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109 STAT. 130 PUBLIC LAW 104-8—APR. 17, 1995 "(b) REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO REIMBURSE.—I f, on any date on which a reimbursement payment is due to the Treasury under the terms of any advance made under this title, the District government does not make such reimbursement payment, the Secretary shall take the actions listed in this subsection. " (1) WITHHOLD ANNUAL FEDERAL PAYMENT. —Notwithstanding any other law, before turning over to the Authority (on behalf of the District government under section 205 of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995) any annual Federal payment appropriated to the District government for any fiscal year under title V of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (if any), the Secretary shall withhold from such annual Federal payment, and apply toward reimbursement for the payment not made, an amount equal to the amount needed to fully reimburse the Treasury for the payment not made. "(2) WITHHOLD OTHER FEDERAL PAYMENTS. — If, after the Secretary takes the action described in paragraph (1), the Treasury is not fully reimbursed, the Secretary shall withhold from each grant, entitlement, loan, or other payment to the District government by the Federal Government not dedicated to making entitlement or benefit payments to individuals, and apply toward reimbursement for the payment not made, an amount that, when added to the amount withheld from each other such grant, entitlement, loan, or other pa3anent, will be equal to the amount needed to fully reimburse the Treasury for the pa3anent not made. "(3) ATTACH AVAILABLE DISTRICT REVENUES. —If, after the Secretary takes the actions described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Treasury is not fully reimbursed, the Secretary shall attach any and all revenues of the District government which the Secretary may lawfully attach, and apply toward reimbursement for the payment not made, an amount equal to the amount needed to fully reimburse the Treasury for the payment not made. "(4) TAKE OTHER ACTIONS. —If, after the Secretary takes the actions described in paragraphs (1) through (3), the Treasury is not fully reimbursed, the Secretary shall take any and all other actions permitted by law to recover from the District government the amount needed to fully reimburse the Treasury for the payment not made. "SEC. 605. DEFINITIONS. "For purposes of this title— "(1) the term Authority' means the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority established under section 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995; "(2) the term 'control period' has the meaning given such term under section 305(4) of such Act; "(3) the term 'District government' has the meaning given such term under section 305(5) of such Act; "(4) the term 'financial plan and budget' has the meaning given such term under section 305(6) of such Act; and