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 109 STAT. 136 PUBLIC LAW 104-8 —APR. 17, 1995 certification is no longer in effect if the Authority finds that the District government is making such progress after the certification is provided. (3) PROHIBITION AGAINST ALLOCATION OF ADVANCES IF CER- TIFICATION IN EFFECT.— At any time during which a certification under paragraph (2) is in effect, the Authority may not allocate any funds obtained through advances to the Mayor under title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 from the escrow account in which the funds are held. SEC. 209. CONTROL PERIODS DESCRIBED. (a) INITIATION.—For purposes of this Act, a "control period" is initiated upon the occurrence of any of the following events (as determined by the Authority based upon information obtained through the Mayor, the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, or such other sources as the Authority considers appropriate): (1) The requisitioning by the Mayor of advances from the Treasury of the United States under title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 (sec. 47-3401, D.C. Code), or the existence of any unreimbursed amounts obtained pursuant to such authority. (2) The failure of the District government to provide sufficient revenue to a debt service reserve fund of the Authority under subtitle B. (3) The default by the District government with respect to any loans, bonds, notes, or other form of borrowing. (4) The failure of the District government to meet its payroll for any pay period. (5) The existence of a cash deficit of the District government at the end of any quarter of the fiscal year in excess of the difference between the estimated revenues of the District government and the estimated expenditures of the District government (including repayments of temporary borrowings) during the remainder of the fiscal year or the remainder of the fiscal year together with the first 6 months of the succeeding fiscal year (as determined by the Authority in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia). (6) The failure of the District government to make required payments relating to pensions and benefits for current and former employees of the District government. (7) The failure of the District government to make required payments to any entity established under an interstate compact to which the District of Columbia is a signatory. (b) TERMINATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—^A control period terminates upon the certification by the Authority that— (A) the District government has adequate access to both short-term and long-term credit markets at reasonable interest rates to meet its borrowing needs; and (B) for 4 consecutive fiscal years (occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act) the expenditures made by the District government during each of the years did not exceed the revenues of the District government during such years (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as contained in the comprehensive annual financial report for the District of Co-

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