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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1278 

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the 

Union. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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TITLE I—STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Subtitle A—Procedures for Admission 

Sec. 101. Admission into the Union. 

Sec. 102. Election of officials of State. 

Sec. 103. Issuance of presidential proclamation. 

Subtitle B—Description of Washington, D.C. Territory 

Sec. 111. Territories and boundaries of Washington, D.C. 

Sec. 112. Description of District of Columbia after admission of State. 

Sec. 113. Continuation of title to lands and property. 

Subtitle C—General Provisions Relating to Laws of Washington, D.C. 

Sec. 121. Limitation on authority of State to tax Federal property. 

Sec. 122. Effect of admission of State on current laws. 

Sec. 123. Continuation of judicial proceedings. 

Sec. 124. United States nationality. 

TITLE II—RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS OF FEDERAL 

GOVERNMENT 

Sec. 201. Continuation of revised District of Columbia as seat of Federal Government. 

Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands. 

Sec. 203. Waiver of claims to Federal lands and property. 

Sec. 204. Permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in 

Federal elections in State of most recent domicile. 

Sec. 205. Repeal of law providing for participation of District of Columbia in 

election of President and Vice-President. 

Sec. 206. Expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment 

repealing 23rd Amendment. 

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. General definitions. 

Sec. 302. Certification of enactment by President. 

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 issuance of the proclamation required by section 

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1 wealth is declared to be a State of the United States of 

2 America, and is declared admitted into the Union on an 

3 equal footing with the other States in all respects what4 ever. 

5 (b) CONSTITUTION OF STATE.—The State Constitu6 tion shall always be republican in form and shall not be 

7 repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and 

8 the principles of the Declaration of Independence. 

9 SEC. 102. ELECTION OF OFFICIALS OF STATE. 

10 (a) ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.— 

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

12 receiving certification of the enactment of this Act 

13 from the President pursuant to section 302, the 

14 Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proc15 lamation for the first elections, subject to the provi16 sions of this section, for two Senators and one Rep17 resentative in Congress. 

18 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTION OF SEN19 ATORS.—In the election of Senators from the State 

20 pursuant to paragraph (1), the 2 Senate offices shall 

21 be separately identified and designated, and no per22 son may be a candidate for both offices. No such 

23 identification or designation of either of the offices 

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

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


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1 the Senate to determine the class to which each of 

2 the Senators elected shall be assigned. 

3 (b) RULES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTION.— 

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

5 Mayor issued under subsection (a) shall provide for 

6 the holding of a primary election and a general elec7 tion and at such elections the officers required to be 

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

9 by the qualified electors of the District of Columbia 

10 in the manner required by law. 

11 (2) CERTIFICATION OF RETURNS.—Election re12 turns shall be made and certified in the manner re13 quired by law, except that the Mayor shall also cer14 tify the results of such elections to the President of 

15 the United States. 

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

17 of the State into the Union, the Senators and Representa18 tive elected at the election described in subsection (a) shall 

19 be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and to all 

20 the rights and privileges of Senators and Representatives 

21 of other States in the Congress of the United States. 

22 (d) TRANSFER OF OFFICES OF MAYOR AND MEM23 BERS AND CHAIR OF COUNCIL.—Upon the admission of 

24 the State into the Union, the Mayor, members of the 

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1 sion shall be deemed the Governor, members of the Legis2 lative Assembly, and the Speaker of the Legislative As3 sembly of the State, respectively, as provided by the State 

4 Constitution and the laws of the State. 

5 (e) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY AND DUTIES AND

6 JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.—Upon the admis7 sion of the State into the Union, members of executive 

8 and judicial offices of the District of Columbia shall be 

9 deemed members of the respective executive and judicial 

10 offices of the State, as provided by the State Constitution 

11 and the laws of the State. 

12 (f) SPECIAL RULE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTA13 TIVES MEMBERSHIP.—The State upon its admission into 

14 the Union shall be entitled to one Representative until the 

15 taking effect of the next reapportionment, and such Rep16 resentative shall be in addition to the membership of the 

17 House of Representatives as prescribed by law on the day 

18 before the date of enactment of this Act, except that such 

19 temporary increase in the membership shall not operate 

20 to either increase or decrease the permanent membership 

21 of the House of Representatives or affect the basis of ap22 portionment for the Congress. 

