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	11	+	April 3, 2024
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	13	+	The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairman
	14	+	Council of the District of Columbia
	15	+	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
	16	+	Washington, DC 20004
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	18	+	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
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	20	+	On behalf of the residents of Washington, DC, I am pleased to submit to the Council of the District of
	21	+	Columbia my tenth balanced budget, the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) Proposed Budget and Financial Plan,
	22	+	A Fair Shot: Strategic Investments and Shared Sacrifice.
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14		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	26	+	The FY 2025 Budget and financial plan is made up of $21 billion in operating funds and $11.8 billion in
	27	+	capital improvement funds. It addresses a confluence of post-COVID economic factors: slower revenue
	28	+	growth; the end of federal stimulus funding; significantly higher operating costs, including an additional
	29	+	$200 million in WMATA funding; and the impacts of the remote work environment. Of course, our budget
	30	+	is unique because we are required to have a balanced financial plan across both the current fiscal year, FY
	31	+	2024, and the upcoming four years of the financial plan, FY 2025–FY 2028. The result of these factors is a
	32	+	widening gap across the financial plan that requires us to make prudent investments now to change the
	33	+	trajectory of our out-year revenue estimates. Still, we were able to balance this budget without increasing
	34	+	commercial or residential property taxes or income taxes.
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	36	+	While we approach these decisions soberly and with financial prudence, the state of the District is strong:
	37	+	we continue to have a Aaa bond rating; DC is the number one city in the country for tech careers and among
	38	+	the top cities for women-owned business openings; we are leading the country in office-to-housing
	39	+	conversions; tourism is rebounding; our public school enrollment is up two years in a row; crime is trending
	40	+	down; and unlike many of our peer cities, DC’s population is growing.
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	42	+	This budget makes significant investments in our people and our economy and focuses on the three pillars
	43	+	of long-term growth: public schools, public safety, and Downtown. In building the FY 2025 Fair Shot
	44	+	Budget, we were guided by our values: protecting core city services and preserving programs that protect
	45	+	the health and safety of our community; prioritizing programs with a track record of success and that focus
	46	+	on equity; and investing in the pillars of long-term growth so that we can change the trajectory of our out-
	47	+	year revenue estimates:
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19		-	To adopt, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the federal portion of the
20		-	budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
21		-	September 30, 2025.
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23		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
24		-	act may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024”.
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26		-	Sec. 2. Adoption of the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
27		-	There is adopted, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the
28		-	following federal portion of the budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the
29		-	fiscal year ending September 30, 2025:
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31		-	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATION REQUEST
32		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
33		-	For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and
34		-	hire of motor vehicles, $359,969,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
35		-	Court of Appeals, $16,769,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and
36		-	representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $157,532,000, of
37		-	which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District
38		-	of Columbia Court System, $105,428,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception
39		-	and representation expenses; and $80,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for
40		-	capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities; Provided, That funds made
41		-	available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia
42		-	Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment; Provided further, That, in addition
43		-	to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts for
44		-	administering bar examinations and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be
45		-	retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and
46		-	expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of Columbia
47		-	Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50, D.C. Official Code); Provided further, That notwithstanding
48		-	any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	49	+	Public Safety
	50	+	Last summer, we put in place several key public safety interventions, and as a result, we are seeing
	51	+	trends move in the right direction: overall crime in our city is down 13%, violent crime is down 18%,
	52	+	and homicides are down 34%. The FY 2025 Fair Shot Budget builds on that momentum by fully
	53	+	funding MPD’s requested hiring level and sustaining key investments started with federal funds, such
	54	+	as Safe Passage, victim services, and violence interrupters, and adds new investments to strengthen
	55	+	our public safety ecosystem. This budget: Page 2
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55		-	Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
56		-	appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies; Provided further, That 30 days after
57		-	providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
58		-	and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the
59		-	funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading;
60		-	Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of
61		-	Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth
62		-	in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of
63		-	Columbia Courts.
