Sec. 304. COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

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## SEC. 304 COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS ###

(a)In General Section 451 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1–1130, D.C. Code) is amended— ####

(1)by amending the heading to read as follows: “special rules regarding certain contracts”; ####

(2)by striking “No contract” and inserting “(a) Contracts Extending Beyond One Year.—No contract”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Contracts Exceeding Certain Amount > > > #### “(1) In general > > No contract involving expenditures in excess of $1,000,000 during a 12-month period may be made unless the Mayor submits the contract to the Council for its approval and the Council approves the contract (in accordance with criteria established by act of the Council). > > > #### “(2) Deemed approval > > For purposes of paragraph (1), the Council shall be deemed to approve a contract if— > > > ##### “(A) > > during the 10-day period beginning on the date the Mayor submits the contract to the Council, no member of the Council introduces a resolution approving or disapproving the contract; or > > > ##### “(B) > > during the 45-calendar day period beginning on the date the Mayor submits the contract to the Council, the Council does not disapprove the contract.” > . ###

(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 451 to read as follows:" “Sec. 451. Special rules regarding certain contracts.” ". ###

(c)Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.