,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,norton 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 eliminate all federally imposed      
mandates over the local budget process  
and financial management of the         
,district of ,columbia and the borrowing
 of money by the ,district of ,columbia4
  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,district of ,columbia     
,budget ,autonomy ,act of #bjac4  #b4   
,termination of ,federal ,mandates ,over
 ,local ,budget ,process and ,financial 
,management of ,district of ,columbia   
7a7 ,termination of ,mandates  7#a7 ,in 
general ,part ,d of title ,,iv of the   
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
7sec4 #a-bjd4da et seq41 ,d4,c4         
,official ,code7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subpart3  #c 

,termination of ,federal ,mandates      
#deh4 ,termination of ,federal ,mandates
  7a7 ,budget and ,financial ,management
 ,governed ,under ,district ,law        
,effective with respect to fiscal year  
#bjad and each succeeding fiscal year   
which is not a control year--  7#a7 the 
provisions of subpart #a and subpart #b 
7other than sections #dde;,a1 #ddi1     
#dec7;c71 and #dee7 shall not apply2 and
  7#b7 the process by which the         
,district of ,columbia develops and     
enacts the budget for the ,district     
government for a fiscal year1 and the   
activities carried out with respect to  
the financial management of the         
,district government for a fiscal year1 
shall be established under such laws as 
may be enacted by the ,district 7except 
that nothing in this subsection may be  
construed to permit the ,district to    
waive the application of any other      
provision of this ,act to such budget or
 such activities for the fiscal year74  
7b7 ,special ,rule for ,determination of

 ,fiscal ,year ,section #dda 7relating  
to the fiscal year of the ,district7    
shall not apply with respect to fiscal  
year #bjad or any succeeding fiscal     
year1 without regard to whether or not  
the fiscal year is a control year4  7c7 
,no ,effect on ,existing ,obligations   
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to relieve the ,district of   
,columbia of any contractual or other   
financial obligations incurred by the   
,district under a budget enacted for a  
fiscal year prior to fiscal year #bjad4 
7d7 ,no ,effect on ,other ,provisions of
 ,law ,nothing in this section may be   
construed to waive the application of   
any provision of this ,act with respect 
to the process and activities described 
in subsection 7a77#b7 for a fiscal year1
 other than the provisions which do not 
apply to the fiscal year pursuant to    
subsection 7a77#a74  4  7#b7 ,clerical  
,amendment ,the table of contents of    
such ,act is amended by adding at the   
end of the items relating to part ,d of 

title ,,iv the following3  ,subpart     
#c--,termination of ,federal ,mandates  
,sec4 #deh4 ,termination of ,federal    
mandates4  4  7b7 ,elimination of       
,congressional ,review ,period for      
,budget ,acts ,section #fjb7;c7 of such 
,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c71 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
the second sentence of paragraph 7#a71  
by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting
 paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d72 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#d7 ,in the case of any    
,act adopting the annual budget for the 
,district of ,columbia government for   
fiscal year #bjad or any succeeding     
fiscal year which is not a control year1
 such ,act shall take effect upon the   
date prescribed by such ,act4  4  #c4   
,termination of ,federal ,mandates ,over
 ,borrowing of ,money  7a7 ,termination 
of ,mandates  7#a7 ,in general ,part ,e 
of title ,,iv of the ,district of       
,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4        
#a-bjd4fa et seq41 ,d4,c4 ,official     

,code7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subpart3  #f          
,termination of ,federal ,mandates      
#dij;,a4 ,termination of ,federal       
,mandates  7a7 ,borrowing ,governed     
,under ,district ,law ,except as        
provided in subsection 7b71 effective   
with respect to fiscal year #bjad and   
each succeeding fiscal year which is not
 a control year--  7#a7 the provisions  
of subparts #a through #e shall not     
apply2 and  7#b7 the process and rules  
by which the ,district of ,columbia     
issues bonds or otherwise borrows money 
shall be established under such laws as 
may be enacted by the ,district4  7b7   
,exception for ,certain ,provisions     
,subsection 7a7 does not apply with     
respect to the following sections3  7#a7
 ,section #dhb 7relating to the full    
faith and credit of the ,district74     
7#b7 ,section #dhd 7relating to the     
nonapplicability of the full faith and  
credit of the ,united ,states74  7#c7   
,section #dhe 7relating to the tax      

treatment of bonds and notes74  7#d7    
,section #dhf 7relating to legal        
investment in bonds and notes74  7#e7   
,section #dhg 7relating to payments for 
sanitary sewage water works1 water      
pollution projects1 and waste treatment 
services74  7#f7 ,section #dhh 7relating
 to payments for reservoirs on the      
,potomac ,river74  7#g7 ,section #dhi   
7relating to contributions to the       
,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit
 ,authority74  7c7 ,rule of             
,construction ,nothing in this section  
may be construed--  7#a7 to relieve the 
,district of ,columbia of any obligation
 incurred with respect to bonds or other
 forms of borrowing issued prior to     
fiscal year #bjad2 or  7#b7 to waive the
 application to the ,district of        
,columbia of any other ,federal law     
governing the borrowing of funds by     
,states or units of local government1   
including the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of contents of such ,act is  

