,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bc  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abdf
  ,report ,no4 #aac-cg  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#ai1 #bjac ,ms4 ,norton introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,april #ab1 #bjac  
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,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 ,office4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,district of  
,columbia ,chief ,financial ,officer    
,vacancy ,act4  #b4 ,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  7a7 ,authorizing service in    
acting capacity in event of vacancy in  
office ,section #dbd7;b7 of the         
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
7sec4 #a-bjd4bd7;b71 ,d4,c4 ,official   
,code7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7      
,authorizing treasurer or deputy ,,cfo  
to perform duties in acting capacity in 
event of vacancy in office  7,a7        
,service as ,,cfo  7i7 ,in general      
,except as provided in clause 7ii71 if  
there is a vacancy in the ,office of    
,chief ,financial ,officer because the  
,chief ,financial ,officer has died1    
resigned1 or is otherwise unable to     
perform the functions and duties of the 
,office--  7,i7 the ,district of        
,columbia ,treasurer shall serve as the 
,chief ,financial ,officer in an acting 
capacity1 subject to the time limitation

 of subparagraph 7,b72 or  7,,ii7 the   
,mayor may direct one of the ,deputy    
,chief ,financial ,officers of the      
,office referred to in subparagraphs    
7,a7 through 7,d7 of subsection 7a77#c7 
to serve as the ,chief ,financial       
,officer in an acting capacity1 subject 
to the time limitation of subparagraph  
7,b74  7ii7 ,exclusion of certain       
individuals ,notwithstanding clause 7i71
 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 ,officers of the ,office of  
the ,chief ,financial ,officer 7as the  
case may be7 for at least #ij days      
during the #a-year period which ends on 
the date the vacancy occurs4  7,b7 ,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 7,a7 after the expiration  

of the #baj-;day period which begins on 
the date the vacancy occurs4  4  7b7    
,conforming amendment ,section          
#dbd7;b77#b77;,d7 of such ,act 7sec4    
#a-bjd4bd7;b77#b77;,d71 ,d4,c4 ,official
 ,code7 is amended by striking ,any     
vacancy and inserting ,subject to       
paragraph 7#c71 any vacancy4  7c7       
,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 ,act4  ,april 
#ab1 #bjac ,committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed