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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8539 

To reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the United States 

to the area comprised of the principal Federal monuments, the White 

House, the United States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court 

Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United States Capitol, to 

provide for the retrocession of the remaining area of the District of 

Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2020 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the 

United States to the area comprised of the principal 

Federal monuments, the White House, the United States 

Capitol, the United States Supreme Court Building, and 

the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office 

buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United 

States Capitol, to provide for the retrocession of the 

remaining area of the District of Columbia to the State 

of Maryland, and for other purposes. 


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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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia5 Maryland Reunion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Article I, section 2, clause 1 of the United 

9 States Constitution states that the ‘‘House of Rep10 resentatives shall be composed of members chosen 

11 every second year by the people of the several 

12 states.’’. 

13 (2) The Founding Fathers did not consider the 

14 proposed district that would become Washington, 

15 DC, a State under the Constitution, as evidenced 

16 when Alexander Hamilton offered an amendment to 

17 the Constitution during the New York ratification to 

18 provide full congressional representation to Wash19 ington, DC, but the convention rejected the amend20 ment on July 22, 1788. 

21 (3) Chief Justice Marshall held in Hepburn v. 

22 Ellzey in 1805 that the term ‘‘states’’ in Article I, 

23 section 2, clause 1 of the Constitution does not in24 clude Washington, DC, for representation purposes. 


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1 (4) Seven Supreme Court Justices affirmed 

2 Chief Justice Marshall’s Hepburn reasoning in Na3 tional Mut. Ins. Co. of Dist. of Col. v. Tidewater 

4 Transfer Co. in 1949. 

5 (5) A Democrat-controlled Congress in 1978 at6 tempted to amend the Constitution to provide Wash7 ington, DC, with full congressional representation. 

8 The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

9 Representatives reported the resolution and stated 

10 that granting congressional representation to the 

11 District of Columbia as it is presently constituted 

12 would require a constitutional amendment, because 

13 ‘‘statutory action alone will not suffice’’. 

14 (6) Amending the Constitution requires two15 thirds approval by each house of Congress and rati16 fication by three-fourths of the States. In 1978, 

17 there was success in obtaining a favorable vote from 

18 two-thirds of both the House and the Senate on a 

19 constitutional amendment to provide Washington, 

20 DC, with full congressional representation, but the 

21 requirement for ratification by three-fourths of the 

22 States could not be obtained. 

23 (7) An alternative to a potentially lengthy and 

24 difficult constitutional amendment process is ceding 

25 Washington, DC, back to Maryland, just as an area 


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1 of 31 square miles that was originally ceded by Vir2 ginia was returned to that State by Federal legisla3 tion in 1847, thereby ensuring that the portion of 

4 Washington, DC, in Virginia would have Senate and 

5 House representation. 

6 (8) In 1847, there was a desire to allow the 

7 District of Columbia land on the west side of the Po8 tomac River that was not being used by the Federal 

9 Government to have its own proper representation in 

10 Congress. 

11 (9) Obtaining the desired representation for 

12 this portion of Washington, DC, would have required 

13 a constitutional amendment unless the land were 

14 given back to Virginia. 

15 (10) Instead of trying to pass a constitutional 

16 amendment, Congress in 1847 legislatively ceded 

17 back to Virginia from the District of Columbia the 

18 non-Federal land composed of 31 square miles on 

19 the west side of the Potomac River. 

20 (11) Accordingly, the District of Columbia 

21 would clearly and constitutionally have 2 Senators 

22 and a Representative with full voting rights by 

23 ceding the District of Columbia to Maryland after 

24 Maryland’s acceptance of such retrocession, while 

25 maintaining the exclusive legislative authority and 


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1 control of Congress over the National Capital Serv2 ice Area in the District of Columbia. 

3 SEC. 3. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 

4 MARYLAND. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the issuance of a proclama6 tion by the President under section 8 and except as pro7 vided in subsection (b), the territory ceded to Congress 

8 by the State of Maryland to serve as the District consti9 tuting the permanent seat of the Government of the 

10 United States is ceded and relinquished to the State of 

11 Maryland. 

12 (b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CONTROL OVER

13 NATIONAL CAPITAL SERVICE AREA.—Notwithstanding 

14 subsection (a), the National Capital Service Area de15 scribed in section 5 shall not be ceded and relinquished 

16 to the State of Maryland and shall continue to serve as 

17 the permanent seat of the Government of the United 

18 States, and Congress shall continue to exercise exclusive 

19 legislative authority and control over such Area. 

