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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8516 

To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 2, 2020 

Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 

and Reform, and Armed Services, 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 provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia 

to Maryland, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Compact Federal District Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 

MARYLAND 


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Subtitle A—Retrocession 

Sec. 101. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland. 

Sec. 102. Proclamation regarding acceptance of retrocession by Maryland. 

Subtitle B—Federal District as Seat of Government of United States 

Sec. 111. Description of Federal District. 

Sec. 112. National Guard. 

Sec. 113. Effect of retrocession on laws in effect in seat of Government of 

United States. 

Sec. 114. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United States 

as municipal corporation. 

Subtitle C—General Provisions 

Sec. 121. Pending actions and proceedings. 

Sec. 122. Effect on judicial proceedings pending in District of Columbia. 

Sec. 123. Effect on existing contracts. 

TITLE II—INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

Subtitle A—Property 

Sec. 201. Title to property. 

Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands. 

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. 

Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Federal District to vote in Federal 

elections in State of most recent domicile. 

Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate. 

Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of government in 

election of President and Vice-President. 

TITLE III—TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN 

AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Subtitle A—Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District of 

Columbia 

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. 

Sec. 304. Employees of Public Defender Service. 

Sec. 305. Employees exercising authority over parole and supervision. 

Sec. 306. Employees of courts and court system. 

Subtitle B—Other Programs and Authorities 


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Sec. 311. Designation of District of Columbia felons to facilities of Bureau of 

Prisons. 

Sec. 312. Application of the College Access Act. 

Sec. 313. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. 

Sec. 314. Federal planning commissions. 

Sec. 315. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water. 

Sec. 316. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Definition. 

Sec. 402. Effect on other laws. 

Sec. 403. Effective date. 

1 TITLE I—RETROCESSION OF DIS2 TRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 

3 MARYLAND 

4 Subtitle A—Retrocession 

5 SEC. 101. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 

6 MARYLAND. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the issuance of a proclama8 tion by the President under section 102(b) and except as 

9 provided in subsection (b), the territory ceded to Congress 

10 by the State of Maryland to serve as the District consti11 tuting the permanent seat of the Government of the 

12 United States is ceded and relinquished to the State of 

13 Maryland. 

14 (b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CONTROL OVER

15 FEDERAL DISTRICT.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

16 the Federal District described in section 111 shall not be 

17 ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland and shall 

18 continue to serve as the permanent seat of the Govern19 ment of the United States, and Congress shall continue 


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1 to exercise exclusive legislative authority and control over 

2 such District. 

3 SEC. 102. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF 

4 RETROCESSION BY MARYLAND. 

5 (a) ENACTMENT OF LAW ACCEPTING RETROCES6 SION.—Retrocession under section 101 shall not take 

7 place unless the State of Maryland enacts legislation to 

8 accept such retrocession. 

9 (b) PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT.—Not later than 

10 30 days after the State of Maryland enacts legislation ac11 cepting the retrocession under section 101, the President 

12 shall issue a proclamation announcing such acceptance 

13 and declaring that the territory ceded to Congress by the 

14 State of Maryland to serve as the District constituting the 

15 permanent seat of the Government of the United States 

16 has been ceded back to the State of Maryland. 

17 Subtitle B—Federal District as Seat 

18 of Government of United States 

19 SEC. 111. DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL DISTRICT. 

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

21 and (e), upon the retrocession under section 101, the Fed22 eral District shall consist of the property described in sub23 section (b) and shall include the principal Federal monu24 ments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United 

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1 tive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adja2 cent to the Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms 

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

4 Code). 

5 (b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—Upon the retrocession 

6 under section 101, the boundaries of the Federal District 

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

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

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

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

11 of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north12 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

13 (2) thence southwest along said northeastern 

14 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec15 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

16 Avenue NE; 

17 (3) thence west along said northern right-of18 way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 

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

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

21 of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south22 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

23 (5) thence northeast along said southeastern 

24 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec25 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 


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

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

3 Street SE; 

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

5 of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north6 ern property boundary of the property designated as 

7 Square 760 Lot 803; 

8 (8) thence east along said northern property 

9 boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 

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

11 (9) thence south along said western right-of12 way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

14 (10) thence west along said northern right-of15 way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 

16 with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 

17 Avenue SE; 

18 (11) thence northwest along said northwestern 

19 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter20 section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 

21 SE; 

22 (12) thence south along said eastern right-of23 way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (13) thence west along said southern right-of2 way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east3 ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 

4 (14) thence south along said eastern right-of5 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

7 (15) thence west along said southern right-of8 way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east9 ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 

10 (16) thence south along said eastern right-of11 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

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

13 (17) thence southeast along said northwestern 

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

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

16 (18) thence east along said southern right-of17 way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

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

21 southernmost corner of the property designated as 

22 Square 736S Lot 801; 

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

24 from said corner of said property designated as 

25 Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 


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1 southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 

2 SE; 

3 (21) thence southeast along said southwestern 

4 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter5 section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir6 ginia Avenue SE; 

7 (22) thence northwest along said northwestern 

8 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersec9 tion with the western right-of-way of South Capitol 

10 Street; 

11 (23) thence north along said western right-of12 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

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

14 (24) thence west along said southern right-of15 way of E Street SW to its end; 

16 (25) thence west along a line extending said 

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

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

19 Street SW; 

20 (26) thence north along said eastern right-of21 way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

23 (27) 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 (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) STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.—The Federal Dis2 trict shall include any street (and sidewalk thereof) that 

3 bounds the area described in subsection (b). 

