Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/1006

 98 STAT. 3378

Compacts between States.

87 Stat. 813.

Appropriation authorization.

68 Stat. 434,

Audit.

PUBLIC LAW 98-621—NOV. 8, 1984

(A) Any individual referred to the system pursuant to a Federal statute or by a responsible Federal agency. (B) Any individual referred to the system for emergency detention or involuntary commitment after being taken into custody (i) as a direct result of the individual's action or threat of action against a Federal official, (ii) as a direct result of the individual's action or threat of action on the grounds of the White House or of the Capitol, or (iii) under chapter 9 of title 21 of the District of Columbia Code. (C) Any individual referred to the system as a result of a criminal proceeding in a Federal court (including an individual admitted for treatment, observation, and diagnosis and an individual found incompetent to stand trial or found not guilty by reason of insanity). The preceding provisions of this paragraph apply to any individual referred to the system (or to Saint Elizabeths Hospital) before or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The, responsibility of the United States for the cost of services for individuals described in paragraph (1) shall not affect the treatment responsibilities to the District of Columbia under the Interstate Compact on Mental Health. (c)(1) During the service coordination and the financial transition periods, the District of Columbia shall gradually assume a greater share of the financial responsibility for the provision of mental health services provided by the system to individuals not described in subsection (b). (2) Section 502 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended— (A) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 502.", and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided by paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 to the District of Columbia for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive mental health system. "(2) For each of the fiscal years 1986 through 1990 there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the amount authorized under paragraph (1), an amount equal to one-third of the amount authorized under paragraph (1) for the succeeding fiscal year. The amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) for any such succeeding fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal year under the first sentence of this paragraph.". (d) Subject to section 4(f)(2), capital improvements to facilities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital authorized during the service coordination period shall be the shared responsibility of the District and the Federal Government in accordance with Public Law 83-472. (e) Pursuant to the financial audit under section 4(f), any unassigned liabilities of the Hospital shall be assumed by and shall be the sole responsibility of the Federal Government. (0(1) After the service coordination period, the Secretary shall conduct an audit, under generally accepted accounting procedures, to identify the liability of the Federal Government for accrued

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