D.C. Act 25-502. Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024.
AN ACT
To adopt, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the federal portion of the budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024".
Sec. 2. Adoption of the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
There is adopted, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the following federal portion of the budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATION REQUEST Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $359,969,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $16,769,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $157,532,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $105,428,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $80,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities; Provided, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment; Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50, D.C. Official Code); 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 Federal agencies; Provided further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading; Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.
Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
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, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $310,840,000 of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception 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; Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $218,010,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the monitoring of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which $14,747,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated with the relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field offices and related facilities; Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $92,830,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which $7,304,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities; 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; Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their terms of supervision. .
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $59,305,000; 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 Federal agencies; Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code; Provided further, That for the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United States Government; Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code.
Federal Payment for 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. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain available until expended; Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia; Provided further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate the funds provided under this heading; 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 Federal agencies.
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, $40,000,000, 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 the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made, and the purpose therefor.
Federal Payment for School Improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10); Provided, That, to the extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 211), including students who were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year; Provided further, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act; Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for an opportunity scholarship for a student to attend a school which does not certify to the Secretary of Education that the student will be provided with the same protections under the Federal laws which are enforced by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education which are provided to a student of a public elementary or secondary school in the District of Columbia and which does not certify to the Secretary of Education that the student and the student's parents will be provided with the same services, rights, and protections under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student and a student's parents of a public elementary or secondary school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 2 of Government Accountability Office Report 18-94 (entitled "Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Disabilities"), issued November 2017.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund
For a Federal payment to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to cover the cost of supplemental payments for early childhood educators made to childcare centers sponsored by federal agencies.
Federal Payment to the University of the District of Columbia
For a Federal payment to the University of the District of Columbia, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for laboratory modernization.
Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,510,000, 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 Judicial Commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $598,000, and to the Judicial Nomination Commission, $458,000.
Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended, for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.
Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia
For a Federal payment of 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, $97,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $22,400,000, to remain available until expended, to be allocated as follows: $20,000,000 to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan; Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment; and $2,400,000 for grants authorized under Section 2912 of the American Rescue Plan Act to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services.
Federal Payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
For a Federal payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, to remain available until September 30, 2025, $200,000,000.
Sec. 3. Compensation of the Chief Financial Officer.
Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24b(b)(5)), is amended to read as follows:
"(E) PAY.—The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at the greater of:
"(i) A rate such that the total amount of compensation paid during any calendar year is equal to the limit on total pay which is applicable during the year under section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, to an employee described in section 5307(d) of such title; or
"(ii) A rate established in law by the District of Columbia; provided, that any rate established pursuant to this clause which is applicable to any individual serving as the Chief Financial Officer shall not be reduced during any period of that individual's service as Chief Financial Officer.".
Sec. 4. Contingency cash.
(a) No funds in excess of $500,000 shall be obligated or expended from the Contingency Cash Reserve Fund established by section 450A(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved November 22, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.50a(b)), unless such expenditures have been approved by the Council by resolution.
(b) The Contingency Cash Reserve Transparency Amendment Act of 2008, enacted on January 29, 2008 (D.C. Act 17-278; 55 DCR 1530), is enacted into law.
Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the following sales shall be subject to the sales and use taxes of the District of Columbia:
(1) Sales at gift shops, souvenir shops, kiosks, convenience stores, food shops, cafeterias, restaurants, and similar establishments in federal buildings, including memorials and museums, in the District of Columbia that make sales to:
(A) The general public, if operated by the federal government, an agent of the federal government, or a contractor; and
(B) Other than the general public, if operated by an agent of the federal government or a contractor; and
(2) Sales of goods and services by a government-sponsored enterprise or corporation, institution, or organization established by federal statute or regulation ("federal enterprise or organization"), including the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, National Building Museum, Federal National Mortgage Association, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, if the federal enterprise or organization is otherwise exempt from such taxation, to the extent such sales otherwise would be subject to the sales and use taxes of the District of Columbia if the federal enterprise or organization were organized as a nonprofit corporation established pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code, and exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, approved August 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).
Sec. 6. Section 3 of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999, approved November 12, 1999 (113 Stat. 1323; D.C. Official Code § 38-2702), is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection (a)(2) is amended as follows:
(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the figure "$10,000" and inserting the figure "$15,000" in its place.
(2) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the figure "$50,000" and inserting the figure "$75,000" in its place.
(b) Subsection (b)(1) is amended as follows:
(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place.
(2) A new subparagraph (A-i) is added to read as follows:
"(A-i) After making reductions under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives more than $10,000 for the award year; and".
(3) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase "subparagraph (A)" and inserting the phrase "subparagraphs (A) and (A-i)" in its place.
Sec. 7. (a) National Children's Museum.—Chapter 67 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
"§ 6735. National Children's Museum
"(a) In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of General Services shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children's Museum for the operation of the National Children's Museum in the approximately 32,369 square feet of space commonly known as suite C–001 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Space') of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the duration of the retail space license agreement between Trade Center Management Associates, LLC, or a successor entity, and the Museum, dated December 4, 2017, including any exercised renewal options.
"(b) Contents.—The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall include provisions that—
"(1) require, for the period in which the General Services Administration owns or controls the Space, the General Services Administration to provide rent for the Space;
"(2) terminate such agreement if—
"(A) the Museum does not continue to qualify as a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
"(B) the Museum no longer uses the Space as a children's museum; and
"(3) prohibits the Museum from transferring the interest in such agreement.
"(c) Source Of Funds.—To carry out this section, the Administrator shall use funds derived from—
"(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund; or
"(2) the International Trade Center fund.
"(d) Report.—The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall require the National Children's Museum to submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an annual report on the operations and finances of the Museum.".
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 67 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
"6735. National Children's Museum.".
Sec. 8. The federal funds for which appropriation by Congress is requested by this act constitute the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 annual budget for the District of Columbia government under section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.46(a)).
Sec. 9. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975. approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a).
Sec. 10. Effective date.
This act shall take effect as provided in section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.46).
