Activities of the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives

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by  United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia

Union Calendar No. 629
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102d Congress, 2d Session House Report 102-1097
ACTIVITIES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS
1991-1992
(Pursuant to House Rule XI, l.(d))
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December 31, 1992. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON 1993
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COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
RONALD V. DELLUMS, California, Chairman
FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California THOMAS J. BLILEY, Jr., Virginia
WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania* LARRY COMBEST, Texas
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California DANA ROHRABACHER, California
ALAN D. WHEAT, Missouri BILL LOWERY, California
JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of
Columbia, Delegate
SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan**
Edward C. Sylvester, Jr., StaffDirector
Dennis G. Smith, Minority StaffDirector
Robert B. Brauer, Senior StaffAssistant David E. Anderson, Minority ChiefCounsel
Warwan W. Burgan, StaffAssistant Barry Brown, Minority StaffAssistant
Kenneth S. Colburn, StaffAssistant Ellen Brown, Minority StaffAssistant
Michelle C. Cole, Research Assistant/ Richard T. Dykema, Minority Staff
Secretary Assistant
Walter C. Carrington, StaffAssistant Matthew W. Farley, Minority StaffAssistant
Donn G. Davis, Senior Legislative Associate Elizabeth W. Frazee, Minority Staff
Tracey A. Dean, Secretary Assistant
Grace M. DeMaio, Administrative Assistant Jean C. Gingras, Minority StaffAssistant
Marvin R. Eason, StaffAssistant Ron Hamm, Minority Senior StaffAssociate
Dietra L. Ford, Senior Legislative Associate Nancy J. Noe, Minority Legislative
Denise B. Lewis, Secretary Associate
Dale Maclver, Senior StaffCounsel
Joan V. Middleton, Administrative Officer
Deanna M. Milligan, StaffAssistant
Beverly E. Nickens, Senior Secretary
Anne D. Raffaelli, StaffAssistant
Roland T. Randolph, Printing Clerk
Carlottia Scott, StaffAssistant
Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., StaffAssistant
Elizabeth D. Watkins, Secretary
Linda M. White, Administrative Assistant
for Legislation
Charles M. Williams, StaffAssistant
Ronald C. Willis, Senior StaffAssociate
Louise H. Winston, Research Assistant/
Senior Secretary
George Ohl Withers, StaffAssistant
•ResignedfromtheCommitteeSeptember11, 1991.
**AssignedtotheCommitteeApril 1991.
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SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Fiscal Affairs and Health
PETE STARK, California, Chairman
RONALD V. DELLUMS, California DANA ROHRABACHER, California
JIM McDERMOTT, Washington THOMAS J. BLILEY, Jr., Virginia
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, D.C. LARRY COMBEST, Texas
Vacancy
Examples ofJurisdiction
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—Federal Payment Formulaand BudgetAutonomy
—Borrowing, Tax Policies
—TransferofSaint Elizabeths Hospital
Pension Funds
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Health System, ForestHaven
Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs
ALAN D. WHEAT, Missouri, Chairman
PETE STARK, California LARRY COMBEST, Texas
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California THOMAS J. BLILEY, Jr., Virginia
SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan BILL LOWERY, California
Vacancy
Examples of Jurisdiction
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—Metrorail, Metrobus
National Capital PlanningCommission
——Zoning, Planning, Economic Development
Home Rule Changes
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SewerandWaterChanges
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Workmen's Compensation Agency
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Personnel System
JUDICLARY AND EDUCATION
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California, Chairman
PETE STARK, California, Chairman
RONALD V. DELLUMS, California BILL LOWERY, California
ALAN D. WHEAT, Missouri THOMAS J. BLILEY, Jr., Virginia
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, D.C. DANA ROHRABACHER, California
Examples of Jurisdiction
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—CourtSystem and Appointment ofJudges
—Corporation Counsel, U.S. Attorney
—Denial ofCivil Rights and Services
—Criminal Code Revision
—Transfer ofMarshal Service
—D.C. Code and MunicipalCode Publication
Education
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Manpower
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Hon. DoNNALD K. Anderson,
Clerk, U.S. House ofRepresentatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Anderson: I forward herewith a report on the legisla-
tive, oversight, and other activities of the Committee on the Dis-
trict of Columlbia for the 102nd Congress, pursuant to House Rule
XI, l.(d).
In order to assist the House with the information contained
herein, the report has been divided into seven parts. The first con-
tains my personal remarks. Part two summarizes the committee's
legislative activities and legislation in the 102d Congress affecting
the District of Columbia. Part three is a statistical summary of
bills reported by the committee and the committee's disposal of
various bills. The fourth part describes special reports received by
the committee. Part five reviews the committee's oversight, review,
and study activities. Part six reviews legislative actions of the
Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to the District of Co-
lumbia Self-Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198;
87 Stat. 774). Part seven is a listing of committee materials from
the 102d Congress that have been forwarded to the National Ar-
chives. A letter noting some of the special concerns of the Ranking
Minority Member appears near the end ofthe report.
Sincerely,
Ronald V. Dellums,
Chairman.
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FOREWORD
The principal subject matter of each part —of the materials pre-
sented in this activities and summary report from the topics ad-
dressed in the chairman's summa—ry statements to the review of
District of Columbia Council acts was at some time during the
102d Congress the assigned responsibility of various members of
the professional staff ofthe Committee on the District of Columbia.
Some broad and encompassing assignments, such as D.C. statehood,
required the knowledge and attention of several staff members si-
multaneously, while others sometimes fused two or more overlap-
ping issue areas, making difficult any single or individual attribu-
tion for staff work involved. However, professional staff members
were generally assigned to basic research and investigations corre-
sponding to the jurisdictional concerns of the committee's three
subcommittees. A number of other staff assignments were directly
related to the legislative and oversight activities ofthe full commit-
tee.
Accordingly, various staff members contributed summary reports
offacts and findings to the committee's final activities and summa-
ry report for the 102d Congress. A general division of the commit-
tee's legislative and oversight areas of concern (by subcommittees
and full committee) and assigned staff who specifically contributed
summary reports of committee activities in each area follows:
FISCAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH
Dale Maclver, Ronald C. Willis, and Dietra L. Ford.
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
Dietra L. Ford, Kenneth Colburn, Marvin Eason, and Tracey
Dean.
JUDICIARY AND EDUCATION
Donn G. Davis and Elizabeth Watkins.
FULL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Donn G. Davis, Dale Maclver, Dietra L. Ford, Ronald C. Willis,
Michelle Cole, Linda White, and Louise Winston.
The statements and reports of facts and findings which comprise
this summary of the committee's activities during the 102d Con-
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gress were compiled by Donn G. Davis, senior legislative associate,
who was ably assisted by Dale Maclver, senior staff counsel, and
Roland T. Randolph, committee printing clerk. The typing was
done by Linda White, Tracey Dean, and Michelle Cole of the Com-
mittee's administrative staff, which was supervised by Joan Mid-
dleton. Office Administrator.
Edward C. Sylvester, Jr.,
StaffDirector.
CONTENTS
PART I—CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Page
Introduction 1
PART II—SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. D.C. Statehood Bill—H.R. 4718 2