23 SEC. 103. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, upon certification 

25 of the returns of the election of the officers required to 


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1 be elected as provided in section 102(a), shall, not later 

2 than 90 days after receiving such certification, issue a 

3 proclamation announcing the results of such elections as 

4 so ascertained. 

5 (b) ADMISSION OF STATE UPON ISSUANCE OF PROC6 LAMATION.—Upon the issuance of the proclamation by the 

7 President under subsection (a), the State shall be deemed 

8 admitted into the Union as provided in section 101. 

9 Subtitle B—Description of 

10 Washington, D.C. Territory 

11 SEC. 111. TERRITORIES AND BOUNDARIES OF WASH12 INGTON, D.C. 

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

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

15 District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act, subject to the results of the technical survey con17 ducted under subsection (c). 

18 (b) EXCLUSION OF PORTION OF DISTRICT OF CO19 LUMBIA REMAINING AS NATIONAL CAPITAL.—The terri20 tory of the State shall not include the area described in 

21 section 112, which shall remain as the District of Colum22 bia for purposes of serving as the seat of the Government 

23 of the United States. 

24 (c) TECHNICAL SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 


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1 (in consultation with the Chair of the National Capital 

2 Planning Commission) shall conduct a technical survey of 

3 the metes and bounds of the District of Columbia and of 

4 the territory described in section 112(b). 

5 SEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AFTER 

6 ADMISSION OF STATE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), after 

8 the admission of the State into the Union, the District 

9 of Columbia shall consist of the property described in sub10 section (b) and shall include the principal Federal monu11 ments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United 

12 States Supreme Court Building, and the Federal execu13 tive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adja14 cent to the Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms 

15 are used in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States 

16 Code). 

17 (b) SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF METES AND

18 BOUNDS.—After the admission of the State into the 

19 Union, the specific metes and bounds of the District of 

20 Columbia shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection 

21 of the southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the east22 ern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE— 

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

24 of 2nd Street NE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 

25 Street SE; 


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1 (2) 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 (3) 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 (4) 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 (5) thence west along said northern right-of12 way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 

13 with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 

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

15 of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the south16 ern right-of-way of C Street SE; 

17 (7) thence west along said southern right-of18 way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east19 ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 

20 (8) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 

21 of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the southern 

22 right-of-way of D Street SE; 

23 (9) thence west along said southern right-of24 way of D Street SE to its intersection with the west25 ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 


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1 (10) thence south along said western right-of2 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

3 the southwestern right-of-way of the northwest4 bound lanes of Canal Street SE; 

5 (11) thence southeast along said southwestern 

6 right-of-way of the northwest-bound lanes of Canal 

7 Street SE to its intersection with the southern right8 of-way of E Street SE; 

9 (12) thence east along said southern right-of10 way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

12 (13) thence south along said western right-of13 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

14 southernmost corner of the property designated as 

15 Square 736S Lot 801. 

16 (14) thence west along a line extended due west 

17 from said corner of said property designated as 

18 Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 

19 southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 

20 SE; 

21 (15) thence southeast along said southwestern 

22 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter23 section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir24 ginia Avenue SE; 


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1 (16) thence northwest along said northwestern 

2 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersec3 tion with the eastern right-of-way of South Capitol 

4 Street; 

5 (17) thence north along said eastern right-of6 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

7 the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; 

8 (18) thence west along a line extending west9 ward said southern right-of-way of E Street SE to 

10 its intersection with the western right-of-way of 

11 South Capitol Street; 

12 (19) thence north along said western right-of13 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

14 the southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue 

15 SW; 

16 (20) thence northwest along said southwestern 

17 right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW to its inter18 section with the southeastern boundary of the prop19 erty designated as Square 640 Lot 70; 

20 (21) thence clockwise around said boundary of 

21 said property designated as Square 640 Lot 70 to 

22 its northernmost point; 

