123STA T .697PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 or o the r c o s ts a ssoc i ate dw ith the o f fices of Un ited S tates Senator or United States R e p resentati v e u nder section 4( d ) of the D istrict of C o l u mb ia Statehood Constitutional Convention I nitiatives of 197 9 (D . C. L aw 3– 171
D.C. O fficial Code , sec. 1–1 2 3). S EC . 8 1 0 . Ex cept as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available b y this A ct or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer ’ s or employee’s official duties. F or purposes of this section, the term ‘ ‘official duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and wor k place, except in the case of — (1) an officer or employee of the M etropolitan P olice Depart - ment who resides in the District of Columbia or a District of Columbia g overnment employee as may otherwise be des- ignated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Serv- ices Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire Chief; (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise des- ignated by the Director; (4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and ( 5 ) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. SEC. 811. (a) N one of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney G eneral or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to re q uire Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. SEC. 812. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic in j ection of any illegal drug. SEC. 813. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insur- ance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. SEC. 814. (a) Notwithstanding section 6 15(i)(3)( B ) of the Individ- uals W ith Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(i)(3)(B)), none of the funds contained in this Act or in any other Act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2009 or any succeeding fiscal year may be made avail- able— (1) to pay the fees of an attorney who represents a party in or defends an IDEA proceeding which was initiated prior to the date of the enactment of this Act in an amount in excess of $ 4,000 for that proceeding; or Contracep t iv e s. Conscience e x ceptions. N ee dl e distri bu tion. V otin g rig h ts.
