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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5219 

To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the District 

of Columbia so that the Board will consist solely of members appointed 

by the government of the District of Columbia, except when the Board 

is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission 

with respect to a chancery. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 15, 2023 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment 

for the District of Columbia so that the Board will 

consist solely of members appointed by the government 

of the District of Columbia, except when the Board is 

performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to a chancery. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF ZONING 

2 ADJUSTMENT. 

3 (a) REVISION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The first undesignated para5 graph of section 8 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (52 

6 Stat. 799; sec. 6–641.07(a), D.C. Official Code), is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘which shall be composed’’ and 

8 all that follows through ‘‘a resident of the District 

9 of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be com10 posed of 5 members appointed by the Mayor of the 

11 District of Columbia with the advice and consent of 

12 the Council of the District of Columbia, each of 

13 whom shall have been a resident of the District of 

14 Columbia’’. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The second 

16 undesignated paragraph of section 8 of such Act (52 

17 Stat. 799; sec. 6–641.07(b), D.C. Official Code), is 

18 amended— 

19 (A) by striking the first and second sen20 tences; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘the 3 members appointed 

22 by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with 

23 the advice and consent of the Council of the 

24 District of Columbia’’ each place it appears and 

25 inserting ‘‘the members’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FUNC2 TIONS REGARDING FOREIGN MISSIONS.—Section 206(i) 

3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 

4 (22 U.S.C. 4306(i)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is 

6 performing functions regarding an application by a foreign 

7 mission with respect to the location, expansion, or replace8 ment of a chancery— 

9 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

10 the Interior, the Administrator of General Services, 

11 or the Director of the National Park Service (or 

12 such alternate as such official may from time to 

13 time designate), as designated by the President, 

14 shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu of one 

15 of the other members of the Board (as designated by 

16 the Mayor of the District of Columbia); and 

17 ‘‘(2) the Executive Director of the National 

18 Capital Planning Commission shall serve as a mem19 ber of the Board in lieu of one of the other members 

20 of the Board (as designated by the Mayor of the 

21 District of Columbia).’’. 

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

23 this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90- 


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1 day period which begins on the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act. 

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