23 (22) thence generally northeast along a line ex24 tending the boundary of said property designated as 

25 Square 640 Lot 70 northeast to its intersection with 


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1 the southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue 

2 SW; 

3 (23) thence northwest along said southwestern 

4 right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW to its inter5 section with a line extending northward the western 

6 boundary of the property designated as Square 582 

7 Lot 49; 

8 (24) thence south along said line extending 

9 northward the western boundary of said property 

10 designated as Square 582 Lot 49 to the north11 western corner of said property designated as 

12 Square 582 Lot 49; 

13 (25) thence clockwise along the boundary of 

14 said property designated as Square 582 Lot 49 to 

15 its southwestern corner; 

16 (26) thence west along a line extended west 

17 from said southwestern corner of said property des18 ignated as Square 582 Lot 49 to its intersection 

19 with the western right-of-way of 2nd Street SW; 

20 (27) thence south along said western right-of21 way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

23 (28) thence northwest along said southwestern 

24 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersec25 tion with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; 


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1 (29) 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 (30) 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 (31) 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 (32) 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 (33) 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 (34) 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 (35) 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 (36) thence west along said northern right-of23 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the 

24 western right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 


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1 (37) thence south along said western right-of2 way of 14th Street SW to its end at the south3 eastern corner of the property designated as Square 

4 231 Lot 802; 

5 (38) thence northwest along the southwest 

6 boundary of said property designated as Square 231 

7 Lot 802 to its first intersection with a corner of the 

8 property designated as Federal Reservation 2; 

9 (39) thence southwest along the boundary of 

10 said property designated as Federal Reservation 2 to 

11 its southernmost point; 

12 (40) thence southwest and west along the 

13 northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound 

14 lanes of 14th Street SW to the point where said 

15 southbound lanes of 14th Street SW merge with the 

16 southbound lanes of Interstate 395; 

17 (41) thence continuing southwest along the 

18 northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound 

19 lanes of Interstate 395 to its intersection with the 

20 eastern shore of the Potomac River; 

21 (42) thence generally northwest along said east22 ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 

23 with a line extending westward the northern bound24 ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 

25 806; 


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1 (43) thence east along said line extending west2 ward the northern boundary of the property des3 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop4 erty boundary of the property designated as Square 

5 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 

6 boundary of said property designated as Square 12 

7 Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 

8 (44) thence east along a line extending east 

9 from said property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 

10 to its intersection with the western boundary of the 

11 property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; 

12 (45) thence south along said western boundary 

13 of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 

14 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

15 property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 

16 (46) thence counter-clockwise around the 

17 boundary of said property designated as Square 33 

18 Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which it shares with 

19 the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; 

20 (47) thence east along the southern boundary 

21 of said property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 

22 its southeast corner; 

23 (48) thence south along a line running due 

24 south from said southeast corner of the property 


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1 designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection 

2 with the southern edge of pavement of E Street NW; 

3 (49) thence east along said southern edge of 

4 pavement E Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

6 (50) thence south along said western right-of7 way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

9 (51) thence southeast along said southwestern 

10 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersec11 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

12 Avenue NW; 

13 (52) thence continuing southeast along a line 

14 extending the southwestern right-of-way of Virginia 

15 Avenue NW to its intersection with the southern 

16 right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; 

17 (53) thence east along said southern right-of18 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

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

20 (54) thence north along said eastern right-of21 way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 

22 southern right-of-way of H Street NW; 

23 (55) thence east along said southern right-of24 way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 


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1 northwest corner of the property designated as 

2 Square 221 Lot 35; 

3 (56) thence counter-clockwise around the 

4 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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

6 boundary of the property designated as Square 221 

7 Lot 37; 

8 (57) thence counter-clockwise around the 

9 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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

11 the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; 

12 (58) thence south along the boundary of said 

13 property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its 

14 southwest corner, which it shares with the property 

15 designated as Square 221 Lot 809; 

16 (59) thence south along the boundary of said 

17 property designated as Square 221 Lot 809 to its 

18 southwest corner, which it shares with the property 

19 designated as Square 221 Lot 800; 

