[Senate Report 105-254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 481
105th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

  2d Session                                                    105-254
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             DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1999

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                 July 21, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Faircloth, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 2333]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2333) 
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, 1999, and for other purposes, reports 
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.


                            C O N T E N T S

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Summary of bill..................................................     3
General statement................................................     7
Total resources..................................................    10
Federal funds....................................................    11
District of Columbia funds:
    Operating expenses:
        Governmental direction and support.......................    21
        Economic development and regulation......................    27
        Public safety and justice................................    31
        Public education system..................................    35
        Human support services...................................    39
        Public works.............................................    42
        Financing and other uses.................................    45
        Productivity savings.....................................    47
        Receiverships............................................    48
        District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
          Management Assistance Authority........................    51
    Enterprise funds:
        Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct....    55
        Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board...............    55
        Office of Cable Television...............................    55
        Public Service Commission................................    55
        Office of the People's Counsel...........................    55
        Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation........    56
        Office on Banking and Financial Institutions.............    56
        Sports Commission........................................    56
        D.C. General Hospital payment............................    56
        D.C. Retirement Board....................................    56
        Correctional Industries Fund.............................    56
        Washington Convention Center Authority...................    57
        Personnel................................................    57
Capital outlay...................................................    57
General provisions...............................................    61
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    67
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    67
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    68

                            SUMMARY OF BILL

    The following discussion of the bill includes general 
information on initiatives and concerns of the Committee and an 
analysis of the total resources estimated to be available to 
the District of Columbia in the coming fiscal year.
    The Committee considered requests from the President for 
Federal funds totaling $486,200,000 in budget authority for the 
District of Columbia appropriation. This amount was contained 
in the Budget of the U.S. Government--1999, transmitted to the 
Congress on February 2, 1998 (House Doc. 105-177).
    The requested funds consist of: (1) $184,800,000 for the 
D.C. corrections trustee operations; (2) $142,000,000 for D.C. 
courts operations and capital improvements; (3) $59,400,000 for 
the Offender Services Agency operations; and (4) $100,000,000 
for an economic development initiative.
    The Senate bill includes a recommendation of 
$6,767,680,000, including $3,476,092,000 in local funds; 
$2,300,200,000 in Federal grants; and $991,388,000 in private 
and other funds to be appropriated in fiscal year 1999 for the 
District of Columbia. In addition to these recommended amounts, 
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $481,800,000 in 
Federal funds for the operations itemized below.

Federal Funds

        Item                                                            

Federal payment for management reform...................     $25,000,000
Federal payment for economic development in the District 
    of Columbia.........................................         500,000
Federal payment for Boys Town U.S.A., operations in the 
    District of Columbia................................       7,100,000
Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
    Nation's capital infrastructure fund................      75,000,000
Federal payment to D.C. corrections trustee operations..     184,800,000
Federal payment for D.C. courts.........................     128,000,000
Federal payment to D.C. Offender Supervision, Defender 
    and Court Services Agency...........................      59,400,000
Federal payment to Georgetown Waterfront Park fund......       1,000,000
Federal payment for a National Museum of American Music 
    and a city museum...................................       1,000,000
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      Subtotal (Federal funds included in this bill)....     481,800,000
Federal grants..........................................   2,300,199,780
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      Total Federal funds...............................   2,781,999,780

    A comparative summary of the appropriations recommended 
follows:

                                                               COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL                                                              
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                                                                                                                      Committee recommendation compared 
                                                                                                                               with (+ or -)--          
                                                            Fiscal year 1998   Fiscal year 1999      Committee     -------------------------------------
                                                                enacted            request         recommendation    Fiscal year 1998   Fiscal year 1999
                                                                                                                         enacted            request     
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                      FEDERAL FUNDS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
Federal payment for management reform....................        $8,000,000   .................       $25,000,000       +$17,000,000       +$25,000,000 
Federal support for economic development in the District                                                                                                
 of Columbia.............................................       190,000,000       $100,000,000            500,000       -189,500,000        -99,500,000 
Federal payment for Boys Town USA operations in the                                                                                                     
 District of Columbia....................................  .................  .................         7,100,000         +7,100,000         +7,100,000 
Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the                                                                                                     
 Nation's Capital infrastructure fund....................  .................  .................        75,000,000        +75,000,000        +75,000,000 
Federal payment to the District of Columbia corrections                                                                                                 
 trustee operations......................................       169,000,000        184,800,000        184,800,000        +15,800,000   .................
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia corrections                                                                                                 
 trustee for correctional facilities, construction and                                                                                                  
 repair \1\..............................................      (302,000,000)  .................  .................     (-302,000,000)  .................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts.......       151,000,000        142,000,000        128,000,000        -23,000,000        -14,000,000 
U.S. Park Police (Sec. 141)..............................        12,000,000   .................  .................       -12,000,000   .................
Federal payment for Medicare coordinated care                                                                                                           
 demonstration project (Sec. 160)........................         3,000,000   .................  .................        -3,000,000   .................
District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and                                                                                                
 Court Services  Agency..................................  .................        59,400,000         59,400,000        +59,400,000   .................
Federal payment for Georgetown Waterfront Park fund......  .................  .................         1,000,000         +1,000,000         +1,000,000 
Federal payment for National Museum of American Music and                                                                                               
 City Museum.............................................  .................  .................         1,000,000         +1,000,000         +1,000,000 
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      Total, Federal funds to the District of Columbia...       533,000,000        486,200,000        481,800,000        -51,200,000         -4,400,000 
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                DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
                    Operating Expenses                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
Governmental direction and support.......................      (105,177,000)      (164,717,000)      (164,717,000)      (+59,540,000)  .................
Economic development and regulation......................      (120,072,000)      (156,039,000)      (156,039,000)      (+35,967,000)  .................
Public safety and justice................................      (529,739,000)      (751,346,000)      (751,346,000)     (+221,607,000)  .................
Public education system..................................      (672,444,000)      (773,334,000)      (773,334,000)     (+100,890,000)  .................
Human support services...................................    (1,718,939,000)    (1,514,751,000)    (1,514,751,000)     (-204,188,000)  .................
Public works.............................................      (241,934,000)      (266,912,000)      (266,912,000)      (+24,978,000)  .................
Financing and other......................................      (454,773,000)      (451,623,000)      (451,623,000)       (-3,150,000)  .................
Productivity savings.....................................  .................      (-10,000,000)      (-10,000,000)      (-10,000,000)  .................
Receivership programs....................................  .................      (318,979,000)      (318,979,000)     (+318,979,000)  .................
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and                                                                                                       
 Management Assistance Authority.........................        (3,220,000)        (7,840,000)        (7,840,000)       (+4,620,000)  .................
Deficit reduction and revitalization.....................      (201,090,000)  .................  .................     (-201,090,000)  .................
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      Total, operating expenses, general fund............    (4,047,388,000)    (4,395,541,000)    (4,395,541,000)     (+348,153,000)  .................
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                     Enterprise Funds                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
Enterprise and other uses................................       (15,725,000)  .................  .................      (-15,725,000)  .................
Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct....      (297,310,000)      (273,314,000)      (273,314,000)      (-23,996,000)  .................
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board...............      (213,500,000)      (225,200,000)      (225,200,000)      (+11,700,000)  .................
Office of Cable Television...............................  .................        (2,108,000)        (2,108,000)       (+2,108,000)  .................
Public Service Commission................................  .................        (5,026,000)        (5,026,000)       (+5,026,000)  .................
Office of the People's Counsel...........................  .................        (2,501,000)        (2,501,000)       (+2,501,000)  .................
Office of Banking and Financial Institutions.............  .................          (640,000)          (640,000)         (+640,000)  .................
Office of Insurance and Securities Regulation............  .................        (7,001,000)        (7,001,000)       (+7,001,000)  .................
D.C. General Hospital....................................       (52,684,000)       (66,764,000)       (66,764,000)      (+14,080,000)  .................
Starplex Fund............................................        (5,936,000)        (8,751,000)        (8,751,000)       (+2,815,000)  .................
D.C. Retirement Board....................................       (16,762,000)       (18,202,000)       (18,202,000)       (+1,440,000)  .................
Correctional Industries Fund.............................        (3,332,000)        (3,332,000)        (3,332,000)  .................  .................
Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund.............       (41,000,000)       (48,139,000)       (48,139,000)       (+7,139,000)  .................
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      Total, Enterprise Funds............................      (646,249,000)      (660,978,000)      (660,978,000)      (+14,729,000)  .................
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      Total, operating expenses..........................    (4,693,637,000)    (5,056,519,000)    (5,056,519,000)     (+362,882,000)  .................
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                      Capital Outlay                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
General fund.............................................      (269,330,000)    (1,711,160,737)    (1,711,160,737)   (+1,441,830,737)  .................
                                                          ==============================================================================================
      Total, District of Columbia funds..................    (4,962,967,000)    (6,767,679,737)    (6,767,679,737)   (+1,804,712,737)  .................
                                                          ==============================================================================================
      Total:                                                                                                                                            
          Federal Funds to the District of Columbia......       533,000,000        486,200,000        481,800,000        -51,200,000         -4,400,000 
          District of Columbia funds.....................    (4,962,967,000)    (6,767,679,737)    (6,767,679,737)   (+1,804,712,737)  .................
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\1\ Funded in D.C. bill for fiscal year 1998 and in the Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary bill for fiscal year 1999.                          


                           GENERAL STATEMENT

                district of columbia financial condition

    The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter referred to in 
this report as ``the Authority'') and the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer [OCFO] for the District were created by the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance [DCFRMA] Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8) and were 
first involved with the District's budget for fiscal year 1996. 
The efforts of the Authority and the OCFO have resulted in 
improved tax administration and financial reporting for the 
District. Achieving a balanced budget or surplus is critical to 
the District government's effort to regain independent 
authority over its budget. Under provisions of the DCFRMA Act, 
the District government is to remain under the control of the 
Authority until it has had a balanced budget for 4 consecutive 
fiscal years.
    The District of Columbia appropriation for fiscal year 1997 
(Public Law 104-194) approved a deficit of $74,000,000. 
Instead, the District ended fiscal year 1997 with a budget 
surplus of $185,900,000.
    The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 (Public Law 105-100) 
included a surplus of $201,000,000. This surplus was 
anticipated as a result of the Federal Government taking over 
certain funding responsibilities from the District under 
provisions of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) 
(hereinafter referred to in this report as ``the Revitalization 
Act''). Congress directed the majority of these funds be used 
to reduce its accumulated deficit. The June 1998 projections 
suggest that the District may have a surplus of $254,000,000 
for fiscal year 1998.
    At the beginning of fiscal year 1997, the District's 
accumulated general fund deficit was $518,249,000. By the end 
of fiscal year 1997, the accumulated general fund deficit fell 
to $332,357,000. If the District achieves a surplus of 
$254,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, the accumulated deficit 
could fall to approximately $78,600,000 by September 30, 1998.
    During fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997, the District had 
asked the U.S. Treasury for cash advances, repayable at the 
beginning of the next fiscal year. During fiscal year 1998, the 
District has been able to cover its cash needs by borrowing 
from the private financial marketplace, obviating the need to 
ask the U.S. Treasury for advances.

          no supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1998

    No additional funding for the District of Columbia was 
requested by the President or the Authority, and none was 
included in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-174).

                           management reforms

    The District of Columbia Management Reform Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-33) ordered a major temporary restructuring of 
responsibility in the District government. It transferred the 
final authority to appoint and dismiss heads of nine major 
departments from the Mayor to the Authority. It directed the 
Authority, with the assistance of consultants, to establish 
management reform plans for these nine departments and four 
administrative functions.\1\ Representatives of the Authority, 
the Mayor's Office, the District Council, and affected 
departments were directed to form management reform teams to 
review and implement reforms of targeted departments.
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    \1\ The nine departments are: administrative services; consumer and 
regulatory affairs; corrections; employment services; fire and 
emergency medical services; housing and community development; human 
services; public works; public health. The four administrative 
functions are: asset management; information resources management; 
personnel; and procurement.
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    The District of Columbia Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1998 
(Public Law 105-100) (hereinafter referred to as ``the fiscal 
year 1998 appropriations act'') provided $8,000,000 in Federal 
funds, to remain available for 2 fiscal years, to help pay for 
the management reform efforts. In addition to the management 
consultants, this appropriation funds the position of a chief 
management officer [CMO] to oversee the responsibilities 
assigned to the Authority by the Management Reform Act. The 
Authority appointed Dr. Camille Cates Barnett to the position 
of CMO for a 5-year term on January 15, 1998. In addition, the 
District was permitted to spend from local funds savings 
attributable to the Revitalization Act on management and 
productivity improvements.
    Following much controversy during the fiscal year 1998 
appropriations process over a new versus upgraded financial 
management system [FMS], the District purchased a new financial 
management system which is being integrated into District 
government agencies and departments. The new FMS will assist 
the District government in implementing management reform and 
improving its fiscal condition.

                     changes in district leadership

    The 3-year term of all five initial members of the 
Authority expired in June 1998. The terms of three members 
(Andrew F. Brimmer, Chairman; Stephen D. Harlan; and Constance 
B. Newman) were extended for 90 days. In June 1998 the 
President appointed Robert P. Watkins, a District lawyer; and 
Alice M. Rivlin, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, to 
serve on the Authority. Mrs. Rivlin will assume the role of 
chair of the Authority in September 1998.
    On May 21, 1998, Mayor Marion Barry announced his intention 
not to seek reelection for a fifth term.

                             public schools

    The D.C. Public Schools [DCPS] System remains in serious 
condition. The schools opened 3 weeks late in September 1997 
because of court-ordered safety requirements related to repairs 
of heating and cooling systems and the replacement of more than 
50 school building roofs. Problems remain with the physical 
condition of DCPS facilities, and questions surround payroll 
and enrollment records. Criticism about the quality of 
educational services for students continues. The former chief 
executive for the schools, Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr., resigned 
in April and was replaced by Arlene Ackerman, former deputy 
superintendent for the Seattle public schools. Mrs. Ackerman 
had been serving as chief academic officer and deputy 
superintendent of the DCPS since August 1997.
    In a January 6, 1998, decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals 
ruled that the Authority did not have the power to delegate 
responsibility for the school system to the D.C. Emergency 
Transitional Education Board of Trustees and that the trustees 
could serve only as advisers to the Authority. As a result of 
this ruling, the Authority now bears more direct responsibility 
for accomplishing reforms in the DCPS.
    The DCPS has embarked upon its summer STARS (Students and 
Teachers Achieving Results for Success) Program initiative. 
Students in grades 1 through 11 scoring below basic levels on 
the Stanford-9 reading and mathematics achievement tests will 
be required to attend summer school. An estimated 20,000 
students will be in school the summer of 1998, at a cost of 
$7,000,000. To help fund this program in fiscal year 1998, the 
District received a grant of $5,000,000 from the Federal fund 
for the improvement of education.
    In early April 1998, the District government disclosed that 
the DCPS projected $62,000,000 in overspending on personnel and 
other items for fiscal year 1998. The Authority agreed to cover 
$34,700,000 from the $201,000,000 surplus and other amounts 
available for management reform. The DCPS is expected to cover 
the remaining $27,300,000 through other budget cuts.
    On May 18, 1998, citing fiscal mismanagement, the D.C. 
Board of Education voted to revoke the charter it had granted 
to the Marcus Garvey Pubic Charter School, which has been in 
operation for 2 school years. On May 20, the school's board of 
directors filed suit in D.C. Superior Court to block the school 
closing.

                  metropolitan police department [mpd]

    Concerns remain over the operation of the District's police 
department. Since December 10, 1996, the Metropolitan Police 
Department [MPD] has been supervised jointly by a group of city 
officials under a memorandum of understanding partnership. The 
consulting firm of Booz-Allen & Hamilton has been conducting a 
management review of the police force for the Authority and has 
recommended an administrative overhaul. The fiscal year 1998 
appropriations act required quarterly reports to the Congress 
from the MPD concerning the activities of the District's 83 
police service areas [PSA's]. Reports for the second quarter 
have been received.
    A technical amendment to the conference agreement on the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(section 10007 of the general provisions of Public Law 105-174) 
clarified that the terms of the April 21, 1998, contract signed 
with the District's new chief of the MPD, Charles H. Ramsey, 
were valid, superceding other provisions of the District's 
laws. The contract required that the chief of police report to 
the Authority rather than the Mayor. Public Law 104-174 also 
provides that the Mayor may not appoint or dismiss the police 
chief without the approval of the Authority. These procedures 
would apply to any other individual serving as police chief as 
long as the Authority exists.

            president's budget proposal for fiscal year 1999

    The President's budget proposal for fiscal year 1999, 
released in February 1998, proposes $486,200,000 in Federal 
funds for the District of Columbia. In May 1998 the Senate 
Budget Committee recommended a 302(b) allocation for the 
District of Columbia of $482,000,000. In June 1998 the 
allocation was revised to $491,000,000.
    The $486,200,000 total encompasses a $184,800,000 payment 
to the D.C. corrections trustee for operations; $142,000,000 
for the D.C. courts, including $121,000,000 for operations and 
$21,000,000 for capital improvements; $54,900,000 for offender 
services; and $100,000,000 in Federal funds for an economic 
development initiative. The economic development component 
includes $50,000,000 to capitalize a locally chartered economic 
development corporation; $25,000,000 for Metro station 
improvements at the proposed Washington Convention Center; and 
$25,000,000 in payment to the District government for 
management reforms to improve the economic development 
infrastructure.
    Unlike previous fiscal years, no unrestricted Federal 
payment or Federal contribution to the Nation's Capital is 
proposed. Although the Revitalization Act authorizes a Federal 
contribution in concept, it indicated no specific dollar amount 
or formula for fiscal years after 1998.

