116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 51 

AN ACT 

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, 

D.C. into the Union. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Washington, D.C. Admission Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Subtitle A—Procedures for Admission 

Sec. 101. Admission into the Union. 

Sec. 102. Election of Senators and Representative. 

Sec. 103. Issuance of presidential proclamation. 

Subtitle B—Seat of Government of the United States 

Sec. 111. Territory and boundaries. 

Sec. 112. Description of Capital. 

Sec. 113. Retention of title to property. 

Sec. 114. Effect of admission on current laws of seat of Government of United 

States. 

Sec. 115. Capital National Guard. 

Sec. 116. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United States 

as municipal corporation. 

Subtitle C—General Provisions Relating to Laws of State 

Sec. 121. Effect of admission on current laws. 

Sec. 122. Pending actions and proceedings. 

Sec. 123. Limitation on authority to tax Federal property. 

Sec. 124. United States nationality. 

TITLE II—INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

Subtitle A—Federal Property 

Sec. 201. Treatment of military lands. 

Sec. 202. Waiver of claims to Federal property. 

Subtitle B—Federal Courts 

Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials. 

Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts. 

Sec. 213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice. 

Sec. 214. Treatment of pretrial services in United States District Court. 

Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Capital to vote in Federal elections 

in State of most recent domicile. 

Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate. 
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Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of government in 

election of President and Vice-President. 

Sec. 224. Expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment 

repealing 23rd Amendment. 

TITLE III—CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 

Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs. 

Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees first employed prior to establishment of District of Columbia merit 

personnel system. 

Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges’ retirement program. 

Subtitle B—Agencies 

Sec. 311. Public Defender Service. 

Sec. 312. Prosecutions. 

Sec. 313. Service of United States Marshals. 

Sec. 314. Designation of felons to facilities of Bureau of Prisons. 

Sec. 315. Parole and supervision. 

Sec. 316. Courts. 

Subtitle C—Other Programs and Authorities 

Sec. 321. Application of the College Access Act. 

Sec. 322. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. 

Sec. 323. Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage. 

Sec. 324. Federal planning commissions. 

Sec. 325. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water. 

Sec. 326. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. General definitions. 

Sec. 402. Statehood Transition Commission. 

Sec. 403. Certification of enactment by President. 

Sec. 404. Severability. 

1 TITLE I—STATE OF 

2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 

3 Subtitle A—Procedures for 

4 Admission 

5 SEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

7 Act, upon the issuance of the proclamation required by 
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1 section 103(a), the State of Washington, Douglass Com2 monwealth is declared to be a State of the United States 

3 of America, and is declared admitted into the Union on 

4 an equal footing with the other States in all respects what5 ever. 

6 (b) CONSTITUTION OF STATE.—The State Constitu7 tion shall always be republican in form and shall not be 

8 repugnant to the Constitution of the United States or the 

9 principles of the Declaration of Independence. 

10 (c) NONSEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this sec11 tion, or the application thereof to any person or cir12 cumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions 

13 of this Act and any amendments made by this Act shall 

14 be treated as invalid. 

15 SEC. 102. ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE. 

16 (a) ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 30 days after 

18 receiving certification of the enactment of this Act 

19 from the President pursuant to section 403, the 

20 Mayor shall issue a proclamation for the first elec21 tions for 2 Senators and one Representative in Con22 gress from the State, subject to the provisions of 

23 this section. 

24 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTIONS OF SEN25 ATORS.—In the elections of Senators from the State 
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1 pursuant to paragraph (1), the 2 Senate offices shall 

2 be separately identified and designated, and no per3 son may be a candidate for both offices. No such 

4 identification or designation of either of the offices 

5 shall refer to or be taken to refer to the terms of 

6 such offices, or in any way impair the privilege of 

7 the Senate to determine the class to which each of 

8 the Senators shall be assigned. 

9 (b) RULES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The proclamation of the 

11 Mayor issued under subsection (a) shall provide for 

12 the holding of a primary election and a general elec13 tion, and at such elections the officers required to be 

14 elected as provided in subsection (a) shall be chosen 

15 by the qualified voters of the District of Columbia 

16 in the manner required by the laws of the District 

17 of Columbia. 

18 (2) CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS.—Election re19 sults shall be certified in the manner required by the 

20 laws of the District of Columbia, except that the 

21 Mayor shall also provide written certification of the 

22 results of such elections to the President. 

23 (c) ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES.—Upon the admission 

24 of the State into the Union, the Senators and Representa25 tive elected at the elections described in subsection (a) 
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1 shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and 

2 to all the rights and privileges of Senators and Represent3 atives of the other States in Congress. 

4 (d) EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON HOUSE OF REP5 RESENTATIVES MEMBERSHIP.— 

6 (1) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF

7 MEMBERS.—Effective with respect to the Congress 

8 during which the State is admitted into the Union 

9 and each succeeding Congress, the House of Rep10 resentatives shall be composed of 436 Members, in11 cluding any Members representing the State. 

12 (2) INITIAL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES

13 FOR STATE.—Until the taking effect of the first ap14 portionment of Members occurring after the admis15 sion of the State into the Union, the State shall be 

16 entitled to one Representative in the House of Rep17 resentatives upon its admission into the Union. 

18 (3) APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

19 FROM ADMISSION OF STATE.— 

20 (A) APPORTIONMENT.—Section 22(a) of 

21 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fif22 teenth and subsequent decennial censuses and 

23 to provide for apportionment of Representatives 

24 in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 

25 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking ‘‘the then 
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1 existing number of Representatives’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘436 Representatives’’. 

3 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

4 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with re5 spect to the first regular decennial census con6 ducted after the admission of the State into the 

7 Union and each subsequent regular decennial 

8 census. 

9 SEC. 103. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, upon the certifi11 cation of the results of the elections of the officers re12 quired to be elected as provided in section 102(a), shall, 

13 not later than 90 days after receiving such certification 

14 pursuant to section 102(b)(2), issue a proclamation an15 nouncing the results of such elections as so ascertained. 

16 (b) ADMISSION OF STATE UPON ISSUANCE OF PROC17 LAMATION.—Upon the issuance of the proclamation by the 

18 President under subsection (a), the State shall be declared 

19 admitted into the Union as provided in section 101(a). 

20 Subtitle B—Seat of Government of 

21 the United States 

22 SEC. 111. TERRITORY AND BOUNDARIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

24 (b), the State shall consist of all of the territory of the 

25 District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of 
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1 this Act, subject to the results of the metes and bounds 

2 survey conducted under subsection (c). 

3 (b) EXCLUSION OF PORTION REMAINING AS SEAT OF

4 GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES.—The territory of the 

5 State shall not include the area described in section 112, 

6 which shall be known as the ‘‘Capital’’ and shall serve as 

7 the seat of the Government of the United States, as pro8 vided in clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitu9 tion of the United States. 

10 (c) METES AND BOUNDS SURVEY.—Not later than 

11 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 

13 Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 

14 bounds survey of the Capital, as described in section 

15 112(b). 

16 SEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), upon 

18 the admission of the State into the Union, the Capital 

19 shall consist of the property described in subsection (b) 

20 and shall include the principal Federal monuments, the 

21 White House, the Capitol Building, the United States Su22 preme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legisla23 tive, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the 

24 Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms are used 

25 in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States Code). 
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1 (b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—Upon the admission of 

2 the State into the Union, the boundaries of the Capital 

3 shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the 

4 southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern 

5 right-of-way of 2nd Street NE; 

6 (1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 

7 of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north8 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

9 (2) thence southwest along said northeastern 

10 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec11 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

12 Avenue NE; 

13 (3) thence west along said northern right-of14 way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 

15 with the eastern right-of-way of 1st Street NE; 

16 (4) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 

17 of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south18 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

19 (5) thence northeast along said southeastern 

20 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec21 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 

22 (6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 

23 of 2nd Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 

24 Street SE; 
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1 (7) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 

2 of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north3 ern property boundary of the property designated as 

4 Square 760 Lot 803; 

5 (8) thence east along said northern property 

6 boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 

7 with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SE; 

8 (9) thence south along said western right-of9 way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 

10 northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE; 

11 (10) thence west along said northern right-of12 way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 

13 with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 

14 Avenue SE; 

15 (11) thence northwest along said northwestern 

16 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter17 section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 

18 SE; 

19 (12) thence south along said eastern right-of20 way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 

21 southern right-of-way of C Street SE; 

22 (13) thence west along said southern right-of23 way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east24 ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 
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1 (14) thence south along said eastern right-of2 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

3 southern right-of-way of D Street SE; 

4 (15) thence west along said southern right-of5 way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east6 ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 

7 (16) thence south along said eastern right-of8 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

9 the northwestern right-of-way of Canal Street SE; 

10 (17) thence southeast along said northwestern 

11 right-of-way of Canal Street SE to its intersection 

12 with the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; 

13 (18) thence east along said southern right-of14 way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 

15 western right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 

16 (19) thence south along said western right-of17 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

18 southernmost corner of the property designated as 

19 Square 736S Lot 801; 

20 (20) thence west along a line extended due west 

21 from said corner of said property designated as 

22 Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 

23 southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 

24 SE; 
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1 (21) thence southeast along said southwestern 

2 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter3 section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir4 ginia Avenue SE; 

5 (22) thence northwest along said northwestern 

6 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersec7 tion with the western right-of-way of South Capitol 

8 Street; 

9 (23) thence north along said western right-of10 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

11 the southern right-of-way of E Street SW; 

12 (24) thence west along said southern right-of13 way of E Street SW to its end; 

14 (25) thence west along a line extending said 

15 southern right-of-way of E Street SW westward to 

16 its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 

17 Street SW; 

18 (26) thence north along said eastern right-of19 way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 

20 southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW; 

21 (27) thence northwest along said southwestern 

22 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersec23 tion with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; 
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1 (28) thence north along said western right-of2 way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the 

3 northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 

4 (29) thence west along said northern right-of5 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east6 ern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; 