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

5 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 

7 Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 

8 bounds survey of the Federal District, as described in sub9 section (b). 

10 (e) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF FRANCES

11 PERKINS BUILDING.—The entirety of the Frances Per12 kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 

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

14 Federal District. 

15 SEC. 112. NATIONAL GUARD. 

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

17 is amended as follows: 

18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 

19 (A) in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking 

20 ‘‘Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia’’ 

21 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘and Puer22 to Rico’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘the 

24 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District 


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1 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or of the Common2 wealth of Puerto Rico’’. 

3 (2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In sec4 tion 103, by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

5 (3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM6 MAND.—In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, 

7 by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both places 

8 it appears. 

9 (4) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

10 section 107(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Colum11 bia,’’. 

12 (5) MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS.—In sec13 tion 109— 

14 (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by 

15 striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ each place 

16 it appears; and 

17 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(or com18 manding general in the case of the District of 

19 Columbia)’’. 

20 (6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG

21 ACTIVITIES.—In section 112(h)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Dis23 trict of Columbia,’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig2 nating paragraph (3), as amended, as para3 graph (2). 

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

5 striking ‘‘or the District of Columbia,’’. 

6 (8) ADJUTANTS GENERAL.—In section 314— 

7 (A) in subsections (a) and (d), by striking 

8 ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both places it ap9 pears; and 

10 (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 

11 redesignating subsection (d), as amended, as 

12 subsection (b). 

13 (9) DETAIL OF REGULAR MEMBERS OF ARMY

14 AND AIR FORCE TO DUTY WITH NATIONAL GUARD.— 

15 In section 315, by striking ‘‘the District of Colum16 bia,’’ each place it appears. 

17 (10) DISCHARGE OF OFFICERS; TERMINATION

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

19 ‘‘or the District of Columbia,’’. 

20 (11) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY

21 WHEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In subsections 

22 (a) and (b) of section 325— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘or the District of Colum24 bia’’ both places it appears; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘or the commanding gen2 eral of the District of Columbia National 

3 Guard,’’ both places it appears. 

4 (12) COURTS-MARTIAL OF NATIONAL GUARD

5 NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC6 TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 

7 In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘the District 

8 of Columbia,’’ each place it appears. 

9 (13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV10 ERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—In section 328(a), by strik11 ing ‘‘or the commanding general of the District of 

12 Columbia National Guard,’’. 

13 (14) TRAINING GENERALLY.—In section 

14 501(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

15 (15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 

16 section 503(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Colum17 bia,’’. 

18 (16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL

19 ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik20 ing ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘or Puerto Rico,’’. 

22 (17) ARMY AND AIR FORCE SCHOOLS AND

23 FIELD EXERCISES.—In section 505, in the matter 

24 preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Virgin 

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1 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and in2 serting ‘‘or the Virgin Islands’’. 

3 (18) NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE

4 PROGRAM.—In section 509— 

5 (A) in subsection (c)(1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of the 

7 District of Columbia, with the commanding 

8 general of the District of Columbia Na9 tional Guard,’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘or the commanding 

11 general’’; 

12 (B) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘and 

13 the commanding general of the District of Co14 lumbia National Guard (if the District of Co15 lumbia National Guard is participating in the 

16 Program)’’; 

17 (C) in subsection (j)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of the 

19 District of Columbia, the commanding gen20 eral of the District of Columbia National 

21 Guard’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘or the commanding 

23 general’’ both places it appears; 

24 (D) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘and, if 

25 the Program is carried out in the District of 


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1 Columbia, with the commanding general of the 

2 District of Columbia National Guard’’; and 

3 (E) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘the 

4 territories, and the District of Columbia’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘and the Territories’’. 

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

7 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 

8 commanding general of the National Guard of 

9 the District of Columbia’’; and 

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

11 striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the District of Colum12 bia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘or 

13 Puerto Rico’’. 

14 (20) PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES FROM ARMY OR

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

16 703, by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both 

17 places it appears. 

18 (21) ACCOUNTABILITY: RELIEF FROM UPON

19 ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In section 704, by strik20 ing ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

21 (22) PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICERS.—In 

22 section 708— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the 

24 commanding general of the National Guard of 

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1 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Dis2 trict of Columbia,’’. 

3 (23) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY ISSUED

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

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

6 of Columbia,’’ each place it appears. 

7 (24) DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE OR CON8 DEMNED PROPERTY.—In section 711, by striking 

9 ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

10 (25) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF CON11 DEMNED STORES ISSUED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—In 

12 paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking ‘‘the Dis13 trict of Columbia,’’. 