20 (60) thence counter-clockwise along the bound21 ary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 

22 800 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the 

23 property designated as Square 221 Lot 810; 

24 (61) thence counter-clockwise along the bound25 ary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 


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1 810 to its southwest corner, which is along the 

2 northern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 

3 (62) thence east along said northern right-of4 way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection 

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

6 (63) thence south along said western right-of7 way of 15th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

8 extending northwest from the southern right-of-way 

9 of the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue NW north of 

10 Pershing Square; 

11 (64) thence southeast along said line extending 

12 the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 

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

14 Avenue NW and continuing southeast along said 

15 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

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

17 14th Street NW; 

18 (65) thence south along said western right-of19 way of 14th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

20 extending west from the southern right-of-way of D 

21 Street NW; 

22 (66) thence east along said line extending west 

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

24 the southern right-of-way of D Street NW, and con25 tinuing east along said southern right-of-way of D 


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

3 (67) thence north along said eastern right-ofway of 131 4 ⁄2 Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

6 (68) thence east and southeast along said 

7 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

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

9 12th Street NW; 

10 (69) thence south along said western right-of11 way of 12th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

12 extending to the west the southern boundary of the 

13 property designated as Square 324 Lot 809; 

14 (70) thence east along said line to the south15 west corner of said property designated as Square 

16 324 Lot 809, and continuing northeast along the 

17 southern boundary of said property designated as 

18 Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern corner, which it 

19 shares with the property designated as Square 323 

20 Lot 802; 

21 (71) thence east along the southern boundary 

22 of said property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 

23 to its southeast corner, which it shares with the 

24 property designated as Square 324 Lot 808; 


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1 (72) thence counter-clockwise around the 

2 boundary of said property designated as Square 324 

3 Lot 808 to its northeastern corner along the south4 ern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 

5 (73) thence southeast along said southern right6 of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersec7 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; 

8 (74) thence north along a line extending north 

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

10 its intersection with a line extending west from the 

11 southern right-of-way of C Street NW; 

12 (75) thence east along said line extending west 

13 from the southern right-of-way of C Street NW to 

14 the southern right-of-way of C Street NW, and con15 tinuing east along said southern right-of-way of C 

16 Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right17 of-way of 3rd Street NW; 

18 (76) thence north along said eastern right-of19 way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the 

20 southern right-of-way of D Street NW; 

21 (77) thence east along said southern right-of22 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (78) thence south along said western right-of2 way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

4 (79) thence west along said northern right-of5 way of C Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

7 (80) thence south along said western right-of8 way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

10 (81) thence east along said northern right-of11 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

12 with the northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Av13 enue NW; 

14 (82) thence northeast along said northwestern 

15 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter16 section with the southwestern right-of-way of New 

17 Jersey Avenue NW; 

18 (83) thence northwest along said southwestern 

19 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its inter20 section with the northern right-of-way of D Street 

21 NW; 

22 (84) thence east along said northern right-of23 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

24 northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; 


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1 (85) thence northeast along said northwestern 

2 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter3 section with the western right-of-way of North Cap4 itol Street; 

5 (86) thence north along said western right-of6 way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with 

7 the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Ave8 nue NW; 

9 (87) thence southeast along said southwestern 

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

11 southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue 

12 NE; 

13 (88) thence southeast along said southwestern 

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

15 southwestern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE; 

16 (89) thence counter-clockwise along said south17 western, then southern, southeastern, and eastern 

18 right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its intersec19 tion with the southern right-of way of F Street NE; 

20 and 

21 (90) thence east along said southern right-of22 way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. 

23 (c) EXCLUSION OF DISTRICT BUILDING.— 

24 (1) EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding any other 

25 provision of this section, the District of Columbia 


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1 shall not be considered to include the District Build2 ing after the admission of the State into the Union. 

