#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#afbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to revise certain   
authorities of the ,district of         
,columbia courts1 the ,court ,services  
and ,offender ,supervision ,agency for  
the ,district of ,columbia1 and the     
,public ,defender ,service for the      
,district of ,columbia1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,district of        
,columbia ,courts1 ,public ,defender    
,service1 and ,court ,services and      
,offender ,supervision ,agency ,act of  
#bjae4  #b4 ,authorities of ,district of
 ,columbia ,courts  7a7 ,authorization  
,to ,collect ,debts and ,erroneous      
,payments ,from ,employees  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ag 
of title #aa1 ,district of ,columbia    
,official ,code1 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  #aa-agcc4      
,collection1 compromise1 and waiver of  
employee debts and erroneous payments   
7a7 ,collection of debts and erroneous  
payments made to employees  7#a7        

,authority to collect ,if the ,executive
 ,officer determines that an employee or
 former employee of the ,district of    
,columbia ,courts is indebted to the    
,district of ,columbia ,courts because  
of an erroneous payment made to or on   
behalf of the employee or former        
employee1 or any other debt1 the        
,executive ,officer may collect the     
amount of the debt in accordance with   
this subsection4  7#b7 ,timing of       
collection ,the ,executive ,officer may 
collect a debt from an employee under   
this subsection in monthly installments 
or at officially established regular pay
 period intervals1 by deduction in      
reasonable amounts from the current pay 
of the employee4  7#c7 ,source of       
deductions ,the ,executive ,officer may 
make a deduction under paragraph 7#b7   
from any wages1 salary1 compensation1   
remuneration for services1 or other     
authorized pay1 including incentive pay1
 back pay1 and lump sum leave payments1 
but not including retirement pay4  7#d7 

,limit on amount ,in making deductions  
under paragraph 7#b7 with respect to an 
employee1 the ,executive ,officer-- 7,a7
 except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 may not deduct more than #bj      
percent of the disposable pay of the    
employee for any period2 and  7,b7 upon 
consent of the employee1 may deduct more
 than #bj percent of the disposable pay 
of the employee for any period4  7#e7   
,collections after employment ,if the   
employment of an employee ends before   
the ,executive ,officer completes the   
collection of the amount of the         
employee's debt under this subsection1  
deductions may be made--  7,a7 from     
later non-periodic government payments  
of any nature due the former employee1  
except retirement pay2 and  7,b7 without
 regard to the limit under paragraph    
7#d77;,a74  7b7 ,notice and hearing     
required  7#a7 ,in general ,except as   
provided in paragraph 7#c71 prior to    
initiating any proceeding under         
subsection 7a7 to collect any debt from 

an individual1 the ,executive ,officer  
shall provide the individual with--     
7,a7 written notice1 not later than #cj 
days before the date on which the       
,executive ,officer initiates the       
proceeding1 that informs the individual 
of--  7i7 the nature and amount of the  
debt determined by the ,district of     
,columbia ,courts to be due2  7ii7 the  
intention of the ,courts to initiate a  
proceeding to collect the debt through  
deductions from pay2 and  7iii7 an      
explanation of the rights of the        
individual under this section2  7,b7 an 
opportunity to inspect and copy ,court  
records relating to the debt2  7,c7 an  
opportunity to enter into a written     
agreement with the ,courts1 under terms 
agreeable to the ,executive ,officer1 to
 establish a schedule for the repayment 
of the debt2 and  7,d7 an opportunity   
for a hearing in accordance with        
paragraph 7#b7 on the determination of  
the ,courts-- 7i7 concerning the        
existence or amount of the debt2 and    

7ii7 in the case of an individual whose 
repayment schedule is established other 
than by a written agreement under       
subparagraph 7,c71 concerning the terms 
of the repayment schedule4  7#b7        
,procedures for hearings  7,a7          
,availability of hearing upon request   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the ,executive ,officer shall provide a 
hearing under this paragraph if an      
individual1 not later than #ae days     
after the date on which the individual  
receives a notice under paragraph       
7#a77;,a71 and in accordance with any   
procedures that the ,executive ,officer 
prescribes1 files a petition requesting 
the hearing4  7,b7 ,basis for hearing ,a
 hearing under this paragraph shall be  
on the written submissions unless the   
hearing officer determines that the     
existence or amount of the debt--  7i7  
turns on an issue of credibility or     
veracity2 or  7ii7 cannot be resolved by
 a review of the documentary evidence4  
7,c7 ,stay of collection proceedings    

