Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 3.djvu/835

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PUBLIC LAW 103-334—SEPT. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 2587 SEC. 129. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, the District of Columbia shall pay interest on its quarterly payments to the United States that are made more than 60 days from the date of receipt of an itemized statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons of amounts due for housing District of Columbia convicts in Federal penitentiaries for the preceding quarter. SEC. 130. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any office, agency or entity to expend funds for programs or functions for which a reorganization plan is required but has not been approved by the Council pursuant to section 422(12) of the District 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, prior to October 1, 1994, of the required reorganization plans. SEC. 131. (a) AJQ entity of the District of Columbia government may accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 1995 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. (b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government shall 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. 132. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each agency, office, and instrumentality of the District shall implement a hiring freeze and shall fill only vacancies in essential positions, and to the extent practicable, shall fill essential positions from among employees holding non-essential positions. A non-essential position that becomes vacant, other than by termination for cause, shall not be filled. The Council shall enact legislation to implement this title, which may include, but shall not be limited to, procedures for identifying essential and non-essential positions, for filling vacant essential positions from among employees holding non-essential positions, and for reporting on implementation of the hiring freeze required by this section. SEC. 133. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, escpenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representatives 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)). Housing. Prisons. Records. Public information.