Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 109 Part 1.djvu/156

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109 STAT. 140 PUBLIC LAW 104-8—APR. 17, 1995 Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, the Mayor shall submit such budget to the Authority. SEC. 222. GENERAL ASSISTANCE IN ACHIEVING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY. In addition to any other actions described in this title, the Authority may undertake cooperative efforts to assist the District government in achieving financial stability and management efficiency, including— (1) assisting the District government in avoiding defaults, eliminating and liquidating deficits, maintaining sound budgetary practices, and avoiding interruptions in the delivery of services; (2) assisting the District government in improving the delivery of municipal services, the training and effectiveness of personnel of the District government, and the efficiency of management and supervision; and (3) making recommendations to the President for transmission to Congress on changes to this Act or other Federal laws, or other actions of the Federal Government, which would assist the District government in complying with an approved financial plan and budget under subtitle A. SEC. 223. OBTAINING REPORTS. The Authority may require the Mayor, the Chair of the Council, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, and the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, to prepare and submit such reports as the Authority considers appropriate to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act, including submitting copies of any reports regarding revenues, expenditures, budgets, costs, plans, operations, estimates, and other financial or budgetary matters of the District government. SEC. 224. REPORTS AND COMMENTS. (a) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS. —Not later than 30 days after the last day of each fiscal year which is a control year, the Authority shall submit a report to Congress describing— (1) the progress made by the District government in meeting the objectives of this Act during the fiscal year; (2) the assistance provided by the Authority to the District government in meeting the purposes of this Act for the fiscal year; and (3) any other activities of the Authority during the fiscal year. (b) REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall review each report prepared and submitted by the Mayor under section 456 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (as added by section 3(a) of the Federal Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994), and shall submit a report to Congress analyzing the completeness and accuracy of such reports. (2) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY MAYOR. — Section 456 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, as added by section 3(a) of the Federal 108 Stat. 3488. Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: