Title 1, Government Organization.

(a) The Mayor may issue grants, in accordance with the requirements set forth in part B of this subchapter, to individuals and organizations that provide services to District residents to support cultural affairs, community relations, and community partnerships. (b) The Mayor sha…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) For the purpos…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except where the law establishing authority for the grant exempts or modifies the requirements of this part by specific reference, any grant-making or grant-issuing authority established by District law shall be administered pursuan…

(a) Any grant of $50,000 or more that is made pursuant to an authority described in § 1-328.12 shall be awarded on a competitive basis and solely for the purpose or purposes identified in the statute establishing the grant-making or grant-issuing authority, unless a non-District …

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) A grantor admi…

(a) In addition to any other eligibility requirements provided under the enabling statute of the grant program, to be eligible to receive funds under a grant program covered by this part, an individual or entity must be current on all taxes and liabilities owed to the District, o…

(a) A grant agreement for a grant awarded on a competitive basis pursuant to § 1-328.13(a) may be terminated, in whole or in part, before the end of the grant agreement, only if: (1) The grantee fails to comply with the terms or conditions of the grant agreement or applicable law…

Beginning in 2014, a grantor managing a grant program covered by this part shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council by November 1 of each year containing the following information: (1) All funds allocated pursuant to a grant program in the previous fiscal year; (2) The …

To ensure a transparent process for issuing and managing grants, the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development shall establish uniform guidelines for the application for and reporting on grants received from District government entities. The guidelines shall include a descrip…

(a) For grants, the grant agreements for which are received by the Department of Human Services ("DHS") signed by the grantee after October 1, 2026, that are funded exclusively by local operating funds, and for which DHS is the sole grantor ("DHS local grants"), the first payment…

(a)(1) An entity of the District of Columbia government may accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal year 2003 and any subsequent fiscal year if— (A) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift or donation (except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection);…

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) The District of Columbia is the nation’s capital and an international showcase. (2) The Mayor of the District of Columbia serves as the highest elected official at both the state and local levels. (3) Each of the 50 states i…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Commission” means the Mayor’s Official Residence Commission established pursuant to this subchapter. (2) “Official residence” means the land and improvements where the Mayor has the exclusive right to live during the Mayor’s ter…

(a) There is established a Mayor’s Official Residence Commission with the purpose of preparing recommendations to the Council and the Mayor on the most appropriate site in the District to establish the Mayor’s official residence and on the most cost-effective methods of financing…

(a) The Commission shall be composed of 9 voting members. Four public citizen members including the chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Council, 3 public citizen members shall be appointed by the Mayor, and 2 ex officio members shall be the Dis…

Within 60 days of the submission of the Commission’s report to the Council and the Mayor, the Mayor shall propose the selection of a property to be used as the official residence and submit the proposed selection to the Council with a proposed resolution of approval. The proposed…

(a) On June 5, 2001, the Council of the District of Columbia adopted the Mayor’s May 3, 2001 recommendation (PR 14-179) to accept and approve the proposal of the Eugene B. Casey Foundation, as set forth in a February 26, 2001 letter to the Mayor from Mrs. Eugene B. Casey, to desi…

Whenever any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease affecting domestic animals or live poultry, and especially the disease known as pleuropneumonia, shall be brought into or shall break out in the District of Columbia, it shall be the duty of the Council of said District…

The Inspector of Asphalts and Cements shall not receive or accept compensation of any kind from or perform any work or render any services of a character required of him officially by the District of Columbia to any person, firm, corporation, or municipality other than the Distri…

No part of any appropriation for the District of Columbia, except for public schools, shall be expended for printing or binding a schedule or list of supplies and materials for the furnishing of which contracts have been or may be awarded.

Authority is hereby granted to the Secretary of the Interior and the President of the United States, in their discretion, to grant additional compensation at rates not to exceed those prevailing without regard to the provisions of §§ 1341, 1342 and 1349 to 1351 and subchapter II …

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to utilize District-owned vehicles for transportation of children of employees of the District of Columbia government residing at Children’s Center between Children’s Center and Laurel, Maryland.

