Pub. L. 108-7, div. C, tit. III, sec. 136

Sec. 136. Section 47–363(a–1) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)(A) After the adoption of the annual budget for a fiscal year that is not a control year, no reprogramming of amounts in the budget may occur unless—“(i) the Mayor submits a request for such reprogramming to the Council and the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia;“(ii) the Chief Financial Officer transmits to the Council a statement certifying the availability of funds for the reprogramming and containing an analysis of the effect of the reprogramming on the financial plan and budget for the fiscal year; and“(iii) the Council approves the request after receiving the statement described in clause (ii), but only if any additional expenditures provided under the request are offset by reductions in expenditures for another activity.“(B) If the Chief Financial Officer does not transmit to the Council the statement described in subparagraph (A)(ii) during the 15-day period which begins on the date the Chief Financial Officer receives the request for the reprogramming from the Mayor, the Chief Financial Officer shall be deemed to have transmitted the statement to the Council. Upon written notice to the Mayor and Council, the Chief Financial Officer may extend the time period to transmit the statement and analysis to the Council, not to exceed 10 additional days.“(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘control year’ has the meaning given such term in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–393(4)).”.