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concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress does not favor such legislative proposal.

(b) If a legislative proposal is not disapproved by a concurrent resolution passed by the two Houses within the forty-five-day period referred to in subsection (a) and is not disapproved by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall become a law. (e) Any provision of any legislative proposal may, under provisions contained in such proposal, be made operative at a time later than the date on which it would otherwise take effect.

(d) For the purposes of this section, continuity of session of the Congress shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die; but in the computation of the forty-five-day period there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.

(e) A law authorizing the issuance of bonds shall not take effect unless, after the enactment of such law, it has been approved by the qualified electors in the manner and at the time provided in section 702, in which case it shall take effect at the time provided in such section.

EMERGENCY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

SEC. 403. (a) Whenever the District Council transmits to the Congress a resolution (together with supporting information) declaring that an emergency exists in the government of the District of Columbia necessitating the prompt taking effect of any legislative proposal deposited by it with the Congress, the Committee on the District of Columbia of each House shall forthwith consider the matter, and, if they determine that there is necessity for the prompt taking effect of such legislative proposal, such committees shall make an appropriate report thereon to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Upon joint certification to the District Manager by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after receipt of such reports, that the emergency in question necessitates the prompt taking effect of such legislative proposal, such proposal shall take effect as law, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, upon the date designated in such certification, but not before the date on which such certification is made.

(b) Notwithstanding the taking effect of a legislative proposal pursuant to the provisions of this section, such legislative proposal shall cease to be in effect upon disapproval in accordance with the provisions of this title applicable with respect to legislative proposals, deposited with the Congress, with respect to which no emergency exists.

(c) In case of a vacancy in the office of President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate or House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall exercise the authority conferred on such officers, respectively, by this section.

RESERVATION OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY

SEC. 404. The Congress of the United States reserves the right, at any time, to exercise its constitutional authority as legislature for the District of Columbia, by enacting legislation for the District on any subject, whether within or without the scope of legislative power granted to the District Council by this Act, including without limitation legislation to amend or repeal any law in force in the District of Columbia prior to or after the enactment of this Act or any provision of this Act.

PRINTING IN STATUTES AT LARGE

SEC. 405. Each legislative proposal (except a legislative proposal authorizing the issuance of bonds) which has become law, and each law authorizing the issuance of bonds which has been approved in a referendum as provided in section 702, shall be printed in the United States Statutes at Large in the same

Such notice shall include the time and place of the hearing and a summary of all changes in existing law which would be made by adoption of the ordinance. The District Council (or committee thereof holding the hearing) shall give such additional notice as it finds expedient and practicable. At the hearing interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be publicly announced before adjournment is had.

(b) The District Council shall deposit with the National Capital Park and Planning Commission each zoning ordinance pased by it. If in the opinion of the Commission such ordinance, as passed, would adversely affect the interests of the Federal Government, the Commission shall within ten days after the date of such deposit certify to the District Council its disapproval of such ordinance. If such certification of disapproval is not made within such ten-day period, the zoning ordinance shall take effect as law on the day following the expiration of such period. If the Commission makes such certification of disapproval within the ten-day period above specified, the zoning ordinance shall take effect as law only if, after the day on which such certification is received, the District Council passes, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members then holding office, a resolution so providing; in which case the zoning ordinance shall take effect as law on the day following the day on which such resolution is passed.

INVESTIGATIONS BY DISTRICT COUNCIL

SEC. 337. (a) The District Council, or any committee or person authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any matter relating to the affairs of the District; and for that purpose may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence. For such purpose any member of the District Council (if the District Council is conducting the inquiry) or any member of the committee, or the person, conducting the inquiry, may issue subpenas and may administer oaths.

(b) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena issued to, any person, the District Council, committee, or person conducting the investigation shall have power to refer the matter to any judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, who may by order require such person to appear and to give or produce testimony or books, papers, or other evidence, bearing upon the matter under investigation; and any failure to obey such order may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof as in the case of failure to obey a subpena issued, or to testify, in a case pending before such court.