                            TOTAL RESOURCES

    Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of 
$6,900,592,000, including $132,912,000 of intra-District funds, 
will be available to the District government during the next 
fiscal year. Included in this figure are appropriations from 
local funds, Federal grants, and private and other funds. The 
financing of appropriations from District funds is from various 
local taxes, fees, charges, and other collections received by 
the District government.

                          intra-district funds

    Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of 
$132,912,000 is allocated to intra-District funds. Intra-
District payments are a mechanism that District agencies 
(buying agencies) use to pay for services rendered by other 
District agencies (selling agencies). The mechanism allows a 
buying agency to transfer funds to a selling agency. The intra-
District payment covers the selling agency's costs of 
delivering the services. Each District government agency 
selling a service to another agency has an intra-District 
revenue budget. The intra-District budget reflects the selling 
agency's projection of costs related to the services it will 
render. The intra-District budget is an internal government 
transaction. Although these funds are included in the total 
ceiling for the recommended fiscal year 1999 budget of District 
funds, intra-District funds are not included in the recommended 
total appropriation for the individual District budget 
functions: governmental direction and support; economic 
development and regulation; public safety and justice; public 
education system; human support services; public works; 
financing and other uses; receivership programs; the Authority; 
and enterprise funds.

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

    A total of $2,781,999,780 in Federal funds will be 
available to the District government during fiscal year 1999. 
Included in this total are the Federal payments for the D.C. 
correctional facilities, the operation of both the D.C. court 
system and offender services, management reform, and the Boys 
Town U.S.A. expansion project in the District of Columbia. 
Other Federal funds will be received by the District government 
from the various Federal grant programs. In addition, Federal 
reimbursements are received from such programs as Medicaid and 
Medicare.
    The following table summarizes the various Federal funds 
estimated to be available to the District government during 
fiscal year 1999:

Federal Funds

        Item                                                            

Federal payment for management reform...................     $25,000,000
Federal payment for economic development in the District 
    of Columbia.........................................         500,000
Federal payment for Boys Town U.S.A. operations in the 
    District of Columbia................................       7,100,000
Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
    Nation's capital infrastructure fund................      75,000,000
Federal payment to D.C. corrections trustee operations..     184,800,000
Federal payment for D.C. courts.........................     128,000,000
Federal payment to D.C. Offender Supervision, Defender 
    and Court Services Agency...........................      59,400,000
Federal payment for Georgetown Waterfront Park fund.....       1,000,000
Federal payment for a National Museum of American Music 
    and a city museum...................................       1,000,000
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      Subtotal (Federal funds included in this bill)....     481,800,000
Federal grants..........................................   2,300,199,780
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      Total Federal funds...............................   2,781,999,780

                 Federal Payment for Management Reform

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,000,000 
from Federal funds to be made available to the Authority for 
fiscal year 1999 to continue the implementation of management 
reform initiatives authorized in the District of Columbia 
Management Reform Act of 1997 (the Management Reform Act), 
sections 11101 through 11106 of the Revitalization Act.
    The President's budget proposal recommends $25,000,000 for 
management reforms to improve the District's economic 
development infrastructure. While the Committee is recommending 
an appropriation of $25,000,000, the Committee directs that the 
appropriated funds not be restricted to management reforms 
related to economic development. Instead, the Committee directs 
the Authority, the chief management officer [CMO], the chief 
financial officer [CFO], and department heads to continue the 
program of management reforms initiated in fiscal year 1998.
    The Management Reform Act required the Authority to hire 
consultants to analyze and recommend reforms for the following 
nine agencies and four administrative functions: Administrative 
Services, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs; Corrections; 
Employment Services; Fire and Emergency Services; Health; 
Housing and Community Development; Human Services; Public 
Works; asset management; human resources; information resource 
management; and procurement. In early 1998, the consultants 
completed their analyses. Their reports documented key findings 
and recommended reforms and investments. With the Authority's 
hiring of a CMO in January 1998, the District government began 
implementing a number of the consultants' recommendations.
    On March 18, 1998, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee 
on the District of Columbia held a hearing on the status of 
management reform. The CMO, CFO, and chair of the Authority 
testified on plans for improving service delivery to District 
residents; continuing the implementation of management reform 
initiatives; and on fiscal year 1999 budget priorities for 
achieving the desired improvements and reforms.
    The Committee recognizes that improved tax collections and 
spending controls have restored balance to the District's 
budget. However, the Committee notes with concern the serious 
condition of service delivery in the District and expects 
fundamental alterations to the systems, processes, and 
structures of each District agency through the aggressive 
implementation of management reform initiatives. The Committee 
directs the CMO to report to the Appropriations Committees of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, the Senate Committee 
on Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight of the House of Representatives by May 1, 1999, 
on the status of agency performance and service delivery 
throughout the District government as a result of management 
reform initiatives. The CMO's report should also include an 
itemization and explanation of cost savings and increases in 
revenues generated by management reforms and their impact on 
the District's financial plan.

  Federal Support for Economic Development in the District of Columbia

    The Committee recommends no Federal funds for the 
capitalization of the National Capital Revitalization 
Corporation [NCRC] Act of 1998. The Committee notes with 
concern that Congress has not been consulted as to either the 
composition of the Board of the NCRC, its duties, the scope of 
its activities, the relationship between the NCRC and other 
Federal or local agencies, the relationship between the NCRC 
and Congress, or the extent to which actions taken by the NCRC 
may conflict with previous economic incentives adopted by the 
Congress on behalf of the District of Columbia. The Committee 
further notes that the budget of the District of Columbia for 
fiscal year 1999 included a request for $50,000,000 to 
capitalize the NCRC. The Committee has rejected this request on 
the grounds that it is inappropriate for the Congress to fund 
such an entity without assurance that Congress will have an 
opportunity to exercise oversight of the funds provided, or 
otherwise have a voice in decisions which will implicate a 
number of Federal agencies and employees, as well as the 
interests of the Nation in the affairs of the Nation's Capital.
    The Committee does support further study of the concept of 
an economic development corporation for the District of 
Columbia. The Committee has provided $500,000 to the Authority 
for the purpose of studying the feasibility of such an economic 
development corporation for the District of Columbia. The 
Committee directs the Authority to conduct this feasibility 
study, to include recommendations on possible economic 
development corporation legislation, and to report to Congress 
not later than May 1, 1999. The Committee expects the Authority 
to consult with the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the 
District Council, the Delegate to the U.S. House of 
Representatives for the District of Columbia, the General 
Services Administration, the National Capital Planning 
Commission, the National Park Service, and such Federal and 
local agencies, nonprofit organizations (both public and 
private), and individuals as the Authority deems appropriate.

Federal Contribution for Boys Town U.S.A. Operations in the District of 
                                Columbia

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,100,000 for 
the expansion of Boys Town U.S.A. operations in the District of 
Columbia. Boys Town U.S.A. is a nonprofit, nonsectarian 
organization dedicated to providing food, clothing, shelter, 
education, and medical care to homeless, neglected, and abused 
children. Founded in Omaha, NE, in 1917 as a home for wayward 
boys, Boys Town has grown to include national training centers, 
a research hospital, a national hotline, and care centers in 18 
cities.
    At the 18 centers across the United States, Boys Town 
provides a variety of services designed to give a child the 
respect, dignity, and discipline needed to forge a better life. 
These services include emergency and residential services that 
combine family style living, innovative treatment technology, 
and education. Boys Town also provides in-home counseling and 
training to families in crisis, training to foster parents, and 
classes that focus on problem resolution and parenting skills.
    In 1992, Boys Town purchased 12 acres of land at 4801 
Sargent Road in Northeast Washington. At the site, Boys Town 
operates an emergency short-term residential center and a long-
term residential home, and provides foster family services and 
parenting services. Since 1993, when Boys Town opened its doors 
in the District, its short- and long-term shelters have served 
675 youth, and its counseling services have served 1,040 
families. In 1997 the short- and long-term shelters were filled 
to capacity, providing housing for 300 boys and girls.
    Boys Town requests a one-time appropriation of $7,100,000 
to cover the capital costs and first year operating expenses 
for additional facilities. The funds will be used to construct 
another emergency short-term residential center and four long-
term residential homes. The money will also be used to fund 
additional foster family services. The emergency residential 
center will be able to provide temporary housing for 300 
troubled girls a year, 24 hour crisis and respite services for 
teens and families, counseling, education, and skill training 
for parents. Each of the four residential homes will provide 
long-term family style living with family teachers for up to 
six children.
    The costs associated with the new center, homes, and 
services are: $4,700,000 in capital costs ($2,200,000 for the 
emergency center and $2,400,000 for the residential homes); and 
$2,400,000 in first year expenses ($1,200,000 for the emergency 
center; $900,000 for the residential homes; and $300,000 for 
reunification and aftercare).
    In 1997, a total of 1,639 abuse and neglect cases were 
filed for civil prosecution in the D.C. Superior Court. As of 
December 1997, 6,080 children were being supervised by the 
Child and Family Services Agency, the District's child 
protection system. Of these children, 3,116 were in out-of-home 
placements, such as foster care and group homes. In 1997, 3,095 
juveniles were arrested for offenses which include homicide, 
rape, vehicle theft, robbery, aggravated assault, larceny, 
disorderly conduct, drug offenses, sex offenses, prostitution, 
vandalism, simple assault, and petty theft.
    Boys Town operations across the country generally enjoy 
stable contractual relationships with the State agencies with 
whom they contract. The District's Boys Town operations receive 
referrals from the Department of Human Services [DHS], which 
has not been consistent in its payments to Boys Town for the 
emergency shelter, treatment and foster care, and long-term 
care services it has provided. In fact, most payments owed by 
DHS to Boys Town are between 60 and 120 days delinquent. The 
crisis in the District's Child and Family Services Agency 
resulted in the establishment in August 1995 of the LaShawn 
Foster Care Receiver. Despite the outstanding payments owed by 
the District government, Boys Town continues to provide 
services and shelter to the District's disadvantaged youth.
    The Committee recommends a one-time appropriation of 
$7,100,000 for the capital costs and first year's operating 
expenses for the Boys Town expansion project in the District of 
Columbia. With District children staying in foster care twice 
as long as the national average and with social workers 
handling staggering caseloads, the District of Columbia's youth 
are in dire need of new child care facilities. Expanded 
services at the District's Boys Town Center will help relieve 
the pressure placed on the District's child welfare system. 
Boys Town's innovative approach to child welfare and impressive 
record of success will provide the District's at-risk youth a 
means to exchange harmful situations for a functional and vital 
family environment.

 Federal Payment to the District of Columbia for the Nation's Capital 
                          Infrastructure Fund

    The Committee recommends a payment of $75,000,000 to the 
Nation's Capital infrastructure fund for the repair and 
maintenance of the District's roads, highways, bridges and 
transit. The District's consensus budget recommends 
$254,000,000 in Federal funds for the District's cost of 
infrastructure repairs and improvements. The President's budget 
proposal does not include funding for the Nation's Capital 
infrastructure fund.
    Each day almost one-half of 1 million people flow into the 
District. Many of these individuals commute from the 
surrounding suburban areas by automobile, substantially 
contributing to the wear and tear on the District's roads and 
bridges. Proper maintenance of the District's roadways is 
necessary for the District to remain a viable place to live, 
work, and visit. According to the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, 28 percent of the District's 1,020 miles of streets 
and highways have been rated as mediocre or poor. Both the 
District's failure to invest in proper maintenance and the 
heavy flow of commuters into and out of the District each day 
have contributed to the deteriorated condition of the 
District's roadways.
    The appropriated funds shall be used to rehabilitate and 
reconstruct those roads and bridges identified by the District 
government as priorities for repair during fiscal year 1999. 
Prior to obligating any of the appropriated funds, the 
Authority, in consultation with the Director of the Department 
of Public Works and the CMO, shall provide to the 
Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of 
Representatives by January 1, 1999, a program for 
infrastructure repairs and improvements to the District's 
roads, highways and bridges to be implemented during fiscal 
year 1999.
    The Committee has provided the Authority discretionary 
authority to transfer not more than $25,000,000 of the 
appropriated funds to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority [WMATA] for the purpose of constructing a Metrorail 
station expansion. The Committee notes that the proposed 
construction of the Washington Convention Center, approved by 
the Authority on July 13, 1998, will be built adjacent to the 
Mount Vernon Square-UDC Metrorail Station. This station is not 
able, in its current configuration as a residential station, to 
accommodate the volume of traffic that a new convention center 
would generate.
    The Committee has provided that, from the $75,000,000 
appropriated to the Authority, up to $25,000,000 may be 
transferred to WMATA to fund the cost of the reconstruction of 
the Mount Vernon Square-UDC Metrorail Station to accommodate 
the anticipated traffic of the new convention center. The 
Committee directs that, prior to any transfer of funds by the 
Authority to WMATA, the Authority shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
the House of Representatives with a justification for the 
transfer of funds to WMATA.

           Federal Payment to Corrections Trustee Operations

    Pursuant to section 11601 of the Revitalization Act, the 
Committee recommends an appropriation of $184,800,000 for 
payment to the D.C. corrections trustee for the administration 
and operation of correctional facilities for sentenced adult 
felons.
    The corrections trustee is responsible for: (1) financial 
oversight of the operations of the D.C. Department of 
Corrections [DOC]; (2) facilitating the closure of the Lorton 
correctional complex in Lorton, VA, by December 31, 2001, and 
the transfer of sentenced felon prisoners from the District to 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and (3) assisting the DOC in its 
reformation and stabilization.
    Of the appropriated funds, approximately $178,300,000 will 
be used to house the District's sentenced adult felon 
population in private, Federal, and District facilities. Of the 
current D.C. adult felon population of 7,200 inmates, 2,000 
inmates will be transferred to private facilities contracted by 
the Federal Prison System by December 31, 1999. The remaining 
inmates will be transferred to the Federal Prison System when 
the Lorton complex is closed or by December 31, 2001, whichever 
is earlier.
    During this transition period, the corrections trustee will 
work closely with the DOC to oversee its financial operations 
and assist in the strategic planning process to prepare the DOC 
for its new role as a local correctional authority. In its new 
role, the DOC will be responsible for its pretrial and 
misdemeanant inmate population and those prisoners held for 
court-related procedures.
    The remaining appropriation of $6,500,000 shall be used for 
personnel services; internal controls and audits; and 
administrative expenses. The Committee supports the efforts of 
the corrections trustee to improve the policies, efficiencies, 
and operations at the DOC by the establishment of an internal 
control, accountability, and audit system.

                    Federal Payment for D.C. Courts

    The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997 (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as ``the Revitalization Act'') required the Federal 
Government to finance the D.C. courts (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as ``courts'') beginning in fiscal year 
1998. The Federal payment funds the operations of the D.C. 
Court of Appeals, Superior Court, and the court system. 
Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 appropriations bill, the 
Federal Government will also provide funds for capital 
improvements. By law, the annual budget includes estimates of 
the expenditures for the operations of the courts prepared by 
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration and the 
President's recommendation for funding the courts' operations.
    The President's recommended level for fiscal year 1999 is 
$142,000,000, which includes: $121,000,000 for the courts 
operations; and $21,000,000 for capital improvements for 
District courthouse facilities, said sum to remain available 
until September 30, 2001. The courts have requested 
$148,000,000, which includes: $133,000,000 for operations; and 
$15,000,000 for capital improvements for fiscal year 1999 only. 
Based on the following analysis, the Committee supports the 
President's proposed funding level of $121,000,000 for the 
courts' operations; and $7,000,000 for the courts' capital 
improvement program for fiscal year 1999 only.

Program initiatives

    The courts' proposed budget includes $80,427,000 in program 
initiatives. Of that amount, the President's proposed budget 
recommends only $189,000 to fund the jury management system. 
The administration provided no explanation of why it supports 
this program initiative; nor did the administration provide an 
explanation of why it does not support the remaining seven 
program initiatives proposed by the courts.
    The Committee does not take a position on the merits of the 
courts' proposed program initiatives. While the Committee has 
reviewed the proposed program descriptions and does not object 
to the goals these programs are designed to accomplish, the 
Committee is concerned that the courts are proposing to 
undertake new programs when they sought an $8,000,000 
supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 1998. The Committee 
directs the courts to determine methods to reduce their 
operating costs and increase efficiencies. The Committee 
further directs that funding for new program initiatives be 
derived from cost savings generated by improved efficiencies in 
the courts' operations.

