To make technical and conforming changes to provide for the enactment of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001.

October 2, 2001

Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

To make technical and conforming changes to provide for the enactment of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES PROVIDING FOR ENACTMENT OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 2001.

(a) IN GENERAL- Part B of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 424 (sec. 1-204.24a et seq., D.C. Official Code).

(b) CLARIFICATION OF DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND MAYOR-

(1) RELATION TO FINANCIAL DUTIES OF MAYOR- Section 448(a) of such Act (sec. 1-204.48(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking `section 603,' and inserting `section 603 and except to the extent provided under section 6 of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001,'.

(2) RELATION TO MAYOR'S DUTIES REGARDING ACCOUNTING SUPERVISION AND CONTROL- Section 449 of such Act (sec. 1-204.49, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking `The Mayor' and inserting `Except to the extent provided under section 6 of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001, the Mayor'.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 422(6) of such Act (sec. 1-204.22(6), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the second sentence.

(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of contents for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 424.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the approval by the Mayor of the District of Columbia of the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001 (or, in the event of a veto of such Act by the Mayor, upon action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto).

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