TITLE IV-ACTION BY THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ON LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

PART 1-LEGISLAVIVE PROPOSALS

DEPOSIT AND PUBLICATION

SEC. 401. The District Council shall deposit each legislative proposal passed by it with the Congress and each such proposal shall be referred to the respective Committees on the District of Columbia of the Senate and the House. The respective committees shall assign to each legislative proposal an identifying number. After a number has been so assigned, the legislative proposal shall promptly be published in the Congressional Record and shall also be published, under regulations prescribed by the Joint Committee on Printing, as a House or Senate document.

DISAPPROVAL BY THE CONGRESS OR BY THE PRESIDENT

SEC. 402. (a) Upon the expiration of the first period of forty-five calendar days of continuous session of the Congress, following the date on which a legislative proposal is deposited with the Congress, such legislative proposals shall be presented to the President by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, acting jointly, if, between the date of such deposit and the expiration

concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress does not favor such legislative proposal.

(b) If a legislative proposal is not disapproved by a concurrent resolution passed by the two Houses within the forty-five-day period referred to in subsection (a) and is not disapproved by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall become a law. (c) Any provision of any legislative proposal may, under provisions contained in such proposal, be made operative at a time later than the date on which it would otherwise take effect.

(d) For the purposes of this section, continuity of session of the Congress shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die; but in the computation of the forty-five-day period there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.

(e) A law authorizing the issuance of bonds shall not take effect unless, after the enactment of such law, it has been approved by the qualified electors in the manner and at the time provided in section 702, in which case it shall take effect at the time provided in such section.

EMERGENCY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

SEC. 403. (a) Whenever the District Council transmits to the Congress a resolution (together with supporting information) declaring that an emergency exists in the government of the District of Columbia necessitating the prompt taking effect of any legislative proposal deposited by it with the Congress, the Committee on the District of Columbia of each House shall forthwith consider the matter, and, if they determine that there is necessity for the prompt taking effect of such legislative proposal, such committees shall make an appropriate report thereon to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Upon joint certification to the District Manager by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after receipt of such reports, that the emergency in question necessitates the prompt taking effect of such legislative proposal, such proposal shall take effect as law, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, upon the date designated in such certification, but not before the date on which such certification is made.

(b) Notwithstanding the taking effect of a legislative proposal pursuant to the provisions of this section, such legislative proposal shall cease to be in effect upon disapproval in accordance with the provisions of this title applicable with respect to legislative proposals, deposited with the Congress, with respect to which no emergency exists.

(c) In case of a vacancy in the office of President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate or House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall exercise the authority conferred on such officers, respectively, by this section.

RESERVATION OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY

SEC. 404. The Congress of the United States reserves the right, at any time, to exercise its constitutional authority as legislature for the District of Columbia, by enacting legislation for the District on any subject, whether within or without the scope of legislative power granted to the District Council by this Act, including without limitation legislation to amend or repeal any law in force in the District of Columbia prior to or after the enactment of this Act or any provision of this Act.

PRINTING IN STATUTES AT LARGE

SEC. 405. Each legislative proposal (except a legislative proposal authorizing the issuance of bonds) which has become law, and each law authorizing the issuance of bonds which has been approved in a referendum as provided in section 702, shall be printed in the United States Statutes at Large in the same

PART 2-RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE

RULE-MAKING POWER OF SENATE AND HOUSE

SEC. 421. The provisions of this part are enacted by the Congress

(1) as an exercise of the rule-making power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and

(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rules of such House.

RESOLUTIONS DISAPPROVING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

SEC. 422. (a) As used in this part the term "resolution" means only a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress which, in the case of any legislative proposal deposited with the Congress, states in substance that the Congress does not favor such legislative proposal.

(b) The members of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia shall have authority at any time to report a resolution to the Senate, and the members of the House Committee on the District of Columbia shall have authority at any time to report a resolution to the House of Representatives.

