Sec. 301. OTHER DISTRICT BUDGET REFORMS

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## SEC. 301 OTHER DISTRICT BUDGET REFORMS ###

(a)Inclusion of All Funds of District in Budget of District Government ####

(1)In general Section 103 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1–202, D.C. Code) is amended— #####

(A)by amending paragraph

(10)to read as follows: > > #### “(10) > > The term ‘**District revenues**’ means all funds derived from taxes, fees, charges, miscellaneous receipts, the annual Federal payment to the District authorized under title V, grants and other forms of financial assistance, or the sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and any funds administered by the District government under cost sharing arrangements.” > ; #####

(B)by amending paragraph

(14)to read as follows: > > #### “(14) > > The term ‘**resources**’ means revenues, balances, enterprise or other revolving funds, and funds realized from borrowing.” > ; and #####

(C)by amending paragraph

(15)to read as follows: > > #### “(15) > > The term ‘**budget**’ means the entire request for appropriations or loan or spending authority for all activities of all departments or agencies of the District of Columbia financed from all existing, proposed or anticipated resources, and shall include both operating and capital expenditures.” > . ####

(2)Effective date The amendments made by paragraph

(1)shall apply with respect to revenues, resources, and budgets of the District of Columbia for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996. ###

(b)Restrictions on Reprogramming of Funds ####

(1)In general Section 446 of such Act (sec. 47–304, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: “After the adoption of the annual budget for a fiscal year (beginning with the annual budget for fiscal year 1995), no reprogramming of amounts in the budget may occur unless the Mayor submits to the Council a request for such reprogramming and the Council approves the request, but only if any additional expenditures provided under such request for an activity are offset by reductions in expenditures for another activity.”. ####

(2)Conforming amendment Section 5 of D.C. Law 3–100 (sec. 47–364, D.C. Code) is hereby repealed. ###

(c)Permitting Council To Request Budget Adjustments From Mayor Section 442 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47–301, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) > > The Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council a proposed supplemental or deficiency budget recommendation under subsection

(c)if the Council by resolution requests the Mayor to submit such a recommendation.” > . ###

(d)Requiring Budgetary Impact Statements To Accompany Acts of Council ####

(1)In general Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1–233(c), D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The Council shall submit with each Act transmitted under this subsection an estimate of the costs which will be incurred by the District of Columbia as a result of the enactment of the Act in each of the first 4 fiscal years for which the Act is in effect, together with a statement of the basis for such estimate.” > . ####

(2)Effective date The amendment made by paragraph

(1)shall apply to Acts of the Council transmitted on or after October 1, 1995. ###

(e)Extension of Authorization of Annual Federal Payment Section 503(c) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47–3406.1(c), D.C. Code), as added by section 2 of the Federal Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994, is amended by striking “fiscal year 1996” and inserting “each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999”.