	61	+	o Fully funds MPD’s requested hiring level to achieve a net gain in police officers for the first
	62	+	time in five years. The budget adds $9 million to fund 40 new Community Safety Officers and
	63	+	hire civilians to free up about 50 police officers for critical crime-fighting tasks.
	64	+	o Adds $7 million to the Department of Human Services to significantly increase truancy
	65	+	interventions for 500 youth in the Parent and Adolescent Support (PASS) program and 180
	66	+	youth referred through the Alternatives to the Court Experience (ACE) program.
	67	+	o Adds $1 million to hire more 911 call takers and dispatchers at the Office of Unified
	68	+	Communications.
	69	+	o Adds $4.6 million to fund key provisions of the Secure DC legislation, including pretrial
	70	+	detention for violent criminals, private security camera incentives for businesses, and Safe
	71	+	Commercial Corridor grants.
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65		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY
66		-	FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
67		-	For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court
68		-	Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the
69		-	National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $310,840,000
70		-	of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to
71		-	Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to exceed $25,000
72		-	is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender
73		-	Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; Provided, That, of the funds
74		-	appropriated under this heading, $218,010,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community
75		-	Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the monitoring of
76		-	adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of
77		-	which $14,747,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated with the
78		-	relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field offices and related facilities;
79		-	Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $92,830,000 shall be
80		-	available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which $7,304,000 shall remain available until
81		-	September 30, 2027, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for
82		-	headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities; Provided further, That notwithstanding
83		-	any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the
84		-	Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
85		-	appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies; Provided further, That amounts
86		-	under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully
87		-	complete their terms of supervision. .
	73	+	Education
	74	+	The FY 2025 Budget continues our historic investments in public education. Since 2015, we have
	75	+	grown our public education budget from $1.4 billion to $2.7 billion. In those nine years, we
	76	+	implemented two historic collective bargaining agreements for our educators and continued to build
	77	+	on our reputation as the fastest improving urban school district in the country. The FY 2025 Budget
	78	+	continues those historic investments:
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89		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE
90		-	For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the
91		-	District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital
92		-	Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $59,305,000; Provided, That
93		-	notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned
94		-	quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same
95		-	manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies; Provided further, ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	80	+	o A $341 million increase in funding for our public schools will raise the uniform per student
	81	+	funding formula (UPSFF) by over 12%. We are also doubling down on our investments in
	82	+	equity by increasing the weight for at-risk students, adults, and alternative learners.
	83	+	o During the pandemic, we launched a high impact tutoring program that will help more than
	84	+	10,000 students accelerate their learning. The FY 2025 Budget invests $4.8 million to continue
	85	+	this evidence-based program.
	86	+	o Adds $5 million to sustain our advanced technical education center that includes advanced
	87	+	internships, career ready internships, and a dual language program expansion. In addition, a
	88	+	new $17 million investment will allow us to expand our existing center to include a new health
	89	+	care clinic to provide services to the community and training for our students.
	90	+	o A $600,000 investment to add a second advanced technical center at the Whitman-Walker Max
	91	+	Robinson Center on the St. Elizabeths East campus which will provide even more high school
	92	+	students with college credits and workforce training for high-wage, high-demand careers.
	93	+	o Continues to improve our school facilities with $2.2 billion for full school modernizations,
	94	+	$255 million to support small capital repairs like HVAC and roof replacements, and $42
	95	+	million to improve school safety through enhanced lighting, fencing, and access control.
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	97	+	Downtown
	98	+	Investments in our Downtown are investments that directly benefit all eight wards. This is a critical
	99	+	time for our city’s economic future as we work to attract, retain, and grow our business community.
	100	+	The FY 2025 Fair Shot Budget builds on what’s working and uses the roadmaps we have in our
	101	+	Comeback Plan, in the Downtown Action Plan, and our Public Realm Plan to make intentional
	102	+	investments to drive inclusive economic growth.
