[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1246 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1246

  To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the 
  District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial 
 Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
 of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an 
          acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2013

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the 
  District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial 
 Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
 of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an 
          acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.

    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 Chief Financial 
Officer Vacancy Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TREASURER OR DEPUTY CHIEF 
              FINANCIAL OFFICER OF OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF 
              THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO SERVE AS ACTING CHIEF 
              FINANCIAL OFFICER IN EVENT OF VACANCY IN OFFICE.

    (a) Authorizing Service in Acting Capacity in Event of Vacancy in 
Office.--Section 424(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 
1-204.24(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Authorizing treasurer or deputy cfo to perform duties 
        in acting capacity in event of vacancy in office.--
                    ``(A) Service as cfo.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), if there is a vacancy in the 
                        Office of Chief Financial Officer because the 
                        Chief Financial Officer has died, resigned, or 
                        is otherwise unable to perform the functions 
                        and duties of the Office--
                                    ``(I) the District of Columbia 
                                Treasurer shall serve as the Chief 
                                Financial Officer in an acting 
                                capacity, subject to the time 
                                limitation of subparagraph (B); or
                                    ``(II) the Mayor may direct one of 
                                the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of 
                                the Office referred to in subparagraphs 
                                (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(3) to 
                                serve as the Chief Financial Officer in 
                                an acting capacity, subject to the time 
                                limitation of subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Exclusion of certain individuals.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), an individual may 
                        not serve as the Chief Financial Officer under 
                        such clause if the individual did not serve as 
                        the District of Columbia Treasurer or as one of 
                        such Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the 
                        Office of the Chief Financial Officer (as the 
                        case may be) for at least 90 days during the 1-
                        year period which ends on the date the vacancy 
                        occurs.
                    ``(B) Time limitation.--A vacancy in the Office of 
                the Chief Financial Officer may not be filled by the 
                service of any individual in an acting capacity under 
                subparagraph (A) after the expiration of the 210-day 
                period which begins on the date the vacancy occurs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 424(b)(2)(D) of such Act (sec. 
1-204.24(b)(2)(D), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``Any 
vacancy'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), any vacancy''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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