7 (30) thence north along said eastern right-of8 way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 

9 northern right-of-way of C Street SW; 

10 (31) thence west along said northern right-of11 way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east12 ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 

13 (32) thence north along said eastern right-of14 way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 

15 northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SW; 

16 (33) thence west along said northern right-of17 way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection 

18 with the western right-of-way of 12th Street SW; 

19 (34) thence south along said western right-of20 way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 

21 northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 

22 (35) thence west along said northern right-of23 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east24 ern right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 
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1 (36) thence south along said eastern right-of2 way of 14th Street SW to its intersection with the 

3 northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Cor4 poration railroad easement; 

5 (37) thence southwest along said northeastern 

6 boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation rail7 road easement to its intersection with the eastern 

8 shore of the Potomac River; 

9 (38) thence generally northwest along said east10 ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 

11 with a line extending westward the northern bound12 ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 

13 806; 

14 (39) thence east along said line extending west15 ward the northern boundary of the property des16 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop17 erty boundary of the property designated as Square 

18 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 

19 boundary of said property designated as Square 12 

20 Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 

21 (40) thence east along a line extending east 

22 from said northeast corner of the property des23 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection 

24 with the western boundary of the property des25 ignated as Square 33 Lot 87; 
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1 (41) thence south along said western boundary 

2 of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 

3 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

4 property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 

5 (42) thence counter-clockwise around the 

6 boundary of said property designated as Square 33 

7 Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which is along the 

8 northern right-of-way of E Street NW; 

9 (43) thence east along said northern right-of10 way of E Street NW to its intersection with the 

11 western right-of-way of 18th Street NW; 

12 (44) thence south along said western right-of13 way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the 

14 southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW; 

15 (45) thence southeast along said southwestern 

16 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersec17 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

18 Avenue NW; 

19 (46) thence east along said northern right-of20 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

21 with the eastern right-of-way of 17th Street NW; 

22 (47) thence north along said eastern right-of23 way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 

24 southern right-of-way of H Street NW; 
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1 (48) thence east along said southern right-of2 way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 

3 northwest corner of the property designated as 

4 Square 221 Lot 35; 

5 (49) thence counter-clockwise around the 

6 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

7 Lot 35 to its southeast corner, which is along the 

8 boundary of the property designated as Square 221 

9 Lot 37; 

10 (50) thence counter-clockwise around the 

11 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

12 Lot 37 to its southwest corner, which it shares with 

13 the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; 

14 (51) thence south along the boundary of said 

15 property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its 

16 southwest corner, which it shares with the property 

17 designated as Square 221 Lot 40; 

18 (52) thence south along the boundary of said 

19 property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its 

20 southwest corner; 

21 (53) thence east along the southern border of 

22 said property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to 

23 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

24 property designated as Square 221 Lot 820; 
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1 (54) thence south along the western boundary 

2 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 

3 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the 

4 property designated as Square 221 Lot 39; 

5 (55) thence south along the western boundary 

6 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 

7 to its southwest corner, which is along the northern 

8 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 

9 (56) thence east along said northern right-of10 way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection 

11 with the western right-of-way of 15th Street NW; 

12 (57) thence south along said western right-of13 way of 15th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

14 extending northwest from the southern right-of-way 

15 of the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue NW north of 

16 Pershing Square; 

17 (58) thence southeast along said line extending 

18 the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 

19 NW to the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 

20 Avenue NW, and continuing southeast along said 

21 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

22 to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 

23 14th Street NW; 

24 (59) thence south along said western right-of25 way of 14th Street NW to its intersection with a line 
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1 extending west from the southern right-of-way of D 

2 Street NW; 

3 (60) thence east along said line extending west 

4 from the southern right-of-way of D Street NW to 

5 the southern right-of-way of D Street NW, and con6 tinuing east along said southern right-of-way of D 

7 Street NW to its intersection with the eastern rightof-way of 131 8 ⁄2 Street NW; 

9 (61) thence north along said eastern right-ofway of 131 10 ⁄2 Street NW to its intersection with the 

11 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 

12 (62) thence east and southeast along said 

13 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

14 to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 

15 12th Street NW; 

16 (63) thence south along said western right-of17 way of 12th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

18 extending to the west the southern boundary of the 

19 property designated as Square 324 Lot 809; 

20 (64) thence east along said line to the south21 west corner of said property designated as Square 

22 324 Lot 809, and continuing northeast along the 

23 southern boundary of said property designated as 

24 Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern corner, which it 
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1 shares with the property designated as Square 323 

2 Lot 802; 

3 (65) thence east along the southern boundary 

4 of said property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 

5 to its southeast corner, which it shares with the 

6 property designated as Square 324 Lot 808; 

7 (66) thence counter-clockwise around the 

8 boundary of said property designated as Square 324 

9 Lot 808 to its northeastern corner, which is along 

10 the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 

11 NW; 

12 (67) thence southeast along said southern right13 of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersec14 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; 

15 (68) thence north along a line extending north 

16 from said eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to 

17 its intersection with the southern right-of-way of C 

18 Street NW; 

19 (69) thence east along said southern right-of20 way of C Street NW to its intersection with the east21 ern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW; 

22 (70) thence north along said eastern right-of23 way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the 

24 southern right-of-way of D Street NW; 
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1 (71) thence east along said southern right-of2 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

3 western right-of-way of 1st Street NW; 

4 (72) thence south along said western right-of5 way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the 

6 northern right-of-way of C Street NW; 

7 (73) thence west along said northern right-of8 way of C Street NW to its intersection with the 

9 western right-of-way of 2nd Street NW; 

10 (74) thence south along said western right-of11 way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the 

12 northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; 

13 (75) thence east along said northern right-of14 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

15 with the northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Ave16 nue NW; 

17 (76) thence northeast along said northeastern 

18 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter19 section with the southwestern right-of-way of New 

20 Jersey Avenue NW; 

21 (77) thence northwest along said southwestern 

22 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its inter23 section with the northern right-of-way of D Street 

24 NW; 
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1 (78) thence east along said northern right-of2 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

3 northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; 

4 (79) thence northeast along said northwestern 

5 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter6 section with the western right-of-way of North Cap7 itol Street; 

8 (80) thence north along said western right-of9 way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with 

10 the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Ave11 nue NW; 

12 (81) thence southeast along said southwestern 

13 right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the 

14 southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue 

15 NE; 

16 (82) thence southeast along said southwestern 

17 right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the 

18 southern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE; 

19 (83) thence counter-clockwise along said south20 ern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its inter21 section with the southern right-of way of F Street 

22 NE; and 

23 (84) thence east along said southern right-of24 way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. 
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1 (c) EXCLUSION OF BUILDING SERVING AS STATE

2 CAPITOL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

3 section, after the admission of the State into the Union, 

4 the Capital shall not be considered to include the building 

5 known as the ‘‘John A. Wilson Building’’, as described 

6 and designated under section 601(a) of the Omnibus 

7 Spending Reduction Act of 1993 (sec. 10–1301(a), D.C. 

8 Official Code). 

9 (d) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF FRANCES

10 PERKINS BUILDING.—The entirety of the Frances Per11 kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 

12 is north of D Street Northwest, shall be included in the 

13 Capital. 

14 SEC. 113. RETENTION OF TITLE TO PROPERTY. 

15 (a) RETENTION OF FEDERAL TITLE.—The United 

16 States shall have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, 

17 for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real 

18 and personal property with respect to which the United 

19 States holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the 

20 day before the date of the admission of the State into the 

21 Union. 

22 (b) RETENTION OF STATE TITLE.—The State shall 

23 have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes 

24 of administration and maintenance, all real and personal 

25 property with respect to which the District of Columbia 
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1 holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day 

2 before the date of the admission of the State into the 

3 Union. 

4 SEC. 114. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS OF 

5 SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES. 

6 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws 

7 of the District of Columbia which are in effect on the day 

8 before the date of the admission of the State into the 

9 Union (without regard to whether such laws were enacted 

10 by Congress or by the District of Columbia) shall apply 

11 in the Capital in the same manner and to the same extent 

12 beginning on the date of the admission of the State into 

13 the Union, and shall be deemed laws of the United States 

14 which are applicable only in or to the Capital. 

15 SEC. 115. CAPITAL NATIONAL GUARD. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title 32, United States Code, 

17 is amended as follows: 

18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In paragraphs (4), (6), and 

19 (19) of section 101, by striking ‘‘District of Colum20 bia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

21 (2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In sec22 tion 103, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in23 serting ‘‘Capital’’. 

24 (3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM25 MAND.—In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, 
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1 by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ both places it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

3 (4) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

4 section 107(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

6 (5) MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS.—In 

7 subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 109, by strik8 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it appears and 

9 inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

10 (6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG

11 ACTIVITIES.—In section 112(h)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

13 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na16 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

18 (7) ENLISTMENT OATH.—In section 304, by 

19 striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap20 ital’’. 

21 (8) ADJUTANTS GENERAL.—In section 314, by 

22 striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

24 (9) DETAIL OF REGULAR MEMBERS OF ARMY

25 AND AIR FORCE TO DUTY WITH NATIONAL GUARD.— 
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1 In section 315, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

3 (10) DISCHARGE OF OFFICERS; TERMINATION

4 OF APPOINTMENT.—In section 324(b), by striking 

5 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

6 (11) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY

7 WHEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In subsections 

8 (a) and (b) of section 325, by striking ‘‘District of 

9 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap10 ital’’. 

11 (12) COURTS-MARTIAL OF NATIONAL GUARD

12 NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC13 TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 

14 In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘District of Co15 lumbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap16 ital’’. 

17 (13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV18 ERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—In section 328(a), by strik19 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

20 (14) TRAINING GENERALLY.—In section 

21 501(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Capital’’. 