(c) (1) When a resolution has been reported, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution. Such motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. No amendment to such motion shall be in order and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to or disagreed to.

(2) Debate on the resolution shall be limited to not to exceed six hours, which shall be equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.

(3) All motions to postpone consideration of a resolution, and all motions to proceed in the cocnsideration of other business, shall be decided without debate.

(4) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rule of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER HOUSE

SEC. 423. If, prior to the passage by one House of a resolution of that House with respect to a legislative proposal, such House receives from the other House a resolution with respect to the same legislative proposal, then-

(a) If no resolution of the first House with respect to such legislative proposal has been referred to the District of Columbia Committee of that House, no other resolution with respect to the same legislative proposal may be reported by such committee.

(b) If a resolution of the first House with respect to such legislative proposal has been referred to the District of Columbia Committee of that House

(1) the procedure with respect to that or other concurrent resolutions of such House with respect to such legislative proposal which have been referred to the District of Columbia Committee of such House shall be the same as if no resolution from the other House with respect to such legislative proposal had been received; but

(2) on any vote on final passage of a resolution of the first House with respect to such legislative proposal, the resolution from the other House with respect to such legislative proposal shall be automatically substituted

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TITLE V-THE DISTRICT MANAGER

APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, AND SALARY

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SEC. 501. The District Council shall appoint a District Manager who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and who shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his experience in, or his knowledge of, the administration of the affairs of local government. No member of the District Council shall be appointed District Manager during the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed, nor within one year after the expiration of such term. The District Manager shall receive a salary at a rate to be fixed by the District Council by ordinance, and shall reside in the District during his tenure of office.

POWERS AND DUTIES

SEC. 502. (a) The District Manager shall be the chief executive officer of the District government. He shall be responsible to the District Council for the proper administration of the affairs of the District coming under his jurisdiction or control, and to that end shall have the following functions:

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 901 (f), Title XIII and section 1501 (d), he shall appoint, and may remove, personnel (other than members of boards and commissions) in the executive office of the District Manager and the executive departments of the District, and personnel to occupy positions formerly occupied by one or more members of the Board of Commissioners.

(2) He shall, through the heads of the several executive departments and agencies, supervise and direct the activities of such departments and agencies.

(3) He shall, at the end of each fiscal year, prepare reports for such year of (A) the finances of the District, and (B) the administrative activities of the executive office of the District Manager and the executive departments of the District. He shall submit such reports to the District Council as soon as possible thereafter.

(4) He shall keep the District Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the District and make such recommendations to the District Council as may seem to him desirable.

(5) He may submit drafts of legislative proposals and ordinances to the District Council.

(6) He shall perform such other duties as the District Council, consistently with the provisions of this Act, may by ordinance or resolution direct.

(b) The District Manager may delegate any of his functions (other than the function of approving contracts between the District and the Federal Government under section 1401) to any officer, employee, or agency of the executive office of the District Manager, or to any director of an executive department.

ASSISTANTS TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER

SEC. 503. The District Council, by ordinance, shall (1) authorize the District Manager to appoint as many assistants to the District Manager as it deems necessary to assist him in the exercise of his functions, and (2) fix the compensation of each. Each assistant to the District Manager shall perform such duties as the District Manager may prescribe and shall serve at the pleasure of the District Manager.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MANAGER

SEC. 504. (a) The functions of the following agencies of the District government are hereby transferred to the District Manager: The Purchasing Division, the Division of Services to Veterans and War Workers, the Office of Administrator of Rent Control, the Board of Parole, the Office of the Budget Officer (including the Personnel Unit), the Division of Printing and Publications, the Police and Firemen's Retiring and Relief Board, the Automobile Board, the Wage Board, and the trial boards of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fre Department. The functions of the Bureau of Federal Supply, in the Department of the Treasury, with respect to the purchase of material, supplies, and equip

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