I 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 51 

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

Union. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2023 

Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BEYER, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. ESCOBAR, 

Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 

Georgia, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 

SARBANES, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACOBS, 

Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CARTER

of Louisiana, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. TRONE, Ms. PINGREE, 

Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MFUME, Ms. 

CRAIG, Ms. MENG, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, 

Ms. STEVENS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. LIEU, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TONKO, 

Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. BERA, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CASE, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Ms. TLAIB, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Mr. NEAL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. FOSTER, 

Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. 

JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mrs. 

TRAHAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STANTON, Ms. 

LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mr. KHANNA, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. ROSS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 


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GALLEGO, Mr. CROW, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

NORCROSS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MORELLE, 

Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. CHU, Ms. 

CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. WILD, Mrs. 

CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 

Ms. CROCKETT, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. TOKUDA, and Ms. LEGER

FERNANDEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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 admission of the State of Washington, 

D.C. into the Union. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Subtitle A—Procedures for Admission 

Sec. 101. Admission into the Union. 

Sec. 102. Election of Senators and Representative. 

Sec. 103. Issuance of Presidential proclamation. 

Subtitle B—Seat of Government of the United States 

Sec. 111. Territory and boundaries. 

Sec. 112. Description of Capital. 


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Sec. 113. Retention of title to property. 

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

States. 

Sec. 115. Capital National Guard. 

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

as municipal corporation. 

Subtitle C—General Provisions Relating to Laws of State 

Sec. 121. Effect of admission on current laws. 

Sec. 122. Pending actions and proceedings. 

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

Sec. 124. United States nationality. 

TITLE II—INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

Subtitle A—Federal Property 

Sec. 201. Treatment of military lands. 

Sec. 202. Waiver of claims to Federal property. 

Subtitle B—Federal Courts 

Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials. 

Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts. 

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

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

Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

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

in State of most recent domicile. 

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

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

election of President and Vice President. 

Sec. 224. Expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment 

repealing 23rd Amendment. 

TITLE III—CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 

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

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

personnel system. 

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

Subtitle B—Agencies 

Sec. 311. Public Defender Service. 

Sec. 312. Prosecutions. 

Sec. 313. Service of United States Marshals. 

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

Sec. 315. Parole and supervision. 

Sec. 316. Courts. 


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Subtitle C—Other Programs and Authorities 

Sec. 321. Application of the College Access Act. 

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

Sec. 323. Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage. 

Sec. 324. Federal planning commissions. 

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

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

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. General definitions. 

Sec. 402. Statehood Transition Commission. 

Sec. 403. Certification of enactment by President. 

Sec. 404. Severability. 

1 TITLE I—STATE OF 

2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 

3 Subtitle A—Procedures for 

4 Admission 

5 SEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION. 

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

7 Act, upon the issuance of the proclamation required by 

8 section 103(a), the State of Washington, Douglass Com9 monwealth is declared to be a State of the United States 

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

11 an equal footing with the other States in all respects what12 ever. 

13 (b) CONSTITUTION OF STATE.—The State Constitu14 tion shall always be republican in form and shall not be 

15 repugnant to the Constitution of the United States or the 

16 principles of the Declaration of Independence. 

17 (c) NONSEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this sec18 tion, or the application thereof to any person or cir19 cumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions 


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

2 be treated as invalid. 

3 SEC. 102. ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE. 

4 (a) ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.— 

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

6 receiving certification of the enactment of this Act 

7 from the President pursuant to section 403, the 

8 Mayor shall issue a proclamation for the first elec9 tions for 2 Senators and one Representative in Con10 gress from the State, subject to the provisions of 

11 this section. 

12 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTIONS OF SEN13 ATORS.—In the elections of Senators from the State 

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

15 be separately identified and designated, and no per16 son may be a candidate for both offices. No such 

17 identification or designation of either of the offices 

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

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

20 the Senate to determine the class to which each of 

21 the Senators shall be assigned. 

22 (b) RULES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.— 

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

24 Mayor issued under subsection (a) shall provide for 

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1 tion, and at such elections the officers required to be 

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

3 by the qualified voters of the District of Columbia 

4 in the manner required by the laws of the District 

5 of Columbia. 

6 (2) CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS.—Election re7 sults shall be certified in the manner required by the 

8 laws of the District of Columbia, except that the 

9 Mayor shall also provide written certification of the 

10 results of such elections to the President. 

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

12 of the State into the Union, the Senators and Representa13 tive elected at the elections described in subsection (a) 

14 shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and 

15 to all the rights and privileges of Senators and Represent16 atives of the other States in Congress. 

17 (d) EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON HOUSE OF REP18 RESENTATIVES MEMBERSHIP.— 

19 (1) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF

20 MEMBERS.—Effective with respect to the Congress 

21 during which the State is admitted into the Union 

22 and each succeeding Congress, the House of Rep23 resentatives shall be composed of 436 Members, in24 cluding any Members representing the State. 


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1 (2) INITIAL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 FOR STATE.—Until the taking effect of the first ap3 portionment of Members occurring after the admis4 sion of the State into the Union, the State shall be 

5 entitled to one Representative in the House of Rep6 resentatives upon its admission into the Union. 

7 (3) APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

8 FROM ADMISSION OF STATE.— 

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

10 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fif11 teenth and subsequent decennial censuses and 

12 to provide for apportionment of Representatives 

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

14 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking ‘‘the then 

15 existing number of Representatives’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘436 Representatives’’. 

17 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

18 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with re19 spect to the first regular decennial census con20 ducted after the admission of the State into the 

21 Union and each subsequent regular decennial 

22 census. 

23 SEC. 103. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. 

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1 quired to be elected as provided in section 102(a), shall, 

2 not later than 90 days after receiving such certification 

3 pursuant to section 102(b)(2), issue a proclamation an4 nouncing the results of such elections as so ascertained. 

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

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

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

9 Subtitle B—Seat of Government of 

10 the United States 

11 SEC. 111. TERRITORY AND BOUNDARIES. 

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

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

14 District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act, subject to the results of the metes and bounds 

16 survey conducted under subsection (c). 

17 (b) EXCLUSION OF PORTION REMAINING AS SEAT OF

18 GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES.—The territory of the 

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

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

21 the seat of the Government of the United States, as pro22 vided in clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitu23 tion of the United States. 

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

25 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 


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1 President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 

2 Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 

3 bounds survey of the Capital, as described in section 

4 112(b). 

5 SEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL. 

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

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

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

9 and shall include the principal Federal monuments, the 

10 White House, the Capitol Building, the United States Su11 preme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legisla12 tive, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the 

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

14 in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States Code). 