20 SEC. 4. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT 

21 OF COLUMBIA. 

22 (a) CONTINUATION OF SUITS.—No writ, action, in23 dictment, cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the 

24 District of Columbia on the effective date of this Act shall 

25 abate as a result of the enactment of this Act, but shall 


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1 be transferred and shall proceed within such appropriate 

2 court of the State of Maryland as established under the 

3 laws or constitution of the State of Maryland. 

4 (b) APPEALS.—An order or decision of any court of 

5 the District of Columbia for which no appeal has been filed 

6 as of the effective date of this Act shall be considered an 

7 order or decision of a court of the State of Maryland for 

8 purposes of appeal from and appellate review of such order 

9 or decision in an appropriate court of the State of Mary10 land. 

11 SEC. 5. NATIONAL CAPITAL SERVICE AREA DESCRIBED. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c), (d), 

13 and (e), upon the retrocession under section 3(a), the Na14 tional Capital Service Area referred to in section 3(b) is 

15 comprised of the principal Federal monuments, the White 

16 House, the United States Capitol, the United States Su17 preme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legisla18 tive, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the 

19 Mall and the United States Capitol (but shall not include 

20 the District Building), and is more particularly described 

21 as the territory located within the boundaries described 

22 in subsection (b). 

23 (b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—The boundaries of the 

24 National Capital Service Area shall be as follows: Begin25 ning at the intersection of the southern right-of-way of 


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1 F Street NE and the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 

2 NE; 

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

4 of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north5 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

6 (2) thence southwest along said northeastern 

7 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec8 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

9 Avenue NE; 

10 (3) thence west along said northern right-of11 way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 

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

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

14 of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south15 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

16 (5) thence northeast along said southeastern 

17 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec18 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 

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

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

21 Street SE; 

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

23 of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north24 ern property boundary of the property designated as 

25 Square 760 Lot 803; 


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1 (8) thence east along said northern property 

2 boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 

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

4 (9) thence south along said western right-of5 way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

7 (10) thence west along said northern right-of8 way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 

9 with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 

10 Avenue SE; 

11 (11) thence northwest along said northwestern 

12 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter13 section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 

14 SE; 

15 (12) thence south along said eastern right-of16 way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

18 (13) thence west along said southern right-of19 way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east20 ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 

21 (14) thence south along said eastern right-of22 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (15) thence west along said southern right-of2 way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east3 ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 

4 (16) thence south along said eastern right-of5 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

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

7 (17) thence southeast along said northwestern 

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

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

10 (18) thence east along said southern right-of11 way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

13 (19) thence south along said western right-of14 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

15 southernmost corner of the property designated as 

16 Square 736S Lot 801; 

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

18 from said corner of said property designated as 

19 Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 

20 southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 

21 SE; 

22 (21) thence southeast along said southwestern 

23 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter24 section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir25 ginia Avenue SE; 


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1 (22) thence northwest along said northwestern 

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

4 Street; 

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

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

8 (24) thence west along said southern right-of9 way of E Street SW to its end; 

10 (25) thence west along a line extending said 

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

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

13 Street SW; 

14 (26) thence north along said eastern right-of15 way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

17 (27) thence northwest along said southwestern 

18 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersec19 tion with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; 

20 (28) thence north along said western right-of21 way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

23 (29) thence west along said northern right-of24 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east25 ern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; 


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1 (30) thence north along said eastern right-of2 way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

4 (31) thence west along said northern right-of5 way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east6 ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 

7 (32) thence north along said eastern right-of8 way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

10 (33) thence west along said northern right-of11 way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection 

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

13 (34) thence south along said western right-of14 way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

16 (35) thence west along said northern right-of17 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east18 ern right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 

19 (36) thence south along said eastern right-of20 way of 14th Street SW to its intersection with the 

21 northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Cor22 poration railroad easement; 

23 (37) thence southwest along said northeastern 

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1 road easement to its intersection with the eastern 