14 (26) PROPERTY LOSS; PERSONAL INJURY OR

15 DEATH.—In section 715(c), by striking ‘‘or the Dis16 trict of Columbia’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) FEDERAL DISTRICT DEFINED.— 

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

20 United States Code, is amended by adding at 

21 the end the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(20) ‘Federal District’ means the area serving 

23 as the seat of the Government of the United States, 

24 as described in section 111 of the Compact Federal 

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1 (B) WITH REGARDS TO HOMELAND DE2 FENSE ACTIVITIES.—Section 901 of title 32, 

3 United States Code, is amended in paragraph 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

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

6 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

7 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 

8 (i) in subsection (a)— 

9 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

10 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Federal District’’; and 

12 (II) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(19) The term ‘Federal District’ means the 

15 area serving as the seat of the Government of the 

16 United States, as described in section 111 of the 

17 Compact Federal District Act.’’; 

18 (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of sub19 section (c), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, and 

20 the District of Columbia’’ both places it 

21 appears and inserting ‘‘and Puerto Rico’’; 

22 and 

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

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1 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or 

2 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’. 

3 (B) DISPOSITION ON DISCHARGE.—In sec4 tion 771a(c), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the 

5 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or Puerto 

6 Rico’’. 

7 (C) TRICARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN

8 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DE9 PENDENTS DURING CERTAIN DISASTER RE10 SPONSE DUTY.—In section 1076f— 

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

12 striking ‘‘(or, with respect to the District 

13 of Columbia, the mayor of the District of 

14 Columbia)’’ both places it appears; and 

15 (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 

16 ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 

17 (D) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: AVAILABILITY

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

19 section 2732, by striking ‘‘or the District of Co20 lumbia’’. 

21 (E) MEMBERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

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1 tion 7401(c), by striking ‘‘the District of Co2 lumbia,’’. 

3 (F) MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

4 DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES5 TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN6 DUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.—In sec7 tion 9401(c), by striking ‘‘the District of Co8 lumbia,’’. 

9 (G) READY RESERVE: FAILURE TO SATIS10 FACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAINING.— 

11 In section 10148(b), by striking ‘‘(or, in the 

12 case of the District of Columbia, the com13 manding general of the District of Columbia 

14 National Guard)’’. 

15 (H) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BU16 REAU.—In section 10502(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or, 

17 in the case of the District of Columbia, the 

18 commanding general of the District of Colum19 bia National Guard’’. 

20 (I) VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD

21 BUREAU.—In section 10505(a)(1)(A), by strik22 ing ‘‘or, in the case of the District of Columbia, 

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1 (J) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BU2 REAU OFFICERS.—In subparagraphs (A) and 

3 (B) of section 10506(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or, in 

4 the case of the District of Columbia, the com5 manding general of the District of Columbia 

6 National Guard’’ both places it appears. 

7 (K) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: GENERAL

8 PROVISIONS.—In section 10508(b)(1), by strik9 ing ‘‘(or, in the case of the District of Columbia 

10 National Guard, the commanding general of the 

11 District of Columbia National Guard)’’. 

12 (L) COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: ORIGINAL

13 APPOINTMENT; LIMITATION.—In section 

14 12204(b), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, and the 

15 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘and Puer16 to Rico’’. 

17 (M) RESERVE COMPONENTS GEN18 ERALLY.—In section 12301(b), by striking 

19 ‘‘(or, in the case of the District of Columbia 

20 National Guard, the commanding general of the 

21 District of Columbia National Guard)’’. 

22 (N) NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERV23 ICE: CALL.—In section 12406, by striking ‘‘or, 

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1 the commanding general of the National Guard 

2 of the District of Columbia’’. 

3 (O) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY

4 WITH STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—In 

5 section 12642(c), by striking ‘‘States, Puerto 

6 Rico, and the District of Columbia’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘States or Puerto Rico’’. 

8 (P) LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF NA9 TIONAL GUARD UNITS.—In section 18238, by 

10 striking ‘‘or, in the case of the District of Co11 lumbia, the commanding general of the Na12 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’. 

13 (c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND ASSETS.—The 

14 Secretary of Defense shall transfer the personnel and as15 sets of the District of Columbia National Guard to the 

16 Maryland National Guard. 

17 SEC. 113. EFFECT OF RETROCESSION ON LAWS IN EFFECT 

18 IN SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF UNITED 

19 STATES. 

20 Except as otherwise provided in this Act and any 

21 other Act of Congress, upon the retrocession under section 

22 102, the criminal laws of the State of Maryland, and any 

23 laws of the State of Maryland which regulate vehicular 

24 traffic, shall apply in the Federal District in the same 

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1 State of Maryland, and shall be deemed laws of the United 

2 States which are applicable only in or to the Federal Dis3 trict. 

4 SEC. 114. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF 

5 GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES AS MUNIC6 IPAL CORPORATION. 

7 Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes re8 lating to the District of Columbia (sec. 1–102, D.C. Offi9 cial Code) or any other provision of law codified in sub10 chapter I of chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official 

11 Code, effective upon the date of the retrocession under sec12 tion 102, the Federal District (or any portion thereof) 

13 shall not serve as a government and shall not be a body 

14 corporate for municipal purposes. 