amended by adding at the end of the     
items relating to part ,e of title ,,iv 
the following3  ,subpart                
#f--,termination of ,federal ,mandates  
,sec4 #dij;,a4 ,termination of ,federal 
mandates4  4  7b7 ,repeal of ,cap on    
,amount of ,district ,borrowing ,section
 #fjc7;b7 of such ,act 7sec4            
#a-bjf4jc7;b71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#d7          
,paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 shall not 
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjad 
or any succeeding fiscal year which is  
not a control year4  4  #d4 ,repeal of  
application of federal anti-deficiency  
act to district of columbia government  
7a7 ,repeal of ,provisions ,relating to 
,limitations on ,appropriations         
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ac of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking or of the ,district 
of ,columbia government each place it   
appears in the following sections3  7#a7
 ,section #acda7;a77#a74  7#b7 ,section 

#acdb4  7#c7 ,section #acdi7;a74  7#d7  
,section #acej4  7#e7 ,section #acea4   
7b7 ,repeal of ,provisions ,relating to 
,apportionment of ,appropriations       
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ae of such 
title is amended by striking or of the  
,district of ,columbia government each  
place it appears in the following       
sections3  7#a7 ,section #aeag7;a74     
7#b7 ,section #aeag7;b74  7#c7 ,section 
#aeah4  7#d7 ,section #aeai4  7c7 ,other
 conforming amendments ,such title is   
further amended as follows3  7#a7       
,section #acda is amended by striking   
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,section #acea is 
amended by striking or the ,mayor of the
 ,district of ,columbia1 as the case may
 be14  7#c7 ,section #aeac7;a7 and      
section #aead7;a7 are each amended by   
striking the ,united ,states            
,international ,trade ,commission1 or   
the ,district of ,columbia government   
and inserting or the ,united ,states    
,international ,trade ,commission4  7#d7
 ,section #aeag7;b7 is amended by       

striking or the ,mayor of the ,district 
of ,columbia1 as the case may be14  7d7 
,effective ,date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall apply with respect  
to fiscal year #bjad and each succeeding
 fiscal year4  #e4 ,other conforming    
amendments to ,home ,rule ,act relating 
to changes in ,federal role in budget   
process  7a7 ,federal authority over    
budget-,making process ,section #fjc7;a7
 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home    
,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jc1 ,d4,c4      
,official ,code7 is amended by inserting
 before the period at the end the       
following3 for a fiscal year which is a 
control year4  7b7 ,restrictions        
applicable during control years ,section
 #fjc7;d7 of such ,act 7sec4            
#a-bjf4jc7;d71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended to read as follows3  7d7 ,in 
the case of a fiscal year which is a    
control year1 the ,council may not      
approve1 and the ,mayor may not forward 
to the ,president1 any budget which is  
not consistent with the financial plan  

and budget established for the fiscal   
year under subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of 
the ,district of ,columbia ,financial   
,responsibility and ,management         
,assistance ,act of #aiie4  4  7c7      
,definition ,section #fjc7;f7 of such   
,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jc7;f71 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended to read as  
follows3  7f7 ,in this section1 the term
 control year has the meaning given such
 term in section #cje7d7 of the         
,district of ,columbia ,financial       
,responsibility and ,management         
,assistance ,act of #aiie4  4  7d7      
,effective ,date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall apply with respect  
to fiscal year #bjad and each succeeding
 fiscal year4  #f4 ,other conforming    
amendments relating to ,federally       
authorized adjustments to local         
appropriations  7a7 ,authority granted  
by ,federal government ,to increase     
spending in case of general fund surplus
 ,section #haf of the ,financial        
,services and ,general ,government      

,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7sec4       
#dg-cfi4ja1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code71 is 
amended by striking ,beginning in fiscal
 year #bjji and each fiscal year        
thereafter1 and inserting the following3
 ,with respect to fiscal years #bjji    
through #bjac and any fiscal year       
thereafter which is a control year 7as  
defined in section #cje7d7 of the       
,district of ,columbia ,financial       
,responsibility and ,management         
,assistance ,act of #aiie714  7b7       
,authority granted by ,federal          
government ,to increase spending in case
 of increased revenue collections       
,section #hag7;a7 of such ,act 7sec4    
#dg-cfi4jb7;a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 
is amended by striking ,beginning in    
fiscal year #bjji and each fiscal year  
thereafter1 and inserting the following3
 ,with respect to fiscal years #bjji    
through #bjac and any fiscal year       
thereafter which is a control year 7as  
defined in section #cje7d7 of the       
,district of ,columbia ,financial       

,responsibility and ,management         
,assistance ,act of #aiie714  7c7       
,authority granted by ,federal          
government regarding use of ,federally  
,mandated reserve funds ,section #hah of
 such ,act 7sec4 #dg-cfi4jc1 ,d4,c4     
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
,beginning in fiscal year #bjji and each
 fiscal year thereafter1 and inserting  
the following3 ,with respect to fiscal  
years #bjji through #bjac and any fiscal
 year thereafter which is a control year
 7as defined in section #cje7d7 of the  
,district of ,columbia ,financial       
,responsibility and ,management         
,assistance ,act of #aiie714