2 shore of the Potomac River; 

3 (38) thence generally northwest along said east4 ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 

5 with a line extending westward the northern bound6 ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 

7 806; 

8 (39) thence east along said line extending west9 ward the northern boundary of the property des10 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop11 erty boundary of the property designated as Square 

12 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 

13 boundary of said property designated as Square 12 

14 Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 

15 (40) thence east along a line extending east 

16 from said northeast corner of the property des17 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection 

18 with the western boundary of the property des19 ignated as Square 33 Lot 87; 

20 (41) thence south along said western boundary 

21 of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 

22 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

23 property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 

24 (42) thence counter-clockwise around the 

25 boundary of said property designated as Square 33 


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

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

3 (43) thence east along said northern right-of4 way of E Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

6 (44) 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 (45) 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 (46) thence east along said northern right-of14 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

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

16 (47) thence north along said eastern right-of17 way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

19 (48) thence east along said southern right-of20 way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 

21 northwest corner of the property designated as 

22 Square 221 Lot 35; 

23 (49) thence counter-clockwise around the 

24 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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


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1 boundary of the property designated as Square 221 

2 Lot 37; 

3 (50) thence counter-clockwise around the 

4 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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

6 the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; 

7 (51) thence south along the boundary of said 

8 property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its 

9 southwest corner, which it shares with the property 

10 designated as Square 221 Lot 40; 

11 (52) thence south along the boundary of said 

12 property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its 

13 southwest corner; 

14 (53) thence east along the southern border of 

15 said property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to 

16 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

17 property designated as Square 221 Lot 820; 

18 (54) thence south along the western boundary 

19 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 

20 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the 

21 property designated as Square 221 Lot 39; 

22 (55) thence south along the western boundary 

23 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 

24 to its southwest corner, which is along the northern 

25 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 


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1 (56) thence east along said northern right-of2 way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection 

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

4 (57) thence south along said western right-of5 way of 15th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

6 extending northwest from the southern right-of-way 

7 of the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue NW north of 

8 Pershing Square; 

9 (58) thence southeast along said line extending 

10 the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 

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

12 Avenue NW, and continuing southeast along said 

13 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

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

15 14th Street NW; 

16 (59) thence south along said western right-of17 way of 14th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

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

19 Street NW; 

20 (60) thence east along said line extending west 

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

22 the southern right-of-way of D Street NW, and con23 tinuing east along said southern right-of-way of D 

24 Street NW to its intersection with the eastern rightof-way of 131 25 ⁄2 Street NW; 


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

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

4 (62) thence east and southeast along said 

5 southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

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

7 12th Street NW; 

8 (63) thence south along said western right-of9 way of 12th Street NW to its intersection with a line 

10 extending to the west the southern boundary of the 

11 property designated as Square 324 Lot 809; 

12 (64) thence east along said line to the south13 west corner of said property designated as Square 

14 324 Lot 809, and continuing northeast along the 

15 southern boundary of said property designated as 

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

17 shares with the property designated as Square 323 

18 Lot 802; 

19 (65) thence east along the southern boundary 

20 of said property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 

21 to its southeast corner, which it shares with the 

22 property designated as Square 324 Lot 808; 

23 (66) thence counter-clockwise around the 

24 boundary of said property designated as Square 324 

25 Lot 808 to its northeastern corner, which is along 


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1 the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 

2 NW; 

3 (67) thence southeast along said southern right4 of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersec5 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; 

6 (68) thence north along a line extending north 

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

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

9 Street NW; 

10 (69) thence east along said southern right-of11 way of C Street NW to its intersection with the east12 ern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW; 

13 (70) thence north along said eastern right-of14 way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

16 (71) thence east along said southern right-of17 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

19 (72) thence south along said western right-of20 way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

22 (73) thence west along said northern right-of23 way of C Street NW to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (74) thence south along said western right-of2 way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

4 (75) thence east along said northern right-of5 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

6 with the northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Ave7 nue NW; 

8 (76) thence northeast along said northeastern 

9 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter10 section with the southwestern right-of-way of New 

11 Jersey Avenue NW; 

12 (77) thence northwest along said southwestern 

13 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its inter14 section with the northern right-of-way of D Street 

15 NW; 

16 (78) thence east along said northern right-of17 way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

19 (79) thence northeast along said northwestern 

20 right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter21 section with the western right-of-way of North Cap22 itol Street; 

23 (80) thence north along said western right-of24 way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with 


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1 the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Ave2 nue NW; 

3 (81) thence southeast along said southwestern 

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

5 southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue 

6 NE; 

7 (82) thence southeast along said southwestern 

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

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

10 (83) thence counter-clockwise along said south11 ern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its inter12 section with the southern right-of way of F Street 

13 NE; and 

14 (84) thence east along said southern right-of15 way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. 