,the timely filing of a petition for a  
hearing under subparagraph 7,a7 shall   
stay the commencement of collection     
proceedings under this section4  7,d7   
,independent officer ,an independent    
hearing officer appointed in accordance 
with regulations promulgated under      
subsection 7e7 shall conduct a hearing  
under this paragraph4  7,e7 ,deadline   
for decision ,the hearing officer shall 
issue a final decision regarding the    
questions covered by the hearing at the 
earliest practicable date1 and not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
hearing4  7#c7 ,exception ,paragraphs   
7#a7 and 7#b7 shall not apply to a      
routine intra-,courts adjustment of pay 
that is attributable to a clerical or   
administrative error or delay in        
processing pay documents that occurred  
within the #d pay periods preceding the 
adjustment or to any adjustment that    
amounts to not more than #ej1 if at the 
time of the adjustment1 or as soon      
thereafter as practical1 the ,executive 

,officer provides the individual--  7,a7
 written notice of the nature and amount
 of the adjustment2 and  7,b7 a point of
 contact for contesting the adjustment4 
7c7 ,compromise  7#a7 ,authority to     
compromise claims ,the ,executive       
,officer may--  7,a7 compromise a claim 
to collect a debt under this section if 
the amount involved is not more than    
#ajj1jjj2 and  7,b7 suspend or end      
collection action on a claim described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,executive  
,officer determines that--  7i7 no      
person liable on the claim has the      
present or prospective ability to pay a 
significant amount of the claim2 or     
7ii7 the cost of collecting the claim is
 likely to be more than the amount      
recovered4  7#b7 ,effect of compromise  
,a compromise under this subsection     
shall be final and conclusive unless    
obtained by fraud1 misrepresentation1   
presenting a false claim1 or mutual     
mistake of fact4  7#c7 ,no liability of 
official responsible for compromise ,an 

accountable official shall not be liable
 for an amount paid or for the value of 
property lost or damaged if the amount  
or value is not recovered because of a  
compromise under this subsection4  7d7  
,waiver of claim  7#a7 ,authority to    
waive claims ,upon application from a   
person liable on a claim to collect a   
debt under this section1 the ,executive 
,officer may1 with written              
justification1 waive the claim if       
collection would be--  7,a7 against     
equity2  7,b7 against good conscience2  
and  7,c7 not in the best interests of  
the ,district of ,columbia ,courts4     
7#b7 ,limitations on authority ,the     
,executive ,officer may not waive a     
claim under this subsection if the      
,executive ,officer--  7,a7 determines  
that there exists1 in connection with   
the claim1 an indication of fraud1      
misrepresentation1 fault1 or lack of    
good faith on the part of the employee1 
the former employee1 or any other person
 that has an interest in obtaining a    

waiver of the claim2 or  7,b7 receives  
the application for waiver later than #c
 years after the later of the date on   
which the erroneous payment was         
discovered or the date of enactment of  
this section1 unless the claim involves 
money owed for ,federal health benefits1
 ,federal life insurance1 or ,federal   
retirement benefits4  7#c7 ,denial of   
application for waiver ,a decision by   
the ,executive ,officer to deny an      
application for a waiver under this     
subsection shall be the final           
administrative decision of the ,district
 government4  7#d7 ,refund of amounts   
already collected against claim         
subsequently waived ,if the ,executive  
,officer waives a claim against an      
employee or former employee under this  
section after the ,district of ,columbia
 ,courts have been reimbursed for the   
claim in whole or in part1 the          
,executive ,officer shall provide the   
employee or former employee a refund of 
the amount of the reimbursement upon    

application for the refund1 if the      
,executive ,officer receives the        
application not later than #b years     
after the effective date of the waiver4 
7#e7 ,effect on accounts of ,courts ,in 
the audit and settlement of accounts of 
any accountable official1 full credit   
shall be given for any amounts with     
respect to which collection by the      
,district of ,columbia ,courts is waived
 under this subsection4  7#f7 ,validity 
of payments ,an erroneous payment or    
debt1 the collection of which is waived 
under this subsection1 shall be a valid 
payment for all purposes4  7#g7 ,no     
effect on other authorities ,nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to   
affect the authority of the ,district of
 ,columbia under any other statute to   
litigate1 settle1 compromise1 or waive  
any claim of the ,district of ,columbia4
  7e7 ,regulations ,the authority of the
 ,executive ,officer under this section 
shall be subject to regulations         
promulgated by the ,joint ,committee4  4