3 (2) DISTRICT BUILDING DEFINED.—In para4 graph (1), the term ‘‘District Building’’ means the 

5 John A. Wilson Building described and designated 

6 under section 601(a) of the Omnibus Spending Re7 duction Act of 1993 (sec. 10–1301(a), D.C. Official 

8 Code). 

9 SEC. 113. CONTINUATION OF TITLE TO LANDS AND PROP10 ERTY. 

11 (a) CONTINUATION OF TITLE TO LANDS OF DIS12 TRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State and its political 

14 subdivisions shall have and retain title to, or juris15 diction over, for purposes of administration and 

16 maintenance, all property, real and personal, with 

17 respect to which title or jurisdiction for purposes of 

18 administration and maintenance is held by the Dis19 trict of Columbia on the day before the State is ad20 mitted into the Union. 

21 (2) CONVEYANCE OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN

22 BRIDGES AND TUNNELS.—On the day before the 

23 State is admitted into the Union, the District of Co24 lumbia shall convey to the United States any and all 

25 interest of the District of Columbia in any bridge or 


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1 tunnel that will connect the Commonwealth of Vir2 ginia with the District of Columbia after the admis3 sion of the State into the Union. 

4 (b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL TITLE TO PROP5 ERTY IN STATE.—The United States shall have and retain 

6 title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration 

7 and maintenance, all property in the State with respect 

8 to which the United States holds title or jurisdiction on 

9 the day before the State is admitted into the Union. 

10 Subtitle C—General Provisions Re11 lating to Laws of Washington, 

12 D.C. 

13 SEC. 121. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF STATE TO TAX 

14 FEDERAL PROPERTY. 

15 The State may not impose any taxes upon any lands 

16 or other property owned or acquired by the United States, 

17 except to the extent as Congress may permit. 

18 SEC. 122. EFFECT OF ADMISSION OF STATE ON CURRENT 

19 LAWS. 

20 (a) LEGISLATIVE POWER OF STATE.—The legislative 

21 power of the State shall extend to all rightful subjects of 

22 legislation within the State, consistent with the Constitu23 tion of the United States (including the restrictions and 

24 limitations imposed upon the States by article I, section 

25 10) and subject to the provisions of this Act. 


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1 (b) TREATMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS.—To the extent 

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

3 generally, the law shall have the same force and effect 

4 within the State as elsewhere in the United States, except 

5 as such law may otherwise provide. 

6 SEC. 123. CONTINUATION OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. 

7 (a) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—No writ, action, indictment, 

9 cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the 

10 District of Columbia or in the United States District 

11 Court for the District of Columbia shall abate by 

12 reason of the admission of the State into the Union, 

13 but shall be transferred and shall proceed within 

14 such appropriate State courts as shall be established 

15 under the State Constitution, or shall continue in 

16 the United States District Court for the District of 

17 Columbia, as the nature of the case may require. 

18 (2) SUCCESSION OF COURTS.—The appropriate 

19 courts of the State shall be the successors of the 

20 courts of the District of Columbia as to all cases 

21 arising within the limits embraced within the juris22 diction of such courts, with full power to proceed 

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1 ment, cause, or proceeding shall be transferred to 

2 such appropriate State courts and shall be proceeded 

3 with therein in due course of law. 

4 (b) UNFILED PROCEEDINGS BASED ON ACTIONS

5 PRIOR TO ADMISSION.—All civil causes of action and all 

6 criminal offenses which shall have arisen or been com7 mitted prior to the admission of the State into the Union, 

8 but as to which no writ, action, indictment, or proceeding 

9 shall be pending at the date of such admission, shall be 

10 subject to prosecution in the appropriate State courts or 

11 in the United States District Court for the District of Co12 lumbia in like manner, to the same extent, and with like 

13 right of appellate review, as if the State had been admitted 

14 and such State courts had been established prior to the 

15 accrual of such causes of action or the commission of such 

16 offenses. 

17 (c) MAINTENANCE OF RIGHTS TO AND JURISDICTION

18 OVER APPEALS.— 

19 (1) CASES DECIDED PRIOR TO ADMISSION.— 

20 Parties shall have the same rights of appeal from 

21 and appellate review of final decisions of the United 

22 States District Court for the District of Columbia or 

23 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in any 

24 case finally decided prior to the admission of the 

25 State into the Union, whether or not an appeal 


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1 therefrom shall have been perfected prior to such ad2 mission. The United States Court of Appeals for the 

3 District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court 

4 of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction 

5 in such cases as by law provided prior to the admis6 sion of the State into the Union. 