15 Subtitle C—General Provisions 

16 SEC. 121. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. 

17 (a) STATE AS LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO DISTRICT OF

18 COLUMBIA.—The State of Maryland shall be the legal suc19 cessor to the District of Columbia in all matters. 

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

21 existing writs, actions, suits, judicial and administrative 

22 proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judg23 ments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of ac24 tion, claims, demands, titles, and rights in any court shall 

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1 except as may be provided under this Act and as may be 

2 modified by the laws of the State of Maryland or the 

3 United States, as the case may be. 

4 SEC. 122. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS PENDING IN 

5 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

6 (a) CONTINUATION OF SUITS.—No writ, action, in7 dictment, cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the 

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

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

10 be transferred and shall proceed within such appropriate 

11 court of the State of Maryland as established under the 

12 laws or constitution of the State of Maryland. 

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

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

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

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

17 purposes of appeal from and appellate review of such order 

18 or decision in an appropriate court of the State of Mary19 land. 

20 SEC. 123. EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS. 

21 (a) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing 

22 in the retrocession under section 102 shall affect any obli23 gation under any contract or agreement under which the 

24 District of Columbia or the United States is a party, as 

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1 (b) SUCCESSION IN INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The 

2 State of Maryland shall be deemed to be the successor to 

3 the District of Columbia for purposes of any interstate 

4 compact which is in effect on the day before the date of 

5 retrocession under section 102. 

6 TITLE II—INTERESTS OF 

7 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

8 Subtitle A—Property 

9 SEC. 201. TITLE TO PROPERTY. 

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

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

12 for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real 

13 and personal property which, on the day before the date 

14 of the retrocession under section 102, is located in the Dis15 trict of Columbia and with respect to which, on such day, 

16 the United States holds title or jurisdiction for such pur17 pose. 

18 (b) TITLE TO PROPERTY FORMERLY HELD BY DIS19 TRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The State of Maryland shall have 

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

21 and maintenance, all real and personal property with re22 spect to which, on the day before the date of the retroces23 sion under section 102, the District of Columbia holds title 

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1 SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 

2 (a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B) 

4 and paragraph (2) and notwithstanding the retroces5 sion under section 2, authority is reserved in the 

6 United States for the exercise by Congress of the 

7 power of exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever 

8 over such tracts or parcels of land located in the 

9 District of Columbia that, on the day before the date 

10 of the retrocession, are controlled or owned by the 

11 United States and held for defense or Coast Guard 

12 purposes. 

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

14 exclusive legislation described in subparagraph (A) 

15 shall vest and remain in the United States only so 

16 long as the particular tract or parcel of land involved 

17 is controlled or owned by the United States and held 

18 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

19 (b) AUTHORITY OF STATE OF MARYLAND.— 

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

21 in the United States under paragraph (1) shall not 

22 operate to prevent such tracts or parcels of land 

23 from being a part of the State of Maryland, or to 

24 prevent the State from exercising over or upon such 

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1 reservation of authority and which is consistent with 

2 the laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to 

3 such reservation of authority. 

4 (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The State of Mary5 land shall have the right to serve civil or criminal 

6 process in such tracts or parcels of land in which the 

7 authority of the United States is reserved under 

8 paragraph (1) in suits or prosecutions for or on ac9 count of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or 

10 crimes committed in the State but outside of such 

11 lands. 

12 Subtitle B—Federal Courts 

13 SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FED14 ERAL OFFICIALS. 

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

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘Except in the District of Co18 lumbia, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘within fifty miles of the Dis20 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘within fifty miles 

21 of the Federal District’’. 

22 (b) DISTRICT JUDGES.—Section 134(b) of such title 

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

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

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

2 such title is amended by striking the first sentence and 

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

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

5 officers of the Southern District of New York and the 

6 Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles 

7 thereof.’’. 

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

9 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

12 and’’. 

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

14 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Co15 lumbia and’’. 

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

17 this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after 

18 the date of the retrocession under section 102. 

19 SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS. 

20 (a) RENAMING.— 

21 (1) CIRCUIT COURT.—Section 41 of title 28, 

22 United States Code, is amended— 

23 (A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis24 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis25 trict’’; and 


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1 (B) in the second column, by striking 

2 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

3 District’’. 

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

5 is amended— 

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

7 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis8 trict’’; 

9 (B) by amending the first paragraph to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘The Federal District comprise one judicial dis12 trict.’’; and 

13 (C) in the second paragraph, by striking 

14 ‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis15 trict’’. 

16 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

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

18 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘88. The Federal District.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

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

21 amended as follows: 

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

23 of such title is amended in the first column by strik24 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

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

2 title is amended— 

3 (A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis4 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis5 trict’’; 

6 (B) in the second column, by striking 

7 ‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal District’’; 

8 and 

9 (C) in the second column, by striking 

10 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

11 District’’. 

12 (3) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSELS

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

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

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis16 trict’’. 

17 (4) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CER18 TIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY COUNSELS.—Sec19 tion 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking 

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

21 ‘‘the Federal District Circuit’’. 

22 (5) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER RE23 VIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS.—Section 2343 

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1 Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis2 trict Circuit’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DIS4 TRICT COURT.—Title 28, United States Code, is amended 

5 as follows: 

6 (1) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT

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

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

9 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal District’’. 