23 (15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 

24 section 503(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
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1 (16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL

2 ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik3 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

4 (17) ARMY AND AIR FORCE SCHOOLS AND

5 FIELD EXERCISES.—In section 505, by striking 

6 ‘‘National Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

8 (18) NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE

9 PROGRAM.—In subsections (c)(1), (g)(2), (j), (k), 

10 and (l)(1) of section 509, by striking ‘‘District of 

11 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap12 ital’’. 

13 (19) ISSUE OF SUPPLIES.—In section 702— 

14 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Na15 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’; and 

17 (B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by 

18 striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it 

19 appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

20 (20) PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES FROM ARMY OR

21 AIR FORCE.—In subsections (a) and (b) of section 

22 703, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ both places 

23 it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
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1 (21) ACCOUNTABILITY: RELIEF FROM UPON

2 ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In section 704, by strik3 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

4 (22) PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICERS.—In 

5 section 708— 

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Na7 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’; and 

9 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘District 

10 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

11 (23) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY ISSUED

12 TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.—In subsections (c), (d), 

13 (e), and (f) of section 710, by striking ‘‘District of 

14 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap15 ital’’. 

16 (24) DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE OR CON17 DEMNED PROPERTY.—In section 711, by striking 

18 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

19 (25) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF CON20 DEMNED STORES ISSUED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—In 

21 paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking ‘‘District 

22 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

23 (26) PROPERTY LOSS; PERSONAL INJURY OR

24 DEATH.—In section 715(c), by striking ‘‘District of 

25 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) CAPITAL DEFINED.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 32, 

4 United States Code, is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(20) ‘Capital’ means the area serving as the 

7 seat of the Government of the United States, as de8 scribed in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Ad9 mission Act.’’. 

10 (B) WITH REGARDS TO HOMELAND DE11 FENSE ACTIVITIES.—Section 901 of title 32, 

12 United States Code, is amended— 

13 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Dis14 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; 

15 and 

16 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

17 new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Governor’ means, with respect 

19 to the Capital, the commanding general of the Cap20 ital National Guard.’’. 

21 (2) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

22 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

23 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 

24 (i) in subsection (a), by adding at the 

25 end the following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(19) The term ‘Capital’ means the area serv2 ing as the seat of the Government of the United 

3 States, as described in section 112 of the Wash4 ington, D.C. Admission Act.’’; 

5 (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of sub6 section (c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum7 bia’’ both places it appears and inserting 

8 ‘‘Capital’’; and 

9 (iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking 

10 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Capital’’. 

12 (B) DISPOSITION ON DISCHARGE.—In sec13 tion 771a(c), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

15 (C) TRICARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN

16 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DE17 PENDENTS DURING CERTAIN DISASTER RE18 SPONSE DUTY.—In section 1076f— 

19 (i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by 

20 striking ‘‘with respect to the District of 

21 Columbia, the mayor of the District of Co22 lumbia’’ both places it appears and insert23 ing ‘‘with respect to the Capital, the com24 manding general of the Capital National 

25 Guard’’; and 
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1 (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 

2 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Capital’’. 

4 (D) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: AVAILABILITY

5 OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In paragraph (2)(B) of 

6 section 2732, by striking ‘‘District of Colum7 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

8 (E) MEMBERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

9 DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES10 TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN11 DUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.—In sec12 tion 7401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum13 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

14 (F) MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

15 DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES16 TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN17 DUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.—In sec18 tion 9401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum19 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

20 (G) READY RESERVE: FAILURE TO SATIS21 FACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAINING.— 

22 In section 10148(b)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

2 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

3 National Guard’’. 

4 (H) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BU5 REAU.—In section 10502(a)(1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

9 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

10 National Guard’’. 

11 (I) VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD

12 BUREAU.—In section 10505(a)(1)(A)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

16 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

17 National Guard’’. 

18 (J) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BU19 REAU OFFICERS.—In subparagraphs (A) and 

20 (B) of section 10506(a)(1)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

22 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap23 ital,’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

2 National Guard’’ both places it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

4 (K) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: GENERAL

5 PROVISIONS.—In section 10508(b)(1), by strik6 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap7 ital’’. 

8 (L) COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: ORIGINAL

9 APPOINTMENT; LIMITATION.—In section 

10 12204(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

12 (M) RESERVE COMPONENTS GEN13 ERALLY.—In section 12301(b), by striking 

14 ‘‘District of Columbia National Guard’’ both 

15 places it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital Na16 tional Guard’’. 

17 (N) NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERV18 ICE: CALL.—In section 12406— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 

22 the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

24 (O) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY

25 WITH STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—In 
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1 section 12642(c), by striking ‘‘District of Co2 lumbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

3 (P) LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF NA4 TIONAL GUARD UNITS.—In section 18238— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 

8 the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

10 SEC. 116. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF 

11 GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES AS MUNIC12 IPAL CORPORATION. 

13 Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes re14 lating to the District of Columbia (sec. 1–102, D.C. Offi15 cial Code) or any other provision of law codified in sub16 chapter I of chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official 

17 Code, effective upon the date of the admission of the State 

18 into the Union, the Capital (or any portion thereof) shall 

19 not serve as a government and shall not be a body cor20 porate for municipal purposes. 

21 Subtitle C—General Provisions 

22 Relating to Laws of State 

23 SEC. 121. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS. 

24 (a) LEGISLATIVE POWER.—The legislative power of 

25 the State shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation 
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1 in the State, consistent with the Constitution of the 

2 United States (including the restrictions and limitations 

3 imposed upon the States by article I, section 10) and sub4 ject to the provisions of this Act. 

5 (b) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF

6 MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL

7 OFFICES.—Upon the admission of the State into the 

8 Union, members of executive, legislative, and judicial of9 fices of the District of Columbia shall be deemed members 

10 of the respective executive, legislative, and judicial offices 

11 of the State, as provided by the State Constitution and 

12 the laws of the State. 

13 (c) TREATMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS.—To the extent 

14 that any law of the United States applies to the States 

15 generally, the law shall have the same force and effect in 

16 the State as elsewhere in the United States, except as such 

17 law may otherwise provide. 

18 (d) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing 

19 in the admission of the State into the Union shall affect 

20 any obligation under any contract or agreement under 

21 which the District of Columbia or the United States is 

22 a party, as in effect on the day before the date of the 

23 admission of the State into the Union. 

24 (e) SUCCESSION IN INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The 

25 State shall be deemed to be the successor to the District 
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1 of Columbia for purposes of any interstate compact which 

2 is in effect on the day before the date of the admission 

3 of the State into the Union. 

4 (f) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF FEDERAL MEM5 BERS ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.—Nothing in the ad6 mission of the State into the Union shall affect the author7 ity of a representative of the Federal Government who, 

8 as of the day before the date of the admission of the State 

9 into the Union, is a member of a board or commission 

10 of the District of Columbia to serve as a member of such 

11 board or commission or as a member of a successor to 

12 such board or commission after the admission of the State 

13 into the Union, as may be provided by the State Constitu14 tion and the laws of the State. 

15 (g) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AU16 THORITY OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE, UNITED

17 STATES PARK POLICE, AND UNITED STATES SECRET

18 SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION.—The United States 

19 Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and the 

20 United States Secret Service Uniformed Division may not 

21 enforce any law of the State in the State, except to the 

22 extent authorized by the State. Nothing in this subsection 

23 may be construed to affect the authority of the United 

24 States Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and 
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1 the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to 

2 enforce any law in the Capital. 

3 SEC. 122. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. 

4 (a) STATE AS LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO DISTRICT OF

5 COLUMBIA.—The State shall be the legal successor to the 

6 District of Columbia in all matters. 

7 (b) NO EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—All 

8 existing writs, actions, suits, judicial and administrative 

9 proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judg10 ments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of ac11 tion, claims, demands, titles, and rights shall continue un12 affected by the admission of the State into the Union with 

13 respect to the State or the United States, except as may 

14 be provided under this Act, as may be modified in accord15 ance with the provisions of the State Constitution, and 

16 as may be modified by the laws of the State or the United 

17 States, as the case may be. 

18 SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TAX FEDERAL 

19 PROPERTY. 

20 The State may not impose any tax on any real or 

21 personal property owned or acquired by the United States, 

22 except to the extent that Congress may permit. 

23 SEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY. 

24 No provision of this Act shall operate to confer 

25 United States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully 
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1 acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under 

2 any law of the United States or under any treaty to which 

3 the United States is or was a party. 

4 TITLE II—INTERESTS OF 

5 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

6 Subtitle A—Federal Property 

7 SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 

8 (a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

10 and subsection (b) and notwithstanding the admis11 sion of the State into the Union, authority is re12 served in the United States for the exercise by Con13 gress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases 

14 whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land lo15 cated in the State that, on the day before the date 

16 of the admission of the State into the Union, are 

17 controlled or owned by the United States and held 

18 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

19 (2) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The power of 

20 exclusive legislation described in paragraph (1) shall 

21 vest and remain in the United States only so long 

22 as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is 

23 controlled or owned by the United States and held 

24 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

25 (b) AUTHORITY OF STATE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The reservation of authority 

2 in the United States under subsection (a) shall not 

3 operate to prevent such tracts or parcels of land 

4 from being a part of the State, or to prevent the 

5 State from exercising over or upon such lands, con6 currently with the United States, any jurisdiction 

7 which it would have in the absence of such reserva8 tion of authority and which is consistent with the 

9 laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to such 

10 reservation of authority. 

11 (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The State shall 

12 have the right to serve civil or criminal process in 

13 such tracts or parcels of land in which the authority 

14 of the United States is reserved under subsection (a) 

15 in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights 

16 acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed 

17 in the State but outside of such lands. 

18 SEC. 202. WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO FEDERAL PROPERTY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As a compact with the United 

20 States, the State and its people disclaim all right and title 

21 to any real or personal property not granted or confirmed 

22 to the State by or under the authority of this Act, the 

23 right or title to which is held by the United States or sub24 ject to disposition by the United States. 

