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Public Law 107-96
107th Congress

                                 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, 2002, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 21, 2001 -  [H.R. 2944]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2002.>>  assembled, 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, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:

                              FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited 
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by 
the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, 
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may 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, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at 
eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further, 
That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a 
resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and 
such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia government shall establish a dedicated account for 
the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal 
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and 
any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief 
Financial Officer who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of 
carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Reports.>>  the Resident Tuition Support Program Office and 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly 
financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives for these funds showing, by object class, the 
expenditures made and the purpose therefor: Provided further, That not 
more than seven percent of the total amount appropriated for this 
program may be used for administrative expenses.

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         Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

    The paragraph under the heading ``Federal Payment for Incentives for 
Adoption of Children'' in Public Law 106-113, approved November 29, 1999 
(113 Stat. 1501), is amended to read as follows: ``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, $5,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds shall remain available until September 30, 
2003, and shall be used to carry out all of the provisions of title 38 
of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 
19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172), as amended, except for section 3808: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Scholarship.>>  $1,000,000 of said amount 
shall be used for the establishment of a scholarship fund for District 
of Columbia children of adoptive families, and District of Columbia 
children without parents due to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack 
to be used for post high school education and training.''.

Federal Payment to the Capitol City Career Development and Job Training 
                               Partnership

    For a Federal Payment to the Capitol City Career Development and Job 
Training Partnership, $500,000.

              Federal Payment to the Capitol Education Fund

    For a Federal payment to the Capitol Education Fund, $500,000.

Federal Payment to the Metropolitan Kappa Youth Development Foundation, 
                                  Inc.

    For a Federal payment to the Metropolitan Kappa Youth Development 
Foundation, Inc., $450,000.

  Federal Payment to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

    For a Federal payment to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
Department, $500,000 for dry-docking of the Fire Boat.

              Federal Payment to the Chief Medical Examiner

    For a Federal payment to the Chief Medical Examiner, $585,000 for 
reduction in the backlog of autopsies, case reports and for the purchase 
of toxicology and histology equipment.

              Federal Payment to the Youth Life Foundation

    For a Federal payment to the Youth Life Foundation, $250,000 for 
technical assistance, operational expenses, and establishment of a 
National Training Institute.

                   Federal Payment to Food and Friends

    For a Federal payment to Food and Friends, $2,000,000 for their 
Capital Campaign.

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                Federal Payment to the City Administrator

    For a Federal payment to the City Administrator, $300,000 for the 
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia.

               Federal Payment to Southeastern University

    For a Federal payment to Southeastern University, $500,000 for a 
public/private partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools 
at the McKinley Technology High School campus.

       Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools, 
$2,500,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be to implement the Voyager 
Expanded Learning literacy program in kindergarten and first grade 
classrooms in the District of Columbia Public Schools; $250,000 shall be 
for the Failure Free Reading literacy program for non-readers and 
special education students; and $250,000 for Lightspan, Inc. to 
implement the eduTest.com program in the District of Columbia Public 
Schools.

 Federal Payments for District of Columbia and Federal Law Enforcement 
                Mobile Wireless Interoperability Project

    For Federal payments in support of the District of Columbia and the 
Federal law enforcement Mobile Wireless Interoperability Project, 
$1,400,000, of which $400,000 shall be for a payment to the District of 
Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer, $333,334 shall be for a 
payment to the United States Secret Service, $333,333 shall be for a 
payment to the United States Capitol Police, and $333,333 shall be for a 
payment to the United States Park Police: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Reports.>>  each agency shall participate in the 
preparation of a joint report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives to be submitted no later than 
March 30, 2002 on the allocation of these resources and a description of 
each agencies' resource commitment to this project for fiscal year 2003.

    Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 
                          District of Columbia

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for emergency 
planning and security costs and to reimburse the District for certain 
security expenses related to the presence of the Federal Government in 
the District of Columbia, $16,058,000: Provided, That $12,652,000 shall 
be made available immediately to the District of Columbia Emergency 
Management Agency for planning, training, and personnel costs required 
for development and implementation of the emergency operations plan for 
the District of Columbia, to be submitted to the appropriate Federal 
agencies: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reports. Deadline.>>  a 
detailed report of actual and estimated expenses incurred shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives no later than June 15, 2002: Provided further, That 
$3,406,000 of such amount shall be made available immediately for 
reimbursement of fiscal year 2001 expenses incurred by the District of 
Columbia

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for equipment purchased for providing security for the planned meetings 
in September 2001 of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 
in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the Mayor and the 
Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia shall develop, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
the United States Secret Service, the United States Capitol Police, the 
United States Park Police, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority, regional transportation authorities, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Governor of the State of Maryland and the 
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the county executives of 
contiguous counties of the region and the respective State and local law 
enforcement entities in the region, an integrated emergency operations 
plan for the District of Columbia in cases of national security events, 
including terrorist threats, protests, or other unanticipated events: 
Provided further, That such plan shall include a response to attacks or 
threats of attacks using biological or chemical agents: Provided 
further, That <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  the city shall submit this plan to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives no later than January 2, 2002: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Reports.>>  the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the use of the funds under this heading, beginning not 
later than April 2, 2002.

   Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
                                Columbia

    For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District 
of Columbia, $8,300,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be for payment for a 
pilot project to demonstrate the ``Active Cap'' river cleanup technology 
on the Anacostia River; $500,000 shall be for payment to the Washington, 
D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission which, in coordination with the 
U.S. Soccer Foundation, shall use the funds for environmental and 
infrastructure costs at Kenilworth Park in the creation of the 
Kenilworth Regional Sports Complex; $600,000 shall be for payment to the 
One Economy Corporation, a non-profit organization, to increase Internet 
access to low-income homes in the District of Columbia; $500,000 shall 
be for payment to the Langston Project for the 21st Century, a community 
revitalization project to improve physical education and training 
facilities; $1,000,000 shall be for payment to the Green Door Program, 
for capital improvements at a community mental health clinic; $500,000 
shall be for payment to the Historical Society of Washington, for 
capital improvements to the new City Museum; $200,000 for a payment to 
Teach for America DC, for teacher development; $350,000 for payment to 
the District of Columbia Safe Kids Coalition, to promote child passenger 
safety through the Child Occupant Protection Initiative; $50,000 for 
payment for renovations at Eastern Market; $1,000,000 shall be for 
payment to the Excel Institute Adult Education Program to be used by the 
Institute for construction and to acquire construction services provided 
by the General Services Administration on a reimbursable basis; $300,000 
shall be for payment to the Woodlawn Cemetery for restoration of the 
Cemetery; $250,000 shall be for payment to the Real World Schools 
concerning 21st Century reform models for secondary education and the 
use of technology to support

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learning in the District of Columbia; $300,000 shall be for payment to a 
mentoring program and for hotline services; $250,000 shall be for 
payment to a youth development program with a character building 
curriculum; and $250,000 shall be for payment to a basic values training 
program.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

    For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia Corrections 
Trustee, $30,200,000 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; 111 Stat. 712) of which $1,000,000 is to 
fund an initiative to improve case processing in the District of 
Columbia criminal justice system, $500,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2003 for building renovations or space acquisition 
required to accommodate functions transferred from the Lorton 
Correctional Complex, and $1,500,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2003, to be transferred to the appropriate agency for the closing of 
the sewage treatment plant and the removal of underground storage tanks 
at the Lorton Correctional Complex: 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.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

    For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$112,180,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $8,003,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for 
official reception and representation expenses; for the District of 
Columbia Superior Court, $66,091,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of 
Columbia Court System, $31,594,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for 
official reception and representation expenses; and $6,492,000 for 
capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: 
Provided, That <<NOTE: Contracts. Reports.>>  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 (GSA), 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: Provided further, That funds made available 
for capital improvements may remain available until September 30, 2003.

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                        Administrative Provisions

    Section 11-1722(a), District of Columbia Code, is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ``, subject to the supervision of the 
Executive Officer''.
    Section 11-1723(a)(3), District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
striking ``and the internal auditing of the accounts of the courts''.

                     crime victims compensation fund

    (a) Treatment of Unobligated Balances.--Section 16(d) of the Victims 
of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4-515(d), D.C. Official 

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