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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-146 SEC. 152. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this section referred to as "Authority") shall report to the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, by February 15, 1999, on the status of all partnerships or agreements entered into from January 1, 1994 through September 30, 1998, between the District of Columbia government and any nonprofit organization that provides medical care, substance abuse treatment, low income housing, food and shelter services, abstinance programs, or educational services to children, adults and families residing in the District. For those partnerships or agreements that have been terminated, the Authority shall report to Congress on the plans by the District government for reinitiating the partnerships or agreements with the respective nonprofit organization. SEC. 153. The Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-340) is hereby repealed. SEC. 154. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used after April 1, 1999, to transfer or confine inmates classified above the medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio. SEC. 155. RESERVE.— The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104-8, sec. 202 is amended to include the following: "(i) RESERVE.— Beginning with fiscal year 2000, the plan or budget submitted pursuant to this Act shall contain $150,000,000 for a reserve to be established by the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Fineincial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: Provided, That the reserve shall only be expended according to criteria established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority. ". SEC. 156. LIBRARY FUNDRAISING AUTHORITY.—D.C. Code Section 37-105 is amended by striking the word "and" after section (11) and striking the period after section (12) and adding the following phrase: ", (13) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Library is authorized to hire a fundraiser and to raise funds from private sources and expend those funds for the benefit of the District of Columbia Public Library, with the prior review and approval of the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority. ". SEC. 157. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADOPTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998. (a) SHORT TITLE. —T his section may be cited as the "District of Columbia Adoption Improvement Act of 1998". (b) DATABASE.—The District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (referred to as "CFSA") shall maintain an accurate database listing and tracking any child found by the Family Division of the District of Columbia Superior Court to be abused or neglected and who is in the custody of the District of Columbia, including any child with the goal of adoption or legally free for adoption.