25 (b) EFFECT ON CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall 

2 recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect 

3 any claim against the United States, and any such 

4 claim shall be governed by applicable laws of the 

5 United States. 

6 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

7 Act is intended or shall be construed as a finding, 

8 interpretation, or construction by Congress that any 

9 applicable law authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or 

10 confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim re11 ferred to in paragraph (1), and the determination of 

12 the applicability to or the effect of any law on any 

13 such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this 

14 Act. 

15 Subtitle B—Federal Courts 

16 SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FED17 ERAL OFFICIALS. 

18 (a) CIRCUIT JUDGES.—Section 44(c) of title 28, 

19 United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘Except in the District of Co21 lumbia, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘within fifty miles of the Dis23 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘within fifty miles 

24 of the Capital’’. 
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1 (b) DISTRICT JUDGES.—Section 134(b) of such title 

2 is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the District 

3 of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘the Southern District of New York and’’. 

5 (c) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—Section 545(a) of 

6 such title is amended by striking the first sentence and 

7 inserting ‘‘Each United States attorney shall reside in the 

8 district for which he or she is appointed, except that those 

9 officers of the Southern District of New York and the 

10 Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles 

11 thereof.’’. 

12 (d) UNITED STATES MARSHALS.—Section 561(e)(1) 

13 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) the marshal for the Southern District of 

15 New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; 

16 and’’. 

17 (e) CLERKS OF DISTRICT COURTS.—Section 751(c) 

18 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Co19 lumbia and’’. 

20 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after 

22 the date of the admission of the State into the Union. 

23 SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS. 

24 (a) RENAMING.— 
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1 (1) CIRCUIT COURT.—Section 41 of title 28, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis4 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; and 

5 (B) in the second column, by striking 

6 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital; 

7 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 

8 (2) DISTRICT COURT.—Section 88 of such title 

9 is amended— 

10 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘District 

11 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 

12 Douglass Commonwealth and the 

13 Capital’’; 

14 (B) by amending the first paragraph to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘The State of Washington, Douglass Common17 wealth and the Capital comprise one judicial dis18 trict.’’; and 

19 (C) in the second paragraph, by striking 

20 ‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

21 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

22 to section 88 in the table of sections for chapter 5 

23 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘88. Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

2 COURT OF APPEALS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 

3 amended as follows: 

4 (1) APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES.—Section 44(a) 

5 of such title is amended in the first column by strik6 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

7 (2) TERMS OF COURT.—Section 48(a) of such 

8 title is amended— 

9 (A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis10 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; 

11 (B) in the second column, by striking 

12 ‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’ ; and 

13 (C) in the second column, by striking 

14 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

15 (3) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSELS

16 BY CHIEF JUDGE OF CIRCUIT.—Section 49 of such 

17 title is amended by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

18 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

19 (4) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CER20 TIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY COUNSELS.—Sec21 tion 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘the District of Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘the Capital Circuit’’. 

24 (5) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER RE25 VIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS.—Section 2343 
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1 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 

2 Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital Cir3 cuit’’. 

4 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DIS5 TRICT COURT.—Title 28, United States Code, is amended 

6 as follows: 

7 (1) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT

8 COURT JUDGES.—Section 133(a) of such title is 

9 amended in the first column by striking ‘‘District of 

10 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass 

11 Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

12 (2) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OF TAX

13 CASES BROUGHT AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Section 

14 1346(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

15 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 

16 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

17 (3) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER PRO18 CEEDINGS FOR FORFEITURE OF FOREIGN PROP19 ERTY.—Section 1355(b)(2) of such title is amended 

20 by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 

22 Capital’’. 

23 (4) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CIVIL

24 ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST A FOREIGN STATE.— 

25 Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is amended by strik-
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1 ing ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash2 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

3 (5) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER AC4 TIONS BROUGHT BY CORPORATIONS AGAINST

5 UNITED STATES.—Section 1402(a)(2) of such title is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 

8 and the Capital’’. 

9 (6) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF CERTAIN AC10 TIONS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE OF11 FICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1413 of such 

12 title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Colum13 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Common14 wealth and the Capital’’. 

15 (7) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF ACTION EN16 FORCING FOREIGN JUDGMENT.—Section 

17 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash19 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

20 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

21 OTHER COURTS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 

22 amended as follows: 

23 (1) APPOINTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.— 

24 Section 152(a)(2) of such title is amended in the 

25 first column by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and 
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1 inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 

2 and the Capital’’. 

3 (2) LOCATION OF COURT OF FEDERAL

4 CLAIMS.—Section 173 of such title is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘the Capital’’. 

7 (3) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES OF COURT OF

8 FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 175 of such title is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 

10 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

11 (4) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES FOR PURPOSES

12 OF TRAVELING EXPENSES.—Section 456(b) of such 

13 title is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(b) The official duty station of the Chief Justice of 

15 the United States, the Justices of the Supreme Court of 

16 the United States, and the judges of the United States 

17 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Cap18 ital.’’. 

19 (5) COURT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FEDERAL

20 CIRCUIT AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 

21 462(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the Dis22 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

23 (6) PLACES OF HOLDING COURT OF COURT OF

24 FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 798(a) of such title is 

25 amended— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Washington, District of 

2 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

5 (e) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FOREIGN PARTIES

7 AT STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.—Section 

8 1608(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘Washington, District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘the Capital’’. 

11 (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS IN PROPERTY CASES

12 AT ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE.—Section 2410(b) 

13 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Washington, 

14 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

15 (f) DEFINITION.—Section 451 of title 28, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new undesignated paragraph: 

18 ‘‘The term ‘Capital’ means the area serving as the 

19 seat of the Government of the United States, as described 

20 in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 

21 (g) REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS.—Any reference 

22 in any Federal law (other than a law amended by this 

23 section), rule, or regulation— 
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1 (1) to the United States Court of Appeals for 

2 the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to 

3 the United States Court of Appeals for the Capital; 

4 (2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be 

5 deemed to refer to the Capital Circuit; and 

6 (3) to the United States District Court for the 

7 District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the 

8 United States District Court for Washington, Doug9 lass Commonwealth and the Capital. 

10 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend11 ments made by this section shall take effect upon the ad12 mission of the State into the Union. 

13 SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DE14 PARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 

15 (a) APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES TRUSTEES.— 

16 Section 581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and in18 serting ‘‘the Capital and Washington, Douglass Common19 wealth’’. 

20 (b) INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.— 

21 (1) APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL PER22 SONNEL.—Section 594(c) of such title is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 

24 the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Wash-
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1 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Cap2 ital’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 

4 the second place it appears and inserting 

5 ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 

6 (2) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REMOVAL.—Section 

7 596(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

8 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 

9 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

11 this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 

12 State into the Union. 

13 SEC. 214. TREATMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IN UNITED 

14 STATES DISTRICT COURT. 

15 Section 3152 of title 18, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(other than 

18 the District of Columbia)’’ and inserting ‘‘(subject to 

19 subsection (d), other than the District of Colum20 bia)’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘(d) In the case of the judicial district of Washington, 

24 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital— 
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1 ‘‘(1) upon the admission of the State of Wash2 ington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, the 

3 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Serv4 ices Agency shall continue to provide pretrial serv5 ices in the judicial district in the same manner and 

6 to the same extent as the District of Columbia Pre7 trial Services Agency provided such services in the 

8 judicial district of the District of Columbia as of the 

9 day before the date of the admission of the State 

10 into the Union; and 

11 ‘‘(2) upon the receipt by the President of the 

12 certification from the State of Washington, Douglass 

13 Commonwealth under section 315(b)(4) of the 

14 Washington, D.C. Admission Act that the State has 

15 in effect laws providing for the State to provide pre16 trial services, paragraph (1) shall no longer apply, 

17 and the Director shall provide for the establishment 

18 of pretrial services in the judicial district under this 

19 section.’’. 

20 Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

21 SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN CAPITAL 

22 TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE 

23 OF MOST RECENT DOMICILE. 

24 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PERMIT INDIVID25 UALS TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 

2 (A) permit absent Capital voters to use ab3 sentee registration procedures and to vote by 

4 absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and 

5 runoff elections for Federal office; and 

6 (B) accept and process, with respect to any 

7 general, special, primary, or runoff election for 

8 Federal office, any otherwise valid voter reg9 istration application from an absent Capital 

10 voter, if the application is received by the ap11 propriate State election official not less than 30 

12 days before the election. 

13 (2) ABSENT CAPITAL VOTER DEFINED.—In this 

14 section, the term ‘‘absent Capital voter’’ means, with 

15 respect to a State, a person who resides in the Cap16 ital and is qualified to vote in the State (or who 

17 would be qualified to vote in the State but for resid18 ing in the Capital), but only if the State is the last 

19 place in which the person was domiciled before resid20 ing in the Capital. 

21 (3) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

22 ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, including 

23 the State. 

24 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATES TO MAXIMIZE

25 ACCESS TO POLLS BY ABSENT CAPITAL VOTERS.—To af-
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1 ford maximum access to the polls by absent Capital voters, 

2 it is the sense of Congress that the States should— 

3 (1) waive registration requirements for absent 

4 Capital voters who, by reason of residence in the 

5 Capital, do not have an opportunity to register; 

6 (2) expedite processing of balloting materials 

7 with respect to such individuals; and 

8 (3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to 

9 such individuals at the earliest opportunity. 

10 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General may 

11 bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the 

12 United States for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 

13 may be necessary to carry out this section. 

14 (d) EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.—The exer15 cise of any right under this section shall not affect, for 

16 purposes of a Federal tax, a State tax, or a local tax, the 

17 residence or domicile of a person exercising such right. 