15 (b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—Upon the admission of 

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

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

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

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

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

21 of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north22 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

23 (2) thence southwest along said northeastern 

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1 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

2 Avenue NE; 

3 (3) thence west along said northern right-of4 way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 

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

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

7 of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south8 eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 

9 (5) thence northeast along said southeastern 

10 right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec11 tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 

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

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

14 Street SE; 

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

16 of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north17 ern property boundary of the property designated as 

18 Square 760 Lot 803; 

19 (8) thence east along said northern property 

20 boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 

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

22 (9) thence south along said western right-of23 way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (10) thence west along said northern right-of2 way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 

3 with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 

4 Avenue SE; 

5 (11) thence northwest along said northwestern 

6 right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter7 section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 

8 SE; 

9 (12) thence south along said eastern right-of10 way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

12 (13) thence west along said southern right-of13 way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east14 ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 

15 (14) thence south along said eastern right-of16 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

18 (15) thence west along said southern right-of19 way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east20 ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 

21 (16) thence south along said eastern right-of22 way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 

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


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1 (17) thence southeast along said northwestern 

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

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

4 (18) thence east along said southern right-of5 way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 

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

7 (19) thence south along said western right-of8 way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 

9 southernmost corner of the property designated as 

10 Square 736S Lot 801; 

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

12 from said corner of said property designated as 

13 Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 

14 southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 

15 SE; 

16 (21) thence southeast along said southwestern 

17 right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter18 section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir19 ginia Avenue SE; 

20 (22) thence northwest along said northwestern 

21 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersec22 tion with the western right-of-way of South Capitol 

23 Street; 


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

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

4 (24) thence west along said southern right-of5 way of E Street SW to its end; 

6 (25) thence west along a line extending said 

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

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

9 Street SW; 

10 (26) thence north along said eastern right-of11 way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

13 (27) thence northwest along said southwestern 

14 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersec15 tion with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; 

16 (28) thence north along said western right-of17 way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

19 (29) thence west along said northern right-of20 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east21 ern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; 

22 (30) thence north along said eastern right-of23 way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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


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1 (31) thence west along said northern right-of2 way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east3 ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 

4 (32) thence north along said eastern right-of5 way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

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

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

10 (34) thence south along said western right-of11 way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 

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

13 (35) thence west along said northern right-of14 way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east15 ern right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 

16 (36) thence south along said eastern right-of17 way of 14th Street SW to its intersection with the 

18 northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Cor19 poration railroad easement; 

20 (37) thence southwest along said northeastern 

21 boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation rail22 road easement to its intersection with the eastern 

23 shore of the Potomac River; 

24 (38) thence generally northwest along said east25 ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 


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1 with a line extending westward the northern bound2 ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 

3 806; 

4 (39) thence east along said line extending west5 ward the northern boundary of the property des6 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop7 erty boundary of the property designated as Square 

8 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 

9 boundary of said property designated as Square 12 

10 Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 

11 (40) thence east along a line extending east 

12 from said northeast corner of the property des13 ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection 

14 with the western boundary of the property des15 ignated as Square 33 Lot 87; 

16 (41) thence south along said western boundary 

17 of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 

18 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

19 property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 

20 (42) thence counter-clockwise around the 

21 boundary of said property designated as Square 33 

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

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


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1 (43) thence east along said northern right-of2 way of E Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

4 (44) thence south along said western right-of5 way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

7 (45) thence southeast along said southwestern 

8 right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersec9 tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 

10 Avenue NW; 

11 (46) thence east along said northern right-of12 way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 

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

14 (47) thence north along said eastern right-of15 way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 

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

17 (48) thence east along said southern right-of18 way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 

19 northwest corner of the property designated as 

20 Square 221 Lot 35; 

21 (49) thence counter-clockwise around the 

22 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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

24 boundary of the property designated as Square 221 

25 Lot 37; 


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1 (50) thence counter-clockwise around the 

2 boundary of said property designated as Square 221 

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

4 the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; 

5 (51) thence south along the boundary of said 

6 property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its 

7 southwest corner, which it shares with the property 

8 designated as Square 221 Lot 40; 

9 (52) thence south along the boundary of said 

10 property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its 

11 southwest corner; 

12 (53) thence east along the southern border of 

13 said property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to 

14 its intersection with the northwest corner of the 

15 property designated as Square 221 Lot 820; 

16 (54) thence south along the western boundary 

17 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 

18 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the 

19 property designated as Square 221 Lot 39; 

20 (55) thence south along the western boundary 

21 of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 

22 to its southwest corner, which is along the northern 

23 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; 

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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) EXCLUSION OF BUILDING SERVING AS STATE

17 CAPITOL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

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

19 the Capital shall not be considered to include the building 

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

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

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

23 Official Code). 

24 (d) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF FRANCES

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1 kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 

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

3 Capital. 

4 SEC. 113. RETENTION OF TITLE TO PROPERTY. 

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

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

7 for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real 

8 and personal property with respect to which the United 

9 States holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the 

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

11 Union. 

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

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

14 of administration and maintenance, all real and personal 

15 property with respect to which the District of Columbia 

16 holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day 

17 before the date of the admission of the State into the 

18 Union. 

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

20 SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES. 

21 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws 

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

23 before the date of the admission of the State into the 

24 Union (without regard to whether such laws were enacted 

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

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

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

4 which are applicable only in or to the Capital. 

5 SEC. 115. CAPITAL NATIONAL GUARD. 

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

7 is amended as follows: 

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

9 (19) of section 101, by striking ‘‘District of Colum10 bia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

11 (2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In sec12 tion 103, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Capital’’. 

14 (3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM15 MAND.—In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, 

16 by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ both places it ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

18 (4) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

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

20 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

21 (5) MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS.—In 

22 subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 109, by strik23 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it appears and 

24 inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 


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1 (6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG

2 ACTIVITIES.—In section 112(h)— 

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

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

5 and 

6 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na7 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

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

10 striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap11 ital’’. 

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

13 striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

15 (9) DETAIL OF REGULAR MEMBERS OF ARMY

16 AND AIR FORCE TO DUTY WITH NATIONAL GUARD.— 

17 In section 315, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

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

19 (10) DISCHARGE OF OFFICERS; TERMINATION

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

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

22 (11) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY

23 WHEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In subsections 

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


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1 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap2 ital’’. 

3 (12) COURTS-MARTIAL OF NATIONAL GUARD

4 NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC5 TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 

6 In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘District of Co7 lumbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap8 ital’’. 

9 (13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV10 ERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—In section 328(a), by strik11 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

12 (14) TRAINING GENERALLY.—In section 

13 501(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Capital’’. 

15 (15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

18 (16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL

19 ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik20 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

21 (17) ARMY AND AIR FORCE SCHOOLS AND

22 FIELD EXERCISES.—In section 505, by striking 

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

24 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 


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1 (18) NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE

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

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

4 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap5 ital’’. 

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

7 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Na8 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’; and 

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

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

12 appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

13 (20) PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES FROM ARMY OR

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

15 703, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ both places 

16 it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

17 (21) ACCOUNTABILITY: RELIEF FROM UPON

18 ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In section 704, by strik19 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

20 (22) PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICERS.—In 

21 section 708— 

22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Na23 tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’; and 


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

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

3 (23) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY ISSUED

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

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

6 Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap7 ital’’. 

8 (24) DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE OR CON9 DEMNED PROPERTY.—In section 711, by striking 

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

11 (25) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF CON12 DEMNED STORES ISSUED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—In 

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

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

15 (26) PROPERTY LOSS; PERSONAL INJURY OR

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

17 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) CAPITAL DEFINED.— 

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

21 United States Code, is amended by adding at 

22 the end the following new paragraph: 

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

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1 scribed in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Ad2 mission Act.’’. 

3 (B) WITH REGARDS TO HOMELAND DE4 FENSE ACTIVITIES.—Section 901 of title 32, 

5 United States Code, is amended— 

6 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Dis7 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; 

8 and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

10 new paragraph: 

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

12 to the Capital, the commanding general of the Cap13 ital National Guard.’’. 

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

15 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

16 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 

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

18 end the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(19) The term ‘Capital’ means the area serv20 ing as the seat of the Government of the United 

21 States, as described in section 112 of the Wash22 ington, D.C. Admission Act.’’; 

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1 bia’’ both places it appears and inserting 

2 ‘‘Capital’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Capital’’. 