7 (2) CASES DECIDED AFTER ADMISSION.—Par8 ties shall have the same rights of appeal from and 

9 appellate review of all orders, judgments, and de10 crees of the United States District Court for the 

11 District of Columbia and of the highest court of the 

12 State, as successor to the District of Columbia 

13 Court of Appeals, in any case pending at the time 

14 of admission of the State into the Union, and the 

15 United States Court of Appeals for the District of 

16 Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court of the 

17 United States shall have the same jurisdiction there18 in, as by law provided in any case arising subsequent 

19 to the admission of the State into the Union. 

20 (3) ISSUANCE OF SUBSEQUENT MANDATES.— 

21 Any mandate issued subsequent to the admission of 

22 the State shall be to the United States District 

23 Court for the District of Columbia or a court of the 

24 State, as appropriate. 


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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FED2 ERAL COURTS.—Effective upon the admission of the State 

3 into the Union— 

4 (1) section 41 of title 28, United States Code, 

5 is amended in the second column by inserting ‘‘, 

6 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’ after ‘‘Dis7 trict of Columbia’’; and 

8 (2) the first paragraph of section 88 of title 28, 

9 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘The District of Columbia and the State of 

11 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth comprise one 

12 judicial district.’’. 

13 SEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY. 

14 No provision of this Act shall operate to confer 

15 United States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully 

16 acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under 

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

18 the United States is or was a party. 


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1 TITLE II—RESPONSIBILITIES 

2 AND INTERESTS OF FEDERAL 

3 GOVERNMENT 

4 SEC. 201. CONTINUATION OF REVISED DISTRICT OF CO5 LUMBIA AS SEAT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 

6 After the admission of the State into the Union, the 

7 seat of the Government of the United States shall be the 

8 District of Columbia as described in section 112. 

9 SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 

10 (a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 

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

12 and subsection (b) and notwithstanding the admis13 sion of the State into the Union, authority is re14 served in the United States for the exercise by Con15 gress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases 

16 whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land lo17 cated within the State that, immediately prior to the 

18 admission of the State, are controlled or owned by 

19 the United States and held for defense or Coast 

20 Guard purposes. 

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

22 exclusive legislation described in paragraph (1) shall 

23 vest and remain in the United States only so long 

24 as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is 


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1 controlled or owned by the United States and used 

2 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

3 (b) AUTHORITY OF STATE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The reservation of authority 

5 in the United States for the exercise by the Congress 

6 of the United States of the power of exclusive legis7 lation over military lands under subsection (a) shall 

8 not operate to prevent such lands from being a part 

9 of the State, or to prevent the State from exercising 

10 over or upon such lands, concurrently with the 

11 United States, any jurisdiction which it would have 

12 in the absence of such reservation of authority and 

13 which is consistent with the laws hereafter enacted 

14 by Congress pursuant to such reservation of author15 ity. 

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

17 have the right to serve civil or criminal process with18 in such tracts or parcels of land in which the author19 ity of the United States is reserved under subsection 

20 (a) in suits or prosecutions for or on account of 

21 rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes com22 mitted within the State but outside of such tracts or 

23 parcels of land. 


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1 SEC. 203. WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO FEDERAL LANDS AND 

2 PROPERTY. 

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

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

5 to any lands or other property not granted or confirmed 

6 to the State or its political subdivisions by or under the 

7 authority of this Act, the right or title to which is held 

8 by the United States or subject to disposition by the 

9 United States. 

10 (b) EFFECT ON CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing contained in this 

12 Act shall recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or other13 wise affect any claim against the United States, and 

14 any such claim shall be governed by applicable laws 

15 of the United States. 

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

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

18 interpretation, or construction by the Congress that 

19 any applicable law authorizes, establishes, recog20 nizes, or confirms the validity or invalidity of any 

21 claim referred to in paragraph (1), and the deter22 mination of the applicability or effect of any law to 

23 any such claim shall be unaffected by anything in 

24 this Act. 