18 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

19 upon the date of the admission of the State into the 

20 Union, and shall apply with respect to elections for Fed21 eral office taking place on or after such date. 

22 SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

23 DELEGATE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the Dis25 trict of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91–405; sec-
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1 tions 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, 

2 and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such 

3 sections are restored or revived as if such sections had 

4 not been enacted. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO6 LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co7 lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended— 

8 (1) in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 

9 Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of 

10 Representatives,’’; 

11 (2) in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 

12 Code)— 

13 (A) by striking paragraph (6), 

14 (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘(except 

15 the Delegate to Congress for the District of Co16 lumbia)’’, and 

17 (C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 

18 Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum19 bia,’’; 

20 (3) in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 

21 Code)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ in the heading, 

23 and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 

2 appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2), 

3 (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3); 

4 (4) in section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 

5 Code)— 

6 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sub7 section (a)(3), and 

8 (B) in subsection (d)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 

10 it appears in paragraph (1), and 

11 (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re12 designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 

13 (2); 

14 (5) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 

15 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate to the 

16 House of Representatives,’’; 

17 (6) in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 

18 Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’; and 

19 (7) in section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. 

20 Official Code), by striking ‘‘except the Delegate to 

21 the Congress from the District of Columbia’’. 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 

24 State into the Union. 
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1 SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION 

2 OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF 

3 PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 3, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking section 21; and 

7 (2) in the table of sections, by striking the item 

8 relating to section 21. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the admis11 sion of the State into the Union, and shall apply to any 

12 election of the President and Vice-President taking place 

13 on or after such date. 

14 SEC. 224. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION 

15 OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEAL16 ING 23RD AMENDMENT. 

17 (a) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint resolu19 tion— 

20 (1) entitled ‘‘A joint resolution proposing an 

21 amendment to the Constitution of the United States 

22 to repeal the 23rd article of amendment’’; and 

23 (2) the matter after the resolving clause of 

24 which consists solely of text to amend the Constitu25 tion of the United States to repeal the 23rd article 

26 of amendment to the Constitution. 
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1 (b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP2 RESENTATIVES.— 

3 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro4 duction in the House of Representatives, the joint 

5 resolution shall be placed immediately on the appro6 priate calendar. 

7 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be in order, not 

9 later than 30 legislative days after the date the 

10 joint resolution is introduced in the House of 

11 Representatives, to move to proceed to consider 

12 the joint resolution in the House of Representa13 tives. 

14 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro15 ceed to consider the joint resolution— 

16 (i) all points of order against the mo17 tion are waived; 

18 (ii) such a motion shall not be in 

19 order after the House of Representatives 

20 has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 

21 joint resolution; 

22 (iii) the previous question shall be 

23 considered as ordered on the motion to its 

24 adoption without intervening motion; 
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1 (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; 

2 and 

3 (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

4 which the motion is disposed of shall not 

5 be in order. 

6 (3) CONSIDERATION.—When the House of Rep7 resentatives proceeds to consideration of the joint 

8 resolution— 

9 (A) the joint resolution shall be considered 

10 as read; 

11 (B) all points of order against the joint 

12 resolution and against its consideration are 

13 waived; 

14 (C) the previous question shall be consid15 ered as ordered on the joint resolution to its 

16 passage without intervening motion except 10 

17 hours of debate equally divided and controlled 

18 by the proponent and an opponent; 

19 (D) an amendment to the joint resolution 

20 shall not be in order; and 

21 (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas22 sage of the joint resolution shall not be in 

23 order. 

24 (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 
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1 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro2 duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be 

3 placed immediately on the calendar. 

4 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 

6 XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 

7 in order, not later than 30 legislative days after 

8 the date the joint resolution is introduced in the 

9 Senate (even though a previous motion to the 

10 same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 

11 proceed to the consideration of the joint resolu12 tion. 

13 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro14 ceed to the consideration of the joint resolu15 tion— 

16 (i) all points of order against the mo17 tion are waived; 

18 (ii) the motion is not debatable; 

19 (iii) the motion is not subject to a mo20 tion to postpone; 

21 (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

22 which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

23 to shall not be in order; and 
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1 (v) if the motion is agreed to, the 

2 joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 

3 business until disposed of. 

4 (3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Senate proceeds 

6 to consideration of the joint resolution— 

7 (i) all points of order against the joint 

8 resolution (and against consideration of 

9 the joint resolution) are waived; 

10 (ii) consideration of the joint resolu11 tion, and all debatable motions and appeals 

12 in connection therewith, shall be limited to 

13 not more than 30 hours, which shall be di14 vided equally between the majority and mi15 nority leaders or their designees; 

16 (iii) a motion further to limit debate 

17 is in order and not debatable; 

18 (iv) an amendment to, a motion to 

19 postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 

20 resolution is not in order; and 

21 (v) a motion to proceed to the consid22 eration of other business is not in order. 

23 (B) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the Senate the 

24 vote on passage shall occur immediately fol25 lowing the conclusion of the consideration of the 
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1 joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the 

2 conclusion of the debate if requested in accord3 ance with the rules of the Senate. 

4 (C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE5 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

6 relating to the application of this subsection or 

7 the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 

8 the procedure relating to the joint resolution 

9 shall be decided without debate. 

10 (d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF

11 REPRESENTATIVES.— 

12 (1) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER

13 HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of the 

14 joint resolution of that House, that House receives 

15 from the other House the joint resolution— 

16 (A) the joint resolution of the other House 

17 shall not be referred to a committee; and 

18 (B) with respect to the joint resolution of 

19 the House receiving the resolution— 

20 (i) the procedure in that House shall 

21 be the same as if no joint resolution had 

22 been received from the other House; and 

23 (ii) the vote on passage shall be on 

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1 (2) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF

2 OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce or 

3 consider the joint resolution under this section, the 

4 joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 

5 to expedited floor procedures under this section. 

6 (3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 

7 If, following passage of the joint resolution in the 

8 Senate, the Senate receives the companion measure 

9 from the House of Representatives, the companion 

10 measure shall not be debatable. 

11 (e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

12 SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 

13 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

14 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec15 tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 

16 each House, respectively, but applicable only with re17 spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 

18 in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 

19 other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 

20 with such rules; and 

21 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

22 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

23 relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 

24 in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 

25 the case of any other rule of that House. 
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1 TITLE III—CONTINUATION OF 

2 CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 

3 RESPONSIBILITIES 

4 Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 

5 SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN 

6 RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) CONTINUATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO PAY8 MENTS.—Any individual who, as of the day before the date 

9 of the admission of the State into the Union, is entitled 

10 to a Federal benefit payment under the District of Colum11 bia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title 

12 XI of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Govern13 ment Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1–801.01 et seq., 

14 D.C. Official Code) shall continue to be entitled to such 

15 a payment after the admission of the State into the Union, 

16 in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 

17 the same terms and conditions applicable under such Act. 

18 (b) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed20 eral Government under the District of Columbia Re21 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with 

22 respect to any individual or with respect to the Dis23 trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of 

24 the admission of the State into the Union shall re25 main in effect with respect to such an individual and 
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1 with respect to the State after the admission of the 

2 State into the Union, in the same manner, to the 

3 same extent, and subject to the same terms and con4 ditions applicable under such Act. 

5 (2) D.C. FEDERAL PENSION FUND.—Any obli6 gation of the Federal Government under chapter 9 

7 of the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 

8 Act of 1997 (sec. 1–817.01 et seq., D.C. Official 

9 Code) with respect to the D.C. Federal Pension 

10 Fund which exists as of the day before the date of 

11 the admission of the State into the Union shall re12 main in effect with respect to such Fund after the 

13 admission of the State into the Union, in the same 

14 manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 

15 terms and conditions applicable under such chapter. 

16 (c) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE.—Any obligation of the 

17 District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Re18 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect 

19 to any individual or with respect to the Federal Govern20 ment as of the day before the date of the admission of 

21 the State into the Union shall become an obligation of the 

22 State with respect to such an individual and with respect 

23 to the Federal Government after the admission of the 

24 State into the Union, in the same manner, to the same 
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1 extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions ap2 plicable under such Act. 

3 SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BEN4 EFITS FOR EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED 

5 PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF 

6 COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 

7 (a) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Any 

8 obligation of the Federal Government under title 5, United 

9 States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de10 scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the District 

11 of Columbia as of the day before the date of the admission 

12 of the State into the Union shall remain in effect with 

13 respect to such individual and with respect to the State 

14 after the admission of the State into the Union, in the 

15 same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 

16 terms and conditions applicable under such title. 

17 (b) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE.—Any obligation of the 

18 District of Columbia under title 5, United States Code, 

19 which exists with respect to an individual described in sub20 section (c) or with respect to the Federal Government as 

21 of the day before the date of the admission of the State 

22 into the Union shall become an obligation of the State with 

23 respect to such individual and with respect to the Federal 

24 Government after the admission of the State into the 

25 Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, and sub-
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1 ject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 

2 such title. 

3 (c) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de4 scribed in this subsection is an individual who was first 

5 employed by the government of the District of Columbia 

6 before October 1, 1987. 

7 SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER 

8 JUDGES’ RETIREMENT PROGRAM. 

9 (a) CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed11 eral Government under subchapter III of chapter 15 

12 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code— 

13 (A) which exists with respect to any indi14 vidual and the District of Columbia as the re15 sult of service accrued prior to the date of the 

16 admission of the State into the Union shall re17 main in effect with respect to such an indi18 vidual and with respect to the State after the 

19 admission of the State into the Union, in the 

20 same manner, to the same extent, and subject 

21 to the same terms and conditions applicable 

22 under such subchapter; and 

23 (B) subject to paragraph (2), shall exist 

24 with respect to any individual and the State as 

25 the result of service accrued after the date of 
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1 the admission of the State into the Union in the 

2 same manner, to the same extent, and subject 

3 to the same terms and conditions applicable 

4 under such subchapter as such obligation ex5 isted with respect to individuals and the Dis6 trict of Columbia as of the date of the admis7 sion of the State into the Union. 

8 (2) TREATMENT OF SERVICE ACCRUED AFTER

9 TAKING EFFECT OF STATE RETIREMENT PRO10 GRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) does 

11 not apply to service accrued on or after the termi12 nation date described in subsection (b). 