6 (B) DISPOSITION ON DISCHARGE.—In sec7 tion 771a(c), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

9 (C) TRICARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN

10 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DE11 PENDENTS DURING CERTAIN DISASTER RE12 SPONSE DUTY.—In section 1076f— 

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

14 striking ‘‘with respect to the District of 

15 Columbia, the mayor of the District of Co16 lumbia’’ both places it appears and insert17 ing ‘‘with respect to the Capital, the com18 manding general of the Capital National 

19 Guard’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Capital’’. 

23 (D) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: AVAILABILITY

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


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1 section 2732, by striking ‘‘District of Colum2 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

3 (E) MEMBERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 

4 DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES5 TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN6 DUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.—In sec7 tion 7401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum8 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

9 (F) MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 

10 DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES11 TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN12 DUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.—In sec13 tion 9401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum14 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

15 (G) READY RESERVE: FAILURE TO SATIS16 FACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAINING.— 

17 In section 10148(b)— 

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

19 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

21 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

22 National Guard’’. 

23 (H) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BU24 REAU.—In section 10502(a)(1)— 


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

2 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

4 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

5 National Guard’’. 

6 (I) VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD

7 BUREAU.—In section 10505(a)(1)(A)— 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

11 National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 

12 National Guard’’. 

13 (J) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BU14 REAU OFFICERS.—In subparagraphs (A) and 

15 (B) of section 10506(a)(1)— 

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

17 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap18 ital,’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 

20 National Guard’’ both places it appears 

21 and inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

22 (K) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: GENERAL

23 PROVISIONS.—In section 10508(b)(1), by strik24 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap25 ital’’. 


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1 (L) COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: ORIGINAL

2 APPOINTMENT; LIMITATION.—In section 

3 12204(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

5 (M) RESERVE COMPONENTS GEN6 ERALLY.—In section 12301(b), by striking 

7 ‘‘District of Columbia National Guard’’ both 

8 places it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital Na9 tional Guard’’. 

10 (N) NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERV11 ICE: CALL.—In section 12406— 

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

13 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 

15 the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

17 (O) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY

18 WITH STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—In 

19 section 12642(c), by striking ‘‘District of Co20 lumbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 

21 (P) LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF NA22 TIONAL GUARD UNITS.—In section 18238— 

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

24 and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 

2 the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 

4 SEC. 116. 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 admission of the State 

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

13 not serve as a government and shall not be a body cor14 porate for municipal purposes. 

15 Subtitle C—General Provisions 

16 Relating to Laws of State 

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

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

19 the State shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation 

20 in the State, consistent with the Constitution of the 

21 United States (including the restrictions and limitations 

22 imposed upon the States by article I, section 10) and sub23 ject to the provisions of this Act. 

24 (b) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF

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

2 Union, members of executive, legislative, and judicial of3 fices of the District of Columbia shall be deemed members 

4 of the respective executive, legislative, and judicial offices 

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

6 the laws of the State. 

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

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

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

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

11 law may otherwise provide. 

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

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

14 any obligation under any contract or agreement under 

15 which the District of Columbia or the United States is 

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

17 admission of the State into the Union. 

18 (e) SUCCESSION IN INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The 

19 State shall be deemed to be the successor to the District 

20 of Columbia for purposes of any interstate compact which 

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

22 of the State into the Union. 

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1 ity of a representative of the Federal Government who, 

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

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

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

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

6 such board or commission after the admission of the State 

7 into the Union, as may be provided by the State Constitu8 tion and the laws of the State. 

9 (g) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AU10 THORITY OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE, UNITED

11 STATES PARK POLICE, AND UNITED STATES SECRET

12 SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION.—The United States 

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

14 United States Secret Service Uniformed Division may not 

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

16 extent authorized by the State. Nothing in this subsection 

17 may be construed to affect the authority of the United 

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

19 the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to 

20 enforce any law in the Capital. 

21 SEC. 122. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. 

22 (a) STATE AS LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO DISTRICT OF

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

24 District of Columbia in all matters. 


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

2 existing writs, actions, suits, judicial and administrative 

3 proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judg4 ments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of ac5 tion, claims, demands, titles, and rights shall continue un6 affected by the admission of the State into the Union with 

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

8 be provided under this Act, as may be modified in accord9 ance with the provisions of the State Constitution, and 

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

11 States, as the case may be. 

12 SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TAX FEDERAL 

13 PROPERTY. 

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

15 personal property owned or acquired by the United States, 

16 except to the extent that Congress may permit. 

17 SEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY. 

18 No provision of this Act shall operate to confer 

19 United States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully 

20 acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under 

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

22 the United States is or was a party. 


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1 TITLE II—INTERESTS OF 

2 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

3 Subtitle A—Federal Property 

4 SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 

5 (a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 

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

7 and subsection (b) and notwithstanding the admis8 sion of the State into the Union, authority is re9 served in the United States for the exercise by Con10 gress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases 

11 whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land lo12 cated in the State that, on the day before the date 

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

14 controlled or owned by the United States and held 

15 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

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

17 exclusive legislation described in paragraph (1) shall 

18 vest and remain in the United States only so long 

19 as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is 

20 controlled or owned by the United States and held 

21 for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 

22 (b) AUTHORITY OF STATE.— 

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

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

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

2 State from exercising over or upon such lands, con3 currently with the United States, any jurisdiction 

4 which it would have in the absence of such reserva5 tion of authority and which is consistent with the 

6 laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to such 

7 reservation of authority. 

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

9 have the right to serve civil or criminal process in 

10 such tracts or parcels of land in which the authority 

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

12 in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights 

13 acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed 

14 in the State but outside of such lands. 

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

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

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

18 to any real or personal property not granted or confirmed 

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

20 right or title to which is held by the United States or sub21 ject to disposition by the United States. 

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

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall 

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

25 any claim against the United States, and any such 


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1 claim shall be governed by applicable laws of the 

2 United States. 

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

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

5 interpretation, or construction by Congress that any 

6 applicable law authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or 

7 confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim re8 ferred to in paragraph (1), and the determination of 

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

10 such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this 

11 Act. 

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 Capital’’. 

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 admission of the State into the Union. 

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 ‘‘Capital’’; and 


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1 (B) in the second column, by striking 

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

3 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 

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 ‘‘Washington, 

8 Douglass Commonwealth and the 

9 Capital’’; 

10 (B) by amending the first paragraph to 

11 read as follows: 

12 ‘‘The State of Washington, Douglass Common13 wealth and the Capital comprise one judicial dis14 trict.’’; and 

15 (C) in the second paragraph, by striking 

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

17 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

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

19 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘88. Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

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

22 amended as follows: 

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

24 of such title is amended in the first column by strik25 ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 


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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 ‘‘Capital’’; 

5 (B) in the second column, by striking 

6 ‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; and 

7 (C) in the second column, by striking 

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

9 (3) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSELS

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

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

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

13 (4) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CER14 TIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY COUNSELS.—Sec15 tion 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking 

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

17 ‘‘the Capital Circuit’’. 

18 (5) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER RE19 VIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS.—Section 2343 

20 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 

21 Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital Cir22 cuit’’. 

23 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DIS24 TRICT COURT.—Title 28, United States Code, is amended 

25 as follows: 


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1 (1) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT

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

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

4 Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass 

5 Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

6 (2) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OF TAX

7 CASES BROUGHT AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Section 

8 1346(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

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

10 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

11 (3) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER PRO12 CEEDINGS FOR FORFEITURE OF FOREIGN PROP13 ERTY.—Section 1355(b)(2) of such title is amended 

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

15 ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 

16 Capital’’. 

17 (4) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CIVIL

18 ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST A FOREIGN STATE.— 

19 Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash21 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

22 (5) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER AC23 TIONS BROUGHT BY CORPORATIONS AGAINST

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

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1 inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 

2 and the Capital’’. 

3 (6) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF CERTAIN AC4 TIONS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE OF5 FICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1413 of such 

6 title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Colum7 bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Common8 wealth and the Capital’’. 