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	104	+	The FY 2025 Budget continues to invest in strategies that are working, such as the District’s Vitality
	105	+	Fund and office-to-residential conversions, and also includes:
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	107	+	o $520 million for the Gallery Place Revitalization Fund to support sports arena renovations,
	108	+	streetscape improvements, public space activations, and expanded green space.
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102		-	~~That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for employees of the~~
103		-	~~District~~ of ~~Columbia Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to~~ the ~~program set~~
104		-	~~forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum~~
105		-	~~amount of~~ the ~~payment made under the program~~ to ~~any individual may not exceed the amount~~
106		-	~~referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code; Provided further, That~~ for ~~the~~
107		-	~~purposes~~ of ~~engaging with,~~ ~~and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs~~
108		-	~~established in accordance with section 403 of the Government Management Reform Act of 1994,~~
109		-	~~as amended,~~ ~~the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of~~
110		-	~~the United States Government;~~ ~~Provided further~~, ~~That the District of Columbia Public Defender~~
111		-	~~Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services~~ and ~~multiyear~~
112		-	~~contracts~~ for ~~the acquisition of property~~ and ~~services~~ to ~~the same extent and under the same~~
113		-	~~conditions as an executive agency under sections 3902~~ and ~~3903 of title 41, United States Code~~.
	116	+	o $64 million to build a new Federal City Shelter annex to provide permanent supportive housing
	117	+	and congregate dwelling units at the site of the existing Community for Creative Non-Violence
	118	+	shelter.
	119	+	o $26 million to implement the Business and Entrepreneurship Support to Thrive (BEST) Act to
	120	+	streamline business licensing and reduce costs for our entrepreneurs.
	121	+	o $13 million to temporarily freeze property taxes for conversions of office buildings into new
	122	+	uses downtown.
	123	+	o $5.25 million to support World Pride in 2025.
	124	+	o $5 million to create a new Downtown Arts Hub, a flexible, multi-use space for theater, dance,
	125	+	music, and visual arts organizations.
	126	+	o $3 million to make it easier for organizations to host festivals and special events, and to attract
	127	+	arts fairs and go-go music festivals downtown.
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115		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
116		-	For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605, D.C. Official Code
117		-	(relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act),
118		-	payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the
119		-	District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual
120		-	agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such
121		-	other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation,
122		-	payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official
123		-	Code, and payments authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services
124		-	provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable
125		-	Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain available until expended; Provided,
126		-	That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial
127		-	Administration in the District of Columbia; Provided further, That 30 days after providing
128		-	written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
129		-	Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate the funds provided under this heading;
130		-	Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be
131		-	apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
132		-	the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of Federal agencies.
	129	+	Core Services
	130	+	The FY 2025 Fair Shot Budget sustains critical health and human service initiatives including: $19
	131	+	million for Career MAP to help 500 DC families avoid losing public assistance as their careers
	132	+	advance and incomes rise; $7 million to continue 24/7 operations at six homeless shelters; $4.8
	133	+	million to maintain a community response team at the Department of Behavioral Health to respond
	134	+	to 911 calls that do not need a police response; and $600,000 to provide workforce development
	135	+	services for transgender and gender non-conforming residents experiencing homelessness or housing
	136	+	instability.
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134		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
135		-	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated
136		-	account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia
137		-	resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended; Provided, That such
138		-	funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of
139		-	Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-
140		-	State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible
141		-	private institutions of higher education; Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may
142		-	be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	138	+	The FY 2025 Budget makes new investments to support vulnerable families, improve parks and
	139	+	recreation centers, increase access to housing and homeownership, and advance entrepreneurship:
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	141	+	o $23 million for renovations to the Naylor Road, V Street, Emery, and Madison shelters, as
	142	+	well as various small-scale improvements at other homeless shelters in the system.