13 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date de14 scribed in this subsection is the date on which the State 

15 provides written certification to the President that the 

16 State has in effect laws requiring the State to appropriate 

17 and make available funds for the retirement of judges of 

18 the State. 

19 Subtitle B—Agencies 

20 SEC. 311. PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 

21 (a) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS AND FUND22 ING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para24 graph (2) and subsection (b), title III of the District 

25 of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure 
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1 Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1601 et seq., D.C. Official 

2 Code) shall apply with respect to the State and to 

3 the public defender service of the State after the 

4 date of the admission of the State into the Union in 

5 the same manner and to the same extent as such 

6 title applied with respect to the District of Columbia 

7 and the District of Columbia Public Defender Serv8 ice as of the day before the date of the admission 

9 of the State into the Union. 

10 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON11 TRIBUTION.—For purposes of paragraph (2) of sec12 tion 305(c) of such Act (sec. 2–1605(c)(2), D.C. Of13 ficial Code), the Federal Government shall be treat14 ed as the employing agency with respect to the bene15 fits provided under such section to an individual who 

16 is an employee of the public defender service of the 

17 State and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of such 

18 Act (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official Code), is treated 

19 as an employee of the Federal Government for pur20 poses of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub21 part G of part III of title 5, United States Code. 

22 (b) RENAMING OF SERVICE.—Effective upon the date 

23 of the admission of the State into the Union, the State 

24 may rename the public defender service of the State. 
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1 (c) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM2 PLOYEES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 

4 employee of the public defender service of the State 

5 as of the day before the date described in subsection 

6 (d) and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the Dis7 trict of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Proce8 dure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official 

9 Code), is treated as an employee of the Federal Gov10 ernment for purposes of receiving benefits under any 

11 chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United 

12 States Code, shall continue to be treated as an em13 ployee of the Federal Government for such purposes, 

14 notwithstanding the termination of the provisions of 

15 subsection (a) under subsection (d). 

16 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON17 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 

18 subsection (d), the State shall be treated as the em19 ploying agency with respect to the benefits described 

20 in paragraph (1) which are provided to an individual 

21 who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is con22 tinued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

23 Government under such paragraph. 

24 (d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall terminate 

25 upon the date on which the State provides written certifi-
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1 cation to the President that the State has in effect laws 

2 requiring the State to appropriate and make available 

3 funds for the operation of the office of the State which 

4 provides the services described in title III of the District 

5 of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act 

6 of 1970 (sec. 2–1601 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 

7 SEC. 312. PROSECUTIONS. 

8 (a) ASSIGNMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES AT9 TORNEYS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sub11 chapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 

12 Code, the Attorney General, with the concurrence of 

13 the District of Columbia or the State (as the case 

14 may be), shall provide for the assignment of assist15 ant United States attorneys to the State to carry 

16 out the functions described in subsection (b). 

17 (2) ASSIGNMENTS MADE ON DETAIL WITHOUT

18 REIMBURSEMENT BY STATE.—In accordance with 

19 section 3373 of title 5, United States Code— 

20 (A) an assistant United States attorney 

21 who is assigned to the State under this section 

22 shall be deemed under subsection (a) of such 

23 section to be on detail to a regular work assign24 ment in the Department of Justice; and 
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1 (B) the assignment of an assistant United 

2 States attorney to the State under this section 

3 shall be made without reimbursement by the 

4 State of the pay of the attorney or any related 

5 expenses. 

6 (b) FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The functions de7 scribed in this subsection are criminal prosecutions con8 ducted in the name of the State which would have been 

9 conducted in the name of the United States by the United 

10 States attorney for the District of Columbia or his or her 

11 assistants, as provided under section 23–101(c), District 

12 of Columbia Official Code, but for the admission of the 

13 State into the Union. 

14 (c) MINIMUM NUMBER ASSIGNED.—The number of 

15 assistant United States attorneys who are assigned under 

16 this section may not be less than the number of assistant 

17 United States attorneys whose principal duties as of the 

18 day before the date of the admission of the State into the 

19 Union were to conduct criminal prosecutions in the name 

20 of the United States under section 23–101(c), District of 

21 Columbia Official Code. 

22 (d) TERMINATION.—The obligation of the Attorney 

23 General to provide for the assignment of assistant United 

24 States attorneys under this section shall terminate upon 

25 written certification by the State to the President that the 
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1 State has appointed attorneys of the State to carry out 

2 the functions described in subsection (b). 

3 (e) CLARIFICATION REGARDING CLEMENCY AU4 THORITY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the admission 

6 of the State into the Union, the authority to grant 

7 clemency for offenses against the District of Colum8 bia or the State shall be exercised by such person or 

9 persons, and under such terms and conditions, as 

10 provided by the State Constitution and the laws of 

11 the State, without regard to whether the prosecution 

12 for the offense was conducted by the District of Co13 lumbia, the State, or the United States. 

14 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

15 ‘‘clemency’’ means a pardon, reprieve, or commuta16 tion of sentence, or a remission of a fine or other 

17 financial penalty. 

18 SEC. 313. SERVICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS. 

19 (a) PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR COURTS OF

20 STATE.—The United States Marshals Service shall pro21 vide services with respect to the courts and court system 

22 of the State in the same manner and to the same extent 

23 as the Service provided services with respect to the courts 

24 and court system of the District of Columbia as of the 

25 day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
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1 Union, except that the President shall not appoint a 

2 United States Marshal under section 561 of title 28, 

3 United States Code, for any court of the State. 

4 (b) TERMINATION.—The obligation of the United 

5 States Marshals Service to provide services under this sec6 tion shall terminate upon written certification by the State 

7 to the President that the State has appointed personnel 

8 of the State to provide such services. 

9 SEC. 314. DESIGNATION OF FELONS TO FACILITIES OF BU10 REAU OF PRISONS. 

11 (a) CONTINUATION OF DESIGNATION.—Chapter 1 of 

12 subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital Revitalization 

13 and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24– 

14 101 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and the amendments 

15 made by such chapter— 

16 (1) shall continue to apply with respect to indi17 viduals convicted of offenses under the laws of the 

18 District of Columbia prior to the date of the admis19 sion of the State into the Union; and 

20 (2) shall apply with respect to individuals con21 victed of offenses under the laws of the State after 

22 the date of the admission of the State into the 

23 Union in the same manner and to the same extent 

24 as such chapter and amendments applied with re25 spect to individuals convicted of offenses under the 
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1 laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of 

2 the admission of the State into the Union. 

3 (b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section 

4 shall terminate upon written certification by the State to 

5 the President that the State has in effect laws for the 

6 housing of individuals described in subsection (a) in cor7 rectional facilities. 

8 SEC. 315. PAROLE AND SUPERVISION. 

9 (a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 

10 (1) PAROLE.—The United States Parole Com11 mission— 

12 (A) shall continue to exercise the authority 

13 to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and to im14 pose conditions upon an order of parole, in the 

15 case of any individual who is an imprisoned 

16 felon who is eligible for parole or reparole under 

17 the laws of the District of Columbia as of the 

18 day before the date of the admission of the 

19 State into the Union, as provided under section 

20 11231 of the National Capital Revitalization 

21 and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

22 (sec. 24–131, D.C. Official Code); and 

23 (B) shall exercise the authority to grant, 

24 deny, and revoke parole, and to impose condi25 tions upon an order of parole, in the case of 
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1 any individual who is an imprisoned felon who 

2 is eligible for parole or reparole under the laws 

3 of the State in the same manner and to the 

4 same extent as the Commission exercised in the 

5 case of any individual described in subpara6 graph (A). 

7 (2) SUPERVISION OF RELEASED OFFENDERS.— 

8 The United States Parole Commission— 

9 (A) shall continue to exercise the authority 

10 over individuals who are released offenders of 

11 the District of Columbia as of the day before 

12 the date of the admission of the State into the 

13 Union, as provided under section 11233(c)(2) 

14 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self15 Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 

16 24–133(c)(2), D.C. Official Code); and 

17 (B) shall exercise authority over individ18 uals who are released offenders of the State in 

19 the same manner and to the same extent as the 

20 Commission exercised authority over individuals 

21 described in subparagraph (A). 

22 (3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

23 EMPLOYEES.— 

24 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 

25 is an employee of the United States Parole 
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1 Commission as of the later of the day before 

2 the date described in subparagraph (A) of para3 graph (4) or the day before the date described 

4 in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) and who, 

5 on or after such date, is an employee of the of6 fice of the State which exercises the authority 

7 described in either such subparagraph, shall 

8 continue to be treated as an employee of the 

9 Federal Government for purposes of receiving 

10 benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part 

11 III of title 5, United States Code, notwith12 standing the termination of the provisions of 

13 this subsection under paragraph (4). 

14 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON15 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the later of the date 

16 described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) 

17 or the date described in subparagraph (B) of 

18 paragraph (4), the State shall be treated as the 

19 employing agency with respect to the benefits 

20 described in subparagraph (A) which are pro21 vided to an individual who, for purposes of re22 ceiving such benefits, is continued to be treated 

23 as an employee of the Federal Government 

24 under such subparagraph. 
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1 (4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sub2 section shall terminate— 

3 (A) in the case of paragraph (1), on the 

4 date on which the State provides written certifi5 cation to the President that the State has in ef6 fect laws providing for the State to exercise the 

7 authority to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and 

8 to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in 

9 the case of any individual who is an imprisoned 

10 felon who is eligible for parole or reparole under 

11 the laws of the State; and 

12 (B) in the case of paragraph (2), on the 

13 date on which the State provides written certifi14 cation to the President that the State has in ef15 fect laws providing for the State to exercise au16 thority over individuals who are released offend17 ers of the State. 