9 (7) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF ACTION EN10 FORCING FOREIGN JUDGMENT.—Section 

11 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash13 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

14 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

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

16 amended as follows: 

17 (1) APPOINTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.— 

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

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

20 inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 

21 and the Capital’’. 

22 (2) LOCATION OF COURT OF FEDERAL

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

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

25 ‘‘the Capital’’. 


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1 (3) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES OF COURT OF

2 FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 175 of such title is 

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

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

5 (4) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES FOR PURPOSES

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

7 title is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

10 the United States, and the judges of the United States 

11 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Cap12 ital.’’. 

13 (5) COURT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FEDERAL

14 CIRCUIT AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 

15 462(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the Dis16 trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

17 (6) PLACES OF HOLDING COURT OF COURT OF

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

19 amended— 

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

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

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

23 and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

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1 (1) SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FOREIGN PARTIES

2 AT STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.—Section 

3 1608(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking 

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

5 ‘‘the Capital’’. 

6 (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS IN PROPERTY CASES

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

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

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

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

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new undesignated paragraph: 

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

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

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

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

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

18 section), rule, or regulation— 

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

20 the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to 

21 the United States Court of Appeals for the Capital; 

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

23 deemed to refer to the Capital Circuit; and 

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

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1 United States District Court for Washington, Doug2 lass Commonwealth and the Capital. 

3 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend4 ments made by this section shall take effect upon the ad5 mission of the State into the Union. 

6 SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DE7 PARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 

8 (a) APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES TRUSTEES.— 

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

10 amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and in11 serting ‘‘the Capital and Washington, Douglass Common12 wealth’’. 

13 (b) INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.— 

14 (1) APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL PER15 SONNEL.—Section 594(c) of such title is amended— 

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

17 the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Wash18 ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Cap19 ital’’; and 

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

21 the second place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 

23 (2) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REMOVAL.—Section 

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

2 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 

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

4 this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 

5 State into the Union. 

6 SEC. 214. TREATMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IN UNITED 

7 STATES DISTRICT COURT. 

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

9 amended— 

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

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

12 subsection (d), other than the District of Colum13 bia)’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

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

17 Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital— 

18 ‘‘(1) upon the admission of the State of Wash19 ington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, the 

20 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Serv21 ices Agency shall continue to provide pretrial serv22 ices in the judicial district in the same manner and 

23 to the same extent as the District of Columbia Pre24 trial Services Agency provided such services in the 

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1 day before the date of the admission of the State 

2 into the Union; and 

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

4 certification from the State of Washington, Douglass 

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

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

7 in effect laws providing for the State to provide pre8 trial services, paragraph (1) shall no longer apply, 

9 and the Director shall provide for the establishment 

10 of pretrial services in the judicial district under this 

11 section.’’. 

12 Subtitle C—Federal Elections 

13 SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN CAPITAL 

14 TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE 

15 OF MOST RECENT DOMICILE. 

16 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PERMIT INDIVID17 UALS TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 

19 (A) permit absent Capital voters to use ab20 sentee registration procedures and to vote by 

21 absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and 

22 runoff elections for Federal office; and 

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

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1 istration application from an absent Capital 

2 voter, if the application is received by the ap3 propriate State election official not less than 30 

4 days before the election. 

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

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

7 respect to a State, a person who resides in the Cap8 ital and is qualified to vote in the State (or who 

9 would be qualified to vote in the State but for resid10 ing in the Capital), but only if the State is the last 

11 place in which the person was domiciled before resid12 ing in the Capital. 

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

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

15 the State. 

16 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATES TO MAXIMIZE

17 ACCESS TO POLLS BY ABSENT CAPITAL VOTERS.—To af18 ford maximum access to the polls by absent Capital voters, 

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

20 (1) waive registration requirements for absent 

21 Capital voters who, by reason of residence in the 

22 Capital, do not have an opportunity to register; 

23 (2) expedite processing of balloting materials 

24 with respect to such individuals; and 


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1 (3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to 

2 such individuals at the earliest opportunity. 

3 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General may 

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

5 United States for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 

6 may be necessary to carry out this section. 

7 (d) EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.—The exer8 cise of any right under this section shall not affect, for 

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

10 residence or domicile of a person exercising such right. 

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

12 upon the date of the admission of the State into the 

13 Union, and shall apply with respect to elections for Fed14 eral office taking place on or after such date. 

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

16 DELEGATE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the Dis18 trict of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91–405; sec19 tions 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, 

20 and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such 

21 sections are restored or revived as if such sections had 

22 not been enacted. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO24 LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co25 lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended— 


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

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

3 Representatives,’’; 

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

5 Code)— 

6 (A) by striking paragraph (6), 

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

8 the Delegate to Congress for the District of Co9 lumbia)’’, and 

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

11 Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum12 bia,’’; 

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

14 Code)— 

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

16 and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 

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

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

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

21 Code)— 

22 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sub23 section (a)(3), and 

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

2 it appears in paragraph (1), and 

3 (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re4 designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 

5 (2); 

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

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

8 House of Representatives,’’; 

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

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

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

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

13 the Congress from the District of Columbia’’. 

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

15 this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 

16 State into the Union. 

17 SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION 

18 OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF 

19 PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. 

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

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking section 21; and 

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

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

2 subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the admis3 sion of the State into the Union, and shall apply to any 

4 election of the President and Vice President taking place 

5 on or after such date. 

6 SEC. 224. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION 

7 OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEAL8 ING 23RD AMENDMENT. 

9 (a) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—In this sec10 tion, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint resolu11 tion— 

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

13 amendment to the Constitution of the United States 

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

15 (2) the matter after the resolving clause of 

16 which consists solely of text to amend the Constitu17 tion of the United States to repeal the 23rd article 

18 of amendment to the Constitution. 

19 (b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP20 RESENTATIVES.— 

21 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro22 duction in the House of Representatives, the joint 

23 resolution shall be placed immediately on the appro24 priate calendar. 

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

2 later than 30 legislative days after the date the 

3 joint resolution is introduced in the House of 

4 Representatives, to move to proceed to consider 

5 the joint resolution in the House of Representa6 tives. 

7 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro8 ceed to consider the joint resolution— 

9 (i) all points of order against the mo10 tion are waived; 

11 (ii) such a motion shall not be in 

12 order after the House of Representatives 

13 has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 

14 joint resolution; 

15 (iii) the previous question shall be 

16 considered as ordered on the motion to its 

17 adoption without intervening motion; 

18 (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; 

19 and 

20 (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

21 which the motion is disposed of shall not 

22 be in order. 

23 (3) CONSIDERATION.—When the House of Rep24 resentatives proceeds to consideration of the joint 

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1 (A) the joint resolution shall be considered 

2 as read; 

3 (B) all points of order against the joint 

4 resolution and against its consideration are 

5 waived; 

6 (C) the previous question shall be consid7 ered as ordered on the joint resolution to its 

8 passage without intervening motion except 10 

9 hours of debate equally divided and controlled 

10 by the proponent and an opponent; 

11 (D) an amendment to the joint resolution 

12 shall not be in order; and 

13 (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas14 sage of the joint resolution shall not be in 

15 order. 

16 (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 

17 (1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro18 duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be 

19 placed immediately on the calendar. 

20 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 

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

23 in order, not later than 30 legislative days after 

24 the date the joint resolution is introduced in the 

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1 same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 

2 proceed to the consideration of the joint resolu3 tion. 

4 (B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro5 ceed to the consideration of the joint resolu6 tion— 

7 (i) all points of order against the mo8 tion are waived; 

9 (ii) the motion is not debatable; 

10 (iii) the motion is not subject to a mo11 tion to postpone; 

12 (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 

13 which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

14 to shall not be in order; and 

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

16 joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 

17 business until disposed of. 