10 (2) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OF TAX

11 CASES BROUGHT AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Section 

12 1346(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

13 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 

14 District’’. 

15 (3) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER PRO16 CEEDINGS FOR FORFEITURE OF FOREIGN PROP17 ERTY.—Section 1355(b)(2) of such title is amended 

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

19 ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

20 (4) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CIVIL

21 ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST A FOREIGN STATE.— 

22 Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

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1 (5) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER AC2 TIONS BROUGHT BY CORPORATIONS AGAINST

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

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

5 inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

6 (6) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF CERTAIN AC7 TIONS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE OF8 FICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1413 of such 

9 title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Colum10 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

11 (7) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF ACTION EN12 FORCING FOREIGN JUDGMENT.—Section 

13 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fed15 eral District’’. 

16 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

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

18 amended as follows: 

19 (1) APPOINTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.— 

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

21 first column by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘Federal District’’. 

23 (2) LOCATION OF COURT OF FEDERAL

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

2 ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

3 (3) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES OF COURT OF

4 FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 175 of such title is 

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

6 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Federal 

7 District’’. 

8 (4) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES FOR PURPOSES

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

10 title is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

13 the United States, and the judges of the United States 

14 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Fed15 eral District.’’. 

16 (5) COURT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FEDERAL

17 CIRCUIT AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 

18 462(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the Dis19 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis20 trict’’. 

21 (6) PLACES OF HOLDING COURT OF COURT OF

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

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Washington, District of 

2 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis3 trict’’; and 

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

5 and inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

6 (e) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FOREIGN PARTIES

8 AT STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.—Section 

9 1608(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking 

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

11 ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

12 (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS IN PROPERTY CASES

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

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

15 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 

16 District’’. 

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

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new undesignated paragraph: 

20 ‘‘The term ‘Federal District’ means the area serving 

21 as the seat of the Government of the United States, as 

22 described in section 111 of the Compact Federal District 

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

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

3 section), rule, or regulation— 

4 (1) to the United States Court of Appeals for 

5 the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to 

6 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 

7 District; 

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

9 deemed to refer to the Federal District Circuit; and 

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

11 District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the 

12 United States District Court for the Federal Dis13 trict. 

14 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend15 ments made by this section shall take effect upon the ret16 rocession under section 102. 

17 SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DE18 PARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 

19 (a) APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES TRUSTEES.— 

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

21 amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and in22 serting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 

23 (b) INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.— 

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

2 the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 

3 Federal District’’; and 

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

5 the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 

6 Federal District’’. 

7 (2) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REMOVAL.—Section 

8 596(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

9 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 

10 District’’. 

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

12 this section shall take effect upon the retrocession under 

13 section 102. 

14 Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

15 SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN FED16 ERAL DISTRICT TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELEC17 TIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT DOMICILE. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PERMIT INDIVID19 UALS TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 

21 (A) permit absent Federal District voters 

22 to use absentee registration procedures and to 

23 vote by absentee ballot in general, special, pri24 mary, and runoff elections for Federal office; 

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

2 general, special, primary, or runoff election for 

3 Federal office, any otherwise valid voter reg4 istration application from an absent Federal 

5 District voter, if the application is received by 

6 the appropriate State election official not less 

7 than 30 days before the election. 

8 (2) ABSENT FEDERAL DISTRICT VOTER DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘absent Federal 

10 district voter’’ means, with respect to a State, a per11 son who resides in the Federal District and is quali12 fied to vote in the State (or who would be qualified 

13 to vote in the State but for residing in the Federal 

14 District), but only if the State is the last place in 

15 which the person was domiciled before residing in 

16 the Federal district. 

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

18 ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

20 upon the date of the retrocession under section 102, and 

21 shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office tak22 ing place on or after such date. 

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

24 DELEGATE. 

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

2 District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 

3 405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 

4 are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 

5 repealed by such sections are restored or revived as 

6 if such sections had not been enacted. 

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT

8 OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The Dis9 trict of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amend10 ed— 

11 (A) in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Of12 ficial Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the 

13 House of Representatives,’’; 

14 (B) in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Of15 ficial Code)— 

16 (i) by striking paragraph (6); 

17 (ii) in paragraph (12), by striking 

18 ‘‘(except the Delegate to Congress for the 

19 District of Columbia)’’; and 

20 (iii) in paragraph (13), by striking 

21 ‘‘the Delegate to Congress for the District 

22 of Columbia,’’; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ in the 

2 heading; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 

4 it appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), 

5 (h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3); 

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

7 Official Code)— 

8 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) of 

9 subsection (a)(3); and 

10 (ii) in subsection (d)— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each 

12 place it appears in paragraph (1); and 

13 (II) by striking paragraph (2) 

14 and redesignating paragraph (3) as 

15 paragraph (2); 

16 (E) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1– 

17 1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking 

18 ‘‘Delegate to the House of Representatives,’’; 

19 (F) in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), 

20 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’; 

21 and 

22 (G) in section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), 

23 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘except the 

24 Delegate to the Congress from the District of 

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1 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

3 which the individual serving as the Delegate to the 

4 House of Representatives from the District of Co5 lumbia first serves as a member of the House of 

6 Representatives from the State of Maryland. 

7 (b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT.— 

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

9 first reapportionment occurring after the effective 

10 date of this Act— 

11 (A) the individual serving as the Delegate 

12 to the House of Representatives from the Dis13 trict of Columbia shall serve as a member of 

14 the House of Representatives from the State of 

15 Maryland; 

16 (B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled 

17 to 1 additional Representative until the taking 

18 effect of such reapportionment; and 

19 (C) such Representative shall be in addi20 tion to the membership of the House of Rep21 resentatives as now prescribed by law. 