Quarterly apportionments

    The Committee directs that the quarterly apportionments 
paid by the Treasury to the courts shall be in equal payments, 
exclusive of payments for the capital account and the pension 
account. Should the Office of Management and Budget [OMB] 
recommend that more than an equal quarterly payment be made to 
the courts, the Director of OMB shall forward to the chairmen 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a written request that includes an itemized 
statement of the recommended payment and a justification for 
each item for which an increased payment is recommended. Both 
Committee chairmen shall provide OMB with a written approval of 
the payment request before OMB can direct the increased 
quarterly payment by the Treasury of the United States.

Payroll and financial services

    Since the Federal Government began funding the courts' 
operations in fiscal year 1998, the Committee has requested 
documentation from the courts in an effort to determine the 
division of the courts expenses between personnel and 
nonpersonnel functions. Public Law 105-100, District of 
Columbia Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1998, included language 
requiring the Treasury of the United States to make quarterly 
apportionments approved by the Office of Management and Budget. 
The law further required the General Services Administration 
[GSA] to provide, on a contractual basis, payroll and financial 
services for the courts and to provide the President and 
Congress with monthly financial reports. GSA and the courts 
have failed to provide the Committee with timely monthly 
financial reports, and the data provided did not assist the 
Committee in analyzing the courts' budget.
    To assist the Committee in obtaining timely, useful and 
thorough financial information on the courts' monthly 
expenditures, the Committee directs the courts to contract with 
the Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center [NFC] 
to provide payroll and personnel financial services. The NFC 
shall provide monthly financial reports on the courts' monthly 
personnel expenditures. The reports should break down employees 
between judicial and nonjudicial employees; identify each 
employee by office, function, and job title; and designate the 
salary for each employee. The NFC shall submit copies of the 
monthly reports directly to the four congressional committees 
with jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. Through the 
regular receipt of accurate, detailed information on the 
courts' expenditures, the Committee will be better equipped to 
analyze future funding requests from the courts.

Court personnel

    The Committee notes that on December 7, 1997, the Joint 
Committee on Judicial Administration authorized a 7-percent pay 
scale adjustment, and the courts are requesting an additional 
$542,000 for court employees compensation. The courts are also 
proposing to fill 87 additional FTE positions in fiscal year 
1999. Because of the courts' purported budget shortfall for 
fiscal year 1998, the Committee supports the President's 
proposed FTE level for fiscal year 1999, allocated by entity as 
follows:

        Entity                                                 FTE level

Court of appeals..............................................        96
Superior court................................................     1,017
District court system.........................................       120
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      Total FTE

                                                                   1,233

    The Committee directs the courts to review actual personnel 
needs, taking into consideration the impact of the passage of 
the Revitalization Act; Governmentwide downsizing at both the 
Federal, State, and local levels; and efficiencies resulting 
from technological improvements. The Committee further directs 
the courts to submit to Congress by April 1, 1999, a viable 
staffing model that ties individual staff positions to both job 
title and function.

D.C. courts capital projects

    The President's budget proposal requests $21,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2001, for capital 
improvements for District courthouse facilities. However, the 
supporting documentation and projected costs provided the 
Committee in the President's District of Columbia Court's 
Budget Request (H. Doc. 105-230), are based on August 1995 
data. The capital budget subdivides the restoration projects 
into three project groups: those to be completed within 2 
years; those to be completed within 3 to 5 years; and those to 
be completed in 6 to 15 years.
    Based on the dated cost projections and extended time-line 
for capital projects included in the courts' capital 
improvements program, the Committee is funding $7,000,000 in 
fiscal year 1999 to fund the first year of the courts' 3-year 
capital program. The Committee looks forward to receiving a 
timely, accurate, and detailed master plan for the courts' 
capital improvement program to accompany the courts' capital 
funding request for fiscal year 2000.
    The Committee directs OMB to report to the Committee prior 
to releasing funds during fiscal year 1999 for any capital 
improvements to the District's courthouse facilities. The 
report shall: (1) identify the facility undergoing improvement; 
(2) include a complete description of the project to be 
undertaken; (3) itemize each improvement, renovation, or 
service and its cost; (4) include the contracting date, 
contracting party, and a timeline for the completion of each 
contracted improvement, renovation, or service; and (5) 
identify any design studies for which funding is sought.

         Federal Payment to the Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund

    The Committee directs the payment of $1,000,000 to the 
Georgetown Waterfront Park fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 
organized for the purpose of restoring to park land an area on 
the Potomac River side of K Street, NW., between a point west 
of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and 31st Street, NW., described 
on the District of Columbia surveyor's plat No. S.O. 84-230.
    The Committee notes that the Georgetown Waterfront Park 
boundary was formally established on August 2, 1984, by the 
National Capital Planning Commission [NCPC]. On September 10, 
1985, the District of Columbia Council approved the transfer of 
jurisdiction over the Georgetown Waterfront Park to the 
National Park Service for public park and recreational 
purposes. The National Park Service, in cooperation with the 
District of Columbia, entered into a public planning process 
which resulted in a master plan for the park. The Committee 
also notes that the NCPC's 1996 report, ``Extending the 
Legacy,'' as well as the NCPC's comprehensive plan for the 
National Capital both contemplate the establishment of such a 
park along the Potomac River as would be created by the 
Georgetown Waterfront Park.
    The Committee directs that $1,000,000 shall be matched by 
an equal amount from private contributions. The Committee 
directs that an annual audit of the funds made available by 
this appropriation be provided by the Georgetown Waterfront 
Park fund to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the House 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

Federal Payment for a National Museum of American Music and City Museum

National Museum of American Music

    The Committee notes with approval that the Federal City 
Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose president is former 
Senator Robert Dole, has undertaken the role of coordinating 
with the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the 
Office of the First Lady, as well as the estate of Frank 
Sinatra and others in the private sector, to develop a National 
Museum of American Music. The Committee further notes that part 
of the long-term plan for the development of downtown 
Washington, DC, as determined by the National Capital Planning 
Commission in the 1996 report ``Extending the Legacy'' 
contemplates a growing downtown arts and entertainment district 
with new museums complementing the National Portrait Gallery, 
the National Museum of American Art, and the new MCI Arena, 
among other projects.
    The Committee directs that $500,000 be placed in escrow 
with the Authority to be available for the design of a National 
Museum of American Music. The Committee directs that such work 
be conducted in consultation with the Washington Center 
Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed to promote downtown 
development.
    The Committee expects that an annual financial audit be 
submitted to the Congress by the Federal City Council detailing 
the use of these funds.

City museum and visitors center

    The Committee directs that $500,000 be placed in escrow 
with the Authority to be available for the purpose of 
establishing a city museum for the Nation's Capital, to be made 
available by the Authority to the Historical Society of 
Washington, DC, a nonprofit organization which has been 
responsible since 1993 for maintaining the collection of the 
former Museum of the City of Washington chartered by the 
District Council in 1980. At present, this collection is in 
storage. It is the expectation of the Committee that the 
Authority will, on behalf of the Historical Society of 
Washington, DC, consult with the Smithsonian Institution, the 
General Services Administration, and other appropriate local 
and Federal agencies for assistance in finding a suitable 
location for the city museum. The Committee expects that an 
annual financial audit be submitted to the Congress by the 
Historical Society detailing the use of these funds.

                             FEDERAL GRANTS

    The District of Columbia participates as a State, county, 
and city in the various Federal grant programs. At the time the 
fiscal year 1999 budget was submitted, the District estimated 
that it would receive a total of $2,300,199,780 in Federal 
grants during the coming fiscal year.
    The following table shows the amount of Federal grants the 
District expects to receive and the office or agency that 
expects to receive them:

Summary of Federal grants assistance to the District of Columbia

        Agency                                             1999 estimate
Governmental direction and support:
    Office of Contracts and Procurement.................      $2,285,000
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer...............      11,670,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Governmental direction and support.........      13,955,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Economic development and regulation:
    Department of Housing and Community Development.....      44,424,000
    Department of Employment Services...................      35,571,000
    Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.......         370,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, economic development and regulation........      80,365,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Public safety and justice:
    Metropolitan Police Department......................      11,060,000
    Office of the Corporation Counsel...................      12,319,000
    Department of Corrections...........................       1,500,000
    Office of Emergency Preparedness....................       1,008,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, public safety and justice..................      25,887,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Public education system:
    Public schools......................................      95,121,000
    University of the District of Columbia..............      14,079,000
    Public library......................................         686,000
    Commission on the Arts and Humanities...............         361,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, public education system....................     110,247,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Human support services:
    Department of Human Development.....................     197,705,000
    Department of Health................................     678,850,000
    Department of Recreation and Parks..................          34,000
    Office on Aging.....................................       5,300,000
    Office of Human rights..............................         106,000
    Energy Office.......................................       4,687,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, human support services.....................     886,682,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Public works:
    Department of Public Works..........................       3,124,000
    Department of Motor Vehicles........................          92,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, public works...............................       3,216,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
Receivership programs:
    Child and Family Services Receiver..................      31,582,000
    Commission on Mental Health Services Receiver.......      65,109,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, receivership programs......................      96,691,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Enterprise funds: Public Service Commission                      252,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Federal grants--operating expenses.........   1,217,295,000
Capital outlay--grants..................................   1,082,904,780
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Grand total, Federal grants.......................   2,300,199,780

                       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                    Government Direction and Support

    The Committee recommends a total of $164,717,000 for fiscal 
year 1999.
    A comparative summary by agency follows:

                                                                               GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT                                                                               
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                                                                                                    Fiscal year                                      Committee         Bill compared with--     
                                                    Fiscal year     Fiscal year                    1999 request      Committee                    recommendation -------------------------------
                 Agency/activity                   1998 approved   1999 request   Intra-District    less intra-   recommendation  Intra-District    less intra-     Fiscal year     Fiscal year 
                                                                                                     District                                        District      1998 approved   1999 request 
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Council of the District of Columbia.............      $8,575,000      $9,388,000  ..............      $9,388,000      $9,388,000  ..............      $9,388,000        $813,000  ..............
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor......         919,000       1,048,000  ..............       1,048,000       1,048,000  ..............       1,048,000         129,000  ..............
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions...............         562,000         573,000  ..............         573,000         573,000  ..............         573,000          11,000  ..............
Office of the Mayor.............................       2,024,000       2,256,000  ..............       2,256,000       2,256,000  ..............       2,256,000         232,000  ..............
Office of the Secretary.........................       2,069,000       2,146,000  ..............       2,146,000       2,146,000  ..............       2,146,000          77,000  ..............
Office of Communications........................         328,000         350,000  ..............         350,000         350,000  ..............         350,000          22,000  ..............
Office of Intergovernmental Relations...........       1,225,000       1,271,000  ..............       1,271,000       1,271,000  ..............       1,271,000          46,000  ..............
Office of the City Administrator................       4,417,000       1,166,000       -$240,000         926,000       1,166,000       -$240,000         926,000      -3,251,000  ..............
Office of Personnel.............................      10,120,000       9,879,000        -916,000       8,963,000       9,879,000        -916,000       8,963,000        -241,000  ..............
Department of Administrative Services...........      22,020,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     -22,020,000  ..............
Office of Contracts and Procurment..............  ..............      18,804,000      -1,724,000      17,080,000      18,804,000      -1,724,000      17,080,000      18,804,000  ..............
Office of the Chief Technology Officer..........  ..............      17,898,000      -2,974,000      14,924,000      17,898,000      -2,974,000      14,924,000      17,898,000  ..............
Office of Property Management...................  ..............      36,270,000     -26,825,000       9,445,000      36,270,000     -26,825,000       9,445,000      36,270,000  ..............
Contract Appeals Board..........................         634,000         603,000  ..............         603,000         603,000  ..............         603,000         -31,000  ..............
Tax Revision Commission.........................         500,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        -500,000  ..............                
Board of Elections and Ethics...................       2,947,000       2,954,000  ..............       2,954,000       2,954,000  ..............       2,954,000           7,000  ..............
Office of Campaign Finance......................         808,000         920,000  ..............         920,000         920,000  ..............         920,000         112,000  ..............
Public Employee Relations Board.................         413,000         559,000  ..............         559,000         559,000  ..............         559,000         146,000  ..............
Office of Employee Appeals......................       1,139,000       1,213,000  ..............       1,213,000       1,213,000  ..............       1,213,000          74,000  ..............
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments..         374,000         374,000  ..............         374,000         374,000  ..............         374,000  ..............  ..............
Independent agencies:                                                                                                                                                                           
    Office of Inspector General.................       5,731,000       7,430,000  ..............       7,430,000       7,430,000  ..............       7,430,000       1,699,000  ..............
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer.......       4,948,000      89,411,000      -7,117,000      82,294,000      89,411,000      -7,117,000      82,294,000      84,463,000  ..............
    Office of Budget and Planning...............       3,661,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............      -3,661,000  ..............
    Office of Grants Management and Development.      16,013,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     -16,013,000  ..............
    Office of Finance and Treasury..............       6,522,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............      -6,522,000  ..............
    Office of Financial Operations and Systems..      13,451,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     -13,451,000  ..............
    Office of Tax and Revenue...................      18,532,000  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     -18,532,000  ..............
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      Total, governmental direction and support.     127,932,000     204,513,000     -39,796,000     164,717,000     204,513,000     -39,796,000     164,717,000      76,581,000  ..............
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                  council of the district of columbia

    The Committee recommends $9,388,000 to be derived from 
general revenues for fiscal year 1999 and 150 full-time 
equivalent [FTE] positions. This is an increase of $813,000 and 
seven FTE positions over fiscal year 1998. The Council of the 
District of Columbia (Council) is the legislative branch of the 
local government responsible for enacting laws, approving the 
annual operating budget, and establishing and overseeing the 
programs and operations of government agencies. The Council, 
composed of 13 members, exercises its legislative 
responsibilities through 13 standing committees. Proposed 
legislation is referred to an appropriate committee where all 
data collection, hearings, analysis, and other related 
activities are conducted.

                              d.c. auditor

    The Committee recommends the requested appropriation for 
fiscal year 1999 of $1,048,000 and 12 FTE positions. This is an 
increase of $129,000 and one FTE position over fiscal year 
1998. The D.C. Auditor is required to audit annually the 
accounts and operations of the District government and certify 
revenue assumptions underlying budgetary and financial actions.

                advisory neighborhood commissions [anc]

    The Committee recommends the requested appropriation for 
fiscal year 1999 of $573,000. This is an increase of $11,000 
above the fiscal year 1998 level. The ANC's have the 
responsibility for advising the District government on matters 
of public policy and issues such as planning, transportation, 
social services, health, safety, and sanitation, especially as 
they relate to their respective neighborhood commission areas. 
The 37 chartered ANC's, which are made up of 299 single-member 
districts, serve as a liaison between the District government 
and the community.

                          office of the mayor

    The amount recommended for the Office of the Mayor is 
$2,256,000 and 39 FTE positions for fiscal year 1999. This 
represents an increase of $232,000 and no new FTE positions. 
The Mayor provides leadership in advocating the priorities and 
needs of the District's constituents through the development of 
policies formulated by input from the citizens, and ensuring 
that the independent nonelected entities that operate the 
District government reflect these policies.

                        office of the secretary

    The Committee recommends $2,146,000 and 33 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $77,000 
and a decrease of one FTE position from fiscal year 1998. The 
Office of the Secretary serves as the administrative and 
logistical staff support to the Mayor and the immediate 
executive offices of the Mayor. The Office of the Secretary is 
the sole custodian of the seal of the District of Columbia and 
authenticates its proper use. The secretary attests to the 
authenticity of executive branch official records.

                        office of communications

    The Committee recommends the sum of $350,000 and six FTE 
positions for the fiscal year 1999 budget. This represents an 
increase of $22,000 and no new FTE positions from fiscal year 
1998. The Office of Communications is responsible for 
coordinating and disseminating official information regarding 
the policies, programs, and activities of the District 
government to the news media and the public.

                 office of intergovernmental relations

    The Committee recommends $1,271,000 and 16 FTE positions 
for the Office of Intergovernmental Relations for fiscal year 
1999. This represents an increase of $46,000 and a decrease of 
one FTE position from fiscal year 1998. This office is 
responsible for assisting agencies to communicate and work with 
other branches of the local government on legislative issues, 
operations, and the delivery of services. The office also acts 
as a liaison between the District government and the Congress, 
the White House, Federal agencies, and regional governments and 
entities.

      office of the city administrator/deputy mayor for operations

    The Committee recommends $926,000 and 13 FTE positions for 
fiscal year 1999 for the city Administrator/Deputy Mayor for 
Operations. This level represents a reduction of $2,796,000 and 
three FTE positions from fiscal year 1998. The City 
Administrator/Deputy Mayor for Operations is the primary 
official designated to exercise the powers and duties of the 
Mayor during the Mayor's absence.
    The Committee is concerned that the funding and staffing 
levels for the Office of City Administrator remain excessive 
given the management reforms implemented since August 1997. 
With the establishment of the Office of Chief Management 
Officer [OCMO] and the assumption by the OCMO of the majority 
of responsibilities previously under the Office of the City 
Administrator, the Office of the City Administrator has a 
reduced function in the District government. The Committee 
directs the Authority to review the budget, staffing, and 
function of the OCMO and report its findings to the Committee 
by April 1, 1999. The Committee expects the Authority's report 
to include recommendations on reducing, eliminating or 
consolidating with another office the budget and staffing of 
the Office of City Administrator for fiscal year 2000.

