article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Government Improvement and Efficiency Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. (a) In General.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to incorporate the American University'', approved February 24, 1893 (27 Stat. 476), is amended by striking ``forty'' and inserting ``twenty- five''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. REPEAL OF APPLICATION OF SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) In General.--The Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 2(a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or the District of Columbia''; and (2) in section 7(1), by striking ``or District of Columbia''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts of the District of Columbia entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND BUREAU OF PRISONS TO ESTABLISH AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR HOUSING DISTRICT PRISONERS. The undesignated paragraph in the item relating to ``united states courts'' under the heading ``JUDICIAL'' in the Act of March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 869, ch. 75; sec. 24-424, D.C. Code) (relating to the cost of the care and custody of District of Columbia convicts in any Federal penitentiary) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the previous sentence or any provision of title 18, United States Code, to the contrary, with respect to District of Columbia convicts in any Federal penitentiary during the 5-year period beginning October 1, 1996, the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may enter into an agreement waiving the requirements of the previous sentence or establishing an alternative amount to be charged against the District of Columbia for such convicts, so long as the Director provides notice of the intent to enter into the agreement to the Committees on Appropriations, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, the Judiciary, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate not later than 15 days before entering into the agreement.''. SEC. 5. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM COUNCIL REVIEW. (a) In General.--Section 451 of the District of Columbia Self- Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-1130, D.C. Code), as amended by section 304(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Exemption for Certain Contracts.--The requirements of this section shall not apply with respect to any of the following contracts: ``(1) Any contract entered into by the Washington Convention Center Authority for preconstruction activities, project management, design, or construction. ``(2) Any contract entered into by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, other than contracts for the sale or lease of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant. ``(3) At the option of the Council, any contract for a highway improvement project carried out under title 23, United States Code.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 6. WAIVER OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. Section 906 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1-610.6, D.C. Code) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or subsection (d)'' after ``subsection (c)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) At the request of the Inspector General (as described in section 208(a) of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985), the Director of Personnel may waive the application of subsections (a) and (b) to employees of the Office of the Inspector General.''. SEC. 7. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION. (a) In General.--Effective as if included in the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, section 434(b)(5) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended to read as follows: ``(5) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for services rendered in connection with their official duties on the Commission.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(b) of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996 is hereby repealed, and the provision of law amended by such section is hereby restored as if such section had not been enacted into law. SEC. 8. SHORT TITLE OF HOME RULE ACT. (a) In General.--Section 101 of the District of Columbia Self- Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended by striking ``District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act'' and inserting ``District of Columbia Home Rule Act''. (b) References in Law.--Any reference in law or regulation to the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
summary: District of Columbia Government Improvement and Efficiency Act of 1996 - Reduces the minimum number of members of the Board of Trustees of the American University from 40 to 25. (Sec. 3) Repeals the application of the Service Contract Act of 1965 with respect to the District of Columbia. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Mayor of the District and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, with respect to District of Columbia convicts in any Federal penitentiary during the five-year period beginning in FY 1997, to enter into an agreement waiving requirements relating to the cost of the care and custody of D.C. convicts in Federal penitentiaries or establishing an alternative amount to be charged against the District for such convicts so long as the Director provides at least 15 days' notice of the intent to enter into the agreement to specified congressional committees. (Sec. 5) Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to exempt from review by the D.C. Council contracts: (1) entered into by the Washington Convention Center Authority for preconstruction activities, project management, design, or construction; (2) entered into by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, other than contracts for the sale or lease of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant; and (3) for Federal highway improvement projects at the option of the Council. (Sec. 6) Amends the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to allow, at the request of the Inspector General, the Director of Personnel to waive the residency requirement for employees of the Office of the Inspector General. (Sec. 7) Requires members of the Judicial Nomination Commission to serve without compensation for services rendered in connection with their official duties on the Commission. (Sec. 8) Renames the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act as the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.