,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,ms4  
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to
 make local funds ( ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia = a fiscal ye> available = use
 by ! ,di/rict at ! beg9n+ ( ! fiscal   
ye> at ! rate ( op]ations provid$ "u !  
local budget act = ! fiscal ye> if !    
regul> ,di/rict ( ,columbia             
appropriation bill = a fiscal ye> does n
 become law prior to ! beg9n+ ( su*     
fiscal ye>4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
,local ,funds ,cont9uation ,act4  #b4   
,availability ( ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
local funds ^u failure by ,congress to  
enact local budget  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al       
,subp>t #a ( "p ,d ( title ,,iv ( !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ddf;,b ! 
foll[+ new section3  #ddf;,c4           

,availability ( ,local ,funds ,^u       
,failure by ,congress to ,enact ,budget 
7a7 ,availability ( ,local ,funds at    
,rate ,e/abli%$ by ,local ,law if no    
,budget ,enact$ ,prior to ,beg9n+ (     
,fiscal ,ye>  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! regul>
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia appropriation bill
 = a fiscal ye> does n become law prior 
to ! beg9n+ ( su* fiscal ye>1 !re is    
appropriat$1 out ( any moneys ( !       
gov]nm5t ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia n     
o!rwise appropriat$1 & out ( applicable 
corporate or o!r rev5ues1 receipts1 &   
funds1 ! am\nt provid$ = any project or 
activity = :i* funds are provid$ 9 !    
local budget act = su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7
 ,rate ( fund+ ,an appropriation & funds
 made available or au?ority grant$ = a  
project or activity = a fiscal ye>      
pursuant to ?is section %all be at !    
rate ( op]ations provid$ = su* project  
or activity "u ! local budget act = su* 
fiscal ye>4  7#c7 ,p]iod ( availability 
,an appropriation & funds made available
 or au?ority grant$ = a project or      

activity = a fiscal ye> pursuant to ?is 
section %all be available = ! p]iod--   
7,a7 beg9n+ ) ! fir/ day ( ! fiscal ye>2
 &  7,b7 end+ ) ! date on :i* ! regul>  
,di/rict ( ,columbia appropriation bill 
= su* fiscal ye> becomes law4  7b7 ,t]ms
 & ,conditions ,an appropriation & funds
 made available or au?ority grant$ = a  
project or activity = a fiscal ye>      
pursuant to ?is section %all be subject 
to ! t]ms & conditions impos$ ) respect 
to ! appropriation made & funds made    
available = ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 or !   
au?ority grant$ = su* project or        
activity "u ! applicable law 9 effect at
 ! "t4  7c7 ,p]iod ( ,cov]age ,an       
appropriation & funds made available or 
au?ority grant$ = a project or activity 
= a fiscal ye> pursuant to ?is section  
%all cov] all obligations or exp5ditures
 incurr$ = su* project or activity dur+ 
! portion ( su* fiscal ye> = :i* ?is    
section applies to su* project or       
activity4  7d7 ,re/rictions on ,programs
 or ,activities ,subject to ,o!r        

,appropriations ,acts ,?is section %all 
n apply to a project or activity dur+   
any p]iod ( a fiscal ye> if any o!r     
provision ( law 7o!r ?an an au?orization
 ( appropriations7--  7#a7 makes an     
appropriation1 makes funds available1 or
 grants au?ority = su* project or       
activity to cont9ue = su* p]iod1 or     
7#b7 specifically provides t no         
appropriation %all be made1 no funds    
%all be made available1 or no au?ority  
%all be grant$ = su* project or activity
 to cont9ue = su* p]iod4  7e7           
,protection ( ,o!r ,obligations ,no?+ 9 
?is section %all be con/ru$ to effect   
obligations ( ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia m&at$ by o!r law4  7f7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 local budget act means1 ) respect to a 
fiscal ye>1 ! act ( ! ,c\ncil adopt+ !  
annual budget = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
gov]nm5t = su* fiscal ye>1 z submitt$ by
 ! ,mayor to ! ,presid5t = transmission 
to ,congress pursuant to section #ddf2 &
  7#b7 ! t]m regul> ,di/rict ( ,columbia

 appropriation bill means an annual     
appropriation bill mak+ appropriations1 
o!rwise mak+ funds available1 or grant+ 
au?ority1 = ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia & o!r activities *>geable 9   
:ole or 9 "p aga9/ ! rev5ues ( !        
,di/rict4  7g7 ,effective date ,?is     
section %all apply ) respect to fiscal  
ye> #bjad & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>4  4  
7b7 ,con=m+ ,am5dm5t ,section #ddf ( su*
 ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4df1 ,d4,c4 ,(ficial  
,code7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ section       
#ddf;,c1 aft] section #ddf;,b14  7c7    
,cl]ical ,am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (  
subp>t #a ( "p ,d ( title ,,iv ( !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to  
section #ddf;,b ! foll[+3  #ddf;,c4     
,availability ( local funds ^u failure  
by ,congress to enact budget4  4