22 (2) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL

23 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in 

24 the membership of the House of Representatives 

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1 ther increase or decrease the permanent membership 

2 of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the 

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

4 nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of 

5 reapportionment established by the Act of November 

6 15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd 

7 Congress and each Congress thereafter. 

8 SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION 

9 OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF 

10 PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. 

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

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) by striking section 21; and 

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

15 relating to section 21. 

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

17 subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the ret18 rocession under section 102, and shall apply to any elec19 tion of the President and Vice-President taking place on 

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1 TITLE III—TEMPORARY CON2 TINUATION OF CERTAIN AU3 THORITIES AND RESPON4 SIBILITIES 

5 Subtitle A—Continuation of Bene6 fits for Certain Employees of 

7 District of Columbia 

8 SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN 

9 RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) CONTINUATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO PAY11 MENTS.—Any individual who, as of the day before the date 

12 of the retrocession under section 102, is entitled to a Fed13 eral benefit payment under the District of Columbia Re14 tirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title XI of 

15 the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

16 Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1–801.01 et seq., D.C. Of17 ficial Code) shall continue to be entitled to such a payment 

18 after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the same 

19 extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions ap20 plicable under such Act. 

21 (b) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed23 eral Government under the District of Columbia Re24 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with 

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1 trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of 

2 the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in 

3 effect with respect to such an individual and with re4 spect to the State of Maryland after such retroces5 sion, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 

6 subject to the same terms and conditions applicable 

7 under such Act. 

8 (2) D.C. FEDERAL PENSION FUND.—Any obli9 gation of the Federal Government under chapter 9 

10 of the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 

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

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

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

14 the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in 

15 effect with respect to such Fund after such retroces16 sion, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 

17 subject to the same terms and conditions applicable 

18 under such chapter. 

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

20 District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Re21 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect 

22 to any individual or with respect to the Federal Govern23 ment as of the day before the date of the retrocession 

24 under section 102 shall become an obligation of the State 

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1 respect to the Federal Government after such retrocession, 

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

3 the same terms and conditions applicable under such Act. 

4 SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BEN5 EFITS FOR EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED 

6 PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF 

7 COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 

8 (a) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Any 

9 obligation of the Federal Government under title 5, United 

10 States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de11 scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the District 

12 of Columbia as of the day before the date of the retroces13 sion under section 102 shall remain in effect with respect 

14 to such individual and with respect to the State of Mary15 land after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the 

16 same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 

17 applicable under such title. 

18 (b) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE OF MARYLAND.—Any 

19 obligation of the District of Columbia under title 5, United 

20 States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de21 scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the Federal 

22 Government as of the day before the date of the retroces23 sion under section 102 shall become an obligation of the 

24 State of Maryland with respect to such individual and with 

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

2 the same terms and conditions applicable under 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 Any obligation of the Federal Government under sub10 chapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Columbia 

11 Official Code— 

12 (1) which exists with respect to any individual 

13 and the District of Columbia as the result of service 

14 accrued prior to the date of the retrocession under 

15 section 102 shall remain in effect with respect to 

16 such an individual and with respect to the State of 

17 Maryland after such retrocession, in the same man18 ner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 

19 terms and conditions applicable under such sub20 chapter; and 

21 (2) shall exist with respect to any individual 

22 and the State of Maryland as the result of service 

23 accrued after the date of such retrocession in the 

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

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1 subchapter as such obligation existed with respect to 

2 individuals and the District of Columbia as of the 

3 date of such retrocession, but only in the case of an 

4 individual who serves as a judge in the State of 

5 Maryland on or after the date of such retrocession. 

6 SEC. 304. EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 

7 (a) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM8 PLOYEES.—Any individual who, as of the day before the 

9 date of the retrocession under section 102, is an employee 

10 of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and 

11 who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the District of Colum12 bia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 

13 (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official Code), is treated as an em14 ployee of the Federal Government for purposes of receiv15 ing benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 

16 of title 5, United States Code, shall continue to be treated 

17 as an employee of the Federal Government for such pur18 poses, but only in the case of an individual who serves 

19 as an employee of the public defender service of the State 

20 of Maryland (or, if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State 

21 of Maryland which operates a public defender service in 

22 the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Mary23 land pursuant to such retrocession) on or after the date 

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1 (b) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBU2 TION.—The Federal Government shall be treated as the 

3 employing agency with respect to the benefits described 

4 in subsection (a) which are provided to an individual who, 

5 for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be 

6 treated as an employee of the Federal Government under 

7 such paragraph. 

