,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bgic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,mr4 ,issa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to permit the ,government of the ,district of ,columbia to determine the fiscal year for the ,government of the ,district of ,columbia1 to amend such ,act to make local funds of the ,district of ,columbia available for use by the ,district at the beginning of the ,district's fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if neither the regular ,district of ,columbia appropriation bill nor a ,district of ,columbia continuing resolution for the year does not become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,district of ,columbia ,financial ,efficiency ,act of #bjac4 ,i ,fiscal and ,budget ,efficiency #aja4 ,fiscal year for ,district of ,columbia ,section #dda7;b7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4da1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended to read as follows3 7b7 ,authorization ,to establish fiscal year by ,act of ,council ,the ,district may change the fiscal year of the ,district by an ,act of the ,council4 ,if a change occurs1 such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and accounting year4 4 #ajb4 ,availability of ,district of ,columbia local funds upon failure by ,congress to enact local budget 7a7 ,in ,general ,subpart #a of part ,d of title ,,iv of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act is amended by inserting after section #ddf;,b the following new section3 #ddf;,c4 ,availability of ,local ,funds ,upon ,failure by ,congress to ,enact ,budget 7a7 ,availability of ,local ,funds at ,rate ,established by ,local ,law if no ,budget ,enacted ,prior to ,beginning of ,district of ,columbia ,fiscal ,year 7#a7 ,in general ,if1 as of the first day of a fiscal year of the ,district of ,columbia 7as established under section #dda71 neither the regular ,district of ,columbia appropriation bill for the fiscal year nor a ,district of ,columbia continuing resolution for the fiscal year is in effect1 there is appropriated1 out of any moneys of the government of the ,district of ,columbia not otherwise appropriated1 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues1 receipts1 and funds1 the amount provided for any project or activity for which funds are provided in the local budget act for such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,rate of funding ,an appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at the rate of operations provided for such project or activity under the local budget act for such fiscal year4 7#c7 ,termination of period of availability ,an appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall cease to be available-- 7,a7 during any period of the fiscal year in which a ,district of ,columbia continuing resolution for the fiscal year is in effect2 or 7,b7 upon the enactment into law of the regular ,district of ,columbia appropriation bill for such fiscal year4 7b7 ,terms and ,conditions ,an appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made and funds made available for the preceding fiscal year1 or the authority granted for such project or activity under the applicable law in effect at the time4 7c7 ,period of ,coverage ,an appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of such fiscal year for which this section applies to such project or activity4 7d7 ,restrictions on ,programs or ,activities ,subject to ,other ,appropriations ,acts ,this section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of a fiscal year if any other provision of law 7other than an authorization of appropriations7-- 7#a7 makes an appropriation1 makes funds available1 or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period1 or 7#b7 specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made1 no funds shall be made available1 or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period4 7e7 ,protection of ,other ,obligations ,nothing in this section shall be construed to effect obligations of the government of the ,district of ,columbia mandated by other law4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,district of ,columbia continuing resolution means1 with respect to a fiscal year1 any joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year which includes continuing appropriations for the government of the ,district of ,columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of the ,district2 7#b7 the term local budget act means1 with respect to a fiscal year1 the act of the ,council adopting the annual budget for the ,district of ,columbia government for such fiscal year1 as submitted by the ,mayor to the ,president for transmission to ,congress pursuant to section #ddf2 and 7#c7 the term regular ,district of ,columbia appropriation bill means1 with respect to a fiscal year1 an annual appropriation bill making appropriations1 otherwise making funds available1 or granting authority1 for the fiscal year for the government of the ,district of ,columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of the ,district4 7g7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year #bjae and each succeeding fiscal year4 4 7b7 ,conforming ,amendment ,section #ddf of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4df1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by inserting section #ddf;,c1 after section #ddf;,b14 7c7 ,clerical ,amendment ,the table of contents of subpart #a of part ,d of title ,,iv of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #ddf;,b the following3 #ddf;,c4 ,availability of local funds upon failure by ,congress to enact budget4 4 ,,ii ,compensation of ,chief ,financial ,officer #bja4 ,increase in maximum compensation 7a7 ,maximum ,compensation ,section #dbd7;b77#b77;,e7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4bd7;b77#b77;,e71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended to read as follows3 7,e7 ,pay ,the ,chief ,financial ,officer shall be paid at a rate such that the total amount of compensation paid during any calendar year does not exceed an amount equal to the limit on total pay which is applicable during the year under section #ecjg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to an employee described in section #ecjg7;d7 of such title4 4 7b7 ,effective ,date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4