18 (3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 

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

20 to consideration of the joint resolution— 

21 (i) all points of order against the joint 

22 resolution (and against consideration of 

23 the joint resolution) are waived; 

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1 in connection therewith, shall be limited to 

2 not more than 30 hours, which shall be di3 vided equally between the majority and mi4 nority leaders or their designees; 

5 (iii) a motion further to limit debate 

6 is in order and not debatable; 

7 (iv) an amendment to, a motion to 

8 postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 

9 resolution is not in order; and 

10 (v) a motion to proceed to the consid11 eration of other business is not in order. 

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

13 vote on passage shall occur immediately fol14 lowing the conclusion of the consideration of the 

15 joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the 

16 conclusion of the debate if requested in accord17 ance with the rules of the Senate. 

18 (C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE19 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

20 relating to the application of this subsection or 

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

22 the procedure relating to the joint resolution 

23 shall be decided without debate. 

24 (d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF

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1 (1) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER

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

3 joint resolution of that House, that House receives 

4 from the other House the joint resolution— 

5 (A) the joint resolution of the other House 

6 shall not be referred to a committee; and 

7 (B) with respect to the joint resolution of 

8 the House receiving the resolution— 

9 (i) the procedure in that House shall 

10 be the same as if no joint resolution had 

11 been received from the other House; and 

12 (ii) the vote on passage shall be on 

13 the joint resolution of the other House. 

14 (2) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF

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

16 consider the joint resolution under this section, the 

17 joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 

18 to expedited floor procedures under this section. 

19 (3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 

20 If, following passage of the joint resolution in the 

21 Senate, the Senate receives the companion measure 

22 from the House of Representatives, the companion 

23 measure shall not be debatable. 

24 (e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

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

2 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec3 tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 

4 each House, respectively, but applicable only with re5 spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 

6 in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 

7 other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 

8 with such rules; and 

9 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

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

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

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

13 the case of any other rule of that House. 

14 TITLE III—CONTINUATION OF 

15 CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 

16 RESPONSIBILITIES 

17 Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 

18 SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN 

19 RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) CONTINUATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO PAY21 MENTS.—Any individual who, as of the day before the date 

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

23 to a Federal benefit payment under the District of Colum24 bia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title 

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1 ment Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1–801.01 et seq., 

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

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

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

5 the same terms and conditions applicable under such Act. 

6 (b) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed8 eral Government under the District of Columbia Re9 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with 

10 respect to any individual or with respect to the Dis11 trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of 

12 the admission of the State into the Union shall re13 main in effect with respect to such an individual and 

14 with respect to the State after the admission of the 

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

16 same extent, and subject to the same terms and con17 ditions applicable under such Act. 

18 (2) D.C. FEDERAL PENSION FUND.—Any obli19 gation of the Federal Government under chapter 9 

20 of the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 

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

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

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

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

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

3 terms and conditions applicable under such chapter. 

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

5 District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Re6 tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect 

7 to any individual or with respect to the Federal Govern8 ment as of the day before the date of the admission of 

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

10 State with respect to such an individual and with respect 

11 to the Federal Government after the admission of the 

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

13 extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions ap14 plicable under such Act. 

15 SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BEN16 EFITS FOR EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED 

17 PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF 

18 COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 

19 (a) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Any 

20 obligation of the Federal Government under title 5, United 

21 States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de22 scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the District 

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

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

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

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

3 terms and conditions applicable under such title. 

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

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

6 which exists with respect to an individual described in sub7 section (c) or with respect to the Federal Government as 

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

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

10 respect to such individual and with respect to the Federal 

11 Government after the admission of the State into the 

12 Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, and sub13 ject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 

14 such title. 

15 (c) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de16 scribed in this subsection is an individual who was first 

17 employed by the government of the District of Columbia 

18 before October 1, 1987. 

19 SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER 

20 JUDGES’ RETIREMENT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed23 eral Government under subchapter III of chapter 15 

24 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code— 


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1 (A) which exists with respect to any indi2 vidual and the District of Columbia as the re3 sult of service accrued prior to the date of the 

4 admission of the State into the Union shall re5 main in effect with respect to such an indi6 vidual and with respect to the State after the 

7 admission of the State into the Union, in the 

8 same manner, to the same extent, and subject 

9 to the same terms and conditions applicable 

10 under such subchapter; and 

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

12 with respect to any individual and the State as 

13 the result of service accrued after the date of 

14 the admission of the State into the Union in the 

15 same manner, to the same extent, and subject 

16 to the same terms and conditions applicable 

17 under such subchapter as such obligation ex18 isted with respect to individuals and the Dis19 trict of Columbia as of the date of the admis20 sion of the State into the Union. 

21 (2) TREATMENT OF SERVICE ACCRUED AFTER

22 TAKING EFFECT OF STATE RETIREMENT PRO23 GRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) does 

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1 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date de2 scribed in this subsection is the date on which the State 

3 provides written certification to the President that the 

4 State has in effect laws requiring the State to appropriate 

5 and make available funds for the retirement of judges of 

6 the State. 

7 Subtitle B—Agencies 

8 SEC. 311. PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 

9 (a) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS AND FUND10 ING.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2) and subsection (b), title III of the District 

13 of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure 

14 Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1601 et seq., D.C. Official 

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

16 the public defender service of the State after the 

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

18 the same manner and to the same extent as such 

19 title applied with respect to the District of Columbia 

20 and the District of Columbia Public Defender Serv21 ice as of the day before the date of the admission 

22 of the State into the Union. 

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1 ficial Code), the Federal Government shall be treat2 ed as the employing agency with respect to the bene3 fits provided under such section to an individual who 

4 is an employee of the public defender service of the 

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

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

7 as an employee of the Federal Government for pur8 poses of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub9 part G of part III of title 5, United States Code. 

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

11 of the admission of the State into the Union, the State 

12 may rename the public defender service of the State. 

13 (c) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM14 PLOYEES.— 

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

16 employee of the public defender service of the State 

17 as of the day before the date described in subsection 

18 (d) and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the Dis19 trict of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Proce20 dure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official 

21 Code), is treated as an employee of the Federal Gov22 ernment for purposes of receiving benefits under any 

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

24 States Code, shall continue to be treated as an em25 ployee of the Federal Government for such purposes, 


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1 notwithstanding the termination of the provisions of 

2 subsection (a) under subsection (d). 

3 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON4 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 

5 subsection (d), the State shall be treated as the em6 ploying agency with respect to the benefits described 

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

8 who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is con9 tinued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

10 Government under such paragraph. 

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

12 upon the date on which the State provides written certifi13 cation to the President that the State has in effect laws 

14 requiring the State to appropriate and make available 

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

16 provides the services described in title III of the District 

17 of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act 

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

19 SEC. 312. PROSECUTIONS. 

20 (a) ASSIGNMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES AT21 TORNEYS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sub23 chapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 

24 Code, the Attorney General, with the concurrence of 

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


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1 may be), shall provide for the assignment of assist2 ant United States attorneys to the State to carry 

3 out the functions described in subsection (b). 

4 (2) ASSIGNMENTS MADE ON DETAIL WITHOUT

5 REIMBURSEMENT BY STATE.—In accordance with 

6 section 3373 of title 5, United States Code— 

7 (A) an assistant United States attorney 

8 who is assigned to the State under this section 

9 shall be deemed under subsection (a) of such 

10 section to be on detail to a regular work assign11 ment in the Department of Justice; and 

12 (B) the assignment of an assistant United 

13 States attorney to the State under this section 

14 shall be made without reimbursement by the 

15 State of the pay of the attorney or any related 

16 expenses. 