18 (b) COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION

19 AGENCY.— 

20 (1) RENAMING.—Effective upon the date of the 

21 admission of the State into the Union— 

22 (A) the Court Services and Offender Su23 pervision Agency for the District of Columbia 

24 shall be known and designated as the Court 

25 Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
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1 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and any 

2 reference in any law, rule, or regulation to the 

3 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agen4 cy for the District of Columbia shall be deemed 

5 to refer to the Court Services and Offender Su6 pervision Agency for Washington, Douglass 

7 Commonwealth; and 

8 (B) the District of Columbia Pretrial Serv9 ices Agency shall be known and designated as 

10 the Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pre11 trial Services Agency, and any reference in any 

12 law, rule or regulation to the District of Colum13 bia Pretrial Services Agency shall be deemed to 

14 refer to the Washington, Douglass Common15 wealth Pretrial Services Agency. 

16 (2) IN GENERAL.—The Court Services and Of17 fender Supervision Agency for Washington, Doug18 lass Commonwealth, including the Washington, 

19 Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency 

20 (as renamed under paragraph (1))— 

21 (A) shall continue to provide pretrial serv22 ices with respect to individuals who are charged 

23 with an offense in the District of Columbia, 

24 provide supervision for individuals who are of25 fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re-
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1 lease pursuant to the laws of the District of Co2 lumbia, and carry out sex offender registration 

3 functions with respect to individuals who are 

4 sex offenders in the District of Columbia, as of 

5 the day before the date of the admission of the 

6 State into the Union, as provided under section 

7 11233 of the National Capital Revitalization 

8 and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

9 (sec. 24–133, D.C. Official Code); and 

10 (B) shall provide pretrial services with re11 spect to individuals who are charged with an of12 fense in the State, provide supervision for of13 fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re14 lease pursuant to the laws of the State, and 

15 carry out sex offender registration functions in 

16 the State, in the same manner and to the same 

17 extent as the Agency provided such services and 

18 supervision and carried out such functions for 

19 individuals described in subparagraph (A). 

20 (3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

21 EMPLOYEES.— 

22 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 

23 is an employee of the Court Services and Of24 fender Supervision Agency for Washington, 

25 Douglass Commonwealth as of the day before 
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1 the date described in paragraph (4), and who, 

2 on or after such date, is an employee of the of3 fice of the State which provides the services and 

4 carries out the functions described in paragraph 

5 (4), shall continue to be treated as an employee 

6 of the Federal Government for purposes of re7 ceiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G 

8 of part III of title 5, United States Code, not9 withstanding the termination of the provisions 

10 of paragraph (2) under paragraph (4). 

11 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON12 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described 

13 in paragraph (4), the State shall be treated as 

14 the employing agency with respect to the bene15 fits described in subparagraph (A) which are 

16 provided to an individual who, for purposes of 

17 receiving such benefits, is continued to be treat18 ed as an employee of the Federal Government 

19 under such subparagraph. 

20 (4) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (2) shall termi21 nate on the date on which the State provides written 

22 certification to the President that the State has in 

23 effect laws providing for the State to provide pretrial 

24 services, supervise offenders on probation, parole, 
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1 and supervised release, and carry out sex offender 

2 registration functions in the State. 

3 SEC. 316. COURTS. 

4 (a) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graphs (2) and (3) and subsection (b), title 11, Dis7 trict of Columbia Official Code, as in effect on the 

8 date before the date of the admission of the State 

9 into the Union, shall apply with respect to the State 

10 and the courts and court system of the State after 

11 the date of the admission of the State into the 

12 Union in the same manner and to the same extent 

13 as such title applied with respect to the District of 

14 Columbia and the courts and court system of the 

15 District of Columbia as of the day before the date 

16 of the admission of the State into the Union. 

17 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON18 TRIBUTION.—For purposes of paragraph (2) of sec19 tion 11–1726(b) and paragraph (2) of section 11– 

20 1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, the 

21 Federal Government shall be treated as the employ22 ing agency with respect to the benefits provided 

23 under such section to an individual who is an em24 ployee of the courts and court system of the State 

25 and who, pursuant to either such paragraph, is 
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1 treated as an employee of the Federal Government 

2 for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter 

3 of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (3) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.— 

6 (A) SELECTION OF JUDGES.—Effective 

7 upon the date of the admission of the State into 

8 the Union, the State shall select judges for any 

9 vacancy on the courts of the State. 

10 (B) RENAMING OF COURTS AND OTHER

11 OFFICES.—Effective upon the date of the ad12 mission of the State into the Union, the State 

13 may rename any of its courts and any of the 

14 other offices of its court system. 

15 (C) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

16 in this paragraph shall be construed— 

17 (i) to affect the service of any judge 

18 serving on a court of the District of Co19 lumbia on the day before the date of the 

20 admission of the State into the Union, or 

21 to require the State to select such a judge 

22 for a vacancy on a court of the State; or 

23 (ii) to waive any of the requirements 

24 of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Co25 lumbia Official Code (other than section 
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1 11–1501(a) of such Code), including sub2 chapter II of such chapter (relating to the 

3 District of Columbia Commission on Judi4 cial Disabilities and Tenure), with respect 

5 to the appointment and service of judges of 

6 the courts of the State. 

7 (b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM8 PLOYEES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 

10 employee of the courts or court system of the State 

11 as of the day before the date described in subsection 

12 (e) and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or sec13 tion 11–1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, 

14 is treated as an employee of the Federal Government 

15 for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter 

16 of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 

17 Code, shall continue to be treated as an employee of 

18 the Federal Government for such purposes, notwith19 standing the termination of the provisions of this 

20 section under subsection (e). 

21 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON22 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 

23 subsection (e), the State shall be treated as the em24 ploying agency with respect to the benefits described 

25 in paragraph (1) which are provided to an individual 
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1 who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is con2 tinued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

3 Government under such paragraph. 

4 (c) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—Section 11241 of 

5 the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

6 Improvement Act of 1997 (section 11–1743 note, District 

7 of Columbia Official Code) shall apply with respect to the 

8 State and the courts and court system of the State after 

9 the date of the admission of the State into the Union in 

10 the same manner and to the same extent as such section 

11 applied with respect to the Joint Committee on Judicial 

12 Administration in the District of Columbia and the courts 

13 and court system of the District of Columbia as of the 

14 day before the date of the admission of the State into the 

15 Union. 

16 (d) TREATMENT OF COURT RECEIPTS.— 

17 (1) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS INTO TREASURY.— 

18 Except as provided in paragraph (2), all money re19 ceived by the courts and court system of the State 

20 shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 

21 States. 

22 (2) CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND.— 

23 Section 16 of the Victims of Violent Crime Com24 pensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4–515, D.C. Official 

25 Code), relating to the Crime Victims Compensation 
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1 Fund, shall apply with respect to the courts and 

2 court system of the State in the same manner and 

3 to the same extent as such section applied to the 

4 courts and court system of the District of Columbia 

5 as of the day before the date of the admission of the 

6 State into the Union. 

7 (e) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section, 

8 other than paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and except as 

9 provided under subsection (b), shall terminate on the date 

10 on which the State provides written certification to the 

11 President that the State has in effect laws requiring the 

12 State to appropriate and make available funds for the op13 eration of the courts and court system of the State. 

14 Subtitle C—Other Programs and 

15 Authorities 

16 SEC. 321. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT. 

17 (a) CONTINUATION.—The District of Columbia Col18 lege Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–98; sec. 38– 

19 2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect 

20 to the State, and to the public institution of higher edu21 cation designated by the State as the successor to the Uni22 versity of the District of Columbia, after the date of the 

23 admission of the State into the Union in the same manner 

24 and to the same extent as such Act applied with respect 

25 to the District of Columbia and the University of the Dis-
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1 trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of the ad2 mission of the State into the Union. 

3 (b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section, 

4 other than with respect to the public institution of higher 

5 education designated by the State as the successor to the 

6 University of the District of Columbia, shall terminate 

7 upon written certification by the State to the President 

8 that the State has in effect laws requiring the State to 

9 provide tuition assistance substantially similar to the as10 sistance provided under the District of Columbia College 

11 Access Act of 1999. 

12 SEC. 322. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP13 PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 

14 (a) CONTINUATION.—The Scholarships for Oppor15 tunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112– 

16 10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall 

17 apply with respect to the State after the date of the admis18 sion of the State into the Union in the same manner and 

19 to the same extent as such Act applied with respect to 

20 the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of 

21 the admission of the State into the Union. 

22 (b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section 

23 shall terminate upon written certification by the State to 

24 the President that the State has in effect laws requiring 

25 the State— 
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1 (1) to provide tuition assistance substantially 

2 similar to the assistance provided under the Scholar3 ships for Opportunity and Results Act; and 

4 (2) to provide supplemental funds to the public 

5 schools and public charter schools of the State in the 

6 amounts provided in the most recent fiscal year for 

7 public schools and public charter schools of the State 

8 or the District of Columbia (as the case may be) 

9 under such Act. 

10 SEC. 323. MEDICAID FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PER11 CENTAGE. 

12 (a) CONTINUATION.—Notwithstanding section 

13 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), 

14 during the period beginning on the date of the admission 

15 of the State into the Union and ending on September 30 

16 of the fiscal year during which the State submits the cer17 tification described in subsection (b), the Federal medical 

18 assistance percentage for the State under title XIX of 

19 such Act shall be the Federal medical assistance percent20 age for the District of Columbia under such title as of 

21 the day before the date of the admission of the State into 

22 the Union. 

23 (b) TERMINATION.—The certification described in 

24 this subsection is a written certification by the State to 

25 the President that, during each of the first 5 fiscal years 
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1 beginning after the date of the certification, the estimated 

2 revenues of the State will be sufficient to cover any reduc3 tion in revenues which may result from the termination 

4 of the provisions of this section. 

5 SEC. 324. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 

6 (a) NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION.— 

7 (1) CONTINUING APPLICATION.—Subject to the 

8 amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon 

9 the admission of the State into the Union, chapter 

10 87 of title 40, United States Code, shall apply as 

11 follows: 

12 (A) Such chapter shall apply with respect 

13 to the Capital in the same manner and to the 

14 same extent as such chapter applied with re15 spect to the District of Columbia as of the day 

16 before the date of the admission of the State 

17 into the Union. 

