DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Federal Funds Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $33,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 of the total amount appropriated for this program may be used for administrative expenses. Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $13,500,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the national capital in the District of Columbia and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That any amount provided under this heading shall be available only after such amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.119 STAT. 2509 Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $218,912,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $9,198,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, $87,342,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $41,643,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $80,729,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 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. Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $44,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under the heading “Federal Payment to the 119 STAT. 2510 District of Columbia Courts” (other than the $80,729,000 provided under such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments under this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may use funds provided in this Act under the heading “Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts” (other than the $80,729,000 provided under such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments described under this heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 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. Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds) For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $201,388,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $129,360,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons; of which $42,195,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency; and of which $29,833,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, 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: Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational training services to educate and train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That 119 STAT. 2511the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the D.C. Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis: Provided further, That for this fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, the Public Defender Service is authorized to charge fees to cover costs of materials distributed and training provided to attendees of educational events, including conferences, sponsored by the Public Defender Service, and notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, said fees shall be credited to the Public Defender Service account to be available for use without further appropriation. Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for design and construction of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail system from the Potomac River to the District’s border with Maryland. Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. Federal Payment for Transportation Assistance For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, $1,000,000, to operate a downtown circulator transit system. Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvements in the District of Columbia For the Federal payment to the District of Columbia for foster care improvements, $2,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That $1,750,000 shall be for the Child and Family Services Agency, of which $1,000,000 shall be for a loan repayment program for social workers; of which $750,000 shall be for post-adoption services: Provided further, That $250,000 shall be for the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments, to continue a program in conjunction with the Foster and Adoptive Parents Advocacy Center, to provide respite care for and recruitment of foster parents: Provided further, That these Federal funds shall 119 STAT. 2512 supplement and not supplant local funds for the purposes described under this heading. Federal Payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, $29,200,000: Provided, That these funds shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the Statement of the Managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That each entity that receives funding under this heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report on the activities to be carried out with such funds no later than March 15, 2006, and the CFO shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than June 1, 2006. Federal Payment for School Improvement For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $40,000,000, to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public Schools, $13,000,000 to improve public school education in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Office, $13,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools in the District of Columbia, to remain available until September 30, 2007; for the Secretary of the Department of Education, $14,000,000 to provide opportunity scholarships for students in the District of Columbia in accordance with division C, title III of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 126), of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to administer and fund assessments. Federal Payment for Bioterrorism and Forensics Laboratory For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for costs associated with the construction of a bioterrorism and forensics laboratory: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall provide an additional $1,500,000 with local funds as a condition of receiving this payment. FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM For a Federal payment for the District of Columbia National Guard Youth Challenge program, $500,000: Provided, That the amount appropriated by this heading shall be transferred to the Secretary of Defense and made available to the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard for activities under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under section 509 of title 32, United States Code, and shall be in addition to any matching funds otherwise required of the District of Columbia for that Program in fiscal year 2006 under subsection (d)(4) of such section. FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR MARRIAGE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT For a Federal payment for marriage development and improvement in the District of Columbia, $3,000,000, to remain available 119 STAT. 2513 until expended: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be for the Capital Area Asset Building Corporation for the establishment of marriage development accounts in accordance with the requirements in the accompanying report, of which $400,000 shall be for program planning, marketing, evaluation, and account administration: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for mentoring, counseling, community outreach, and training and technical assistance, of which $850,000 shall be for the National Center for Fathering and $650,000 shall be for the East Capitol Center for Change to carry out these activities: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the entities receiving funds under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, a detailed expenditure plan and program requirements that comport with the guidance in the accompanying report. District of Columbia Funds The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, section 1–204.50a) and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2006 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or $8,700,158,000 (of which $5,007,344,000 shall be from local funds, $1,921,287,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, $1,754,399,000 shall be from other funds, and $17,129,000 shall be from private funds), in addition, $163,116,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the local funds, $466,894,000 shall be derived from the District’s general fund balance: Provided further, That of these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall be $468,486,000: in addition for capital construction projects there is appropriated an increase of $2,820,637,000, of which $1,072,671,000 shall be from local funds, $49,551,000 from Highway Trust funds, $172,183,000 from the Local Street Maintenance fund, $378,000,000 from securitization of future revenue streams, $400,000,000 from Certificates of Participation financing, $534,800,000 from financing for construction of a baseball stadium, $213,432,000 from Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $295,032,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $2,525,605,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are to be allocated and expended as proposed under “Title II—District of Columbia Funds” of the Fiscal Year 2006 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress of the United States by the District of Columbia on June 6, 2005: Provided further, That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act as amended by this Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that 119 STAT. 2514 the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2006, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.