17 (b) FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The functions de18 scribed in this subsection are criminal prosecutions con19 ducted in the name of the State which would have been 

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

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

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

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

24 State into the Union. 


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

2 assistant United States attorneys who are assigned under 

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

4 United States attorneys whose principal duties as of the 

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

6 Union were to conduct criminal prosecutions in the name 

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

8 Columbia Official Code. 

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

10 General to provide for the assignment of assistant United 

11 States attorneys under this section shall terminate upon 

12 written certification by the State to the President that the 

13 State has appointed attorneys of the State to carry out 

14 the functions described in subsection (b). 

15 (e) CLARIFICATION REGARDING CLEMENCY AU16 THORITY.— 

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

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

19 clemency for offenses against the District of Colum20 bia or the State shall be exercised by such person or 

21 persons, and under such terms and conditions, as 

22 provided by the State Constitution and the laws of 

23 the State, without regard to whether the prosecution 

24 for the offense was conducted by the District of Co25 lumbia, the State, or the United States. 


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

2 ‘‘clemency’’ means a pardon, reprieve, or commuta3 tion of sentence, or a remission of a fine or other 

4 financial penalty. 

5 SEC. 313. SERVICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS. 

6 (a) PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR COURTS OF

7 STATE.—The United States Marshals Service shall pro8 vide services with respect to the courts and court system 

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

10 as the Service provided services with respect to the courts 

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

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

13 Union, except that the President shall not appoint a 

14 United States Marshal under section 561 of title 28, 

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

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

17 States Marshals Service to provide services under this sec18 tion shall terminate upon written certification by the State 

19 to the President that the State has appointed personnel 

20 of the State to provide such services. 

21 SEC. 314. DESIGNATION OF FELONS TO FACILITIES OF BU22 REAU OF PRISONS. 

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

24 subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital Revitalization 

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1 101 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and the amendments 

2 made by such chapter— 

3 (1) shall continue to apply with respect to indi4 viduals convicted of offenses under the laws of the 

5 District of Columbia prior to the date of the admis6 sion of the State into the Union; and 

7 (2) shall apply with respect to individuals con8 victed of offenses under the laws of the State after 

9 the date of the admission of the State into the 

10 Union in the same manner and to the same extent 

11 as such chapter and amendments applied with re12 spect to individuals convicted of offenses under the 

13 laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of 

14 the admission of the State into the Union. 

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

16 shall terminate upon written certification by the State to 

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

18 housing of individuals described in subsection (a) in cor19 rectional facilities. 

20 SEC. 315. PAROLE AND SUPERVISION. 

21 (a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 

22 (1) PAROLE.—The United States Parole Com23 mission— 

24 (A) shall continue to exercise the authority 

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1 pose conditions upon an order of parole, in the 

2 case of any individual who is an imprisoned 

3 felon who is eligible for parole or reparole under 

4 the laws of the District of Columbia as of the 

5 day before the date of the admission of the 

6 State into the Union, as provided under section 

7 11231 of the National Capital Revitalization 

8 and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

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

10 (B) shall exercise the authority to grant, 

11 deny, and revoke parole, and to impose condi12 tions upon an order of parole, in the case of 

13 any individual who is an imprisoned felon who 

14 is eligible for parole or reparole under the laws 

15 of the State in the same manner and to the 

16 same extent as the Commission exercised in the 

17 case of any individual described in subpara18 graph (A). 

19 (2) SUPERVISION OF RELEASED OFFENDERS.— 

20 The United States Parole Commission— 

21 (A) shall continue to exercise the authority 

22 over individuals who are released offenders of 

23 the District of Columbia as of the day before 

24 the date of the admission of the State into the 

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1 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self2 Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 

3 24–133(c)(2), D.C. Official Code); and 

4 (B) shall exercise authority over individ5 uals who are released offenders of the State in 

6 the same manner and to the same extent as the 

7 Commission exercised authority over individuals 

8 described in subparagraph (A). 

9 (3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

10 EMPLOYEES.— 

11 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 

12 is an employee of the United States Parole 

13 Commission as of the later of the day before 

14 the date described in subparagraph (A) of para15 graph (4) or the day before the date described 

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

17 on or after such date, is an employee of the of18 fice of the State which exercises the authority 

19 described in either such subparagraph, shall 

20 continue to be treated as an employee of the 

21 Federal Government for purposes of receiving 

22 benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part 

23 III of title 5, United States Code, notwith24 standing the termination of the provisions of 

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1 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON2 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the later of the date 

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

4 or the date described in subparagraph (B) of 

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

6 employing agency with respect to the benefits 

7 described in subparagraph (A) which are pro8 vided to an individual who, for purposes of re9 ceiving such benefits, is continued to be treated 

10 as an employee of the Federal Government 

11 under such subparagraph. 

12 (4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sub13 section shall terminate— 

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

15 date on which the State provides written certifi16 cation to the President that the State has in ef17 fect laws providing for the State to exercise the 

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

19 to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in 

20 the case of any individual who is an imprisoned 

21 felon who is eligible for parole or reparole under 

22 the laws of the State; and 

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1 fect laws providing for the State to exercise au2 thority over individuals who are released offend3 ers of the State. 

4 (b) COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION

5 AGENCY.— 

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

7 admission of the State into the Union— 

8 (A) the Court Services and Offender Su9 pervision Agency for the District of Columbia 

10 shall be known and designated as the Court 

11 Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 

12 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and any 

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

14 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agen15 cy for the District of Columbia shall be deemed 

16 to refer to the Court Services and Offender Su17 pervision Agency for Washington, Douglass 

18 Commonwealth; and 

19 (B) the District of Columbia Pretrial Serv20 ices Agency shall be known and designated as 

21 the Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pre22 trial Services Agency, and any reference in any 

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1 refer to the Washington, Douglass Common2 wealth Pretrial Services Agency. 

3 (2) IN GENERAL.—The Court Services and Of4 fender Supervision Agency for Washington, Doug5 lass Commonwealth, including the Washington, 

6 Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency 

7 (as renamed under paragraph (1))— 

8 (A) shall continue to provide pretrial serv9 ices with respect to individuals who are charged 

10 with an offense in the District of Columbia, 

11 provide supervision for individuals who are of12 fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re13 lease pursuant to the laws of the District of Co14 lumbia, and carry out sex offender registration 

15 functions with respect to individuals who are 

16 sex offenders in the District of Columbia, as of 

17 the day before the date of the admission of the 

18 State into the Union, as provided under section 

19 11233 of the National Capital Revitalization 

20 and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

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

22 (B) shall provide pretrial services with re23 spect to individuals who are charged with an of24 fense in the State, provide supervision for of25 fenders on probation, parole, and supervised reVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:53 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H51.IH H51

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1 lease pursuant to the laws of the State, and 

2 carry out sex offender registration functions in 

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

4 extent as the Agency provided such services and 

5 supervision and carried out such functions for 

6 individuals described in subparagraph (A). 

7 (3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR

8 EMPLOYEES.— 

9 (A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 

10 is an employee of the Court Services and Of11 fender Supervision Agency for Washington, 

12 Douglass Commonwealth as of the day before 

13 the date described in paragraph (4), and who, 

14 on or after such date, is an employee of the of15 fice of the State which provides the services and 

16 carries out the functions described in paragraph 

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

18 of the Federal Government for purposes of re19 ceiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G 

20 of part III of title 5, United States Code, not21 withstanding the termination of the provisions 

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

23 (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON24 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described 

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1 the employing agency with respect to the bene2 fits described in subparagraph (A) which are 

3 provided to an individual who, for purposes of 

4 receiving such benefits, is continued to be treat5 ed as an employee of the Federal Government 

6 under such subparagraph. 