(a) There is authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $150,000 in any fiscal year for expenses as the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall deem to be necessary, including personal services, for the reception and entertainment (including ceremonial gifts) of offici…

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, the Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia C…

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Active Business Operations” means all Business Operations that are not Inactive Business Operations. (2) “Business Operations” means engaging in commerce in any form in Sudan, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, s…

(a) Within 90 days after February 2, 2008, the Public Fund shall make its best efforts to identify all Scrutinized Companies in which the Public Fund has Direct Holdings, Indirect Holdings, or could possibly have such holdings in the future. Such efforts shall include, as appropr…

(a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, during the period that a company on the scrutinized Company List has Active Business Operations, the Public Fund shall sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly-traded securities of the company accordin…

(a) Repealed. (b) Annually thereafter, the Public Fund shall report as part of the annual report required under § 1-909.02(b)(13), the following: (1) All investments sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with § 1-335.03(a); (2) All prohibited investments under § 1-…

Present, future, and former District of Columbia Retirement Board members and employees shall be indemnified by the District of Columbia from all claims and liability, including court costs and attorney’s fees, because of any action taken pursuant to this part.

(a)(1) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Public Fund shall be permitted to cease divesting from certain Scrutinized Companies pursuant to § 1-335.03(b) or reinvest in certain Scrutinized Companies from which it divested pursuant to § 1-335.03(a) if clear and co…

The Mayor shall enforce this part and may bring such legal action as is necessary to do so.

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Company” means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association that ex…

(a) Within 90 days after March 21, 2009, the public fund shall make its best efforts to identify all scrutinized companies in which the public fund has direct or indirect holdings. Such efforts shall include reviewing and relying, as appropriate in the public fund’s judgment, on …

(a) For each scrutinized company on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List: (1)(A)(i) For each company in which the public fund has direct holdings newly identified under § 1-336.02, the public fund shall send a written notice informing…

(a) Repealed. (b) Annually thereafter, the public fund shall report as part of the annual report required under § 1-909.02(b)(14), the following: (1) All investments sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with § 1-336.03(a); (2) All prohibited investments under § 1-…

Present, future, and former District of Columbia Retirement Board members and employees shall be indemnified by the District of Columbia from all claims and liability, including court costs and attorney’s fees, because of any action taken pursuant to this part.

This part shall expire upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) The Congress or President of the United States unambiguously states, by means including legislation, executive order, or written certification from the President to Congress, that the government of Iran has c…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Central Collection Unit” means the Central Collection Unit established within the Office of Finance and Treasury of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to implement this subchapter. (2) "Delinquent debt" means: (A) Any fin…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) Except as prov…

Funds collected and recovered by the Central Collection Unit, beginning in fiscal year 2014 and continuing in the following fiscal years, arising out of delinquent debts transferred and referred to the Central Collection Unit by the University of the District of Columbia for coll…

(a) The Central Collection Unit may prescribe, impose, and collect fees from debtors to cover actual costs or expenses associated with the collection of delinquent debt. (b) In addition to the authority to impose and collect fees to cover actual costs or expenses associated with …

(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special fund known as the Delinquent Debt Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Central Collection Unit in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) Revenue from the foll…

(a) If a person liable to pay a delinquent debt neglects or refuses to pay the delinquent debt after demand by the Central Collection Unit, the amount, including any interest and any fees imposed for collection of the delinquent debt that may accrue, shall be a lien in favor of t…

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Central Collection Unit, in its discretion, may: (1) Enter into payment plan agreements with persons for payment of delinquent debt; provided, that no payment plan shall exceed a term of 5 years; (2) Discharge as uncollectible a …

(a) Each District agency that transfers and refers a delinquent debt of more than $100 to the Central Collection Unit for collection shall, within 5 days of the transfer and referral, suspend the granting or issuance of any District license or permit to the delinquent debtor. The…

The Central Collection Unit may enter into reciprocal agreements for the collection of delinquent debts with any state, local, or municipal government.