	143	+	o $20 million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), supporting District
	144	+	residents who are facing housing emergencies and evictions.
	145	+	o $13 million for operating costs for two new non-congregate homeless shelter facilities in the
	146	+	West End and Downtown.
	147	+	o $129 million to modernize and construct recreation and community centers.
	148	+	o $87 million to modernize and renovate public libraries.
	149	+	o $12 million for a state-of-good repair blitz at playgrounds, athletic fields, basketball courts,
	150	+	and tennis courts across DPR recreation centers.
	151	+	o $101 million to rehabilitate and modernize public housing units managed by the DC Housing
	152	+	Authority.
	153	+	o $32 million to help first-time homebuyers with down payment and closing cost assistance.
	154	+	o $1.5 million to expand the DC Business Portal, which streamlines various licensing processes
	155	+	for District businesses.
	156	+	o $3 million to continue the District’s curbside composting program, providing at-home
	157	+	organic waste pickup for 9,000 households.
	158	+	o $3 million to support the operating and maintenance costs of Capital Bikeshare’s continued
	159	+	growth, including more stations, e-bikes, and traditional bikes.
	160	+	o $750,000 to help restaurants comply with forthcoming streatery design regulations by
	161	+	providing free consulting services and construction materials.
	162	+	o $22.5 million to build a new city-owned animal shelter.
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149		-	students, and such other factors as may be authorized; Provided further, That the District of
150		-	Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support
151		-	Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any
152		-	subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest
153		-	earned in this or any fiscal year; Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of
154		-	the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the
155		-	purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program; Provided further, That the Office
156		-	of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on
157		-	Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by
158		-	object class, the expenditures made, and the purpose therefor.
	171	+	Shared Sacrifices
	172	+	To ensure we are able to invest in our comeback and remain fiscally prudent, we need to jointly
	173	+	contribute to filling gaps, across the government and across the community, to move forward,
	174	+	together.
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160		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
161		-	For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia,
162		-	$52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship
163		-	for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10); Provided, That, to the extent
164		-	that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in
165		-	section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to
166		-	students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 211),
167		-	including students who were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year; Provided
168		-	further, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall be for the
169		-	activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be
170		-	for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act; Provided further, That none of the funds
171		-	made available under this heading may be used for an opportunity scholarship for a student to
172		-	attend a school which does not certify to the Secretary of Education that the student will be
173		-	provided with the same protections under the Federal laws which are enforced by the Office for
174		-	Civil Rights of the Department of Education which are provided to a student of a public
175		-	elementary or secondary school in the District of Columbia and which does not certify to the
176		-	Secretary of Education that the student and the student’s parents will be provided with the same
177		-	services, rights, and protections under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
178		-	1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student and a student’s parents of a public elementary or
179		-	secondary school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 2 of Government
180		-	Accountability Office Report 18-94 (entitled “Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are
181		-	Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Disabilities”), issued November 2017.
	176	+	The District government closed half our FY 2025 Budget gap:
	177	+	o We eliminated 407 positions, rightsized spending, and focused on moving forward with
	178	+	programs we know are working.
	179	+	o We cut duplicative or lower-performing programs that were not helping us achieve the
	180	+	outcomes our residents expect. We also resisted starting new programs that would only add
	181	+	to our longer-term financial pressures.
	182	+	o And we looked across government for savings by eliminating electronic devices and phone
	183	+	lines no longer in use, rebalancing our capital portfolio, maximizing federal reimbursements,
	184	+	and consolidating licenses and software purchases.
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183		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PAY
184		-	EQUITY FUND
185		-	For a Federal payment to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, $5,000,000, to
186		-	remain available until expended, to cover the cost of supplemental payments for early childhood
187		-	educators made to childcare centers sponsored by federal agencies.
	186	+	To close the remainder of the gap, we identified new revenues that will be shared across the
	187	+	community:
	188	+	o Businesses will help through an adjustment to the paid family leave tax back to FY 2021
	189	+	levels to support our safety net.
