increase in authorization of the federal payment to the district of columbia

increase in authorization of the federal payment to the district of columbia Sec. 601. (a) Section 1 of article VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–2501a) is amended to read as follows: “Section 1. There are authorized to be appropriated, as the annual payment by the United States toward defraying the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia, not to exceed $173,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and not to exceed $178,000,000 for 85 Stat. 655the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each fiscal year thereafter. Sums appropriated under this section shall be credited to the general fund of the District of Columbia.” (b) (1) In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 1 of Article VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947 (D.C. Code, sec. 47–2501a) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, there is authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year not to exceed $6,000,000 which may only be used in such fiscal year to pay officers and employees of the District of Columbia increased compensation which is required by comparability adjustments made on or after January 1, 1972, in the rates of pay of statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5301(c) of title 5, United States Code), based on the 1971 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey. (2) In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 1 of Article VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947 (D.C. Code, sec. 47-2501a) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia not to exceed $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year which may only be used to pay officers and employees of the District of Columbia increased compensation which is required by comparability adjustments made on or after January 1, 1972, in the rates of pay or statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5301(c) of title 5, United States Code), based on the 1971 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey.