,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf    
,ms4 ,mace 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,bur*ett7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia gov]nm5t f appo9t+ 
individuals convict$ ( crimes ( viol5ce 
or dang]\s crimes z employees ( !       
gov]nm5t or f ent]+ into contracts )    
v5dors :o employ individuals convict$ ( 
crimes ( viol5ce or dang]\s crimes1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,no ,convicts ,runn+ ! 
,capital ,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ employm5t
 ) di/rict ( columbia gov]nm5t (        
individuals convict$ ( viol5t crimes    
7a7 ,prohibition ,an employ+ au?ority ( 
an (fice ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia       
gov]nm5t may n appo9t an individual to a
 position 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia      
gov]nm5t unless ! individual c]tifies t 
! individual has n be5 f9ally convict$ (
 a crime ( viol5ce or a dang]\s crime4  

7b7 ,effective date2 t]m9ation ( curr5t 
employees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7
 %all apply ) respect to an individual  
appo9t$ to a position 9 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia gov]nm5t aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,di/rict (       
,columbia %all t]m9ate ! employm5t ( any
 individual :o has be5 f9ally convict$ (
 a crime ( viol5ce or a dang]\s crime :o
 holds a position 9 ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia gov]nm5t on ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,prohibit+    
di/rict ( columbia gov]nm5t f ent]+ into
 contracts ) v5dors employ+ individuals 
convict$ ( viol5t crimes  7a7           
,prohibition ,an (fice ( ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia gov]nm5t may n ent] into a    
contract ) a v5dor = ! provision ( goods
 or s]vices unless ! v5dor c]tifies t ! 
v5dor is n a cov]$ v5dor4  7b7 ,cov]$   
v5dor def9$ ,9 ?is section1 a v5dor is a
 cov]$ v5dor ) respect to a contract if 
ei!r ( ! foll[+ applies3  7#a7 ,9 ! case

 ( a v5dor :o is an individual1 ! v5dor 
has be5 f9ally convict$ ( a crime (     
viol5ce or a dang]\s crime4  7#b7 ,9 !  
case ( a v5dor :o is an entity-- 7,a7 ! 
v5dor employs an individual :o has be5  
f9ally convict$ ( a crime ( viol5ce or a
 dang]\s crime to provide goods or      
s]vices "u ! contract2  7,b7 an         
individual :o has be5 f9ally convict$ ( 
a crime ( viol5ce or a dang]\s crime    
s]ves z an (fic] or director ( ! v5dor1 
includ+ by s]v+ on ! v5dor's bo>d (     
directors2 or  7,c7 an individual :o has
 be5 f9ally convict$ ( a crime ( viol5ce
 or a dang]\s crime has a controll+     
own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! v5dor4  7c7          
,effective date2 t]m9ation ( curr5t     
contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7
 %all apply ) respect to contracts ent]$
 into aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia %all       
t]m9ate any contract ) a v5dor :o is a  
cov]$ v5dor :i* is 9 effect on ! date ( 

! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 
7#a7 ,! t]m crime ( viol5ce has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bc-acca7d71     
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,(ficial ,code1    
except t su* t]m includes an (f5se "u   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law :i* is      
sub/antially simil> to an (f5se describ$
 9 su* section4  7#b7 ,! t]m dang]\s    
crime has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #bc-acca7c71 ,di/rict ( ,columbia      
,(ficial ,code1 except t su* t]m        
includes an (f5se "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local law :i* is sub/antially simil> to 
an (f5se describ$ 9 su* section4  7#c7  
,! t]m f9ally convict$ means a          
conviction--  7,a7 :i* has n be5 appeal$
 & is no long] appealable because ! "t =
 tak+ an appeal has expir$2 or  7,b7 :i*
 has be5 appeal$ & ! appeals process =  
:i* is complet$4