8 SEC. 305. EMPLOYEES EXERCISING AUTHORITY OVER PA9 ROLE AND SUPERVISION. 

10 (a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 

11 (1) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

12 EMPLOYEES.— 

13 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who, 

14 as of the day before the date of the retrocession 

15 under section 102, is an employee of the United 

16 States Parole Commission and who, on or after 

17 such date, is an employee of the office of the 

18 State of Maryland which exercises the authority 

19 described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable, a 

20 jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which ex21 ercises the authority described in paragraph (2) 

22 in the territory ceded and relinquished to the 

23 State of Maryland pursuant to such retroces24 sion) shall continue to be treated as an em25 ployee of the Federal Government for purposes 


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1 of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub2 part G of part III of title 5, United States 

3 Code. 

4 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON5 TRIBUTION.—The Federal Government shall be 

6 treated as the employing agency with respect to 

7 the benefits described in subparagraph (A) 

8 which are provided to an individual who, for 

9 purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued 

10 to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

11 Government under such paragraph. 

12 (2) AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The authorities 

13 described in this paragraph are— 

14 (A) the authority to grant, deny, and re15 voke parole, and to impose conditions upon an 

16 order of parole, in the case of any individual 

17 who is an imprisoned felon who is eligible for 

18 parole or reparole under the laws of the State 

19 of Maryland; and 

20 (B) the authority to exercise authority over 

21 individuals who are released offenders of the 

22 State of Maryland. 

23 (b) COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION

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1 (1) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

2 EMPLOYEES.— 

3 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who, 

4 as of the day before the date of the retrocession 

5 under section 102, is an employee of the Court 

6 Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 

7 the District of Columbia and who, on or after 

8 such date, is an employee of the office of the 

9 State of Maryland which provides the services 

10 described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable, a 

11 jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which pro12 vides the services described in paragraph (2) in 

13 the territory ceded and relinquished to the 

14 State of Maryland pursuant to such retroces15 sion) shall continue to be treated as an em16 ployee of the Federal Government for purposes 

17 of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub18 part G of part III of title 5, United States 

19 Code. 

20 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON21 TRIBUTION.—The Federal Government shall be 

22 treated as the employing agency with respect to 

23 the benefits described in subparagraph (A) 

24 which are provided to an individual who, for 

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1 to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

2 Government under such paragraph. 

3 (2) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The services de4 scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 

5 (A) Pretrial services with respect to indi6 viduals who are charged with an offense in the 

7 State of Maryland. 

8 (B) Supervision for individuals who are of9 fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re10 lease pursuant to the laws of the State of Mary11 land. 

12 (C) Sex offender registration functions 

13 with respect to individuals who are sex offend14 ers in the State of Maryland. 

15 SEC. 306. EMPLOYEES OF COURTS AND COURT SYSTEM. 

16 (a) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM17 PLOYEES.—Any individual who is an employee of the 

18 courts or court system of the District of Columbia as of 

19 the day before the date of the retrocession under section 

20 102 and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or section 

21 11–1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, is treated 

22 as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes 

23 of receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of 

24 part III of title 5, United States Code, shall continue to 

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1 such purposes, but only in the case of an individual who 

2 serves as an employee of the courts or court system of 

3 the State of Maryland (or, if applicable, the courts or 

4 court system of the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland 

5 which operates the courts or court system in the territory 

6 ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant 

7 to such retrocession) on or after the date of such retroces8 sion. 

9 (b) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBU10 TION.—The Federal Government shall be treated as the 

11 employing agency with respect to the benefits described 

12 in subsection (a) which are provided to an individual who, 

13 for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be 

14 treated as an employee of the Federal Government under 

15 such paragraph. 

16 Subtitle B—Other Programs and 

17 Authorities 

18 SEC. 311. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEL19 ONS TO FACILITIES OF BUREAU OF PRISONS. 

20 (a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 

21 Chapter 1 of subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital 

22 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

23 1997 (sec. 24–101 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and the 

24 amendments made by such chapter shall apply with re25 spect to an individual described in subsection (b) after the 


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1 date of the retrocession under section 102 in the same 

2 manner and to the same extent as such chapter and such 

3 amendments applied with respect to the individual as of 

4 the day before such date. 

5 (b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de6 scribed in this subsection is an individual who, as of the 

7 date of the retrocession under section 102, is serving a 

8 sentence of incarceration pursuant to the District of Co9 lumbia Official Code at a penal or correctional facility op10 erated or contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons. 

11 SEC. 312. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT. 

12 (a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 

13 The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 

14 (Public Law 106–98; sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official 

15 Code) shall apply with respect to an individual described 

16 in subsection (b) after the date of the retrocession under 

17 section 102 in the same manner and to the same extent 

18 as such Act applied with respect to the individual as of 

19 the day before such date. 

20 (b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de21 scribed in this subsection is an individual with respect to 

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1 ing which the date of the retrocession under section 102 

2 occurs. 

3 SEC. 313. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP4 PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 

5 (a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 

6 The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (divi7 sion C of Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., 

8 D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect to an indi9 vidual described in subsection (b) after the date of the ret10 rocession under section 102 in the same manner and to 

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

12 individual as of the day before such date. 

13 (b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de14 scribed in this subsection is an individual with respect to 

15 whom an eligible entity under the Scholarships for Oppor16 tunity and Results Act awarded an opportunity scholar17 ship under such Act for the school year during which the 

18 date of the retrocession under section 102 occurs. 

