H.R. 2587 (rds) Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [Received in...

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106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2587


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1999

    Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of 
 said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1)<DELETED>That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District of 
Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes, namely:

      <DELETED>TITLE I--FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS</DELETED>

                    <DELETED>FEDERAL FUNDS</DELETED>

    <DELETED>Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
program to be administered by the Mayor for District of Columbia 
resident tuition support, subject to the enactment of authorizing 
legislation for such program by Congress, $17,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be used on 
behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount 
based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at 
public institutions of higher education, usable at both public and 
private institutions of higher education anywhere within the United 
States: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds shall be 
prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit and such other 
factors as may be authorized.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of 
                           Children</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia to 
create incentives to promote the adoption of children in the District 
of Columbia foster care system, $8,500,000: Provided, That such funds 
shall remain available until September 30, 2001 and shall be used in 
accordance with a program established by the Mayor and the Council of 
the District of Columbia and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>Federal Payment to the Citizen Complaint Review 
                            Board</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for 
administrative expenses of the Citizen Complaint Review Board, 
$1,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>Federal Payment to the Department of Human Services</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For a Federal payment to the Department of Human Services 
for a mentoring program and for hotline services, $250,000.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections 
                      Trustee Operations</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia 
Corrections Trustee, $183,000,000 for the administration and operation 
of correctional facilities and for the administrative operating costs 
of the Office of the Corrections Trustee, as authorized by section 
11202 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, approved August 5, 1997; 
111 Stat. 712): Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as 
funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
agencies.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
Courts, $100,714,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,209,000; for the District of Columbia 
Superior Court, $75,245,000; for the District of Columbia Court System, 
$9,260,000 and $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2001, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
facilities: Provided, That of the amounts available for operations of 
the District of Columbia Courts, not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be for 
the design of an Integrated Justice Information System and that such 
funds shall be used in accordance with a plan and design developed by 
the courts and approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this 
heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with 
payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis 
with the General Services Administration, said services to include the 
preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be 
submitted directly by GSA to the President and 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 of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under the 
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel 
appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code, 
and payments for counsel authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code 
(relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia 
Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act 
of 1986), $33,336,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such funds shall be administered by the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
expenses of other Federal agencies.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
             Agency for the District of Columbia</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized 
by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
Act of 1997, as amended (Public Law 105-33, approved August 5, 1997; 
111 Stat. 712), $105,500,000, of which $69,400,000 shall be for 
necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation and Offender 
Supervision, to include expenses relating to supervision of adults 
subject to protection orders or provision of services for or related to 
such persons, $17,400,000 shall be available to the Public Defender 
Service; and $18,700,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services 
Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 
of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
agencies: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $32,192,000 shall be used in support of universal drug 
screening and testing for those individuals on pretrial, probation, or 
parole supervision with continued testing, intermediate sanctions, and 
other treatment for those identified in need, of which not to exceed 
$13,245,000 shall be available until September 30, 2001, for treatment 
services.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Children's National Medical Center</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $3,500,000 for 
construction, renovation, and information technology infrastructure 
costs associated with establishing community pediatric health clinics 
for high risk children in medically underserved areas of the District 
of Columbia.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>OPERATING EXPENSES</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Division of Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the 
District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically 
provided.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Governmental Direction and Support</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Governmental direction and support, $162,356,000 
(including $137,134,000 from local funds, $11,670,000 from Federal 
funds, and $13,552,000 from other funds): Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the 
District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the City Administrator shall be 
available from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided 
further, That any program fees collected from the issuance of debt 
shall be available for the payment of expenses of the debt management 
program of the District of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues 
from Federal sources shall be used to support the operations or 
activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood Compact 
Commission: Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall 
identify the sources of funding for Admission to Statehood from its own 
locally-generated revenues: Provided further, That all employees 
permanently assigned to work in the Office of the Mayor shall be paid 
from funds allocated to the Office of the Mayor.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Economic Development and Regulation</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Economic development and regulation, $190,335,000 
(including $52,911,000 from local funds, $84,751,000 from Federal 
funds, and $52,673,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 
collected by the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue 
shall be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business 
Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
2271 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts Temporary 
Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-23): Provided, That such funds are 
available for acquiring services provided by the General Services 
Administration: Provided further, That Business Improvement Districts 
shall be exempt from taxes levied by the District of 
Columbia.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Public Safety and Justice</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 
135 passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, including 130 for 
police-type use and five for fire-type use, without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
$785,670,000 (including $565,411,000 from local funds, $29,012,000 from 
Federal funds, and $191,247,000 from other funds): Provided, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed 
25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the Department of Fire and Emergency 
Medical Services of the District of Columbia is authorized to replace 
not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually whenever the 
cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the cost 
of the replacement: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall 
be available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police for the 
prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on efforts to 
increase efficiency and improve the professionalism in the department: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or 
Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police 
Department's delegated small purchase authority shall be $500,000: 
Provided further, That the District of Columbia government may not 
require the Metropolitan Police Department to submit to any other 
procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of or be 
restricted in any manner by any official or employee of the District of 
Columbia government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: 
Provided further, That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of 
Columbia National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
services that are performed in emergencies by the National Guard in a 
militia status and are requested by the Mayor, in amounts that shall be 
jointly determined and certified as due and payable for these services 
by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the District of Columbia 
National Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 
for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard under the 
preceding proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the 
availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in 
advance for emergency services involved: Provided further, That the 
Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn 
officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition: Provided further, That 
no more than 15 members of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be 
detailed or assigned to the Executive Protection Unit, until the Chief 
of Police submits a recommendation to the Council for its review: 
Provided further, That $100,000 shall be available for inmates released 
on medical and geriatric parole: Provided further, That commencing on 
December 31, 1999, the Metropolitan Police Department shall provide 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 of the House of Representatives, 
quarterly reports on the status of crime reduction in each of the 83 
police service areas established throughout the District of 
Columbia.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>Public Education System</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Public education system, including the development of 
national defense education programs, $867,411,000 (including 
$721,847,000 from local funds, $120,951,000 from Federal funds, and 
$24,613,000 from other funds), to be allocated as follows: $713,197,000 
(including $600,936,000 from local funds, $106,213,000 from Federal 
funds, and $6,048,000 from other funds), for the public schools of the 
District of Columbia, $17,000,000 from local funds being the Federal 
payment appropriated earlier in this Act for resident tuition support 
at public and private institutions of higher learning for eligible 
District residents, $10,700,000 from local funds for the District of 
Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; and not less than $27,885,000 from 
local funds for public charter schools: Provided, That if the entirety 
of this allocation has not been provided as payments to any public 
charter schools currently in operation through the per pupil funding 
formula, the funds shall be available for new public charter schools on 
a per pupil basis: Provided further, That $480,000 of this amount shall 
be available to the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board 
for administrative costs, $72,347,000 (including $40,491,000 from local 
funds, $13,536,000 from Federal funds, and $18,320,000 from other 
funds) for the University of the District of Columbia, $24,171,000 
(including $23,128,000 from local funds, $798,000 from Federal funds 
and $245,000 other funds) for the Public Library, $2,111,000 (including 
$1,707,000 from local funds and $404,000 from Federal funds) for the 
Commission on the Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the 
public schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept not 
to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education 
program: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the 
Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for the President of the University 
of the District of Columbia, and $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall 
be available from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided 

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