	190	+	o Consumers will help through a modest sales tax increase beginning in FY 2026 to support
	191	+	increased Metro costs.
	192	+	o And visitors will help through a small 911 fee on hotel room stays to support increased public
	193	+	safety hiring.
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189		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	195	+	I don’t take revenue increases lightly. If we make the right investments and put the right interventions in
	196	+	place today, I am hopeful we can reverse these policies in the out years. I am optimistic about our future,
	197	+	and I hope you are too. Our Comeback Plan is working, we have big opportunities ahead of us, and there is
	198	+	no city in the world like Washington, DC.
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	200	+	Sincerely,
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	203	+	Muriel Bowser
	204	+	Mayor
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	210	+	Included in this submission are the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, the Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion
	211	+	Budget Request Act of 2024, and the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024. In addition, I am submitting the
	212	+	following accompanying measures: the Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2024, the Fiscal
	213	+	Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2024, and the Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Emergency
	214	+	Declaration Resolution of 2024.
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	228	+	at the request
	229	+	of the Mayor
	230	+	A BILL
	231	+	10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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	236	+	15 To adopt, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the federal portion of the
	237	+	16 budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
	238	+	17 September 30, 2025.
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	240	+	19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
	241	+	20 act may be cited
	242	+	as the "Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024".
	243	+	21 Sec. 2. Adoption of the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
	244	+	22 There
	245	+	is adopted, as a request to Congress for appropriation and authorization, the
	246	+	23 following federal portion of the budget of the government of the District of Columbia for the
	247	+	24 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025:
	248	+	25 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATION REQUEST
	249	+	26 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
	250	+	27 For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and
	251	+	28 hire of motor vehicles, $321,817,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
	252	+	29 Court
	253	+	of Appeals, $16,769,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and
	254	+	30 representation expenses; for the Superior Court
	255	+	of the District of Columbia, $154,530,000, of
	256	+	31 which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District
	257	+	32
	258	+	of Columbia Court System, $104,228,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception
	259	+	2
	260	+
	261	+	and representation expenses; and $46,290,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for 33
	262	+	capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities; Provided, That funds made 34
	263	+	available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 35
	264	+	Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment; Provided further, That, in addition 36
	265	+	to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts for 37
	266	+	administering bar examinations and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be 38
	267	+	retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and 39
	268	+	expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of Columbia 40
	269	+	Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50, D.C. Official Code); Provided further, That notwithstanding 41
	270	+	any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 42
	271	+	Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 43
	272	+	appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies; Provided further, That 30 days after 44
	273	+	providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 45
	274	+	and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the 46
	275	+	funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading; 47
	276	+	Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 48
	277	+	Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth 49
	278	+	in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of 50
	279	+	Columbia Courts. 51
	280	+	F
	281	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 52
	282	+	For payments authorized under section 11- 2604 and section 11- 2605, D.C. Official Code 53
	283	+	(relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), 54
	284	+	payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 55
	285	+	3
	286	+
	287	+	District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual 56
	288	+	agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such 57
	289	+	other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 58
	290	+	payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official 59
	291	+	Code, and payments authorized under section 21- 2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services 60
	292	+	provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable 61
	293	+	Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain available until expended; Provided, 62
	294	+	That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial 63
	295	+	Administration in the District of Columbia; Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 64
	296	+	provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management 65
	297	+	and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses 66
	298	+	of Federal agencies. 67
	299	+	F
	300	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 68
	301	+	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated 69
	302	+	account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia 70
	303	+	resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended; Provided, That such 71
	304	+	funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of 72
	305	+	Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in- State and out-of-73
	306	+	State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible 74
	307	+	private institutions of higher education; Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may 75
	308	+	be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible 76
	309	+	students, and such other factors as may be authorized; Provided further, That the District of 77
	310	+	Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support 78
	311	+	4
	312	+