                        d.c. office of personnel

    The Committee recommends the requested budget of $8,963,000 
and 165 FTE positions for fiscal year 1999. This represents a 
decrease of $155,000 and 16 FTE positions below fiscal year 
1998 levels. The Office of Personnel is responsible for 
providing an effective human resource management program for 
the D.C. government. Responsibility for performance management 
initiatives and 16 FTE positions are being transferred to the 
Human Resource Development Agency.

                 department of administrative services

    The Committee recommends no new funding for fiscal year 
1999. The Department of Administrative Services [DAS] will be 
abolished at the end of fiscal year 1998. The functions 
performed by DAS will be assumed by the following new 
organizations: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office 
of the Chief Technology Officer, and the Office of Real 
Property Management.

                  office of contracts and procurement

    The Office of Contracts and Procurement is responsible for 
improving the cost, quality, and timeliness of delivery of 
goods and services by the District's supplier base and is 
headed by the Chief Procurement Officer. The Committee 
recommends $17,080,000 and 234 FTE positions for fiscal year 
1999.

                 office of the chief technology officer

    The Office of the Chief Technology Officer is responsible 
for providing and enforcing direction, policy, and standards to 
the various government agencies regarding the procurement and 
implementation of technology-based solutions. The Committee 
recommends $14,924,000 and 52 FTE positions for fiscal year 
1999.

                   department of property management

    The Department of Property Management is responsible for 
the acquisition, disposition, management, and maintenance of 
all District owned and leased property. The office replaces the 
former DAS Buildings Management Administration and Real 
Property Administration. The Committee recommends $9,445,000 
and 78 FTE positions for fiscal year 1999.

                         contract appeals board

    The Committee recommends the requested budget of $603,000 
and six FTE positions for fiscal year 1999. This represents a 
decrease of $31,000 and the no new FTE positions. The Contract 
Appeals Board hears, reviews, and decides contracting disputes 
between the District government and the contracting community.

                     board of elections and ethics

    The Committee recommends for fiscal year 1999 the requested 
budget of $2,954,000 and 50 FTE positions. This represents an 
increase of $7,000 and no new FTE positions. The Board of 
Elections and Ethics is charged with administering and 
enforcing the election laws of the District of Columbia.

                       office of campaign finance

    The Committee recommends $920,000 and 15 FTE positions for 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $112,000 and 
no new FTE positions. The Office of Campaign Finance is 
responsible for independently administering and enforcing 
District laws pertaining to the financial disclosure process 
and the conduct of political campaigns and candidates, 
lobbyists, public officials, and political committees.

                    public employees relations board

    The Committee recommends $559,000 and four FTE positions in 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $146,000 and 
no new FTE positions. The Public Employees Relations Board is 
responsible for the impartial resolution of labor-management 
disputes in the District government.

                       office of employee appeals

    The Committee recommends $1,213,000 and 15 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999, to be derived from general revenues. This 
reflects an increase of $74,000 and no new FTE positions. This 
office is responsible for adjudicating appeals in which 
District employees have challenged decisions regarding adverse 
actions, reductions in force, grievances, performance 
evaluations, classification of positions, erroneous employee 
overpayments, and issues of privacy and records management.

             metropolitan washington council of governments

    The Committee recommends $374,000 for fiscal year 1999, the 
same level as fiscal year 1998. The Metropolitan Washington 
Council of Governments provides a forum for the cooperative 
resolution of regional issues such as substance abuse, traffic 
congestion, public safety, inadequate housing, and air and 
water pollution.

                          Independent Agencies

                    office of the inspector general

    The Committee recommends $7,430,000 and 60 FTE positions in 
fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an increase of 
$1,699,000 and 16 FTE positions. The Office of the Inspector 
General is responsible for the prevention and detection of 
fraud, abuse, waste, and mismanagement in the programs and 
operations of the District government.

                 office of the chief financial officer

    The Committee recommends $82,294,000 and 954 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This reflects an increase of $77,342,000 
and 897 FTE positions over the fiscal year 1998 levels. Through 
comprehensive financial management, the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer [OCFO] is responsible for bringing fiscal 
stability, accountability, and integrity to the District 
government to support public services and restore stakeholder 
confidence in the government of the District of Columbia. The 
increased funding will be used in part to support revenue 
generating activities in accordance with Public Law 105-100, 
section 138(a)(1)(B)(ii).
    The Committee recommendation represents the consolidated 
budget for all divisions in the OCFO: (1) Policy and Operating 
Support Office; (2) Office of Budget and Planning; (3) Office 
of Grants Management and Development; (4) Office of the Chief 
Informatiion Officer; (5) Office of Financial Operations and 
Systems; (6) Office of Finance and Treasury; and (7) Office of 
Tax and Revenue.
    The Policy and Operating Support Office provides policy and 
operational support to the District's core financial operation 
and to the financial operations of the District's program 
agencies.
    The Office of Budget and Planning serves as executive 
advisor on the budget for the District of Columbia. It 
prepares, monitors, analyzes, and executes the District's 
budget and financial plan, including operating funds, capital 
funds, and enterprise funds.
    The Office of Grants Management and Development is the 
certified State agency for receiving Federal grants. It is 
responsible for obtaining and administering the maximum amount 
of Federal, foundation, and corporate resources to support the 
policies and programs of the District government.
    The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible 
for the development and maintenance of Districtwide financial 
systems. The office is the implementing agency for the new 
financial management system and is responsible for the 
integration and planning of financial management operations and 
systems.
    The Office of Financial Operations and Systems maintains 
financial data integrity and provides a stable and disciplined 
processing environment to generate accurate and consistent 
information to the stakeholders of the District of Columbia.
    The Office of Finance and Treasury is responsible for the 
management of the District's assets and liabilities.
    The Office of Tax and Revenue is responsible for ensuring 
the effective administration and enforcement of the District's 
business, income, excise, and real property tax laws. The 
office initiates tax compliance and collections efforts, 
processes taxpayers' returns and refunds, and provides tax-
related assistance and information for District residents.
Financial Management System
    The Committee has reviewed the July 8, 1998, GAO report on 
the status of the District government's acquisition of a new 
financial management system [FMS]. The Committee commends the 
CFO's Office of the Chief Information Officer [OCIO] for the 
effective management of the acquisition and implementation of 
the District government's new FMS. The Committee supports the 
training plan developed by the OCIO and notes with approval the 
various training courses offered District employees and the 
availability of a help desk to assist employees as they learn 
to operate the system. The Committee looks forward to regular 
briefings on the status of the FMS and directs the OCIO to 
report to the Committee on whether the District government 
meets the anticipated conversions date of October 1, 1998. 
Should this deadline not be met, the Committee directs the OCIO 
to include in its report the reasons for the delay and the 
revised conversion schedule.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

    The Committee recommends a total of $156,039,000 for fiscal 
year 1999, of which $12,000,000 will be collected from business 
improvement district tax revenue.
    Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency 
or department:

                                                                               ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION                                                                              
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Business services and economic                                                                                                                                                                  
 development...........................      $58,479,000      $20,746,000      -$2,106,000      $18,640,000      $20,746,000      -$2,106,000      $18,640,000     -$37,733,000  ...............
Office of Zoning.......................          927,000          956,000  ...............          956,000          956,000  ...............          956,000           29,000  ...............
Department of Housing and Community                                                                                                                                                             
 Development...........................  ...............       53,709,000       -1,200,000       52,509,000       53,709,000       -1,200,000       52,509,000       53,709,000  ...............
Department of Public and Assisted Hous-                                                                                                                                                         
  ing..................................        2,080,000        2,080,000  ...............        2,080,000        2,080,000  ...............        2,080,000  ...............  ...............
Department of Employment Services......       57,319,000       57,132,000         -328,000       56,804,000       57,132,000         -328,000       56,804,000         -187,000  ...............
Board of Appeals and Review............          153,000          203,000  ...............          203,000          203,000  ...............          203,000           50,000  ...............
Board of Real Property Assessments and                                                                                                                                                          
 Appeals...............................          286,000          293,000  ...............          293,000          293,000  ...............          293,000            7,000  ...............
Department of Consumer and Regulatory                                                                                                                                                           
 Affairs...............................       14,527,000       24,554,000  ...............       24,554,000       24,554,000  ...............       24,554,000       10,027,000  ...............
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      Total, Economic Development and                                                                                                                                                           
       Regulation......................      133,771,000      159,673,000       -3,634,000      156,039,000      159,673,000       -3,634,000      156,039,000       25,902,000  ...............
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               BUSINESS SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee recommends $18,640,000 and 46 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Business Services 
and Economic Development. These levels represent a decrease of 
$37,733,000 and 391 FTE positions from fiscal year 1998. The 
department is responsible for facilitating the creation and 
growth of wealth in the District of Columbia and the expansion 
of its revenue base by developing and implementing programs and 
policies for the retention, expansion, and attraction of 
commerce and trade; and developing and maintaining stable, 
diverse and attractive neighborhoods throughout the District. 
This department is comprised of four major programs: Office of 
Economic Development, Office of Motion Picture and Television 
Development, Office of Planning, and Office of Local Business 
Development.

                            OFFICE OF ZONING

    The Committee recommends $956,000 and 13 FTE positions in 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $29,000 and no 
new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998. The Office of 
Zoning provides professional, technical, and administrative 
staff support to the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning 
Adjustment in the maintenance and regulation of the zoning 
process in the District of Columbia.

            department of housing and community development

    The Committee recommends $52,509,000 and 164 FTE positions 
for the Department of Housing and Community Development [DHCD]. 
These levels represent an increase of $52,509,000 and 164 FTE 
positions over fiscal year 1998. The proposed fiscal year 1999 
funding allocation is a significant change from fiscal year 
1998 because Federal funds, which comprise 83 percent of DHCD's 
proposed budget, were previously reported in the capital 
budget. The DHCD is responsible for administering housing, 
community and economic development programs.

               DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING

    The Committee recommends $2,080,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
the same funding level as fiscal year 1998. The Department of 
Public and Assisted Housing [DPAH] is responsible for ensuring 
the provision of safe, decent, and sanitary public and 
subsidized housing to eligible District residents based upon 
eligibility criteria or guidelines established under applicable 
Federal and local regulations. DPAH operates primarily with 
Federal grants, which are used to manage and maintain the 
public housing operations, and to acquire and construct public 
and subsidized housing. Since DPAH is under receivership, the 
Federal grants are not included in the baseline budget. The 
District only funds the Tenant Assistance Program [TAP], which 
is administered by DPAH.

                   DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

    The Committee recommends $56,804,000 and 655 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents a decrease of $187,000 
and four FTE positions below fiscal year 1998 levels. The 
Department of Employment Services provides opportunities for 
citizens to prepare for, find, and maintain gainful employment; 
provides income maintenance to mitigate the effects of 
unemployment; and ensures the quality of working conditions for 
wage earners by protecting their health, safety, rights, and 
benefits.

                      BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW

    The Committee recommends $203,000, to be derived from 
general revenues, and two FTE positions for fiscal year 1999. 
This level represents an increase of $50,000 over fiscal year 
1998. The Board of Appeals and Review adjudicates appeals by 
citizens and medical facilities against decisions rendered by 
District agencies.

             BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND APPEALS

    The Committee recommends $293,000, to be derived from 
general revenues, and three FTE positions for fiscal year 1999. 
This level represents an increase of $7,000, with no new FTE 
positions, over fiscal year 1998. The Board is responsible for 
ensuring that real property in the District is assessed at 100 
percent of its estimated market value and at rates equal to 
similar properties.

             DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    The Committee recommends $24,554,000, and 346 FTE 
positions, for fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an 
increase of $10,027,000 and 159 FTE positions over fiscal year 
1998. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is 
charged with protecting the health, safety, and welfare of 
District residents by regulating business activities, land and 
building use, occupational and professional conduct and 
standards, rental housing and condominiums, and the physical 
environment of the District.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission inspectors

    Section 144 of District of Columbia appropriations, fiscal 
year 1998, Public Law 105-100, appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to hire 12 additional inspectors for the Alcoholic 
Beverage Commission. Of the additional inspectors, it was the 
expressed intent that six shall focus their responsibilities on 
the enforcement of laws relating to the sale of alcohol to 
minors. So far, the District government has been slow to 
execute the clear intent of the Congress, despite follow-up 
correspondence with the officials of the District government 
and hearing questions for the record. Consequently, the 
Committee directs the District government to submit a report 
within 30 days of enactment of the Fiscal Year 1999 District of 
Columbia Appropriations Act to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and House of Representatives on plans to 
implement the clear intent of the Congress with regard to the 
hiring of the 12 alcohol inspectors, including plans to 
continue funding through fiscal year 1999.

Day care inspectors

    Section 146 of the Fiscal Year 1998 District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act included a provision relating to the need 
for additional day care inspectors for the Department of 
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Department of Human 
Services in order to focus on the monitoring of day care 
centers and home day care operations, with emphasis on safety 
standards. The Committee directs the District government to 
submit a report within 30 days of enactment of this bill to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on plans to implement this provision in fiscal 
year 1998 through fiscal year 1999.

                       Public Safety and Justice

    The Committee recommends a total of $751,346,000 in fiscal 
year 1999 for the public safety and justice activities funded 
in this appropriation.
    A comparative summary by agency follows:

                                                                                    PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE                                                                                   
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Metropolitan Police Department.........     $272,383,000     $300,370,000      -$4,716,000     $295,654,000     $300,370,000      -$4,716,000     $295,654,000      $27,987,000  ...............
Fire and Emergency Medical Services                                                                                                                                                             
 Department............................       98,851,000      101,638,000          -72,000      101,566,000      101,638,000          -72,000      101,566,000        2,787,000  ...............
Police and fire retirement system......       47,700,000       35,100,000  ...............       35,100,000       35,100,000  ...............       35,100,000      -12,600,000  ...............
Office of the Corporation Counsel......       17,418,000       43,389,000       -3,554,000       39,835,000       43,389,000       -3,554,000       39,835,000       25,971,000  ...............
Settlements and judgments..............       14,800,000       19,700,000  ...............       19,700,000       19,700,000  ...............       19,700,000        4,900,000  ...............
Department of Corrections..............       85,167,000      257,015,000       -2,158,000      254,857,000      257,015,000       -2,158,000      254,857,000      171,848,000  ...............
National Guard.........................          858,000        1,783,000  ...............        1,783,000        1,783,000  ...............        1,783,000          925,000  ...............
Office of Emergency Preparedness.......        2,837,000        2,627,000  ...............        2,627,000        2,627,000  ...............        2,627,000         -210,000  ...............
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and                                                                                                                                                         
 Tenure................................          125,000          138,000  ...............          138,000          138,000  ...............          138,000           13,000  ...............
Judicial Nomination Commission.........           78,000           86,000  ...............           86,000           86,000  ...............           86,000            8,000  ...............
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      Total, Public Safety and Justice.      540,217,000      761,846,000      -10,500,000      751,346,000      761,846,000      -10,500,000      751,346,000      221,629,000  ...............
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                     METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

    The Committee recommends $295,654,000 and 4,681 FTE 
positions for the Metropolitan Police Department [MPD] for 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $28,875,000 
and 83 FTE positions over fiscal year 1998 levels. The MPD is 
the primary law enforcement agency of the District of Columbia. 
The department's overall mission is to ensure public safety 
through the protection of life and property.

Police service areas

    The Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriations Act for the District of 
Columbia required the MPD to report quarterly to the Committee 
on the 83 police service areas [PSA] activities and 
accomplishments in reducing crime in the District's 
neighborhoods. To date, the Committee has received two of the 
PSA quarterly reports. The Committee directs the MPD to provide 
semiannual reports on PSA activities to the Committee for 
fiscal year 1999. The reports should include for each PSA: (1) 
details on steps taken to reduce criminal activity; (2) monthly 
statistics on criminal activity, classified by crime type; and 
(3) the number of officers assigned to each PSA and 
responsibilities of each.

MCI Center security

    The Committee notes that in March 1995, D.C. Arena LP, the 
parent company responsible for the construction and opening of 
the MCI Center, entered into an agreement with the District of 
Columbia under which the District government would be 
responsible for exterior security, crowd, and traffic control 
surrounding the MCI Center. In December 1995, the D.C. 
Redevelopment Land Agency, the District of Columbia, and the 
D.C. Arena LP entered into a more specific contract, which 
provided that the District of Columbia shall provide for all 
MCI Center events, at its sole cost and expense, highly visible 
protection directly outside the arena and in the surrounding 
area at a level sufficient to provide the highest practical 
level (as determined by the District in its reasonable 
judgment) of safety and security of the patrons of the MCI 
Center, traffic control personnel and other public safety 
personnel measures.
    The Committee directs the MPD, from existing funds provided 
in this act, to honor the terms of all agreements entered into 
between the District of Columbia and D.C. Arena LP concerning 
the security in the area surrounding the MCI Center, and to 
report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate Committee on Governmental 
Affairs not later than December 1, 1998, on the status of MPD 
compliance with this directive.

             FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

    The Committee recommends $101,566,000 and 1,764 FTE 
positions for fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of 
$2,787,000 and one FTE position over the fiscal year 1998 
levels. The department is responsible for providing fire 
prevention, firefighting, and emergency medical and ambulance 
services throughout the District of Columbia.

               police and firefighters' retirement system

    The Committee recommends $35,100,000 for the police and 
fire retirement system for fiscal year 1999. This represents a 
decrease of $12,600,000 below the fiscal year 1998 level. The 
police and firefighters' retirement system provides annuity 
payments and other retirement and disability benefits for the 
District Metropolitan Police and Fire Department retirees and 
survivors. The reduced funding level is the result of the 
August 5, 1997, enactment of the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act, Public Law 
105-33. Under the terms of the act, the Federal Government 
assumed the District's unfunded pension liability for the 
retirement plans of the teachers, police officers, 
firefighters, and judges. The Federal Government pays the 
future retirement, death, and a share of the disability 
benefits earned by those beneficiaries vested prior to June 30, 
1997; benefits earned after the freeze date by teachers, police 
officers, and firefighters remain the responsibility of the 
District government.

                     OFFICE OF CORPORATION COUNSEL

    For the Office of the Corporation Counsel [OCC], the 
Committee recommends $39,835,000 and 482 FTE positions for 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $27,219,000 
and 296 FTE positions over fiscal year 1998 levels. The OCC is 
the legal office of the District government. It conducts all 
legal business for the District of Columbia, including all 
suits instituted by and against the government. During fiscal 
year 1999, the functions of the Office of Paternity and Child 
Support Enforcement in the Department of Human Services will 
transfer to the OCC.

                       SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS

    The Committee recommends $19,700,000 from general revenues 
for fiscal year 1999 for the payment of settlements and 
judgments, which represents an increase of $4,900,000 over 
fiscal year 1998. This special account was established for the 
settlement of claims and suits and the payment of judgments in 
all types of tax cases entered against the District government.

                       DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

    The Committee recommends $254,857,000 and 2,996 FTE 
positions for the Department of Corrections [DOC] for fiscal 
year 1999. These levels represent an increase of $690,000 and a 
reduction of 109 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998. 
The DOC protects the public by holding pretrial detainees and 
sentenced inmates in a secure setting and by increasing the 
probability that those placed in its care will live law-abiding 
lives after their release. Toward this objective, the 
department provides educational training and counseling 
opportunities to inmates during incarceration.
    The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997 (the act) transferred responsibility 
for sentenced adult felons to the Federal Government and 
provided for the closure of the Lorton facilities by December 
31, 2001. The DOC is currently addressing organizational and 
management issues necessary for the efficient and effective 
transition outlined in the act and is developing a 
comprehensive strategic plan for the operation of the new local 
jail system after the transfer of all sentenced felons.

                          D.C. NATIONAL GUARD

    The Committee recommends $1,783,000 and 30 FTE positions 
for the D.C. National Guard for fiscal year 1999. This 
represents an increase of $925,000 and five FTE positions over 
fiscal year 1998. The National Guard is responsible for 
protecting life, property, and the interests of the District 
during civil emergencies. In addition to its more traditional 
public safety and military activities, the Guard actively 
supports various youth programs, economic development, and a 
drug-free community. It supplements the activities of the D.C. 
police and other law enforcement agencies on a daily basis.

                    OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    The Committee recommends $2,627,000 and 38 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents a decrease of $210,000 
and an increase of three FTE positions compared to fiscal year 
1998 levels. The Office of Emergency Preparedness has the 
primary responsibility for directing, administering, and 
coordinating 24-hour emergency assistance to the District of 
Columbia.

             COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE

    The Committee recommends $138,000 and two FTE positions for 
the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal 
year 1999. This is an increase of $13,000 and no new FTE 
positions. The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure 
makes determinations concerning the discipline, involuntary 
retirement, and reappointment of judges of the D.C. courts.

                     JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION

    The Committee recommends the full budget request of $86,000 
and one FTE position, to be derived from general revenues, for 
the Judicial Nomination Commission in fiscal year 1999. This 
represents an increase of $8,000 and no new FTE positions 
compared to fiscal year 1998 levels. The Commission is 
responsible for selecting and recommending nominees to the 
President to fill judicial vacancies in the D.C. Court of 
Appeals and the superior court.

                        Public Education System

    A total of $773,334,000 is recommended for fiscal year 1999 
for the operation of the public education system of the 
District of Columbia.
    A comparative summary by agency follows:

                                                                                     PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM                                                                                    
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Board of Education (public schools)....     $567,099,000     $648,159,000      -$3,354,000     $644,805,000     $648,159,000      -$3,354,000     $644,805,000      $81,060,000  ...............
Public charter schools.................        1,235,000       12,235,000  ...............       12,235,000       12,235,000  ...............       12,235,000       11,000,000  ...............
Teachers' retirement system............        9,700,000       18,600,000  ...............       18,600,000       18,600,000  ...............       18,600,000        8,900,000  ...............
University of the District of Columbia.       81,287,000       81,525,000       -9,437,000       72,088,000       81,525,000       -9,437,000       72,088,000          238,000  ...............
Public library.........................       22,036,000       23,419,000  ...............       23,419,000       23,419,000  ...............       23,419,000        1,383,000  ...............
Commission on the Arts and Humanities..        2,057,000        2,187,000  ...............        2,187,000        2,187,000  ...............        2,187,000          130,000  ...............
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      Total, public education system...      683,414,000      786,125,000      -12,791,000      773,334,000      786,125,000      -12,791,000      773,334,000      102,711,000  ...............
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                  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    The Committee recommends $644,805,000 and 10,223 FTE 
positions for the D.C. public schools. These levels represent 
an increase of $80,676,000 and 244 FTE positions over fiscal 
year 1998 levels. The D.C. public schools provide preschool, 
kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and continuing education 
programs for approximately 80,000 District students.

                         PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

    The Committee recommends $12,235,000 for D.C. public 
charter schools for fiscal year 1999. This amount represents an 
$8,859,000 increase over the fiscal year 1998 level. The fiscal 
year 1999 budget provides funds for the 21 public charter 
schools currently in operation.
    A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is 
separate from the D.C. public schools [DCPS]. Public charter 
schools are exempt from D.C. statutes, policies, rules, and 
regulations established for DCPS and are organized in 
accordance with the D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Act. A public 
charter school exercises exclusive control over its educational 
program, expenditures, administration, personnel, and 
instructional methods within authorized limitations. The Public 
Charter Board, composed of seven members, works in conjunction 
with the D.C. School Board as the eligible chartering authority 
for public charter schools.

                      teachers' retirement system

    The Committee recommends $18,600,000 for payment to the 
teachers' retirement system. This amount reflects an increase 
of $8,900,00 over the fiscal year 1998 level. This fund 
provides payments to teachers retired under the Disability and 
Service Retirement Program and for survivor benefits and refund 
payments of retirement contributions made by teachers leaving 
the retirement program before attaining retirement eligibility. 
Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997 (the act), the Federal Government 
assumed the District's pension liability for the retirement 
plans of the teachers, police officers, firefighters, and 
judges. Pursuant to the act, the Federal Government pays the 
future retirement, death, and a share of the disability 
benefits earned by those beneficiaries vested prior to June 30, 
1997 (the freeze date). Benefits earned after the freeze date 
by teachers, police officers, and firefighters remain the 
responsibility of the District.

                 UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    The Committee recommends $72,088,000 and 928 FTE positions 
for the University of the District of Columbia [UDC] for fiscal 
year 1999. These levels reflect a decrease of $1,999,000 and an 
increase of 11 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998 
levels. UDC is a public comprehensive university, federally 
chartered as a land-grant institution.

University of the District of Columbia School of Law

    In a November 13, 1997, statement of the Senate Committee 
on Appropriations to accompany Public Law 105-100, District of 
Columbia Appropriations Fiscal Year 1998, the Authority was 
required to report to Congress on the University of the 
District of Columbia's School of Law (herein in this section 
referred to as ``the law school''). The Authority was directed 
to report to Congress by March 1, 1998, on the accreditation 
status of the law school and make recommendations on whether or 
not the law school should continue to operate and receive funds 
from the D.C. government.
    The Authority was further required to identify improvements 
required for the law school to receive full accreditation; and 
to determine the feasibility of funding both the undergraduate 
program and the law school to the degree required to give 
students a quality education.
    In preparing the report, the Authority reviewed 
documentation submitted by the American Bar Association, 
collected information from UDC and law school officials, and 
discussed the issues with the UDC board of trustees.
    The Authority's report concluded that, at present, the 
status of accreditation of the law school is provisional 
because: (1) Its financial resources are inadequate to sustain 
a sound program; (2) its education program fails to qualify its 
graduates for admission to the bar; (3) it is admitting 
applicants who do not appear capable of satisfactorily 
completing the program and being admitted to the bar; (4) its 
facilities and technological capacities are inadequate for the 
current program and future growth; (5) its facilities for the 
law library are insufficient; and (6) suitable group study 
rooms are not provided in the law library.
    The Authority concluded that the question of whether the 
law school should continue to operate was not appropriate for 
Authority comment. However, the Authority concluded that the 
law school should not continue to receive funds indefinitely 
from the D.C. government. The Authority recommended that 
funding for the law school be phased out over a 3-year period, 
giving the law school an opportunity to achieve financial 
independence.
    The Authority determined that UDC's financial resources 
cannot sustain the needs of both its undergraduate programs and 
the law school. The Authority concluded that the unmet fiscal 
needs of the undergraduate programs are so extensive, and the 
financial resources of the District are so limited, that UDC 
cannot continue to subsidize the law school without 
jeopardizing its ability to provide quality undergraduate 
programs.
    Based on the Authority's extensive investigation and 
analysis of the status of the law school and the impact of 
continued funding on the UDC undergraduate program, the 
Committee supports the Authority's recommendation that, 
following a 3-year funding phaseout by the District government 
commencing in fiscal year 2000, the law school should not 
receive funding from the D.C. government. The Committee directs 
the UDC board of trustees to develop a financial plan for 
financial independence beginning October 1, 2003. The Committee 
further directs the board of trustees to report to the 
Authority, the Mayor, the Council of the District of Columbia, 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
and the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight by 
March 1, 1999, on the board's proposed financial plan for UDC.

                          D.C. PUBLIC LIBRARY

    The Committee recommends $23,419,000 and 434 FTE positions 
for the D.C. Public Library [DCPL] for fiscal year 1999. These 
levels reflect an increase of $1,383,000 and 25 FTE positions 
over fiscal year 1998 levels. The DCPL was created to furnish 
books and other printed materials to meet the educational, 
cultural, and recreational needs of adults and children in the 
community, and to provide free access to these materials and 
services in a manner convenient to all residents. The Public 
Library system comprises a main library (Martin Luther King 
Memorial Library), 26 neighborhood facilities and 2 specialized 
bookmobiles. Special services are provided for the deaf, the 
homebound, the blind, the physically handicapped, seniors, low-
level adult readers, and adult basic education learners.

                 COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

    The Committee recommends a total of $2,187,000 and nine FTE 
positions for fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an 
increase of $130,000 and no new FTE positions over fiscal year 
1998. The Commission of the Arts and Humanities is responsible 
for acting on matters relating to the arts and by providing 
funds, services, and information to artists, art organizations, 
educational institutions, community organizations, government 
agencies, and the District community at large.

                         Human Support Services

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,514,751,000 for 
fiscal year 1999 for the operation of the human support 
services of the District of Columbia.
    A comparative summary follows:

                                                                                     HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES                                                                                     
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                                                                                             Fiscal year                                         Committee            Bill compared with--      
                                          Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ----------------------------------
            Agency/activity              1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-    Fiscal year 1998    Fiscal year  
                                                                                               District                                           District         approved        1999 request 
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Department of Human Development.......     $635,360,000     $393,069,000      -$1,653,000     $391,416,000     $393,069,000      -$1,653,000     $391,416,000     -$242,291,000  ...............
Department of Health..................      961,389,000      997,782,000       -1,702,000      996,080,000      997,782,000       -1,702,000      996,080,000        36,393,000  ...............
Department of Recreation and Parks....       26,088,000       27,318,000       -3,199,000       24,119,000       27,318,000       -3,199,000       24,119,000         1,230,000  ...............
Office on Aging.......................       18,392,000       18,264,000         -648,000       17,616,000       18,264,000         -648,000       17,616,000          -128,000  ...............
Public Benefit Corporation subsidy....       44,335,000       46,835,000  ...............       46,835,000       46,835,000  ...............       46,835,000         2,500,000  ...............
Unemployment compensation fund........       10,678,000       10,678,000  ...............       10,678,000       10,678,000  ...............       10,678,000  ................  ...............
Disability compensation fund..........       21,089,000       21,089,000  ...............       21,089,000       21,089,000  ...............       21,089,000  ................  ...............
Department of Human Rights............          927,000        1,044,000  ...............        1,044,000        1,044,000  ...............        1,044,000           117,000  ...............
Office on Latino Affairs..............          666,000          685,000          -30,000          655,000          685,000          -30,000          655,000            19,000  ...............
Commission for Women..................           20,000  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           -20,000  ...............
D.C. Energy Office....................        5,219,000        5,219,000  ...............        5,219,000        5,219,000  ...............        5,219,000  ................  ...............
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      Total, human support services...    1,724,163,000    1,521,983,000       -7,232,000    1,514,751,000    1,521,983,000       -7,232,000    1,514,751,000      -202,180,000  ...............
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee recommends a total of $391,416,000 and 1,932 
FTE positions for the Department of Human Development for 
fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an increase of 
$15,599,000 and one FTE position over fiscal year 1998 levels. 
In 1997 the Department of Human Services was divided into two 
distinct departments, Department of Human Development [DHD] and 
the Department of Health [DOH].
    The DHD is responsible for setting policy and administering 
delivery of social and mental health services; implementation 
and administration of the District's program under the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; and 
implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
Program.

                          Department of Health

    The Committee recommends a total of $996,080,000 and 1,082 
FTE positions for the Department of Health [DOH]. These levels 
represent an increase of $34,952,000 and 265 FTE positions over 
fiscal year 1998 levels. The DOH is responsible for delivering 
health care services, implementing and administering the 
District's health insurance programs, and safeguarding public 
health within the District.

                   DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS

    The Committee recommends the sum of $24,119,000 and 385 FTE 
positions for fiscal year 1999. These levels represent an 
increase of $1,230,000 and a decrease of five FTE positions 
compared to fiscal year 1998 levels. The department develops 
and provides leisure services to residents of and visitors to 
the District of Columbia by maintaining the District's parks 
and recreation facilities.

                          D.C. OFFICE ON AGING

    The fiscal year 1999 recommendation for the D.C. Office on 
Aging is $17,616,000 and 23 FTE positions. This level reflects 
an increase of $267,000 and no new FTE positions compared to 
fiscal year 1998 levels. The Office on Aging is responsible for 
developing and implementing a comprehensive and coordinated 
system of health, education, employment, and social services 
for the District's citizens who are 60 years of age and older.

                   PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION SUBSIDY

    The Committee recommends $46,835,000 as a subsidy to the 
Public Benefit Corporation for fiscal year 1999 to provide 
financing support for the Public Benefit Corporation's 
uncompensated health care and service delivery to the District. 
This level is the same as the funding level for fiscal year 
1998.

                     UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND

    The Committee recommends $10,678,000 for fiscal year 1999. 
This level represents no change from the fiscal year 1998 
budget. The unemployment compensation fund is a statutory 
program established to provide unemployment compensation to 
former District government employees during periods of 
unemployment that are a result of separation through no fault 
of their own.

                      DISABILITY COMPENSATION FUND

    The Committee recommends $21,089,000 for the disability 
compensation fund for fiscal year 1999. This level represents 
no change from the fiscal year 1998 budget. The disability 
compensation fund provides District government employees 
injured on the job with workers' compensation, including 
medical care, vocational rehabilitation, compensation for lost 
wages, and survivor benefits.

                         OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

    The Committee recommends $1,044,000 and 16 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This level represents an increase of 
$117,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998 
levels. The office is charged with the elimination of 
discriminatory practices in employment, housing and commercial 
space, places of public accommodation, and educational 
institutions for the private sector as well as in employment 
for all District government employees.

                        OFFICE OF LATINO AFFAIRS

    The Committee recommends $655,000 and three FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This level represents and increase of 
$19,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998 
levels. The agency is responsible for ensuring that a full 
range of education, employment, health, and social services are 
available to the Latino community in the District of Columbia.

                           D.C. ENERGY OFFICE

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,219,000 and 
13 FTE positions for the Energy Office in fiscal year 1999. 
These levels are identical to fiscal year 1998 levels. The 
office prepares energy plans, identifies energy issues, 
prepares energy supply and demand forecasts, develops energy 
emergency contingency plans, provides financial assistance to 
low-income customers, and participates in various proceedings 
before the District's Public Service Commission and the Council 
of the District of Columbia.

