Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $190,800,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,952,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, $84,948,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $40,699,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $56,201,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single contract or related contracts for development and construction of facilities may be employed which collectively include the full scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause “availability of Funds” found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the General Services Administration master plan study and building evaluation report: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the General Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the funds provided under this heading for facilities.118 STAT. 1324