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1 SEC. 204. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NEW 

2 SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO VOTE IN FEDERAL 

3 ELECTIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT 

4 DOMICILE. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PERMIT INDIVID6 UALS TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 

8 (A) permit absent District of Columbia 

9 voters to use absentee registration procedures 

10 and to vote by absentee ballot in general, spe11 cial, primary, and runoff elections for Federal 

12 office; and 

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

14 general, special, primary, or runoff election for 

15 Federal office, any otherwise valid voter reg16 istration application from an absent District of 

17 Columbia voter, if the application is received by 

18 the appropriate State election official not less 

19 than 30 days before the election. 

20 (2) ABSENT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTER DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘absent District 

22 of Columbia voter’’ means, with respect to a State, 

23 a person who resides in the District of Columbia 

24 after the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. 

25 into the Union and is qualified to vote in the State 

26 (or who would be qualified to vote in the State but 


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1 for residing in the District of Columbia), but only if 

2 the State is the last place in which the person was 

3 domiciled before residing in the District of Colum4 bia. 

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

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

7 the State of Washington, D.C. 

8 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATES TO MAXIMIZE

9 ACCESS TO POLLS BY ABSENT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

10 VOTERS.—To afford maximum access to the polls by ab11 sent District of Columbia voters, it is the sense of Con12 gress that the States should— 

13 (1) waive registration requirements for absent 

14 District of Columbia voters who, by reason of resi15 dence in the District of Columbia, do not have an 

16 opportunity to register; 

17 (2) expedite processing of balloting materials 

18 with respect to such individuals; and 

19 (3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to 

20 such individuals at the earliest opportunity. 

21 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General may 

22 bring a civil action in appropriate district court of the 

23 United States for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 

24 may be necessary to carry out this section. 


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1 (d) EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.—The exer2 cise of any right under this section shall not affect, for 

3 purposes of any Federal, State, or local tax, the residence 

4 or domicile of a person exercising such right. 

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

6 upon the date of the admission of the State of Wash7 ington, D.C. into the Union, and shall apply with respect 

8 to elections for Federal office taking place on or after such 

9 date. 

10 SEC. 205. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION 

11 OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN ELECTION OF 

12 PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. 

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

14 States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by striking section 21; and 

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

17 relating to section 21. 

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

19 subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the admis20 sion of the State into the Union, and shall apply to any 

21 election of the President and Vice-President of the United 

22 States taking place on or after such date. 


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1 SEC. 206. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION 

2 OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEAL3 ING 23RD AMENDMENT. 

4 (a) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—In this sec5 tion, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint resolu6 tion— 

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

8 amendment to the Constitution of the United States 

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

10 (2) the matter after the resolving clause of 

11 which consists solely of text to amend the Constitu12 tion of the United States to repeal the 23rd article 

13 of amendment to the Constitution. 

14 (b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP15 RESENTATIVES.— 

16 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro17 duction in the House of Representatives, the joint 

18 resolution shall be placed immediately on the appro19 priate calendar. 

20 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

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

22 later than 30 legislative days after the date the 

23 joint resolution is introduced in the House of 

24 Representatives, to move to proceed to consider 

25 the joint resolution in the House of Representa26 tives. 


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1 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro2 ceed to consider the joint resolution— 

3 (i) all points of order against the mo4 tion are waived; 

5 (ii) such a motion shall not be in 

6 order after the House of Representatives 

7 has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 

8 joint resolution; 

9 (iii) the previous question shall be 

10 considered as ordered on the motion to its 

11 adoption without intervening motion; 

12 (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; 

13 and 

14 (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

15 which the motion is disposed of shall not 

16 be in order. 

17 (3) CONSIDERATION.—When the House of Rep18 resentatives proceeds to consideration of the joint 

19 resolution— 

20 (A) the joint resolution shall be considered 

21 as read; 

22 (B) all points of order against the joint 

23 resolution and against its consideration are 

24 waived; 


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1 (C) the previous question shall be consid2 ered as ordered on the joint resolution to its 

3 passage without intervening motion except 10 

4 hours of debate equally divided and controlled 

5 by the proponent and an opponent; 

6 (D) an amendment to the joint resolution 

7 shall not be in order; and 

8 (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas9 sage of the joint resolution shall not be in 

10 order. 