1. The National Capital Planning Commission and Planning Act of 1952
Amendments NecessitatedbyStatehood 4
B. District ofColumbia Budgetary Efficiency Act of 1991—H.R. 2123 (Federal
Payment Formula) — 5
C. District ofColumbia Mental Health Program Assistance Act of 1991 H.R.
1720 7
D. Waiving the Period ofCongressional Review for Certain District ofColum-
biaActs—H.R. 2968, H.R. 3709 andH.R. 5623 7
E. DistrictofColumbiaJudicial Reorganization Act of1992 10
F. Special Appropriation—$30,798,000 forAnticrime andYouth Initiatives, 12
G. DistrictofColumbiaJustice Reform Act of1992—H.R. 4096 13
H. DeficitReduction Act—H.R. 2969 — 15
I. District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1991 H.R.
3581 15
J. RemovingReferences toGender in Title II, D.C. Code—H.R. 2694 17
K. EliminatingObsolete Reports toCongress—H.R. 2626 17
L. Conveyance of an Adjacent Parcel of Land to the Columbia Hospital for
Women—H.R. 3703 17
M. Amending the Charter ofthe Group Hospitalization and Medical Services,
Inc.—H.R. 5814 19
N. A Resolution to Support the Preparation ofa new Monument—al Core Area
Plan by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) H. Con. Res.
196 20
O. Resolutions ofDisapproval ofD.C. Council Acts 21
1. Disapproving the Act ofthe D.C. Council in Approving the Schedule of
Heights Amendment Act of1990, D.C. Council Act8-329—H.J. Res. 158 21
2. Disapproving the District ofColumbia Council Act 9-219, the Omnibus
BudgetSupportTemporaryActof1992—H.J. Res. 510 23
3. A Bill to Repeal, D.C. Council Act 8-289, the Law of the District of
Columbia known as the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability
of1990—H.R. 3712 24
4. A Resolution to Disapprove, D.C. Council Act 9-88, the Health—Care
Benefits Expansion Act (Formerly The Domestic Partners Act) H.J.
Res. 480 25
P. Actions by Other Committees of the Congress Affecting the District of
Columbia 26
PART III—STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES
Legislative andoversighthearings 26
Meetings: 27
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Full Committee 27
Fiscal Affairs andHealth 28
Government OperationsandMetropolitan Affairs 29
Judiciary and Education 29
Bills and Resolutions Reportedto the House and Senate 29
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Billsand Resolutions Reported to the House and Senate Continued
Bills referred to:
Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health 30
Subcommittee on GovernmentOperations and Metropolitan Affairs 31
Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education 31
PART IV—GAO AND AUDITOR'S REPORTS
A. D.C. Medicaid Program 31
B. Audit ofthe Results ofthe D.C. Hospital Association Suit Filed Againstthe
D.C. Medicaid Program 32
C. Reports Submitted bytheAuditorofthe DistrictofColumbia 32
D. Additional Reports Received 34
PART V—SUMMARY OF OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
A. Columbia Hospital Land Transfer 34
B. Relocation orClosingofLorton Correctional Complex 36
C. Federal Participation in Local Anticrime Efforts 37
D. DistrictofColumbia Public School System 38
E. National Capital PlanningCommission and RelatedActivities 40
1. Federal Metropolitan Detention Center 42
2. National Institutes ofHealth, Bethesda, Maryland, William H. Natcher
BuildingMaster Plan Modification and Phase I Development 43
3. Streetscape Manual forthe National Mall Road Improvement Program 43
4. International Cultural and Trade Center/Federal Triangle Building 44
5. Korean WarVeterans Memorial (tobe located on the Mall) 44
6. NCPCTask Forceon D.C. Statehood 45
PART VI—COMMITTEE FILES SENT TO NATIONAL ARCHIVES FROM THE
102D CONGRESS
Billsand resolutionfiles 45
Oversighthearings 52
Letter to Chairman Dellums from the ranking minority member, Mr. Bliley,
notingspecial concernsofthe minority 52
PART VII—LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
A. SummaryofActsoftheCouncil ofthe DistrictofColumbia 56
B. Retransmittals 56
C. Acts Adopted in Council Period Eight, 1990 and Transmitted to Congress
for Review in 1991 57
D. ActsTransmitted in Council Period Nine, 1991-1992, and Became Law 82
E. Actstobe Retransmitted in the 103dCongress 144