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 109 STAT. 132 PUBLIC LAW 104-8—APR. 17, 1995 District government during a control year are not consistent with the financial plan and budget for the year, the Authority shall require the Mayor to provide such additional information as the Authority determines to be necessary to explain the inconsistency. (c) CERTIFICATION OF VARIANCE. — (1) IN GENERAL. — After requiring the Mayor to provide additional information under subsection (b), the Authority shall certify to the Council, the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Congress that the District government is at variance with the financial plan and budget unless— (A)(i) the additional information provides an explanation for the inconsistency which the Authority finds reasonable and appropriate, or (ii) the District government adopts or implements remedial action (including revising the financial plan and budget pursuant to section 202(e)) to correct the inconsistency which the Authority finds reasonable and appropriate, taking into account the terms of the financial plan and budget; and (B) the Mayor agrees to submit the reports described in subsection (a) on a monthly basis for such period as the Authority may require. (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INCONSISTENCIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO ACTS OF CONGRESS.— (A) DETERMINATION BY AUTHORITY. —I f the Authority determines that the revenues or expenditures of the District government during a control year are not consistent with the financial plan and budget for the year as approved by the Authority under section 202 as a result of the terms and conditions of the budget of the District government for the year as enacted by Congress or as a result of any other law enacted by Congress which affects the District of Columbia, the Authority shall so notify the Mayor. (B) CERTIFICATION.—In the case of an inconsistency described in subparagraph (A), the Authority shall certify to the Council, the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Congress that the District government is at variance with the financial plan and budget unless the District government adopts or implements remedial action (including revising the financial plan and budget pursuant to section 202(e)) to correct the inconsistency which the Authority finds reasonable and appropriate, taking into account the terms of the financial plan and budget. (d) EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION.— I f the Authority certifies to the Secretary of the Treasury that a variance exists— (1) the Authority may withhold any funds deposited with the Authority under section 204(b) or section 205(a) which would otherwise be expended on behalf of the District government; and (2) the Secretary shall withhold funds otherwise payable to the District of Columbia under such Federal programs as the Authority may specify (other than funds dedicated to making entitlement or benefit payments to individuals), in such amounts and under such other conditions as the Authority may specify.

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