National Capital Public Safety Act of 1989

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National Capital Public Safety Act of 1989 - Establishes, in the Executive Office of the President, the National Capital Public Safety Administrator who shall be appointed by the President and be responsible for police, fire, and emergency medical services, and the detention of persons accused or convicted of crimes, in the District of Columbia. Requires the Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia to forward the Administrator's annual estimate of the appropriations necessary to carry out such functions to the President without revision. Prohibits the imposition of D.C. residency restrictions on employees under the Administrator's jurisdiction. Terminates the Administrator position five years after this Act's enactment. Directs the District of Columbia to construct a prison at a specified location within the District which is to serve solely as a place for detaining and incarcerating individuals accused or convicted of crimes within the District of Columbia. Subjects the prison's design to the Administrator's approval. Prohibits the construction or expansion of prisons outside the District of Columbia for the detention of persons accused or convicted of crimes within the District. Requires the Attorney General and the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to submit a report to the Congress analyzing resources available to District of Columbia courts and the feasibility of, and costs associated with, increasing such resources. Directs the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to assign district judges of such Circuit to temporary service as judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Directs the Chief Justice of the United States to assign district judges of other circuits for service in the District of Columbia Circuit upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) submit a report to the Congress analyzing the potential effects of increased efforts to eliminate drug-related criminal activity in the District of Columbia on crime and law enforcement in the metropolitan area surrounding the District; and (2) authorize U.S. marshals for the District of Columbia and surrounding judicial districts to appoint eligible law enforcement officers from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia to temporary service as deputy U.S. marshals while investigating criminal activity within the District of Columbia.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 April 1989

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