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 118 STAT. 142 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 ‘‘(b) The Court may appoint a guardian ad litem who is an attorney to represent the child in an adoption proceeding. The guardian ad litem shall in general be charged with the representa tion of the child’s best interest. ‘‘(c) An attorney appointed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be compensated in accordance with D.C. Code section 16–2326.01, except that compensation in the adoption case shall be subject to the limitation set forth in D.C. Code section 16–2326.01(b)(2).’’. The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 16, District of Columbia Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 16–316. Appointment and compensation of counsel; guardian ad litem.’’. SEC. 436. The amount appropriated by this Act may be increased by no more than $15,000,000 from funds identified in the comprehensive annual financial report as the District’s fiscal year 2003 unexpended general fund surplus. The District may obli gate and expend these amounts only in accordance with the fol lowing conditions: (1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify that the use of any such amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the District’s long term financial, fiscal, and economic vitality. (2) The District of Columbia may only use these funds for the following expenditures— (A) unanticipated one time expenditures; (B) to avoid deficit spending; (C) debt reduction; (D) unanticipated program needs; or (E) to avoid revenue shortfalls. (3) The amounts shall be obligated and expended in accord ance with laws enacted by the Council in support of each such obligation or expenditure. (4) The amounts may not be used to fund the agencies of the District of Columbia government under court ordered receivership. (5) The amounts may be obligated and expended only if approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate in advance of any obligation or expenditure. This division may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appro priations Act, 2004’’.

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