[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 113-8
113th Congress

An Act


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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Chief Financial
Officer Vacancy Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TREASURER OR DEPUTY CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO SERVE
AS ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN EVENT OF
VACANCY IN OFFICE.

(a) Authorizing Service in Acting Capacity in Event of Vacancy in
Office.--Section 424(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec.
1-204.24(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) Authorizing treasurer or deputy cfo to perform duties
in acting capacity in event of vacancy in office.--
``(A) Service as cfo.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), if there is a vacancy in the Office
of Chief Financial Officer because the Chief
Financial Officer has died, resigned, or is
otherwise unable to perform the functions and
duties of the Office--
``(I) the District of Columbia
Treasurer shall serve as the Chief
Financial Officer in an acting capacity,
subject to the time limitation of
subparagraph (B); or
``(II) the Mayor may direct one of
the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of
the Office referred to in subparagraphs
(A) through (D) of subsection (a)(3) to
serve as the Chief Financial Officer in
an acting capacity, subject to the time
limitation of subparagraph (B).
``(ii) Exclusion of certain individuals.--
Notwithstanding clause (i), an individual may not
serve as the Chief Financial Officer under such
clause if the individual did not serve as the
District of Columbia Treasurer or as one of such
Deputy Chief Financial

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Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer (as the case may be) for at least 90 days
during the 1-year period which ends on the date
the vacancy occurs.
``(B) Time limitation.--A vacancy in the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer may not be filled by the
service of any individual in an acting capacity under
subparagraph (A) after the expiration of the 210-day
period which begins on the date the vacancy occurs.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 424(b)(2)(D) of such Act (sec. 1-
204.24(b)(2)(D), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``Any
vacancy'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), any vacancy''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply
with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Approved May 1, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1246:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-37 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
Apr. 15, considered and passed House.
Apr. 18, considered and passed Senate.