16 (c) STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.—The Federal Dis17 trict shall include any street (and sidewalk thereof) that 

18 bounds the area described in subsection (b). 

19 (d) METES AND BOUNDS SURVEY.—Not later than 

20 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 

22 Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 

23 bounds survey of the National Capital Service Area, as 

24 described in subsection (b). 


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1 (e) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF FRANCES

2 PERKINS BUILDING.—The entirety of the Frances Per3 kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 

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

5 National Capital Service Area. 

6 SEC. 6. TRANSITION PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOUSE OF 

7 REPRESENTATIVES. 

8 (a) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Until the taking effect of the 

10 first reapportionment occurring after the effective 

11 date of this Act— 

12 (A) the individual serving as the Delegate 

13 to the House of Representatives from the Dis14 trict of Columbia shall serve as a member of 

15 the House of Representatives from the State of 

16 Maryland; 

17 (B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled 

18 to 1 additional Representative until the taking 

19 effect of such reapportionment; and 

20 (C) such Representative shall be in addi21 tion to the membership of the House of Rep22 resentatives as now prescribed by law. 

23 (2) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL

24 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in 

25 the membership of the House of Representatives 


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1 provided under paragraph (1) shall not operate to ei2 ther increase or decrease the permanent membership 

3 of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the 

4 Act of August 8, 1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2), 

5 nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of 

6 reapportionment established by the Act of November 

7 15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd 

8 Congress and each Congress thereafter. 

9 (b) REPEAL OF LAWS PROVIDING FOR DELEGATE

10 FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the 

12 District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 

13 405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 

14 are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 

15 repealed by such sections are restored or revived as 

16 if such sections had not been enacted. 

17 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

18 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

19 which the individual serving as the Delegate to the 

20 House of Representatives from the District of Co21 lumbia first serves as a member of the House of 

22 Representatives from the State of Maryland. 

23 SEC. 7. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 

24 No law or regulation which is in force on the effective 

25 date of this Act shall be deemed amended or repealed by 


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1 this Act except to the extent specifically provided in this 

2 Act, or to the extent that such law or regulation is incon3 sistent with this Act. 

4 SEC. 8. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF RET5 ROCESSION BY MARYLAND. 

6 (a) PROCLAMATION BY STATE OF MARYLAND.—Not 

7 later than 30 days after the State of Maryland enacts leg8 islation accepting the retrocession described in section 

9 3(a), the President shall issue a proclamation announcing 

10 such acceptance and declaring that the territory ceded to 

11 Congress by the State of Maryland to serve as the District 

12 constituting the permanent seat of the Government of the 

13 United States has been ceded back to the State of Mary14 land. 

15 (b) REPORT BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

16 ON ECONOMIC IMPACT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Con18 gressional Budget Office shall prepare a report ana19 lyzing the anticipated economic impact on the State 

20 of Maryland of the State’s acceptance of the ret21 rocession described in section 3(a), including the an22 ticipated effect on the budgets of the State govern23 ment and local governments, and shall submit the 

24 report to Congress and the Governor of Maryland. 


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1 (2) DELAY IN ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION.— 

2 The State of Maryland may not enact legislation ac3 cepting the retrocession described in section 3(a) 

4 until the expiration of the 1-year period which be5 gins on the date the Director of the Congressional 

6 Budget Office submits the report prepared under 

7 paragraph (1) to the Governor of Maryland. 

8 SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

9 The provisions of this Act and the amendments made 

10 by this Act shall take effect on the date the President 

11 issues a proclamation under section 8 or the date of the 

12 ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the 

13 United States repealing the twenty-third article of amend14 ment to the Constitution, whichever comes later. 

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