19 SEC. 314. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 

20 (a) NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION.— 

21 (1) CONTINUING APPLICATION.—Subject to the 

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

23 the retrocession under section 102, chapter 87 of 

24 title 40, United States Code, shall apply with respect 

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1 the same extent as such chapter applied with respect 

2 to the District of Columbia as of the day before the 

3 date of such retrocession. 

4 (2) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN5 NING COMMISSION.—Section 8711(b) of title 40, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of 

8 paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(B) four citizens with experience in city 

10 or regional planning, who shall be appointed by 

11 the President.’’; and 

12 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(2) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Of the four 

15 citizen members, one shall be a resident of Virginia, 

16 one shall be a resident of Maryland, and one shall 

17 be a resident of the territory ceded and relinquished 

18 to the State of Maryland pursuant to the retroces19 sion under section 102 of the Compact Federal Dis20 trict Act.’’. 

21 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DEFINI22 TIONS OF TERMS.— 

23 (A) ENVIRONS.—Paragraph (1) of section 

24 8702 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

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1 and inserting ‘‘the territory surrounding the 

2 Federal District’’. 

3 (B) FEDERAL DISTRICT.—Paragraph (2) 

4 of section 8702 of such title is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL DISTRICT.—The term ‘Federal 

7 District’ means the area serving as the seat of the 

8 Government of the United States, as described in 

9 section 111 of the Compact Federal District Act, 

10 and the territory the Federal Government owns in 

11 the environs.’’. 

12 (C) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—Sub13 paragraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 

14 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) the Federal District and the territory 

16 ceded and relinquished to the State of Mary17 land pursuant to the retrocession under section 

18 102 of the Compact Federal District Act;’’. 

19 (b) COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.— 

20 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO FEDERAL DIS21 TRICT.—Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United 

22 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 

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1 (2) DEFINITION.—Section 9102 of such title is 

2 amended by adding at the end the following new 

3 subsection: 

4 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Fed5 eral District’ means the area serving as the seat of the 

6 Government of the United States, as described in section 

7 111 of the Compact Federal District Act.’’. 

8 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 9101(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

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

11 (c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.— 

12 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO FEDERAL DIS13 TRICT.—Section 8902 of title 40, United States 

14 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) LIMITING APPLICATION TO FEDERAL DIS17 TRICT.—This chapter applies only with respect to com18 memorative works in the Federal District and its envi19 rons.’’. 

20 (2) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of section 

21 8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS.— 

23 The term ‘Capital and its environs’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) the area serving as the seat of the 

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1 in section 111 of the Compact Federal District 

2 Act; and 

3 ‘‘(B) those lands and properties adminis4 tered by the National Park Service and the 

5 General Services Administration located in the 

6 Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on the 

7 map entitled ‘Commemorative Areas Wash8 ington, DC and Environs’, numbered 869/ 

9 86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are lo10 cated outside of the territory ceded and relin11 quished to the State of Maryland pursuant to 

12 the retrocession under section 102 of the Com13 pact Federal District Act.’’. 

14 (3) TEMPORARY SITE DESIGNATION.—Section 

15 8907(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

16 District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 

17 District and its environs’’. 

18 (4) GENERAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 Chapter 89 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

20 District of Columbia and its environs’’ each place it 

21 appears in the following sections and inserting ‘‘the 

22 Federal District and its environs’’: 

23 (A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4). 

24 (B) Section 8902(a)(4). 

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1 (D) Section 8904(c). 

2 (E) Section 8905(a). 

3 (F) Section 8906(a). 

4 (G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b). 

5 (5) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

6 Section 8901(2) of such title is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘the urban fabric of the District of Columbia’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘the urban fabric of the area serving as 

9 the seat of the Government of the United States, as 

10 described in section 112 of the Compact Federal 

11 District Act’’. 

12 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend13 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

14 of the retrocession under section 102. 

15 SEC. 315. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUP16 PLYING WATER. 

17 (a) CONTINUATION OF ROLE.—Chapter 95 of title 

18 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

19 the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain 

21 portion of State of Maryland 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the retrocession 

23 under section 102 of the Compact Federal District Act, 

24 any reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia 

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1 territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland 

2 pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 of such 

3 Act, as the case may be. 

4 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Federal 

5 District’ means the area serving as the seat of the Govern6 ment of the United States, as described in section 111 

7 of the Compact Federal District Act.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

‘‘9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State of Maryland.’’. 

11 SEC. 316. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF 

12 COLUMBIA. 

13 The location of any person in the Federal District 

14 or the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of 

15 Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 

16 on the day after the date of such retrocession shall be 

17 deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law in effect 

18 as of the day before such date that the person be located 

19 in the District of Columbia, including the requirements of 

20 section 72 of title 4, United States Code (relating to of21 fices of the seat of the Government of the United States), 

22 and title 36, United States Code (relating to patriotic and 

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1 TITLE IV—GENERAL 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. DEFINITION. 

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘Federal District’’ means the 

5 area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 

6 States, as described in section 111. 

7 SEC. 402. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 

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

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

10 this Act except to the extent specifically provided in this 

11 Act, or to the extent that such law or regulation is incon12 sistent with this Act. 

13 SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 The provisions of this Act and the amendments made 

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

16 issues a proclamation under section 102(b) or the date of 

17 the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of 

18 the United States repealing the twenty-third article of 

19 amendment to the Constitution, whichever comes later. 

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