	313	+	Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any 79
	314	+	subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest 80
	315	+	earned in this or any fiscal year; Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of 81
	316	+	the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the 82
	317	+	purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program; Provided further, That the Office 83
	318	+	of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on 84
	319	+	Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by 85
	320	+	object class, the expenditures made, and the purpose therefor. 86
	321	+	F
	322	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 87
	323	+	For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, 88
	324	+	$52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship 89
	325	+	for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112- 10); Provided, That, to the extent 90
	326	+	that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in 91
	327	+	section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to 92
	328	+	students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112- 10; 125 Stat. 211), 93
	329	+	including students who were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year; Provided 94
	330	+	further, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall be for the 95
	331	+	activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be 96
	332	+	for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act; Provided further, That none of the funds 97
	333	+	made available under this heading may be used for an opportunity scholarship for a student to 98
	334	+	attend a school which does not certify to the Secretary of Education that the student will be 99
	335	+	provided with the same protections under the Federal laws which are enforced by the Office for 100
	336	+	Civil Rights of the Department of Education which are provided to a student of a public 101
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196		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
197		-	For a Federal payment to the University of the District of Columbia, $10,000,000, to
198		-	remain available until expended, for laboratory modernization.
199		-
200		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
201		-	For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,510,000, to
202		-	remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and
203		-	local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.
204		-
205		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS
206		-	For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to the Commission
207		-	on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $598,000, and to the Judicial Nomination Commission,
208		-	$458,000.
209		-
210		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD
211		-	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain
212		-	available until expended, for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia
213		-	National Guard Retention and College Access Program.
214		-
215		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS
216		-	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and
217		-	the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
218		-	immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
219		-
220		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS
221		-	IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
222		-	For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District
223		-	of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding
224		-	jurisdictions, $97,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public
225		-	safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia,
226		-	including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out
227		-	protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of
228		-	providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District
229		-	of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.
230		-
231		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
232		-	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority,
233		-	$22,400,000, to remain available until expended, to be allocated as follows: $20,000,000 to
234		-	continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan; Provided,
235		-	That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this
236		-	payment; and $2,400,000 for grants authorized under Section 2912 of the American Rescue Plan ENROLLED ORIGINAL
237		-
238		-
239		-
240		-
	339	+	elementary or secondary school in the District of Columbia and which does not certify to the 102
	340	+	Secretary of Education that the student and the student’s parents will be provided with the same 103
	341	+	services, rights, and protections under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 104
	342	+	1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student and a student’s parents of a public elementary or 105
	343	+	secondary school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 2 of Government 106
	344	+	Accountability Office Report 18- 94 (entitled “Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are 107
	345	+	Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Disabilities”), issued November 2017. 108
	346	+	F
	347	+	EDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL 109
	348	+	For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,450,000, to 110
	349	+	remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and 111
	350	+	local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. 112
	351	+	F
	352	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 113
	353	+	For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 20245, to the 114
	354	+	Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $598,000, and to the Judicial Nomination 115
	355	+	Commission, $300,000. 116
	356	+	F
	357	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD 117
	358	+	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain 118
	359	+	available until expended, for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 119
	360	+	National Guard Retention and College Access Program. 120
	361	+	F
	362	+	EDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS 121
	363	+	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and 122
	364	+	the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired 123
	365	+	immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000. 124
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243		-	Act to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking
244		-	water and wastewater services.
245		-
246		-	FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
247		-	For a Federal payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, to remain
248		-	available until September 30, 2025, $200,000,000.
249		-
250		-	Sec. 3. Compensation of the Chief Financial Officer.