18 (B) Such chapter shall apply with respect 

19 to the State in the same manner and to the 

20 same extent as such chapter applied with re21 spect to the State of Maryland and the Com22 monwealth of Virginia as of the day before the 

23 date of the admission of the State into the 

24 Union. 
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1 (2) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN2 NING COMMISSION.—Section 8711(b) of title 40, 

3 United States Code, is amended— 

4 (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of 

5 paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(B) four citizens with experience in city 

7 or regional planning, who shall be appointed by 

8 the President.’’; and 

9 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(2) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Of the four 

12 citizen members, one shall be a resident of Virginia, 

13 one shall be a resident of Maryland, and one shall 

14 be a resident of Washington, Douglass Common15 wealth.’’. 

16 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DEFINI17 TIONS OF TERMS.— 

18 (A) ENVIRONS.—Paragraph (1) of section 

19 8702 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

20 territory surrounding the District of Columbia’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘the territory surrounding the 

22 National Capital’’. 

23 (B) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—Paragraph (2) 

24 of section 8702 of such title is amended to read 

25 as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—The term ‘National 

2 Capital’ means the area serving as the seat of the 

3 Government of the United States, as described in 

4 section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 

5 and the territory the Federal Government owns in 

6 the environs.’’. 

7 (C) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—Sub8 paragraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 

9 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(A) the National Capital and the State of 

11 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth;’’. 

12 (b) COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.— 

13 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO THE CAPITAL.— 

14 Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

17 (2) DEFINITION.—Section 9102 of such title is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new 

19 subsection: 

20 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Cap21 ital’ means the area serving as the seat of the Government 

22 of the United States, as described in section 112 of the 

23 Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 
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1 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 9101(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

3 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

4 (c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.— 

5 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO CAPITAL.—Sec6 tion 8902 of title 40, United States Code, is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(c) LIMITING APPLICATION TO CAPITAL.—This 

10 chapter applies only with respect to commemorative works 

11 in the Capital and its environs.’’. 

12 (2) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of section 

13 8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(2) CAPITAL AND ITS ENVIRONS.—The term 

15 ‘Capital and its environs’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) the area serving as the seat of the 

17 Government of the United States, as described 

18 in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admis19 sion Act; and 

20 ‘‘(B) those lands and properties adminis21 tered by the National Park Service and the 

22 General Services Administration located in the 

23 Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on the 

24 map entitled ‘Commemorative Areas Wash25 ington, DC and Environs’, numbered 869/ 
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1 86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are lo2 cated outside of the State of Washington, 

3 Douglass Commonwealth.’’. 

4 (3) TEMPORARY SITE DESIGNATION.—Section 

5 8907(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

6 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital 

7 and its environs’’. 

8 (4) GENERAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

9 Chapter 89 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

10 District of Columbia and its environs’’ each place it 

11 appears in the following sections and inserting ‘‘the 

12 Capital and its environs’’: 

13 (A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4). 

14 (B) Section 8902(a)(4). 

15 (C) Section 8903(d). 

16 (D) Section 8904(c). 

17 (E) Section 8905(a). 

18 (F) Section 8906(a). 

19 (G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b). 

20 (5) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 Section 8901(2) of such title is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘the urban fabric of the District of Columbia’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘the urban fabric of the area serving as 

24 the seat of the Government of the United States, as 
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1 described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. 

2 Admission Act’’. 

3 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend4 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

5 of the admission of the State into the Union. 

6 SEC. 325. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUP7 PLYING WATER. 

8 (a) CONTINUATION OF ROLE.—Chapter 95 of title 

9 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Wash12 ington, Douglass Commonwealth 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the admission of 

14 the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into 

15 the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District 

16 of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or 

17 the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the 

18 case may be. 

19 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Capital’ 

20 means the area serving as the seat of the Government of 

21 the United States, as described in section 112 of the 

22 Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the 

25 end the following: 
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‘‘9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.’’. 

1 SEC. 326. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF 

2 COLUMBIA. 

3 The location of any person in the Capital or Wash4 ington, Douglass Commonwealth on the day after the date 

5 of the admission of the State into the Union shall be 

6 deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law in effect 

7 as of the day before the date of the admission of the State 

8 into the Union that the person be located in the District 

9 of Columbia, including the requirements of section 72 of 

10 title 4, United States Code (relating to offices of the seat 

11 of the Government of the United States), and title 36, 

12 United States Code (relating to patriotic and national or13 ganizations). 

14 TITLE IV—GENERAL 

15 PROVISIONS 

16 SEC. 401. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘Capital’’ means the area serving 

19 as the seat of the Government of the United States, 

20 as described in section 112. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of 

22 the District of Columbia. 

23 (3) The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the 

24 District of Columbia. 
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1 (4) Except as otherwise provided, the term 

2 ‘‘State’’ means the State of Washington, Douglass 

3 Commonwealth. 

4 (5) The term ‘‘State Constitution’’ means the 

5 proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, 

6 D.C., as approved by the Council on October 18, 

7 2016, pursuant to the Constitution and Boundaries 

8 for the State of Washington, D.C. Approval Resolu9 tion of 2016 (D.C. Resolution R21–621), ratified by 

10 District of Columbia voters in Advisory Referendum 

11 B approved on November 8, 2016, and certified by 

12 the District of Columbia Board of Elections on No13 vember 18, 2016. 

14 SEC. 402. STATEHOOD TRANSITION COMMISSION. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

16 Statehood Transition Commission (hereafter in this sec17 tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

18 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 

20 composed of 18 members as follows: 

21 (A) 3 members appointed by the President. 

22 (B) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 

23 of the House of Representatives. 

24 (C) 2 members appointed by the Minority 

25 Leader of the House of Representatives. 
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1 (D) 2 members appointed by the Majority 

2 Leader of the Senate. 

3 (E) 2 members appointed by the Minority 

4 Leader of the Senate. 

5 (F) 3 members appointed by the Mayor. 

6 (G) 3 members appointed by the Council. 

7 (H) The Chief Financial Officer of the 

8 District of Columbia. 

9 (2) APPOINTMENT DATE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The appointments of 

11 the members of the Commission shall be made 

12 not later than 90 days after the date of the en13 actment of this Act. 

14 (B) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT

15 BY APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more ap16 pointments under any of the subparagraphs of 

17 paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment 

18 date specified in subparagraph (A), the author19 ity to make such appointment or appointments 

20 shall expire, and the number of members of the 

21 Commission shall be reduced by the number 

22 equal to the number of appointments so not 

23 made. 

24 (3) TERM OF SERVICE.—Each member shall be 

25 appointed for the life of the Commission. 
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1 (4) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission 

2 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 

3 appointment was made. 

4 (5) NO COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve 

5 without pay, but shall receive travel expenses, in6 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord7 ance with applicable provisions under subchapter I 

8 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

9 (6) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Chair and 

10 Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the 

11 members of the Commission— 

12 (A) with respect to the Chair, from among 

13 the members described in subparagraphs (A) 

14 through (E) of paragraph (1); and 

15 (B) with respect to the Vice Chair, from 

16 among the members described in subparagraphs 

17 (F) and (G) of paragraph (1). 

18 (c) STAFF.— 

19 (1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 

20 Director, who shall be appointed by the Chair. 

21 (2) OTHER STAFF.—The Director may appoint 

22 and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the 

23 Director considers appropriate. 

24 (3) NON-APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL

25 SERVICE LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Com-
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1 mission may be appointed without regard to the pro2 visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap3 pointments in the competitive service, and may be 

4 paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 

5 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relat6 ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 

7 except that an individual so appointed may not re8 ceive pay in excess of the rate payable for level V 

9 of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

10 such title. 

11 (4) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com12 mission may procure temporary and intermittent 

13 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

14 States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed 

15 the daily equivalent of the rate payable for level V 

16 of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

17 such title. 

18 (d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall advise the Presi19 dent, Congress, the Mayor (or, upon the admission of the 

20 State into the Union, the chief executive officer of the 

21 State), and the Council (or, upon the admission of the 

22 State into the Union, the legislature of the State) con23 cerning an orderly transition to statehood for the District 

24 of Columbia or the State (as the case may be) and to a 

25 reduced geographical size of the seat of the Government 
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1 of the United States, including with respect to property, 

2 funding, programs, projects, and activities. 

3 (e) POWERS.— 

4 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis5 sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 

6 hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 

7 testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 

8 considers appropriate. 

9 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis10 sion may secure directly from any department or 

11 agency of the United States information necessary 

12 to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of 

13 the Chair of the Commission, the head of that de14 partment or agency shall furnish that information to 

15 the Commission. 

16 (3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 

17 United States mails in the same manner and under 

18 the same conditions as other departments and agen19 cies of the United States. 

20 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

21 Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis22 trator of General Services shall provide to the Com23 mission the administrative support services nec24 essary for the Commission to carry out its respon25 sibilities under this Act. 
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1 (f) MEETINGS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 

3 at the call of the Chair. 

4 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 

5 hold its first meeting not later than the earlier of— 

6 (A) 30 days after the date on which all 

7 members of the Commission have been ap8 pointed; or 

9 (B) if the number of members of the Com10 mission is reduced under subsection (b)(2)(B), 

11 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act. 

13 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

14 the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 

15 lesser number of members may hold hearings. 

16 (g) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit such 

17 reports as the Commission considers appropriate or as 

18 may be requested by the President, Congress, or the Dis19 trict of Columbia (or, upon the admission of the State into 

20 the Union, the State). 

21 (h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to 

22 exist 2 years after the date of the admission of the State 

23 into the Union. 
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1 SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT. 

2 Not more than 60 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the President shall provide written cer4 tification of such enactment to the Mayor. 

5 SEC. 404. SEVERABILITY. 

6 Except as provided in section 101(c), if any provision 

7 of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the applica8 tion thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be 

9 invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and any 

10 amendments made by this Act shall not be affected by the 

11 holding. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 51 

AN ACT 

To provide for the admission of the State of 

Washington, D.C. into the Union.