7 (4) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (2) shall termi8 nate on the date on which the State provides written 

9 certification to the President that the State has in 

10 effect laws providing for the State to provide pretrial 

11 services, supervise offenders on probation, parole, 

12 and supervised release, and carry out sex offender 

13 registration functions in the State. 

14 SEC. 316. COURTS. 

15 (a) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graphs (2) and (3) and subsection (b), title 11, Dis18 trict of Columbia Official Code, as in effect on the 

19 date before the date of the admission of the State 

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

21 and the courts and court system of the State after 

22 the date of the admission of the State into the 

23 Union in the same manner and to the same extent 

24 as such title applied with respect to the District of 

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1 District of Columbia as of the day before the date 

2 of the admission of the State into the Union. 

3 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON4 TRIBUTION.—For purposes of paragraph (2) of sec5 tion 11–1726(b) and paragraph (2) of section 11– 

6 1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, the 

7 Federal Government shall be treated as the employ8 ing agency with respect to the benefits provided 

9 under such section to an individual who is an em10 ployee of the courts and court system of the State 

11 and who, pursuant to either such paragraph, is 

12 treated as an employee of the Federal Government 

13 for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter 

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

15 Code. 

16 (3) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.— 

17 (A) SELECTION OF JUDGES.—Effective 

18 upon the date of the admission of the State into 

19 the Union, the State shall select judges for any 

20 vacancy on the courts of the State. 

21 (B) RENAMING OF COURTS AND OTHER

22 OFFICES.—Effective upon the date of the ad23 mission of the State into the Union, the State 

24 may rename any of its courts and any of the 

25 other offices of its court system. 


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1 (C) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

2 in this paragraph shall be construed— 

3 (i) to affect the service of any judge 

4 serving on a court of the District of Co5 lumbia on the day before the date of the 

6 admission of the State into the Union, or 

7 to require the State to select such a judge 

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

9 (ii) to waive any of the requirements 

10 of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Co11 lumbia Official Code (other than section 

12 11–1501(a) of such Code), including sub13 chapter II of such chapter (relating to the 

14 District of Columbia Commission on Judi15 cial Disabilities and Tenure), with respect 

16 to the appointment and service of judges of 

17 the courts of the State. 

18 (b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM19 PLOYEES.— 

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

21 employee of the courts or court system of the State 

22 as of the day before the date described in subsection 

23 (e) and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or sec24 tion 11–1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, 

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1 for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter 

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

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

4 the Federal Government for such purposes, notwith5 standing the termination of the provisions of this 

6 section under subsection (e). 

7 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON8 TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 

9 subsection (e), the State shall be treated as the em10 ploying agency with respect to the benefits described 

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

12 who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is con13 tinued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 

14 Government under such paragraph. 

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

16 the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

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

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

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

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

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

22 applied with respect to the Joint Committee on Judicial 

23 Administration in the District of Columbia and the courts 

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

2 Union. 

3 (d) TREATMENT OF COURT RECEIPTS.— 

4 (1) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS INTO TREASURY.— 

5 Except as provided in paragraph (2), all money re6 ceived by the courts and court system of the State 

7 shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 

8 States. 

9 (2) CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND.— 

10 Section 16 of the Victims of Violent Crime Com11 pensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4–515, D.C. Official 

12 Code), relating to the Crime Victims Compensation 

13 Fund, shall apply with respect to the courts and 

14 court system of the State in the same manner and 

15 to the same extent as such section applied to the 

16 courts and court system of the District of Columbia 

17 as of the day before the date of the admission of the 

18 State into the Union. 

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

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

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

22 on which the State provides written certification to the 

23 President that the State has in effect laws requiring the 

24 State to appropriate and make available funds for the op25 eration of the courts and court system of the State. 


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1 Subtitle C—Other Programs and 

2 Authorities 

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

4 (a) CONTINUATION.—The District of Columbia Col5 lege Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–98; sec. 38– 

6 2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect 

7 to the State, and to the public institution of higher edu8 cation designated by the State as the successor to the Uni9 versity of the District of Columbia, after the date of the 

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

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

12 to the District of Columbia and the University of the Dis13 trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of the ad14 mission of the State into the Union. 

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

16 other than with respect to the public institution of higher 

17 education designated by the State as the successor to the 

18 University of the District of Columbia, shall terminate 

19 upon written certification by the State to the President 

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

21 provide tuition assistance substantially similar to the as22 sistance provided under the District of Columbia College 

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1 SEC. 322. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP2 PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 

3 (a) CONTINUATION.—The Scholarships for Oppor4 tunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112– 

5 10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall 

6 apply with respect to the State after the date of the admis7 sion of the State into the Union in the same manner and 

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

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

10 the admission of the State into the Union. 

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

12 shall terminate upon written certification by the State to 

13 the President that the State has in effect laws requiring 

14 the State— 

15 (1) to provide tuition assistance substantially 

16 similar to the assistance provided under the Scholar17 ships for Opportunity and Results Act; and 

18 (2) to provide supplemental funds to the public 

19 schools and public charter schools of the State in the 

20 amounts provided in the most recent fiscal year for 

21 public schools and public charter schools of the State 

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

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1 SEC. 323. MEDICAID FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PER2 CENTAGE. 

3 (a) CONTINUATION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), 

5 during the period beginning on the date of the admission 

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

7 of the fiscal year during which the State submits the cer8 tification described in subsection (b), the Federal medical 

9 assistance percentage for the State under title XIX of 

10 such Act shall be the Federal medical assistance percent11 age for the District of Columbia under such title as of 

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

13 the Union. 

14 (b) TERMINATION.—The certification described in 

15 this subsection is a written certification by the State to 

16 the President that, during each of the first 5 fiscal years 

17 beginning after the date of the certification, the estimated 

18 revenues of the State will be sufficient to cover any reduc19 tion in revenues which may result from the termination 

20 of the provisions of this section. 

21 SEC. 324. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 

22 (a) NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION.— 

23 (1) CONTINUING APPLICATION.—Subject to the 

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

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1 87 of title 40, United States Code, shall apply as 

2 follows: 

3 (A) Such chapter shall apply with respect 

4 to the Capital in the same manner and to the 

5 same extent as such chapter applied with re6 spect to the District of Columbia as of the day 

7 before the date of the admission of the State 

8 into the Union. 

9 (B) Such chapter shall apply with respect 

10 to the State in the same manner and to the 

11 same extent as such chapter applied with re12 spect to the State of Maryland and the Com13 monwealth of Virginia as of the day before the 

14 date of the admission of the State into the 

15 Union. 

16 (2) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN17 NING COMMISSION.—Section 8711(b) of title 40, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of 

20 paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

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

22 or regional planning, who shall be appointed by 

23 the President.’’; and 

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

25 follows: 


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

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

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

4 be a resident of Washington, Douglass Common5 wealth.’’. 

6 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DEFINI7 TIONS OF TERMS.— 

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

9 8702 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

10 territory surrounding the District of Columbia’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘the territory surrounding the 

12 National Capital’’. 

13 (B) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—Paragraph (2) 

14 of section 8702 of such title is amended to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—The term ‘National 

17 Capital’ means the area serving as the seat of the 

18 Government of the United States, as described in 

19 section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 

20 and the territory the Federal Government owns in 

21 the environs.’’. 

22 (C) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—Sub23 paragraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 

24 of such title is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(A) the National Capital and the State of 

2 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth;’’. 