251		-	Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved April 17,
252		-	1995 (109 Stat. 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24b(b)(5)), is amended to read as follows:
253		-	“(E) PAY.—The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at the greater of:
254		-	“(i) A rate such that the total amount of compensation paid during
255		-	any calendar year is equal to the limit on total pay which is applicable during the year under
256		-	section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, to an employee described in section 5307(d) of such
257		-	title; or
258		-	“(ii) A rate established in law by the District of Columbia;
259		-	provided, that any rate established pursuant to this clause which is applicable to any individual
260		-	serving as the Chief Financial Officer shall not be reduced during any period of that individual’s
261		-	service as Chief Financial Officer.”.
262		-
263		-	Sec. 4. Contingency cash.
264		-	(a) No funds in excess of $500,000 shall be obligated or expended from the Contingency
265		-	Cash Reserve Fund established by section 450A(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
266		-	approved November 22, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.50a(b)), unless such
267		-	expenditures have been approved by the Council by resolution.
268		-	(b) The Contingency Cash Reserve Transparency Amendment Act of 2008, enacted on
269		-	January 29, 2008 (D.C. Act 17-278; 55 DCR 1530), is enacted into law.
270		-
271		-	Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the following sales shall be subject to the sales
272		-	and use taxes of the District of Columbia:
273		-	(1) Sales at gift shops, souvenir shops, kiosks, convenience stores, food shops,
274		-	cafeterias, restaurants, and similar establishments in federal buildings, including memorials and
275		-	museums, in the District of Columbia that make sales to:
276		-	(A) The general public, if operated by the federal government, an agent of
277		-	the federal government, or a contractor; and
278		-	(B) Other than the general public, if operated by an agent of the federal
279		-	government or a contractor; and
280		-	(2) Sales of goods and services by a government-sponsored enterprise or
281		-	corporation, institution, or organization established by federal statute or regulation (“federal
282		-	enterprise or organization”), including the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art,
283		-	National Building Museum, Federal National Mortgage Association, and Federal Home Loan ENROLLED ORIGINAL
284		-
285		-
286		-
287		-
	368	+	FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF 125
	369	+	C
	370	+	OLUMBIA 126
	371	+	For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District 127
	372	+	of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding 128
	373	+	jurisdictions, $97,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public 129
	374	+	safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, 130
	375	+	including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out 131
	376	+	protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of 132
	377	+	providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District 133
	378	+	of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. 134
	379	+	F
	380	+	EDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 135
	381	+	For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 136
	382	+	$8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined 137
	383	+	Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan; Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and 138
	384	+	Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 139
	385	+	Sec. 3. Designation as federal portion of the budget. 140
	386	+	The federal funds for which appropriation by Congress is requested by this act constitute 141
	387	+	the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 annual budget for the District of Columbia 142
	388	+	government under section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 143
	389	+	December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.46(a)). 144
	390	+	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 145
	391	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 146
	392	+	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975. 147
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290		-	Mortgage Corporation, if the federal enterprise or organization is otherwise exempt from such
291		-	taxation, to the extent such sales otherwise would be subject to the sales and use taxes of the
292		-	District of Columbia if the federal enterprise or organization were organized as a nonprofit
293		-	corporation established pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official
294		-	Code, and exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
295		-	Revenue Code of 1954, approved August 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).
296		-
297		-	Sec. 6. Section 3 of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999, approved
298		-	November 12, 1999 (113 Stat. 1323; D.C. Official Code § 38–2702), is amended as follows:
299		-	(a) Subsection (a)(2) is amended as follows:
300		-	(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the figure “$10,000” and inserting
301		-	the figure “$15,000” in its place.
302		-	(2) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the figure “$50,000” and inserting
303		-	the figure “$75,000” in its place.
304		-	(b) Subsection (b)(1) is amended as follows:
305		-	(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a
306		-	semicolon in its place.
307		-	(2) A new subparagraph (A-i) is added to read as follows:
308		-	“(A-i) After making reductions under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
309		-	ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives
310		-	more than $10,000 for the award year; and”.
