; or (2) evaluated unfavorably as a factor of past contract performance. . 404. Accelerated payments Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the expiration of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) as a result of COVID–19, including any renewal thereof, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall direct contracting officers to establish an accelerated payment date for any prime contract (as defined in section 8701 of title 41, United States Code) with payments due 15 days after the receipt of a proper invoice. V District of Columbia 501. Special borrowing by the District of Columbia (a) Authorizing borrowing under municipal liquidity facility of Federal reserve board and similar facilities or programs The Council of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this section referred to as the Council ) may by act authorize the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations, in amounts determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia to meet cash-flow needs of the District of Columbia government, for purchase by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve under the Municipal Liquidity Facility of the Federal Reserve or any other facility or program of the Federal Reserve or another entity of the Federal government which is established in response to the COVID–19 Pandemic. (b) Requiring issuance to be competitive with other forms of borrowing The Council may authorize the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations under subsection (a) only if the issuance of such bonds, notes, and other obligations is competitive with other forms of borrowing in the financial market. (c) Treatment as general obligation Any bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection (a) shall, if provided in the act of the Council, be a general obligation of the District. (d) Payments not subject to appropriation No appropriation is required to pay— (1) any amount (including the amount of