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 123STA T . 3223 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9SEC.806 . Consi s te nt w it h the pr o v isions o f se c tion 13 01 (a) of tit l e31 ,U nite d States Code, appropriations u nder this A ct shall b e applied onl y to the ob j ects for which the appropriations were m ade e x cept as otherwise provided by law. SEC. 80 7 . N one of the F ederal funds provided in this Act may be used by the D istrict of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States R epresentative under section 4 (d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention I nitiatives of 1 9 79 (D.C. L aw3 – 171 D.C. O fficial Code, sec. 1–1 2 3). SEC. 808. E xcept as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer ’ s or employee’s official duties. For purposes of this section, the term ‘ ‘official duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and wor k place, except in the case of — (1) an officer or employee of the M etropolitan P olice Depart - ment who resides in the District of Columbia or a District of Columbia g overnment employee as may otherwise be des- ignated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Serv- ices Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire Chief; (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise des- ignated by the Director; (4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and ( 5 ) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney G eneral or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to re q uire Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. SEC. 810. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. SEC. 811. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insur- ance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. Contracep t iv e s. Conscience e x ceptions. N ee dl e distri bu tion. V otin g rig h ts. A pplicabilit y .