ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AMOUNTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANNUAL BUDGET.

SEC. 305. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AMOUNTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) Authority To Accept, Obligate, and Expend Amounts.—Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.41 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 101(a), is amended by inserting after section 446A the following new section: “ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AMOUNTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANNUAL BUDGET “Sec. 446B. (a) Authority To Accept, Obligate, and Expend Amounts.—Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 446, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants received by the District government that are not reflected in the budget approved by Act of Congress as provided in such section. “(b) Conditions.—“(1) Role of chief financial officer; approval by council.—No Federal, private, or other grant may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a) until—“(A) the Chief Financial Officer submits to the Council a report setting forth detailed information regarding such grant; and “(B) the Council has reviewed and approved the acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant. “(2) Deemed approval by council.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council shall be deemed to have reviewed and approved the acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of a grant if—“(A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days of the 120 STAT. 2041 receipt of the report from the Chief Financial Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or “(B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed within such deadline, the Council does not by resolution disapprove the acceptance, obligation, or expenditure of the grant within 30 calendar days of the initial receipt of the report from the Chief Financial Officer under paragraph (1)(A). “(c) No Obligation or Expenditure Permitted in Anticipation of Receipt or Approval.—No amount may be obligated or expended from the general fund or other funds of the District of Columbia government in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to such subsection. “(d) Adjustments to Annual Budget.—The Chief Financial Officer may adjust the budget for Federal, private, and other grants received by the District government reflected in the amounts provided in the budget approved by Act of Congress under section 446, or approved and received under subsection (b)(2) to reflect a change in the actual amount of the grant. “(e) Reports.—The Chief Financial Officer shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth detailed information regarding all Federal, private, and other grants subject to this section. Each such report shall be submitted to the Council and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by the report. “(f) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to fiscal years 2006 through 2008.” . (b) Conforming Amendment.—The fourth sentence of section 446 of such Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 101(b), is amended by inserting “section 446B,” after “section 446A,”. (c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 101(c), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 446A the following new item: “Sec. 446B. Acceptance of grant amounts not included in annual budget.”.