PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 763 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "Board of Trustees" and inserting "Director", and (B) by striking "and to the Mayor of the District of Columbia" and inserting "to the Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency, and to the Office of Management and Budget"; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "Board of Trustees" and inserting "Director"; and (B) by striking "the Administrative Office of the United States Courts" and inserting "the Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency". (d) APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 307 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-2707) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) There are authorized to be appropriated through the State Justice Institute in each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Funds appropriated by Congress for the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be received by the Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency, and shall be disbursed by that Director to and on behalf of the Service. The Reports. Service shall submit to the Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency, at the time and in the form prescribed by that Director, reports of its activities and financial position and its proposed budget."; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking "Upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the" and inserting *The". CHAPTER 6—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 11281. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH. There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Justice in each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1998) such sums as may be necessary for the following activities: (1) Research and demonstration projects, evaluations, and technical assistance to assess and analyze the crime problem in the District of Columbia, and to improve the ability of the criminal justice and other systems and entities in the District of Columbia to prevent, solve, and punish crimes. (2) The establishment of a locally-based corporation or institute in the District of Columbia supporting research and demonstration projects relating to the prevention, solution, or punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia, including the provision of related technical assistance. SEC. 11282. EXEMPTION FROM PERSONNEL AND BUDGET CEILINGS FOR TRUSTEES AND RELATED AGENCIES. The Trustees described in sections 11202 and 11232 and the activities and personnel of, and the funds allocated or otherwise available to, the Trustees and the agencies over which the Trustees exercise financial oversight pursuant to those sections, shall not be subject to any general personnel or budget limitations which Appropriation authorization.
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