311		-	(3) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “subparagraph (A)” and
312		-	inserting the phrase “subparagraphs (A) and (A-i)” in its place.
313		-
314		-	Sec. 7. (a) NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM.—Chapter 67 of title 40, United States
315		-	Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
316		-	“§ 6735. National Children’s Museum
317		-	“(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section,
318		-	the Administrator of General Services shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
319		-	National Children’s Museum for the operation of the National Children’s Museum in the
320		-	approximately 32,369 square feet of space commonly known as suite C–001 (hereinafter referred
321		-	to as the ‘Space’) of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the duration
322		-	of the retail space license agreement between Trade Center Management Associates, LLC, or a
323		-	successor entity, and the Museum, dated December 4, 2017, including any exercised renewal
324		-	options.
325		-	“(b) CONTENTS.—The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall include
326		-	provisions that—
327		-	“(1) require, for the period in which the General Services Administration owns or
328		-	controls the Space, the General Services Administration to provide rent for the Space;
329		-	“(2) terminate such agreement if—
330		-	“(A) the Museum does not continue to qualify as a nonprofit organization ENROLLED ORIGINAL
331		-
332		-
333		-
334		-
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336		-
337		-	under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
338		-	“(B) the Museum no longer uses the Space as a children’s museum; and
339		-	“(3) prohibits the Museum from transferring the interest in such agreement.
340		-	“(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—To carry out this section, the Administrator shall use funds
341		-	derived from—
342		-	“(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund; or
343		-	“(2) the International Trade Center fund.
344		-	“(d) REPORT.—The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall require the
345		-	National Children’s Museum to submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
346		-	the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
347		-	Senate an annual report on the operations and finances of the Museum.”.
348		-	(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT .—The analysis for chapter 67 of title 40, United States
349		-	Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
350		-	“6735. National Children’s Museum.”.
351		-
352		-	Sec. 8. The federal funds for which appropriation by Congress is requested by this act
353		-	constitute the federal portion of the Fiscal Year 2025 annual budget for the District of Columbia
354		-	government under section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
355		-	December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.46(a)).
356		-
357		-	Sec. 9. Fiscal impact statement.
358		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
359		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975. approved
360		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a).
361		-
362		-	Sec. 10. Effective date.
363		-	This act shall take effect as provided in section 446 of the District of Columbia Home
364		-	Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.46).
365		-
366		-
367		-
368		-	______________________________
369		-	Chairman
370		-	Council of the District of Columbia
371		-
372		-
373		-
374		-
375		-	_________________________________
376		-	Mayor
377		-	District of Columbia
	395	+	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-30l.47a). 148
	396	+	Sec. 5. Effective date. 149
	397	+	This act shall take effect as provided in section 446 of the District of Columbia Home 150
	398	+	Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.46). 151 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: (202) 724- 5524 Email: megan.browder@dc.gov
	399	+	GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	400	+	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
	401	+	BRIAN L. SCHWALB
	402	+	ATTORNEY GENERAL
	403	+	Legal Counsel Division
	404	+	MEMORANDUM
	405	+	TO:
	406	+	FROM:
	407	+	DATE:
	408	+	Tomás Talamante
	409	+	Director
	410	+	Of
	411	+	fice of Policy an d Legislative Affairs
	412	+	Megan D. Browder
	413	+	Deputy A t
	414	+	torney General
	415	+	Legal Counsel Division
	416	+	April
	417	+	3, 2024
	418	+	SUBJECT: Legal Sufficiency Review of Draft Bill, the “Fiscal Year 202 5 Federal
	419	+	Portion Budget Request Act of 2024”
	420	+	(AE-24-017)
	421	+	This is to Certify that this Office has reviewed the above -referenced
	422	+	legislation and has found it to be legally sufficient as to form. If you have any
	423	+	questions regarding this certification, please do not hesitate to contact me at 724-
	424	+	5524.
	425	+	_______________________________
	426	+	Megan D. Browder