[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2793 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2793

     To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the 
Government of the District of Columbia to determine the fiscal year for 
 the Government of the District of Columbia, to amend such Act to make 
   local funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the 
District at the beginning of the District's fiscal year at the rate of 
 operations provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if 
   neither the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill nor a 
District of Columbia continuing resolution for the year does not become 
law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

   Mr. Issa 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 permit the 
Government of the District of Columbia to determine the fiscal year for 
 the Government of the District of Columbia, to amend such Act to make 
   local funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the 
District at the beginning of the District's fiscal year at the rate of 
 operations provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if 
   neither the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill nor a 
District of Columbia continuing resolution for the year does not become 
law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    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 Financial 
Efficiency Act of 2013''.

                 TITLE I--FISCAL AND BUDGET EFFICIENCY

SEC. 101. FISCAL YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Section 441(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
204.41, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Authorization To Establish Fiscal Year by Act of Council.--
The District may change the fiscal year of the District by an Act of 
the Council. If a change occurs, such fiscal year shall also constitute 
the budget and accounting year.''.

SEC. 102. AVAILABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL FUNDS UPON FAILURE 
              BY CONGRESS TO ENACT LOCAL BUDGET.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after section 446B the 
following new section:

 ``availability of local funds upon failure by congress to enact budget

    ``Sec. 446C.  (a) Availability of Local Funds at Rate Established 
by Local Law if No Budget Enacted Prior to Beginning of District of 
Columbia Fiscal Year.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, as of the first day of a fiscal year 
        of the District of Columbia (as established under section 441), 
        neither the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for 
        the fiscal year nor a District of Columbia continuing 
        resolution for the fiscal year is in effect, there is 
        appropriated, out of any moneys of the government of the 
        District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
        applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
        the amount provided for any project or activity for which funds 
        are provided in the local budget act for such fiscal year.
            ``(2) Rate of funding.--An appropriation and funds made 
        available or authority granted for a project or activity for a 
        fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at the rate of 
        operations provided for such project or activity under the 
        local budget act for such fiscal year.
            ``(3) Termination of period of availability.--An 
        appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for 
        a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this 
        section shall cease to be available--
                    ``(A) during any period of the fiscal year in which 
                a District of Columbia continuing resolution for the 
                fiscal year is in effect; or
                    ``(B) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
                District of Columbia appropriation bill for such fiscal 
                year.
    ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--An appropriation and funds made 
available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal 
year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made and funds 
made available for the preceding fiscal year, or the authority granted 
for such project or activity under the applicable law in effect at the 
time.
    ``(c) Period of Coverage.--An appropriation and funds made 
available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal 
year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or 
expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion 
of such fiscal year for which this section applies to such project or 
activity.
    ``(d) Restrictions on Programs or Activities Subject to Other 
Appropriations Acts.--This section shall not apply to a project or 
activity during any period of a fiscal year if any other provision of 
law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
            ``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
        grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
        such period, or
            ``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
        made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
        be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
        period.
    ``(e) Protection of Other Obligations.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to effect obligations of the government of the 
District of Columbia mandated by other law.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `District of Columbia continuing resolution' 
        means, with respect to a fiscal year, any joint resolution 
        making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year which 
        includes continuing appropriations for the government of the 
        District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
        or in part against the revenues of the District;
            ``(2) the term `local budget act' means, with respect to a 
        fiscal year, the act of the Council adopting the annual budget 
        for the District of Columbia government for such fiscal year, 
        as submitted by the Mayor to the President for transmission to 
        Congress pursuant to section 446; and
            ``(3) the term `regular District of Columbia appropriation 
        bill' means, with respect to a fiscal year, an annual 
        appropriation bill making appropriations, otherwise making 
        funds available, or granting authority, for the fiscal year for 
        the government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
        chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of the 
        District.
    ``(g) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 446 of such Act (sec. 1-204.46, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting ``section 446C,'' after 
``section 446B,''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of subpart 1 of part 
D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 446B the following:

``446C. Availability of local funds upon failure by Congress to enact 
                            budget.''.

           TITLE II--COMPENSATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SEC. 201. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM COMPENSATION.

    (a) Maximum Compensation.--Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.24(b)(2)(E), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) Pay.--The Chief Financial Officer shall be 
                paid at a rate such that the total amount of 
                compensation paid during any calendar year does not 
                exceed an amount equal to the limit on total pay which 
                is applicable during the year under section 5307 of 
                title 5, United States Code, to an employee described 
                in section 5307(d) of such title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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