  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter
 #ag of title #aa1 ,district of         
,columbia ,official ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3       
#aa-agcc4 ,collection1 compromise1 and  
waiver of employee debts and erroneous  
payments4  4  7#c7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this subsection shall
 apply with respect to any erroneous    
payment made or debt incurred before1   
on1 or after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7b7 ,authorization ,to      
,purchase ,uniforms for ,personnel      
,section #aa-agdb7;b71 ,district of     
,columbia ,official ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3 ,in   
carrying out the authority under the    
preceding sentence1 the ,executive      
,officer may purchase uniforms to be    
worn by nonjudicial employees of the    
,district of ,columbia ,courts whose    
responsibilities warrant the wearing of 
uniforms if the cost of furnishing a    
uniform to an employee during a year    

does not exceed the amount applicable   
for the year under section #eija7;a77#a7
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code     
7relating to the uniform allowance for  
employees of the ,government of the     
,united ,states744  #c4 ,authorities of 
,court ,services and ,offender          
,supervision ,agency  7a7 ,authority ,to
 ,develop and ,operate ,programmatic    
,incentives for ,sentenced ,offenders   
,section #aabcc7;b77#b77;,f7 of the     
,national ,capital ,revitalization and  
,self-,government ,improvement ,act of  
#aiig 7sec4 #bd-acc7;b77#b77;,f71 ,d4,c4
 ,official ,code7 is amended by striking
 sanctions and inserting sanctions and  
incentives4  7b7 ,permanent ,authority  
,to ,accept ,gifts ,section             
#aabcc7;b77#c77;,a7 of the ,national    
,capital ,revitalization and            
,self-,government ,improvement ,act of  
#aiig 7sec4 #bd-acc7;b77#c77;,a71 ,d4,c4
 ,official ,code7 is amended to read as 
follows3  7,a7 ,authority to accept     
gifts ,the ,director may accept1        

solicit1 and use on behalf of the       
,agency any monetary or nonmonetary     
gift1 donation1 bequest1 or use of      
facilities1 property1 or services for   
the purpose of aiding or facilitating   
the work of the ,agency4  4  7c7        
,permanent ,authority ,to ,accept and   
,use ,reimbursements ,from ,district    
,government ,section #aabcc7;b77#d7 of  
such ,act 7sec4 #bd-acc7;b77#d77 is     
amended by striking ,during fiscal years
 #bjjf through #bjjh1 the ,director and 
inserting ,the ,director4  #d4          
,authorities of ,public ,defender       
,service  7a7 ,acceptance and use of    
services of volunteers ,section #cjg7;b7
 of the ,district of ,columbia ,court   
,reform and ,criminal ,procedure ,act of
 #aigj 7sec4 #b-afjg7;b71 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
the ,service may accept public grants   
and private contributions made to assist
 it and inserting the ,service may      
accept and use public grants1 private   
contributions1 and voluntary and        

uncompensated 7gratuitous7 services to  
assist it4  7b7 ,treatment of members of
 ,board of ,trustees as employees of    
,service for purposes of liability  7#a7
 ,in general ,section #cjc7;d7 of the   
,district of ,columbia ,court ,reform   
and ,criminal ,procedure ,act of #aigj  
7sec4 #b-afjc7;d71 ,d4,c4 ,official     
,code7 is amended by striking employees 
of the ,district of ,columbia and       
inserting employees of the ,service4    
7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made
 by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect as 
if included in the enactment of the     
,district of ,columbia ,courts and      
,justice ,technical ,corrections ,act of
 #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bgd2 #aab     
,stat4 #bdai74  ,passed the ,senate     
,september #aj1 #bjae4,secretary