Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 3.djvu/638

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110 STAT. 2368 PUBLIC LAW 104-194—SEPT. 9, 1996 of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1 -242(12)) and the Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981, effective October 17, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-42; D.C. Code, secs. 1-299.1 to 1-299.7). Appropriations made by this Act for such programs or functions are conditioned on the approval by the Council of the required reorganization plans. SEC. 127. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia government may accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 1997 if— (1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift or donation: Provided, That the Council of the District of Columbia may accept and use gifts without prior approval by the Mayor; and (2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out its authorized functions or duties. Records. (b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government shall Public inspection, keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under subsection (a) of this section, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection. (c) For the purposes of this section, the term "entity of the District of Columbia government" includes an independent agency of the District of Columbia. (d) This section shall not apply to the District of Columbia Board of Education, which may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the District of Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public schools without prior approval by the Mayor. SEC. 128. None of the Federal ftmds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. l-113(d)). PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS SEC. 129. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. PROHIBITION ON DOMESTIC PARTNERS ACT SEC. 130. No funds made aveulable pursuant to any provision of this Act shall be used to implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples whether they are homosexual, lesbisui, or heterosexual, including but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally married couples; nor shall any funds made available pursuant to any provision of this Act otherwise be used to implement or enforce D.C. Act 9-188, signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia on April 15, 1992.