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PUBLIC LAW 104-8 —APR. 17, 1995 109 STAT. 133 SEC. 207. RECOMMENDATIONS ON FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Authority may at any time submit recommendations to the Mayor, the Council, the President, and Congress on actions the District government or the Federal Government may take to ensure compliance by the District government with a financial plan and budget or to otherwise promote the financial stability, management responsibility, and service delivery efficiency of the District government, including recommendations relating toll) the management of the District government's financial affairs, including cash forecasting, information technology, placing controls on expenditures for personnel, reducing benefit costs, reforming procurement practices, and placing other controls on expenditures; (2) the relationship between the District government and the Federal Government; (3) the structural relationship of departments, agencies, and independent agencies within the District government; (4) the modification of existing revenue structures, or the establishment of additional revenue structures; (5) the establishment of alternatives for meeting obligations to pay for the pensions of former District government employ- ees; (6) modifications or transfers of the types of services which are the responsibility of and are delivered by the District government; (7) modifications of the types of services which are delivered by entities other than the District government under alternative service delivery mechanisms (including privatization and commercialization); (8) the effects of District of Columbia laws and court orders on the operations of the District government; (9) the establishment of a personnel system for employees of the District government which is based upon employee performance standards; and (10) the improvement of personnel training and proficiency, the adjustment of staffing levels, and the improvement of training and performance of management and supervisory personnel. (b) RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONS WITHIN AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any recommendations submitted under subsection (a) during a control year which are within the authority of the District government to adopt, not later than 90 days after receiving the recommendations, the Mayor or the Council (whichever has the authority to adopt the recommendation) shall submit a statement to the Authority, the President, and Congress which provides notice as to whether the District government will adopt the recommendations. (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED FOR ADOPTED REC- OMMENDATIONS. —I f the Mayor or the Council (whichever is applicable) notifies the Authority and Congress under paragraph (1) that the District government will adopt any of the recommendations submitted under subsection (a), the Mayor or the Council (whichever is applicable) shall include in the