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 PUBLIC LAW 106-397—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1651 Public Law 106-397 106th Congress An Act To establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies of the District of Columbia government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act of 2000". SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO RECEIVERS WITH RESPON- SIBILITIES OVER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.— Each District of Colimibia receiver shall be subject to the requirements described in section 3. (b) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECEIVER DEFINED. —In this Act, a "District of Columbia receiver" is any receiver or other official who is first appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia during 1995 or any succeeding year to administer any department, agency, or office of the government of the District of Columbia. SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED. (a) PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MANAGEMENT EFFI- CIENCY.— Each District of Columbia receiver who is responsible for the administration of a department, agency, or office of the government of the District of Columbia shall carry out the administration of such depsirtment, agency, or office through practices which promote the financial stability and management efficiency of the government of the District of Columbia. (b) COST CONTROL. —Each District of Columbia receiver who is responsible for the administration of a department, agency, or office of the government of the District of Columbia shall ensure that the costs incurred in the administration of such department, agency, or office (including personnel costs of the receiver) are consistent with applicable regional and national standards. (c) USE OF PRACTICES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFEC- TiVE ADMINISTRATION. —Each District of Columbia receiver who is responsible for the administration of a department, agency, or office of the government of the District of Columbia shall carry out the administration of such department, agency, or office through the application of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted fiscal management practices. (d) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BUDGET.— Oct. 30, 2000 {H.R. 3995] District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act of 2000.

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