                              Public Works

    The Committee recommends a total of $266,912,000 for the 
activities to be funded under this account during fiscal year 
1999.
    A comparative summary by agency follows:

                                                                                          PUBLIC WORKS                                                                                          
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Department of Public Works.............     $149,458,000     $139,697,000     -$21,416,000     $118,281,000     $139,697,000     -$21,416,000     $118,281,000      -$9,761,000  ...............
Department of Motor Vehicles...........  ...............       12,923,000         -858,000       12,065,000       12,923,000         -858,000       12,065,000       12,923,000  ...............
Taxicab Commission.....................          848,000          716,000  ...............          716,000          716,000  ...............          716,000         -132,000  ...............
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit                                                                                                                                                            
 Commission............................           91,000           81,000  ...............           81,000           81,000  ...............           81,000          -10,000  ...............
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit                                                                                                                                                            
 Authority (Metro).....................      127,230,000      132,319,000  ...............      132,319,000      132,319,000  ...............      132,319,000        5,089,000  ...............
School transit subsidy.................        3,450,000        3,450,000  ...............        3,450,000        3,450,000  ...............        3,450,000  ...............  ...............
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      Total, public works..............      281,077,000      289,186,000      -22,274,000      266,912,000      289,186,000      -22,274,000      266,912,000        8,109,000  ...............
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                       DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

    The Committee recommends $118,281,000 and 1,191 FTE 
positions for fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an 
increase of $7,966,000 and a decrease 92 FTE positions from 
fiscal year 1998 levels. The Department of Public Works is 
responsible for maintaining the District's physical 
infrastructure, collecting and disposing of solid waste, 
administering motor vehicle regulations, and maintaining all of 
the District's vehicles and equipment except those of the 
departments of police, fire, public schools, and corrections.

                      DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

    The Committee recommends $12,065,000 and 208 FTE positions 
for the Department of Motor Vehicles [DMV]. The DMV is a new 
agency for fiscal year 1999 that is responsible for all traffic 
adjudication hearings, traffic adjudication processing, vehicle 
inspection, and vehicle registration and driver testing. The 
mission of the DMV is to improve the District's economic 
competitiveness and quality of life by fostering the safe 
operation of motor vehicles on the District's streets in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

                        D.C. TAXICAB COMMISSION

    The Committee recommends $716,000 and nine FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents a decrease of $132,000 
and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998 levels. 
The D.C. Taxicab Commission is responsible for the regulation 
of the public vehicle-for-hire industry in the District of 
Columbia.

            WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION

    The Committee recommends $81,000, to be derived from 
general revenues, for fiscal year 1999. This level reflects a 
decrease of $10,000 from fiscal year 1998. The commission 
administers and carries out the delegated powers of the 
Washington metropolitan area regulation compact. The compact 
confers upon the commission jurisdiction over the regulation of 
privately owned for-hire passenger carriers serving the region.

         WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBSIDY

    The Committee recommends $132,319,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
reflecting a $5,089,000 increase over the fiscal year 1998 
level. The transit authority is responsible for the 
construction and maintenance of the Metrorail system, the 
establishment of recommended fares, and the determination of 
funding sources for the various programs.

                         SCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY

    The Committee recommends $3,450,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
which is identical to the fiscal year 1998 level. This program 
provides a subsidy for reduced-fare transportation of District 
students who use Metrobus or Metrorail for educationally 
related transportation.

                        Financing and Other Uses

    The Committee recommends a total of $451,623,000 for the 
activities to be funded under this account during fiscal year 
1999.
    A comparative summary by agency follows:

                                                                                    FINANCING AND OTHER USES                                                                                    
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Washington Convention Center transfer                                                                                                                                                           
 payment...............................       $5,400,000       $5,400,000  ...............       $5,400,000       $5,400,000  ...............       $5,400,000  ...............  ...............
Repayment of loans and interest........      384,430,000      382,170,000  ...............      382,170,000      382,170,000  ...............      382,170,000      -$2,260,000  ...............
Repayment of general fund recovery debt       39,020,000       38,453,000  ...............       38,453,000       38,453,000  ...............       38,453,000         -567,000  ...............
Interest on short-term borrowing.......       12,000,000       11,000,000  ...............       11,000,000       11,000,000  ...............       11,000,000       -1,000,000  ...............
Certificate of participation...........        7,923,000        7,926,000  ...............        7,926,000        7,926,000  ...............        7,926,000            3,000  ...............
Inaugural expenses.....................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Human resources development............        6,000,000        6,674,000  ...............        6,674,000        6,674,000  ...............        6,674,000          674,000  ...............
Deficit reduction and revitalization...      201,090,000  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............     -201,090,000  ...............
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      Total, financing and other uses..      655,863,000      451,623,000  ...............      451,623,000      451,623,000  ...............      451,623,000     -204,240,000  ...............
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             WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER TRANSFER PAYMENT

    The Committee recommends $5,400,000 for the Washington 
Convention Center for fiscal year 1999. This level is identical 
to the fiscal year 1998 level. The Washington Convention Center 
was constructed to foster the economic revitalization goals of 
the District of Columbia through convention and tourism 
promotion.

                    REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

    The Committee recommends $382,170,000 for fiscal year 1999. 
This level represents a decrease of $2,260,000. The repayment 
of loans and interest provides funds for the payment of the 
long-term debt service costs of the District government's long-
term borrowings to finance capital project expenditures of 
general fund agencies and the amortization of costs for certain 
private hospital construction.

                REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT

    The Committee recommends the request of $38,453,000 for 
fiscal year 1999. This level represents a decrease of $567,000 
from fiscal year 1998. The funds are appropriated for the debt 
service associated with the financing of the District's 
$331,600,000 accumulated deficit at the end of fiscal year 
1990.

                          SHORT-TERM BORROWING

    The Committee recommends $11,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 
for the payment of interest and other costs associated with 
District borrowings to meet short-term, seasonal cash needs. 
This level represents a $1,000,000 decrease from fiscal year 
1998.

                      CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

    The Committee recommends $7,926,000 for the certificate of 
participation for fiscal year 1999. This level represents a 
$3,000 increase over fiscal year 1998. This appropriation funds 
the semiannual lease payments due on the One Judiciary Square 
Building.

                       HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee recommends $6,674,000 and 16 FTE positions 
for human resource development for fiscal year 1999. This 
represents an increase of $674,000 and 16 FTE positions over 
fiscal year 1998 levels. This increase stems from a $667,000 
transfer of budget authority from the Office of Personnel for 
its performance management initiatives. The human resource 
development budget allocates funds to support training and 
other work force initiatives for the District government. The 
Director of personnel will retain oversight responsibility for 
the initiatives.

                          Productivity Savings

    The Committee supports the allocation of a negative 
$10,000,000 to productivity savings by the Mayor, District 
Council, and Authority as proposed in the District's consensus 
budget for fiscal year 1999. However, the Committee is 
concerned that the consensus budget provision does not identify 
the source of these savings. The Committee directs the 
Authority, in consultation with the CMO, the CFO, the Mayor, 
and the District Council, to identify the specific departments 
or agencies in which these savings will be made, and to report 
the specific allocations to the Committee by September 1, 1998.

                         Receivership Programs

    The Committee recommends $318,979,000 for receivership 
programs for fiscal year 1999.
    Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency 
or department:

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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Corrections medical receiver...........  ...............      $13,300,000  ...............      $13,300,000      $13,300,000  ...............      $13,300,000      $13,300,000  ...............
Child and family service receiver......  ...............      107,131,000  ...............      107,131,000      107,131,000  ...............      107,131,000      107,131,000  ...............
Commission on Mental Health Receiver...  ...............      198,548,000  ...............      198,548,000      198,548,000  ...............      198,548,000      198,548,000  ...............
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      Total, receivership programs.....  ...............      318,979,000  ...............      318,979,000      318,979,000  ...............      318,979,000      318,979,000  ...............
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                             Receiverships

    The proposed fiscal year 1999 budget includes a separate 
appropriation account for three of the receiverships that are 
operating D.C. government agencies. Returning those 
receiverships to District government control is of vital 
importance because of the loss of control over key governmental 
management and budget functions that they represent. The lack 
of budgetary independence is a liability for the District 
because the receivers have historically claimed that they are 
underfunded and demand additional resources as a requirement 
for improved service delivery.
    To address this risk, the District government must develop 
a comprehensive strategy for ensuring the timely return of the 
receiverships back to District control. Court orders mandate 
minimum service levels or timely action to remedy inadequately 
managed programs. These orders contribute to the District's 
high fixed expenses and limit budgeting flexibility. Providing 
acceptable service levels and the resulting return of these 
receiverships to District government control is essential to 
the city's long-term structural fiscal recovery.
    The fiscal year 1999 budget funds the receiverships at 
levels necessary to meet the requirements set by the courts. 
This requires larger increases in local funding for these 
agencies than other agencies within the government.

                      corrections medical receiver

    The Committee recommends $13,300,000 and 10 FTE positions 
for the Corrections Medical Receiver [CMR] for fiscal year 
1999. The receiver was appointed in August 1996, to monitor 
staffing, medical, mental health, and other services at the 
central detention facility (District jail). For fiscal year 
1999, the CMR is shown as a separate budget item in an effort 
to determine the financial impact of the receivership on the 
District's budget.

                       Child and Family Services

    The Committee recommends $107,131,000 and 517 FTE positions 
for the Child and Family Services Agency [CFSA] receivership. 
This represents an increase of $18,583,000 over the fiscal year 
1998 level. The general receivership, known as the LaShawn 
Foster Care Receiver, was established in August 1995. The CFSA 
provides child welfare and child protection services pursuant 
to local and Federal law. In August 1995, a general receiver 
was appointed to develop an implementation plan for required 
actions.
    Prior to fiscal year 1999, the CFSA budget was contained 
within the total budget of the Department of Human Services, 
although it is operated as an independent agency. For fiscal 
year 1999, CFSA is shown as a separate human services agency in 
an effort to determine the financial impact of the LaShawn 
Foster Care Receiver on the District's budget.

                  Commission on Mental Health Services

    The Committee recommends $198,548,000 and 2,432 FTE 
positions for fiscal year 1999 for the Commission on Mental 
Health Services [CMHS]. This represents an increase of 
$17,840,000 over the fiscal year 1998 level. CMHS provides 
comprehensive mental health services to adults, ensures the 
availability of mental health services to children and youth, 
and provides mental health evaluation and treatment of persons 
referred through the criminal justice system.
    On July 13, 1997, CMHS was placed into receivership because 
of the District's failure to adequately comply with the Dixon 
court decree, which guarantees patients the right to treatment 
in the least restrictive setting and requires development of 
suitable treatment alternatives to inpatient hospitalization. 
For fiscal year 1999, CMHS is shown as a separate entity in an 
effort to determine the financial impact of the receivership on 
the District's budget.

Housing for mentally ill

    The Committee recommends that, of the sums made available 
to the Commission on Mental Health Services, $5,000,000 shall 
be made available to a nonprofit organization formed in 1991 
and located in the District of Columbia to address a chronic 
need for additional community-based housing facilities 
dedicated for use by seriously and chronically mentally ill 
individuals in the District. At its inception, this 
organization received funding from a $5,000,000 congressional 
grant to the District targeted for transitioning eligible 
patients out of St. Elizabeth's Hospital into permanent, 
supportive housing. In leveraging this and other funding, the 
organization has thus far obtained $12,000,000 in private 
sector funds, demonstrating its ability to maximize limited 
resources through public/private partnerships at a significant 
cost savings to taxpayers. The organization has already 
overseen the establishment of more than 300 units of permanent, 
supportive housing in the District. The Committee is supportive 
of this organization's efforts to assist chronically mentally 
ill residents in the most cost-effective manner.

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                               Authority

    The Committee recommends $7,840,000 for fiscal year 1999 
for the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority (Authority). The Authority has 
the responsibility to eliminate budget deficits and management 
inefficiencies in the District government. Following the 
enactment of the Revitalization Act, the Authority has been 
given expanded authority to implement extensive management 
reforms in the District.
    For fiscal year 1998, the Authority was appropriated 
$3,220,000 to support its operations. This funding level was 
consistent with prior year appropriations after a voluntary 
reduction in the amount of $180,000 to help address the 
projected budget deficit reported by the Chief Financial 
Officer. When developed and submitted to the Congress, the 
Authority's fiscal year 1998 budget assumed no major new 
planned activities or initiatives. During the passage of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act for 1998, and as part 
of the Revitalization Act, the Authority was required to engage 
consultants to develop and implement management reform plans to 
improve public services for nine District departments and four 
governmentwide functions.
    To carry out the directive of the Congress, the Authority 
established the Office of the Chief Management Officer [CMO] 
and established a division within the Authority to carry out 
and implement management reform. The Authority anticipated that 
interest earnings from funds it held for the benefit of the 
District would be used, along with the Authority's appropriated 
budget, to cover the additional personnel costs and expenses 
associated with the Office of the CMO; other contracting 
expenditures related to Districtwide initiatives; further 
implementation of the Authority's strategic objectives; 
occupancy costs and other administrative expenses to support 
the Office of the CMO; and other management reform efforts.
    The Authority's fiscal year 1998 budget projections are as 
follows:

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                                                                                                      Total     
                         Expenditures                           Main division    OCMO division      operations  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personnel cost...............................................       $2,564,465       $1,125,000       $3,689,465
Management reform contracts..................................  ...............        4,957,979        4,957,979
Other contracts..............................................          300,000        1,875,000        2,175,000
Occupancy....................................................          320,000           30,000          350,000
General capital expenditures.................................          150,000           60,000          210,000
Other administrative expenses................................          300,000          200,000          500,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total projected expenditures...........................        3,634,465        8,247,979       11,882,444
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The adjusted total expenditures, net of the $4,975,979 cost 
of the initial management reform contracts which were funded by 
the District, result in projected expenditures totaling 
$6,924,465 against budgeted revenues equal to $3,220,000, a 
difference of $3,704,465.
    Given the ongoing management reform efforts across the 
District government and the need for increased personnel and 
other related costs to carry out the additional 
responsibilities of the Authority, the fiscal year 1999 budget 
request for total Authority operations was originally estimated 
at $8,340,000. During the preparation of the District's 
consensus budget, the Authority agreed to a reduction of 
$500,000 to help achieve a balanced budget, resulting in the 
current fiscal year 1999 budget request of $7,840,000.
    The estimated breakdown of the Authority's proposed fiscal 
year 1999 budget request is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                      Total     
                         Expenditures                           Main division    OCMO division      operations  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personnel cost...............................................       $2,050,000       $1,890,000       $3,940,000
Management reform contracts..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............
Other contracts..............................................  ...............        2,580,000        2,580,000
Occupancy....................................................          320,000  ...............          320,000
General capital expenditures.................................           50,000          150,000          200,000
Other administrative expenses................................          300,000          500,000          800,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total projected expenditures...........................        2,720,000        5,120,000        7,840,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    It is important to note that the new members of the 
Authority may decide to reallocate funds across categories and 
divisions within the Authority, depending on their focus at the 
beginning of fiscal year 1999.

Performance accountability plan

    Public Law 105-100, District of Columbia appropriations, 
fiscal year 1998, amended the Federal Payment Reauthorization 
Act to require the Authority to develop a performance 
accountability plan for all District departments, agencies, and 
programs. The plans were to be submitted to Congress by March 
1, 1998. The Committee received a March 2, 1998, report on 
performance accountability, but it did not include the detailed 
plans required by law.
    In May 1998, Committee staff met with representatives of 
the Office of the Chief Management Officer [OCMO] to discuss 
the status of the performance accountability plan. Pursuant to 
the meeting, the CMO provided the Committee with a schedule for 
the development by the OCMO, under the direction of the 
Authority, of a comprehensive performance management system. 
The performance accountability plan, which will be a major 
component of this system, will integrate departmental annual 
work plans, and contain specific outcome, customer 
satisfaction, and performance measures. The plan will also 
include measures of the improvements in service delivery to 
District residents.
    The OCMO expects to complete the draft plan by July 31, 
1998, and the final plan by September 30, 1998. The performance 
accountability plan will serve as the strategic direction for 
the District government for the fiscal year beginning October 
1, 1998.
    The Committee commends the OCMO for integrating the 
performance accountability plan with the management reform 
initiatives undertaken pursuant to the directives of the 
Management Reform Act of 1997. The Committee expects the OCMO 
and the Authority to adhere to the schedule outlined to the 
Committee for the completion of the performance accountability 
plan and will closely monitor improvements in District 
government performance that are anticipated with the 
implementation of the plan.