3 (b) COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.— 

4 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO THE CAPITAL.— 

5 Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, 

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

7 and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 

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

9 amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 subsection: 

11 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Cap12 ital’ means the area serving as the seat of the Government 

13 of the United States, as described in section 112 of the 

14 Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 

15 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

16 9101(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

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

18 (c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.— 

19 (1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO CAPITAL.—Sec20 tion 8902 of title 40, United States Code, is amend21 ed by adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘(c) LIMITING APPLICATION TO CAPITAL.—This 

24 chapter applies only with respect to commemorative works 

25 in the Capital and its environs.’’. 


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

2 8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(2) CAPITAL AND ITS ENVIRONS.—The term 

4 ‘Capital and its environs’ means— 

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

6 Government of the United States, as described 

7 in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admis8 sion Act; and 

9 ‘‘(B) those lands and properties adminis10 tered by the National Park Service and the 

11 General Services Administration located in the 

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

13 map entitled ‘Commemorative Areas Wash14 ington, DC and Environs’, numbered 869/ 

15 86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are lo16 cated outside of the State of Washington, 

17 Douglass Commonwealth.’’. 

18 (3) TEMPORARY SITE DESIGNATION.—Section 

19 8907(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 

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

21 and its environs’’. 

22 (4) GENERAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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


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1 appears in the following sections and inserting ‘‘the 

2 Capital and its environs’’: 

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

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

5 (C) Section 8903(d). 

6 (D) Section 8904(c). 

7 (E) Section 8905(a). 

8 (F) Section 8906(a). 

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

10 (5) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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

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

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

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

15 described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. 

16 Admission Act’’. 

17 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend18 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

19 of the admission of the State into the Union. 

20 SEC. 325. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUP21 PLYING WATER. 

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

23 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

24 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Wash2 ington, Douglass Commonwealth 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the admission of 

4 the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into 

5 the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District 

6 of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or 

7 the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the 

8 case may be. 

9 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Capital’ 

10 means the area serving as the seat of the Government of 

11 the United States, as described in section 112 of the 

12 Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 

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

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

15 end the following: 

‘‘9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.’’. 

16 SEC. 326. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF 

17 COLUMBIA. 

18 The location of any person in the Capital or Wash19 ington, Douglass Commonwealth on the day after the date 

20 of the admission of the State into the Union shall be 

21 deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law in effect 

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

23 into the Union that the person be located in the District 

24 of Columbia, including the requirements of section 72 of 


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1 title 4, United States Code (relating to offices of the seat 

2 of the Government of the United States), and title 36, 

3 United States Code (relating to patriotic and national or4 ganizations). 

5 TITLE IV—GENERAL 

6 PROVISIONS 

7 SEC. 401. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘Capital’’ means the area serving 

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

11 as described in section 112. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of 

13 the District of Columbia. 

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

15 District of Columbia. 

16 (4) Except as otherwise provided, the term 

17 ‘‘State’’ means the State of Washington, Douglass 

18 Commonwealth. 

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

20 proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, 

21 D.C., as approved by the Council on October 18, 

22 2016, pursuant to the Constitution and Boundaries 

23 for the State of Washington, D.C. Approval Resolu24 tion of 2016 (D.C. Resolution R21–621), ratified by 

25 District of Columbia voters in Advisory Referendum 


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1 B approved on November 8, 2016, and certified by 

2 the District of Columbia Board of Elections on No3 vember 18, 2016. 

4 SEC. 402. STATEHOOD TRANSITION COMMISSION. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

6 Statehood Transition Commission (hereafter in this sec7 tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

8 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 

10 composed of 18 members as follows: 

11 (A) Three members appointed by the 

12 President. 

13 (B) Two members appointed by the Speak14 er of the House of Representatives. 

15 (C) Two members appointed by the Minor16 ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 

17 (D) Two members appointed by the Major18 ity Leader of the Senate. 

19 (E) Two members appointed by the Minor20 ity Leader of the Senate. 

21 (F) Three members appointed by the 

22 Mayor. 

23 (G) Three members appointed by the 

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1 (H) The Chief Financial Officer of the 

2 District of Columbia. 

3 (2) APPOINTMENT DATE.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The appointments of 

5 the members of the Commission shall be made 

6 not later than 90 days after the date of the en7 actment of this Act. 

8 (B) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT

9 BY APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more ap10 pointments under any of the subparagraphs of 

11 paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment 

12 date specified in subparagraph (A), the author13 ity to make such appointment or appointments 

14 shall expire, and the number of members of the 

15 Commission shall be reduced by the number 

16 equal to the number of appointments so not 

17 made. 

18 (3) TERM OF SERVICE.—Each member shall be 

19 appointed for the life of the Commission. 

20 (4) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission 

21 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 

22 appointment was made. 

23 (5) NO COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve 

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1 ance with applicable provisions under subchapter I 

2 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 (6) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Chair and 

4 Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the 

5 members of the Commission— 

6 (A) with respect to the Chair, from among 

7 the members described in subparagraphs (A) 

8 through (E) of paragraph (1); and 

9 (B) with respect to the Vice Chair, from 

10 among the members described in subparagraphs 

11 (F) and (G) of paragraph (1). 

12 (c) STAFF.— 

13 (1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 

14 Director, who shall be appointed by the Chair. 

15 (2) OTHER STAFF.—The Director may appoint 

16 and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the 

17 Director considers appropriate. 

18 (3) NON-APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL

19 SERVICE LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Com20 mission may be appointed without regard to the pro21 visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap22 pointments in the competitive service, and may be 

23 paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 

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1 except that an individual so appointed may not re2 ceive pay in excess of the rate payable for level V 

3 of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

4 such title. 

5 (4) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com6 mission may procure temporary and intermittent 

7 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

8 States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed 

9 the daily equivalent of the rate payable for level V 

10 of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

11 such title. 

12 (d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall advise the Presi13 dent, Congress, the Mayor (or, upon the admission of the 

14 State into the Union, the chief executive officer of the 

15 State), and the Council (or, upon the admission of the 

16 State into the Union, the legislature of the State) con17 cerning an orderly transition to statehood for the District 

18 of Columbia or the State (as the case may be) and to a 

19 reduced geographical size of the seat of the Government 

20 of the United States, including with respect to property, 

21 funding, programs, projects, and activities. 

22 (e) POWERS.— 

23 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis24 sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 

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1 testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 

2 considers appropriate. 

3 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis4 sion may secure directly from any department or 

5 agency of the United States information necessary 

6 to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of 

7 the Chair of the Commission, the head of that de8 partment or agency shall furnish that information to 

9 the Commission. 

10 (3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 

11 United States mails in the same manner and under 

12 the same conditions as other departments and agen13 cies of the United States. 

14 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

15 Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis16 trator of General Services shall provide to the Com17 mission the administrative support services nec18 essary for the Commission to carry out its respon19 sibilities under this Act. 

20 (f) MEETINGS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 

22 at the call of the Chair. 

23 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 

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1 (A) 30 days after the date on which all 

2 members of the Commission have been ap3 pointed; or 

4 (B) if the number of members of the Com5 mission is reduced under subsection (b)(2)(B), 

6 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

9 the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 

10 lesser number of members may hold hearings. 

11 (g) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit such 

12 reports as the Commission considers appropriate or as 

13 may be requested by the President, Congress, or the Dis14 trict of Columbia (or, upon the admission of the State into 

15 the Union, the State). 

16 (h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to 

17 exist 2 years after the date of the admission of the State 

18 into the Union. 

19 SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT. 

20 Not more than 60 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the President shall provide written cer22 tification of such enactment to the Mayor. 

23 SEC. 404. SEVERABILITY. 

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1 tion thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be 

2 invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and any 

3 amendments made by this Act shall not be affected by the 

4 holding. 

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