ACT OF 2001.

    (a) In General.--Part B of title IV of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 424 (sec. 1-204.24a et 
seq., D.C. Official Code).
    (b) Clarification of Duties of Chief Financial Officer and Mayor.--
            (1) Relation to financial duties of mayor.--Section 448(a) 
        of such Act (sec. 1-204.48(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended 
        by striking ``section 603,'' and inserting ``section 603 and 
        except to the extent provided under section 6 of the 
        Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act 
        of 2001,''.
            (2) Relation to mayor's duties regarding accounting 
        supervision and control.--Section 449 of such Act (sec. 1-
        204.49, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``The 
        Mayor'' and inserting ``Except to the extent provided under 
        section 6 of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer 
        Establishment Act of 2001, the Mayor''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 422(6) of such Act (sec. 1-
204.22(6), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the second 
sentence.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 424.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the approval 
by the Mayor of the District of Columbia of the Independence of the 
Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001 (or, in the event of 
a veto of such Act by the Mayor, upon action by the Council of the 
District of Columbia to override the veto).
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