                            ENTERPRISE FUNDS

    The Committee recommends $660,978,000 for enterprise funds 
for fiscal year 1999.
    Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency 
or department:

                                                                                        ENTERPRISE FUNDS                                                                                        
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                                                                                              Fiscal year                                         Committee           Bill compared with--      
                                           Fiscal year      Fiscal year                       1999 request      Committee                       recommendation ---------------------------------
            Agency/activity               1998 approved     1999 request    Intra-District    less intra-     recommendation   Intra-District    less intra-      Fiscal year      Fiscal year  
                                                                                                District                                           District      1998 approved     1999 request 
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Department of Public Works (utility                                                                                                                                                             
 administration).......................     $263,425,000     $239,493,000  ...............     $239,493,000     $239,493,000  ...............     $239,493,000     -$23,932,000  ...............
Washington Aqueduct....................       33,885,000       33,821,000  ...............       33,821,000       33,821,000  ...............       33,821,000          -64,000  ...............
                                        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, water and sewer enterprise                                                                                                                                                         
       fund............................      297,310,000      273,314,000  ...............      273,314,000      273,314,000  ...............      273,314,000      -23,996,000  ...............
                                        ========================================================================================================================================================
Lottery and charitable games...........      213,500,000      225,200,000  ...............      225,200,000      225,200,000  ...............      225,200,000       11,700,000  ...............
Cable television.......................        2,467,000        2,844,000        -$736,000        2,108,000        2,844,000        -$736,000        2,108,000          377,000  ...............
Public Service Commission..............        4,547,000        5,026,000  ...............        5,026,000        5,026,000  ...............        5,026,000          479,000  ...............
Office of People's Counsel.............        2,428,000        2,501,000  ...............        2,501,000        2,501,000  ...............        2,501,000           73,000  ...............
Department of Insurance and Securities                                                                                                                                                          
 Regulations...........................        5,683,000        7,001,000  ...............        7,001,000        7,001,000  ...............        7,001,000        1,318,000  ...............
Office of Banking and Financial Institu-                                                                                                                                                        
   tions...............................          600,000          640,000  ...............          640,000          640,000  ...............          640,000           40,000  ...............
Sports Commission (Starplex)...........        5,936,000        8,751,000  ...............        8,751,000        8,751,000  ...............        8,751,000        2,815,000  ...............
D.C. General Hospital..................      101,519,000      143,448,000      -76,684,000       66,764,000      143,448,000      -76,684,000       66,764,000       41,929,000  ...............
Retirement Board.......................       16,762,000       18,202,000  ...............       18,202,000       18,202,000  ...............       18,202,000        1,440,000  ...............
Correctional Industries fund...........        9,432,000        9,432,000       -6,100,000        3,332,000        9,432,000       -6,100,000        3,332,000  ...............  ...............
Washington Convention Center...........       46,400,000       53,539,000       -5,400,000       48,139,000       53,539,000       -5,400,000       48,139,000        7,139,000  ...............
                                        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enterprise funds..........      706,584,000      749,898,000      -88,920,000      660,978,000      749,898,000      -88,920,000      660,978,000       43,314,000  ...............
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         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

    The Committee recommends a total of $273,314,000, of which 
$239,493,000 is for the Water and Sewer Authority [WASA] and 
$33,821,000 is for the Washington Aqueduct for fiscal year 
1999. This represents a decrease of $23,932,000 for WASA from 
fiscal year 1998 levels and a decrease of $64,000 below the 
fiscal year 1998 level for the Washington Aqueduct.
    The WASA is responsible for providing retail water service 
to the District of Columbia and limited water service to 
portions of the surrounding metropolitan area. It is also 
responsible for providing retail wastewater collection and 
treatment service to portions of certain outlying areas.
    The Washington Aqueduct collects, purifies, and pumps 
potable water for the District of Columbia, Arlington County, 
and the city of Falls Church, VA. Funding for the Washington 
Aqueduct comes from the Water and Sewer Authority.

               Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

    The Committee recommends $225,200,000 and 100 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of 
$11,700,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 
1998 levels. The Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board 
administers the legalized lotteries and online numbers games, 
and protects the public against fraud and deception through the 
regulation of lottery and charitable gaming activities in the 
District of Columbia.

                       Office of Cable Television

    The Committee recommends $2,108,000 and eight FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999 for the Office of Cable Television and 
Telecommunications [OCTT]. This represents a decrease of 
$359,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998 
levels. The OCTT protects, promotes, and advocates the public 
interest in cable television and telecommunications within the 
District of Columbia; oversees and coordinates programming for 
the municipal channels; and coordinates the Office of Cable 
Television Advisory Committee and the interagency task force on 
telecommunications.

                       Public Service Commission

    The Committee recommends $5,026,000 and 58 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $479,000 
and 58 FTE positions above fiscal year 1998 levels. The 
commission is responsible for serving the public interest by 
ensuring that utilities provide safe, reliable, and quality 
service at reasonable rates for District of Columbia 
residential, business, and government ratepayers.

                     Office of the People's Counsel

    The Committee recommends $2,501,000 and 24 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $73,000 
and 24 FTE positions above the fiscal year 1998 levels. The 
Office of the People's Counsel acts as an advocate on behalf of 
District of Columbia consumers of natural gas, electric, and 
telephone services in all matters affecting rates or service. 
The office is authorized to represent no-fault automobile 
insurance consumers if the commissioner holds rate hearings.

           Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation

    The Committee recommends $7,001,000 and 89 FTE positions 
for fiscal year 1999. These levels reflect an increase of 
$1,318,000 and no new FTE positions over the fiscal year 1998 
levels. The Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation 
is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws and 
regulations governing the insurance and securities industry in 
the District.

              Office of Banking and Financial Institutions

    The Committee recommends $640,000 in funding for the Office 
of Banking and Financial Institutions [OBFI] for fiscal year 
1999. This level represents an increase of $40,000 over the 
fiscal year 1998 funding level. The OBFI is responsible for 
regulating and promoting a climate in which financial 
institutions will organize to do business in the District of 
Columbia, contribute to the economic development of the 
District through the increased availability of capital and 
credit, and expand advantageous financial services to the 
public in a nondiscriminatory manner.

                           Sports Commission

    The Committee recommends $8,751,000 to be derived from the 
operations of the commission for fiscal year 1999. This 
represents an increase of $2,815,000 above fiscal year 1998 
levels. The commission manages the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium and the secondary use of the D.C. National Guard Armory 
to provide suitable facilities for athletic events, 
conventions, trade shows, and concerts.

                     D.C. General Hospital Payment

    The Committee recommends $66,764,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
an increase of $9,580,000 over the fiscal year 1998 level. The 
D.C. General Hospital provides health care services to District 
residents and others who present themselves for emergency care.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

    The Committee recommends $18,202,000 and 13 FTE positions 
for the operations of the D.C. Retirement Board (the Board) for 
fiscal year 1999. This represents an increase of $1,440,000 and 
no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1998. The Board 
invests, controls, and manages the assets of the D.C. teachers' 
retirement fund, the D.C. police officers' and firefighters' 
retirement fund, and the D.C. judges' retirement fund.

                        Correctional Industries

    The Committee recommends $3,332,000 and 50 FTE positions 
for correctional industries in fiscal year 1999, the same 
levels as fiscal year 1998. Correctional industries is 
responsible for rehabilitating inmates by equipping them with 
the skills to earn a livelihood after release from the 
institution.

                 Washington Convention Center Authority

    The Committee recommends $48,139,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
an increase of $7,139,000 above the fiscal year 1998 level. The 
Washington Convention Center Authority serves as a public 
enterprise fund to expand the District's tax base by promoting 
and hosting large national and international conventions and 
trade shows.

                               PERSONNEL

    In its report to accompany Senate bill 1156, the fiscal 
year 1998 appropriations bill for the District of Columbia, the 
Committee noted with concern that the size of the District 
government's work force exceeded that of other cities of 
comparable size. In an effort to allow the implementation of 
management reforms to improve the structure and accountability 
of the District government's work force, the Committee did not 
specify FTE levels for individual District agencies, offices or 
departments. For fiscal year 1999, the Committee again elects 
not to mandate the staffing needs of each agency, office or 
department. The Committee intends that the Chief Management 
Officer, in consultation with department heads, will continue 
to make the necessary personnel changes to achieve efficient, 
effective government performance, and the enhanced delivery of 
services. However, to encourage a limit on the overall size of 
the District's work force, the Committee directs that the 
District government employ no more that 32,900 FTE positions 
during fiscal year 1999. This ceiling is consistent with the 
proposed FTE level contained in the District's consensus 
budget.