11 (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 

12 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro13 duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be 

14 placed immediately on the calendar. 

15 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 

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

18 in order, not later than 30 legislative days after 

19 the date the joint resolution is introduced in the 

20 Senate (even though a previous motion to the 

21 same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 

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1 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro2 ceed to the consideration of the joint resolu3 tion— 

4 (i) all points of order against the mo5 tion are waived; 

6 (ii) the motion is not debatable; 

7 (iii) the motion is not subject to a mo8 tion to postpone; 

9 (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

10 which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

11 to shall not be in order; and 

12 (v) if the motion is agreed to, the 

13 joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 

14 business until disposed of. 

15 (3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 

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

17 to consideration of the joint resolution— 

18 (i) all points of order against the joint 

19 resolution (and against consideration of 

20 the joint resolution) are waived; 

21 (ii) consideration of the joint resolu22 tion, and all debatable motions and appeals 

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1 vided equally between the majority and mi2 nority leaders or their designees; 

3 (iii) a motion further to limit debate 

4 is in order and not debatable; 

5 (iv) an amendment to, a motion to 

6 postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 

7 resolution is not in order; and 

8 (v) a motion to proceed to the consid9 eration of other business is not in order. 

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

11 vote on passage shall occur immediately fol12 lowing the conclusion of the consideration of the 

13 joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the 

14 conclusion of the debate if requested in accord15 ance with the rules of the Senate. 

16 (C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE17 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

18 relating to the application of this subsection or 

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

20 the procedure relating to the joint resolution 

21 shall be decided without debate. 

22 (d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF

23 REPRESENTATIVES.— 

24 (1) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER

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1 joint resolution of that House, that House receives 

2 from the other House the joint resolution— 

3 (A) the joint resolution of the other House 

4 shall not be referred to a committee; and 

5 (B) with respect to the joint resolution of 

6 the House receiving the resolution— 

7 (i) the procedure in that House shall 

8 be the same as if no joint resolution had 

9 been received from the other House; and 

10 (ii) the vote on passage shall be on 

11 the joint resolution of the other House. 

12 (2) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF

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

14 consider the joint resolution under this section, the 

15 joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 

16 to expedited floor procedures under this section. 

17 (3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 

18 If, following passage of the joint resolution in the 

19 Senate, the Senate receives the companion measure 

20 from the House of Representatives, the companion 

21 measure shall not be debatable. 

22 (4) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the joint 

23 resolution, consideration of a veto message in the 

24 Senate under this section shall be not more than 10 


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1 hours equally divided between the majority and mi2 nority leaders or their designees. 

3 (e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

4 SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 

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

6 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec7 tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 

8 each House, respectively, but applicable only with re9 spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 

10 in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 

11 other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 

12 with such rules; and 

13 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

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

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

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

17 the case of any other rule of that House. 

18 TITLE III—GENERAL 

19 PROVISIONS 

20 SEC. 301. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of 

23 the District of Columbia. 

24 (2) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor 

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1 (3) The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the 

2 District of Columbia. 

3 (4) Except as otherwise provided, the term 

4 ‘‘State’’ means the State of Washington, D.C. 

5 (5) The term ‘‘State Constitution’’ means the 

6 proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, 

7 D.C., as approved by the Council of the District of 

8 Columbia on October 18, 2016, pursuant to the 

9 Constitution and Boundaries for the State of Wash10 ington, D.C. Approval Resolution of 2016 (D.C. 

11 Resolution R21–621), and ratified by District of Co12 lumbia voters in Advisory Referendum B approved 

13 on November 8, 2016, and certified by the District 

14 of Columbia Board of Elections on November 18, 

15 2016. 

16 (6) The term ‘‘Washington, D.C.’’ means 

17 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. 

18 SEC. 302. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT. 

19 Not more than 60 days after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, the President shall certify such enactment to 

21 the Mayor of the District of Columbia. 

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