                             CAPITAL OUTLAY

    The Committee recommends $1,711,160,737 for capital 
projects in fiscal year 1999, including $693,796,350 from local 
funds, $1,082,904,780 in Federal grants, and a rescission of 
$65,540,393 from the District's transportation highway trust 
fund.
    Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency 
or department:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Fiscal year       Committee   
                                         1999 estimate    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Contracts and Procurement:                                    
 Material management system...........       $1,300,000       $1,300,000
                                       =================================
Office of the Chief Technology                                          
 Officer:                                                               
    District reporting system.........       29,761,496       29,761,496
    Wireless data network.............        6,000,000        6,000,000
    Year 2000 compliance..............        6,000,000        6,000,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Office of the Chief                                        
       Technology Officer.............       41,761,496       41,761,496
                                       =================================
Department of Property Management:                                      
    Energy conservation...............         -602,593         -602,593
    Public service workstations.......        4,500,000        4,500,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Property                                     
       Management.....................        3,897,407        3,897,407
                                       =================================
Office of Financial Management:                                         
 Financial control systems                                              
 improvements.........................        9,178,846        9,178,846
                                       =================================
Office of Tax and Revenue: Computer                                     
 systems project (INT tax sys-  tem)..      115,504,562      115,504,562
                                       =================================
Office of Business Services and                                         
 Economic Development:                                                  
    One Stop Business Center..........        3,095,000        3,095,000
    Economic development..............        7,432,786        7,432,786
    Neighborhood revitalization.......       -2,251,514       -2,251,514
    Neighborhood revitalization.......          700,833          700,833
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Office of Business                                         
       Services and Economic                                            
       Development....................        8,977,105        8,977,105
                                       =================================
Department of Housing and Community                                     
 Development:                                                           
    Fort Lincoln utility..............       -1,278,325       -1,278,325
    Affordable housing................       18,195,682       18,195,682
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Housing and                                  
       Community Development..........       16,917,357       16,917,357
                                       =================================
Metropolitan Police Department:                                         
    Information technology initiative.       35,161,000       35,161,000
    Government centers................        6,791,000        6,791,000
    Central cellblock expansion.......          289,000          289,000
    Renovate outdoor range............        2,721,792        2,721,792
    General improvements and roof                                       
     replacements.....................       13,835,040       13,835,040
    Equipment purchase................       16,000,000       16,000,000
    Holding cells.....................        2,172,000        2,172,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Metropolitan Police                                        
       Department.....................       76,969,832       76,969,832
                                       =================================
Fire and Emergency Medical Services                                     
 Department:                                                            
    Fire apparatus replacements.......       29,817,000       29,817,000
    Permanent improvements............        5,817,300        5,817,300
    Fire training simulator...........        3,189,000        3,189,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Fire and Emergency                                         
       Medical Services Department....       38,823,300       38,823,300
                                       =================================
D.C. Courts:                                                            
    Courts............................      -11,318,551      -11,318,551
    Central recording system..........        1,999,803        1,999,803
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, D.C. Courts..............       -9,318,748       -9,318,748
                                       =================================
Department of Corrections:                                              
    General improvements..............         -608,271         -608,271
    General improvements..............        2,640,000        2,640,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Corrections        2,031,729        2,031,729
                                       =================================
D.C. public schools:                                                    
    General improvements..............       78,269,131       78,269,131
    Maintenance improvements..........       83,522,532       83,522,532
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, D.C. public schools......      161,791,663      161,791,663
                                       =================================
University of the District of                                           
 Columbia:                                                              
    Permanent improvements............        5,640,460        5,640,460
    Barrier removal and modernization.          763,390          763,390
    Roof repair and water damage                                        
     repair...........................         -526,277         -526,277
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, University of the                                          
       District of Columbia...........        5,877,573        5,877,573
                                       =================================
Public library:                                                         
    Latent conditions.................         -385,622         -385,622
    Asbestos abatement................        2,598,508        2,598,508
    Roof replacements.................        1,264,206        1,264,206
    Permanent improvements............        6,026,756        6,026,756
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, public library...........        9,503,848        9,503,848
                                       =================================
Commission on the Arts and Humanities:                                  
 Public Arts Fund.....................        4,924,433        4,924,433
                                       =================================
Department of Human Development:                                        
    Roof rehabilitation...............           -2,805           -2,805
    Renovation of Oak Hill Youth                                        
     Center...........................        3,205,000        3,205,000
    General improvements..............       47,098,000       47,098,000
    D.C. General campus repairs.......       11,559,142       11,559,142
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Human                                        
       Development....................       61,859,337       61,859,337
                                       =================================
Department of Recreation and Parks:                                     
    Upshur swimming pool                                                
     rehabilitation...................         -364,976         -364,976
    Bald Eagle Recreation Center                                        
     addition.........................         -606,034         -606,034
    Recreation center construction....        1,950,000        1,950,000
    Recreation center construction....        2,280,000        2,280,000
    General improvements..............       -1,210,501       -1,210,501
    Kennedy playground renovation.....        1,767,320        1,767,320
    Upgrade equipment.................          600,000          600,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Recreation                                   
       and Parks......................        4,415,809        4,415,809
                                       =================================
Office on Aging:                                                        
    General improvements..............           42,255           42,255
    Multipurpose senior center........        2,999,973        2,999,973
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Office on Aging..........        3,042,228        3,042,228
                                       =================================
Department of Public Works--Government                                  
 facilities:                                                            
    Facility construction.............        4,300,000        4,300,000
    Underground storage tanks.........        3,169,860        3,169,860
    Materials testing laboratory......        3,450,000        3,450,000
    Electrical modifications..........        2,854,195        2,854,195
    Major roof renovations............         -323,259         -323,259
    Support facilities................        2,902,348        2,902,348
    HVAC systems rehabilitation.......         -665,812         -665,812
    Elevator rehabilitation...........       -1,283,245       -1,283,245
    Barrier removal...................          -10,026          -10,026
    Building renovations..............        1,000,000        1,000,000
    General improvements..............        5,122,763        5,122,763
    Building renovations..............          500,000          500,000
    Roof repairs......................          500,000          500,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Public                                       
       Works--Government facilities...       21,516,824       21,516,824
                                       =================================
Department of Public Works--                                            
 transportation facilities:                                             
    Transportation electrical system..        5,125,000        5,125,000
    Transportation electrical system..       13,741,518       13,741,518
    Highway aid math fund.............       25,631,713       25,631,713
    Whitehurst Freeway................        9,727,032        9,727,032
    Local streets improvements........        8,220,000        8,220,000
    Traffic safety improvements.......       54,700,903       54,700,903
    Bridge rehabilitation and                                           
     replacement......................      540,537,030      540,537,030
    Roadway resurfacing...............       21,955,000       21,955,000
    Roadway resurfacing...............      116,743,470      116,743,470
    Roadside improvements.............        3,935,000        3,935,000
    Roadside improvements.............      -16,602,152      -16,602,152
    Roadway upgrades..................       10,965,000       10,965,000
    Roadway upgrades..................      -35,495,355      -35,495,355
    Traffic operations improvements...      106,067,124      106,067,124
    Roadway reconstruction............      117,856,668      117,856,668
    Roadway reconstruction............       24,016,000       24,016,000
    Congestion mitigation and air                                       
     quality..........................       16,949,114       16,949,114
    Bicycle program...................        8,018,202        8,018,202
    BESTEA/ISTEA reauthorization......       44,121,250       44,121,250
    Federal demonstration.............       -2,259,870       -2,259,870
    Federal planning and management                                     
     systems..........................       17,627,740       17,627,740
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Public                                       
       Works--transportation                                            
       facilities.....................    1,091,580,387    1,091,580,387
                                       =================================
Department of Public Works--                                            
 environmental facilities:                                              
    Motor vehicle information system..        2,130,000        2,130,000
    Parking meters....................       -3,000,000       -3,000,000
    Major equipment acquisition.......        5,653,720        5,653,720
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Department of Public                                       
       Works--environmental facilities        4,783,720        4,783,720
                                       =================================
      Total, Department of Public                                       
       Works..........................    1,117,880,931    1,117,880,931
                                       =================================
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit                                    
 Authority:                                                             
    Metrobus..........................        4,624,496        4,624,496
    Metrorail rehabilitation..........        4,651,200        4,651,200
    Metrorail.........................       26,546,333       26,546,333
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total, Washington Metropolitan                                    
       Area Transit Authority.........       35,822,029       35,822,029
                                       =================================
      Grand total, capital outlay.....    1,711,160,737    1,711,160,737
                                       =================================
    Local funds.......................      693,796,350      693,796,350
    Highway trust fund................      -65,540,393      -65,540,393
    Federal grants....................    1,082,904,780    1,082,904,780
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                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The bill contains various general provisions which are 
contained annually in appropriations bills. The following 
summarizes the Committee recommendations pertaining to these 
provisions:
    The Committee recommends various changes throughout the 
general provisions for style and updating.
    Section 130 is a new provision that grants the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
``Corps'') limited contracting authority in connection with 
capital improvements to certain D.C. public schools [DCPS] 
facilities. In recognition of its limited capacity to oversee a 
major capital improvement program, DCPS entered into a 
memorandum of agreement with the Corps on April 17, 1998. The 
agreement granted the Corps authority to provide technical 
assistance to DCPS in connection with its capital improvement 
program. This new provision grants the Corps the additional 
authority, subject to the approval of the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
to contract for engineering and construction services. The 
provision allows the Corps to provide the same services to DCPS 
that is currently provided to other Federal agencies.
    Section 135 is a new section that would permit the 
University of the District of Columbia to invest its land grant 
endowment funds (hereinafter referred to in this section as 
``funds'') in securities other than government-backed bonds and 
other bonds in order to allow the fund to achieve a higher rate 
of return than that normally offered by investments in 
government-backed bonds and other bonds to which the fund is 
currently restricted. Specifically, this section would exempt 
the investment of the fund from the restrictions of the First 
Morill Act, 7 U.S.C. 304, et. seq., and permit the investment 
of the fund in equity-based securities where the investment is 
approved by the chief financial officer of the District of 
Columbia.
    Section 140 provides legislative language that extends the 
time line for assessment and placement of students in special 
education programs by the D.C. public schools [DCPS]. Since 
1972, when the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 
issued a decree relating to the case of Peter Mills, et al. v. 
Board of Education, et al. (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Mills Decree''), DCPS has been required to 
evaluate students for special education eligibility, assess 
their specific needs, develop an individualized education 
program [IEP], and place them in appropriate special 
educational programs within 50 calendar days of their referral 
for services. (In cases involving students who are new to the 
system for whom no prereferral observation and assessment has 
occurred, a 60-day time line is applied.) This time line is 
substantially shorter than the time lines in force in the 
surrounding jurisdictions. In Virginia, 121 calendar days may 
elapse between the time a student is referred for services and 
the completion of that student's IEP, with IEP implementation 
to occur as soon as possible thereafter. In addition, Virginia 
law allows for interim placements to be made if all services 
required under the IEP are not immediately available. In 
Maryland, school districts are allowed 105 calendar days 
between referral and placement, and an additional 30 days may 
elapse before the IEP must be fully implemented and all 
services are in place.
    When DCPS is unable to meet the 50-day time line, parents 
and their attorneys frequently request relief via 
administrative hearings. In such hearings, they argue 
successfully that DCPS has violated the Mills Decree time line, 
and, as a result, their children should immediately be placed 
in private school programs at no cost to them. Parents always 
prevail in these hearings, and DCPS bears the financial 
liability for the private school placements arising from them. 
As a result, DCPS expects to spend over $40,000,000 on private 
school tuition each year during fiscal years 1998 and 1999. 
Including transportation and legal costs (the school system is 
liable for attorney's fees in cases where parents prevail 
against the agency), DCPS estimates that private placements 
will cost the school system over $48,000 per student in fiscal 
year 1999. The ever-increasing costs associated with the Mills 
Decree have left the agency with virtually no new funds to 
apply to general education reform efforts, which are badly 
needed in most of the system's 146 schools.
    The Committee is aware that DCPS has taken a number of 
steps to improve services to students requiring special 
education and to reduce the backlog of students awaiting 
assessment. Specifically, DCPS has entered into a compliance 
agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of 
Special Education Programs. This agreement includes strategies 
for improvements across the special education spectrum. DCPS 
has multidisciplinary teams of social workers, psychologists, 
and speech-language pathologists working overtime during the 
week and on weekends to assess students' needs and has hired 
outside contractors to further expand the system's assessment 
capabilities. As a result, DCPS has assessed between 300 and 
400 students per month during the spring of 1998, compared to 
50 students per month in September 1997.
    Services to special education students also are being 
expanded. DCPS has hired over 60 new special education teachers 
and related-service providers to serve students who have 
recently been placed in special education programs. The school 
system's fiscal year 1999 budget includes funding for the 
hiring of a substantial number of additional special education 
teachers, aides, and new related-service providers for the 
1998-99 school year. New programs have been and are currently 
being established to serve students with emotional 
disturbances, learning disabilities, mental retardation, and 
autism. Finally, diagnostic intervention services are being 
provided to students awaiting assessment in the afternoon after 
the regular school day has ended.
    The Committee believes that DCPS has demonstrated a clear 
intention to improve services to special education students and 
that a good faith effort is being made to accomplish that goal. 
The Committee further believes that the Mills Decree time line 
is an unreasonably restrictive and costly standard and that it 
should be relaxed. The Committee has, therefore, included 
language extending the time line to allow DCPS 120 calendar 
days, from the date of referral, to assess and place students 
in special education programs. The Committee directs the DCPS 
Superintendent to report to Congress by May 1, 1999, on the 
impact of the modification of the Mills Decree time line on: 
(1) the DCPS budget for it special education program; (2) the 
number of legal cases against the DCPS that are based on the 
requirements of the Mills Decree; and (3) an evaluation of the 
special education program following the implementation of the 
DCPS program improvements described herein.
    Section 144 is a new section that requires the Authority to 
report to Congress on the status of any agreements between the 
District and all nonprofit organizations, including those that 
provide medical and social services to District's residents 
needing medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, low-
income housing, and food and temporary shelter. The Committee 
received communications from various nonprofit organizations 
with a proven track record for providing quality assistance to 
District residents who are disadvantaged either physically, 
mentally, or socially. The Committee notes with serious concern 
the inability of these organizations to deliver badly needed 
services because the District government has withdrawn its 
financial support. The Committee expects the Authority to 
review thoroughly all contractual relationships between the 
District and nonprofit organizations entered into since January 
1, 1994, and report on the status of these relationships. If 
the District's partnership has been terminated, the Authority 
should report on the reasons for the termination and on the 
District government's intentions to renew the relationship. The 
Committee directs the Authority to include in the report its 
recommendations with respect to the District government's 
future relationship with each nonprofit organization cited. 
Specifically, the report shall include information on the 
status of the District government's relationship with 
Children's National Medical Center; Cornerstone, Inc.; The 
Salvation Army; Free Teens USA, Inc., and YMCA of Metropolitan 
Washington, including the YCARE 2000 Initiative.
    Section 145 repeals the Residency Requirement Reinstatement 
Act passed by the District of Columbia Council on April 22, 
1998. The act would require individuals hired by the District 
government following the effective date of the act to be 
residents of the District of Columbia.
    Section 146 provides for the establishment of a reserve to 
be used only when both the Chief Financial Officer and the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority find it necessary to offset financial 
shortfalls within the District government. The purpose of this 
section is not intended to provide resources to agencies to 
allow them to overspend their budget. It is intended to provide 
flexibility to the District government when unforseen 
circumstances arise during the course of the fiscal year, 
including, but not limited to, any changes in law that would 
mandate certain actions by the District government that were 
not previously contemplated; investments in technology that are 
a one-time expenditure; or other reasonable uses.
    Section 147 establishes a process for using funds generated 
by the District government through fee charges for local 
government services. Presently, those funds cannot be expended 
immediately unless specifically authorized in an appropriation 
or authorizing bill. The Committee is granting the Chief 
Financial Officer [CFO], subject to the written approval of the 
Financial Authority, the ability to expend funds collected 
during fiscal year 1999 through various District fees without 
congressional legislation. The Committee directs the CFO and 
the Financial Authority to provide the Committees on 
Appropriations in the Senate and House of Representatives with 
quarterly reports on the amounts of funds collected through 
District fees and an explanation of how the District government 
intends to spend the funds prior to any obligation of the 
funds. The Committee directs that none of these funds be used 
to initiate or supplement any program, project or activity for 
which the Committee has denied funds.
    Section 148 amends the D.C. Code to permit the D.C. Public 
Library Board of Trustees to raise funds independently for the 
D.C. Public Library and, with the oversight and approval of the 
Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, use said 
funds for the benefit of the library system.
    Section 149 sets forth the District of Columbia Adoption 
Improvement Act of 1998. The Committee is concerned about the 
current conditions of the adoption and foster care system in 
the District of Columbia. Recent statistics indicate that 
approximately 67 percent of the children under the District's 
custody grow up and age out of the D.C. foster care system. As 
a result, these children are raised moving from one foster home 
to the next. The condition of the adoption and foster care 
system was so critical, that it was placed under a Federal 
court receivership in 1995. Since then, progress to improve the 
system, has been very slow.
    Adoption is one of the most essential solutions to 
shortening a child's stay in the foster care system. The 
provisions of this act would ensure that adoption is a high 
priority by requiring the agency responsible for the adoption 
and foster care system in the District, the D.C. Child and 
Family Services [DCCFS], to identify the number of children in 
the District who are legally free for adoption and report this 
to Congress within 30 days of enactment. Additionally, DCCFS 
must develop a data base listing and tracking all District 
children who are legally free for adoption and those with the 
goal of adoption. To meet the immediate need to place these 
children in permanent homes, the bill requires DCCFS to 
competitively bid some of the adoption recruitment and 
placement functions. Custody of the children is retained by 
DCCFS.
    The Committee is encouraged by some of the priorities of 
the new federally appointed receiver of DCCFS. Adoption, 
however, must play a central role in reforming the adoption and 
foster care system in the District.
    Section 150 clarifies and completes the transfer of legal 
authority and responsibility for adult offender supervision 
from the Social Services Division of the D.C. Superior Court to 
the new Offender Supervision Agency established by section 
11233 of the Revitalization Act.
    Subsection (a) augments the list of functions of the 
Offender Supervision Agency in section 11233(b)(2) of the 
Revitalization Act. The added responsibility includes all 
functions relating to supervision or provision of services for 
persons subject to protection orders which have previously been 
carried out by the Social Services Division of the Superior 
Court.
    Currently, cases of domestic violence or other intra-family 
offenses which do not result in incarceration may involve 
criminal conviction and sentencing of the offender to 
probation, or the issuance of a civil protection order against 
the offender under D.C. Code section 16-1005(c). The 
Revitalization Act, in section 1233(c) (1) and (3), explicitly 
makes the Offender Supervision Agency responsible for 
supervision and services for persons on probation. However, it 
does not explicitly address the case of persons against whom 
civil protection orders have been issued. This omission could 
arbitrarily divide responsibility for supervision and services 
for adult offenders between two different agencies, depending 
on whether the case results in probation or a civil protection 
order. This would result in duplication of similar programs and 
functions and unnecessary coordination problems, and would 
defeat the general aim of the Revitalization Act to consolidate 
all adult offender supervision functions in the new Offender 
Supervision Agency.
    The amendments in subsection (a) resolve these problems by 
explicitly vesting responsibility for supervision and services 
under protection orders in the Offender Supervision Agency. 
During the transition under the Revitalization Act, this 
function, like the other functions of the Offender Supervision 
Agency, could be carried out by the offender supervision 
trustee as provided in section 11232 (b)(1) of the 
Revitalization Act.
    Subsection (b) makes conforming changes in D.C. Code, 
section 11-1722, which specifies the general functions of the 
Social Services Division of the Superior Court. The amendments 
delete references to responsibility for adult supervision and 
services; add language which specifies that the division is 
responsible for juvenile social services; and direct the 
division to coordinate with the Offender Supervision Agency in 
carrying out its functions.
    Section 151 is a new section that establishes the Office of 
the Chief Management Officer [CMO]; grants the CMO the 
authority to appoint staff, subject to the approval of the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority; and confirms the validity of the January 
15, 1998, employment contract between the CMO and the 
Authority. The CMO was hired by the Authority pursuant to the 
provisions of the Revitalization Act, which became law on 
August 5, 1997. Since the hiring of the CMO on January 15, 
1998, staff has been hired to assist the CMO in performing the 
responsibilities of the employment contract. Legislative 
language is necessary to ratify the Authority's actions and the 
employment agreement and preserve the Office of the CMO and its 
staffing needs.
    Sections 152, 153, and 157 are new sections which confirm 
the ability of the Authority to set an appropriate annual 
salary for the Chief Financial Officer, the Inspector General 
for the District of Columbia, and the Executive Director of the 
Financial Authority.
    Section 154 is a new section that amends the D.C. Code to 
increase from 3 to 5 years the time limit on contracts between 
an independent auditor and the D.C. government for the 
District's annual audit. Allowing auditing firms to conduct the 
annual audit for up to 5 years will provide firms with greater 
incentive to bid on the contract and will increase competition.
    Section 155 is a new section that sets forth requirements 
for the reprogramming of funds appropriated under this act.
    Section 156 is a new section that allows funds previously 
allocated by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority for management reform 
initiatives in the District to remain available for such 
purposes through fiscal year 1999.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on 
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment 
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation 
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing 
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously 
passed by the Senate during that session.''
    The bill includes $75,000,000 to fund the Nation's Capital 
infrastructure fund for repair to the District's 
infrastructure, pursuant to the D.C. government budget request.
    The bill appropriates $9,100,000 for project development in 
the District of Columbia.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the Committee 
ordered reported, S. 2333, an original District of Columbia 
appropriations bill, 1999, subject to amendment and subject to 
appropriate scorekeeping, by a recorded vote of 27-1, a quorum 
being present. The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Stevens                    Mr. Leahy
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. Gorton
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mr. Faircloth
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Bumpers
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Boxer

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the committee.''

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                     Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8)

TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF AUTHORITY

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SEC. 101. * * *

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SEC. 108. * * *

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SEC. 109. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

    (a) The Authority may employ a Chief Management Officer of 
the District of Columbia, who shall be appointed by the Chair 
with the consent of the Authority. The Chief Management Officer 
shall assist the Authority in the fulfillment of its 
responsibilities under the District of Columbia Management 
Reform Act of 1997, Subtitle B of the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
Title XI of Public Law 105-33, to improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of the District of Columbia Government. The 
Authority may delegate to the Chief Management Officer 
responsibility for oversight and supervision of the departments 
and functions of the District of Columbia Government as the 
Authority may determine. The Chief Management Officer shall 
report directly to the Authority, through the Chair of the 
Authority, and shall be directed in his or her performance by a 
majority of the Authority. The Chief Management Officer shall 
be paid at an annual rate determined by the Authority 
sufficient in the judgment of the Authority to obtain the 
services of an individual with the skills and experience 
required to discharge the duties of the office.
    (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Chair, the Chief 
Management Officer may appoint and fix the pay of additional 
personnel as the Chief Management Officer considers 
appropriate.
    (c) Employment Contract.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the employment agreement entered into as of 
January 15, 1998, between the Chief Management Officer and the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority shall be valid in all respects.

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                TITLE II--RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITY

Subtitle A--Establishment and Enforcement of Financial Plan and Budget 
                        for District Government

SEC. 201. * * *

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SEC. 202. PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL PLAN AND 
                    ANNUAL DISTRICT BUDGET.

    (a) * * *

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    (h) Permitting Separation of Employees in Accordance With 
Financial Plan and Budget.--The fourth sentence of section 
422(3) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-242(3), D.C. Code) is 
amended by striking ``pursuant to procedures'' and all that 
follows through ``Act of 1991'' and inserting the following: 
``in the implementation of a financial plan and budget for the 
District government approved under subtitle A of title II of 
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Act of 1995''.
    (i) Reserve.--Beginning with the Fiscal Year 2000 fiscal 
plan or budget submitted pursuant to this Act, said Act shall 
contain $150,000,000 for a Reserve to be established by the 
Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia and the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority: Provided, That the reserve shall only be 
expended according to criteria established by the Chief 
Financial Officer and approved by the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.

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            Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33)

TITLE I--FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS

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             TITLE XI--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REVITALIZATION

SECTION 11000. * * *

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Subtitle C--Criminal Justice

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CHAPTER 3--OFFENDER SUPERVISION AND PAROLE

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SEC. 11233. OFFENDER SUPERVISION, DEFENDER AND COURTS SERVICES AGENCY.

    (a) * * *
    (b) Director.--

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          (2) Powers and duties of director.--The Director 
        shall--
                  (A) submit annual appropriation requests for 
                the Agency to the Office of Management and 
                Budget;
                  (B) determine, in consultation with the Chief 
                Judge of the United States District Court for 
                the District of Columbia, the Chief Judge of 
                the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
                and the Chairman of the United States Parole 
                Commission, uniform supervision and reporting 
                practices for the Agency;
                  (C) hire and supervise supervision officers 
                and support staff for the Agency;
                  (D) direct the use of funds made available to 
                the Agency;
                  (E) enter into such contracts, leases, and 
                cooperative agreements as may be necessary for 
                the performance of the Agency's functions, 
                including contracts for substance abuse and 
                other treatment and rehabilitative programs;
                  (F) develop and operate intermediate 
                sanctions programs for sentenced offenders[; 
                and] ;
                  (G) arrange for the supervision of District 
                of Columbia paroled offenders in jurisdictions 
                outside the District of [Columbia.] Columbia; 
                and
                  (H) carry out all functions which have 
                heretofore been carried out by the Social 
                Services Division of the Superior Court 
                relating to supervision of adults subject to 
                protection orders or provision of services for 
                or related to such persons.

                                            BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL                                            
  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS  
                                                     AMENDED                                                    
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
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                                                                  Budget authority               Outlays        
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                               Committee    Amount  of   Committee    Amount  of
                                                               allocation      bill      allocation      bill   
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations                                                    
 to its subcommittees of amounts for 1999: Subcommittee on                                                      
 the District of Columbia:                                                                                      
    Defense discretionary...................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    Nondefense discretionary................................          491          482          484      \1\ 481
    Violent crime reduction fund............................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    Mandatory...............................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:                                                      
    1998....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........      \2\ 479
    1999....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........            3
    2000....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    2001....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    2002 and future year....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 1999                                                    
 in bill....................................................           NA          482           NA          479
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.                                                          
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.                                                          
                                                                                                                
NA: Not applicable.                                                                                             


                                  
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