House Calendar No. 66

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1632

[Report No. 103–175]

A BILL

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to

remove gender-specific references.

JULY 13, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
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House Calendar No. 66

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1632

[Report No. 103–175]

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove gender-specific

references.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 1, 1993

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

Committee on the District of Columbia

JULY 13, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 1, 1993]

A BILL

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove

gender-specific references.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES

2 IN TITLE 11, D.C. CODE.

3 (a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this sec4 tion an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment

5 to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference

6 shall be considered to be made to that section or other provi7 sion of title 11, District of Columbia Code.

8 (b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—Title 11, District of

9 Columbia Code is amended as follows:

10 (1) Section 11–703(b) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.

12 (2) Section 11–705(d) is amended by striking ‘‘if

13 he sat’’ and inserting ‘‘if the judge sat’’.

14 (3) Section 11–706(a) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘his duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

16 chief judge’s duties’’.

17 (4) Section 11–706(b) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘his successor’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s succes19 sor’’.

20 (5) Section 11–709(2) is amended by striking

21 ‘‘he attended’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge attended’’.

22 (6) Section 11–709(3) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘his attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s attend24 ance’’.
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1 (7) Section 11–721(d) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘he shall so state’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge shall so

3 state’’.

4 (8) Section 11–744 is amended—

5 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’

6 and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’; and

7 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’

8 and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.

9 (9) Section 11–904(b) is amended by striking

10 ‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.

11 (10) The second sentence of section 11–906(a) is

12 amended to read as follows: ‘‘The chief judge shall at13 tend to the discharge of the duties pertaining to the

14 office of chief judge and perform such additional judi15 cial work as the chief judge is able to perform.’’.

16 (11) Section 11–906(b) is amended by striking

17 ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.

18 (12) Section 11–907(a) is amended by striking

19 ‘‘his duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

20 chief judge’s duties’’.

21 (13) Section 11–907(b) is amended by striking

22 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’.

23 (14) Section 11–908(a) is amended by striking

24 ‘‘he is’’.
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1 (15) Section 11–909(b)(2) is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

3 (16) Section 11–909(b)(3) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

5 (17) The third sentence of section 11–1322 is

6 amended by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and inserting ‘‘that

7 person’s salary’’.

8 (18) Section 11–1501(a) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The President’’.

10 (19) Section 11–1501(b) is amended—

11 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),

12 by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’;

13 and

14 (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and in

15 the last sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it

16 appears.

17 (20) Section 11–1502 is amended by striking

18 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

19 (21) Section 11–1503(a) is amended—

20 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘his

21 successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a successor’’;

22 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’

23 and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’; and

24 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘A

25 judge may relinquish his position as chief judge’’
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1 and inserting ‘‘The chief judge may relinquish

2 that position’’.

3 (22) Section 11–1503(b) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’.

5 (23) Section 11–1505(a) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

7 (24) Section 11–1505(b) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘judicial manpower in the court under his super9 vision’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial personnel in the court

10 under the chief judge’s supervision’’.

11 (25) Section 11–1522(a)(1)(A) is amended by

12 striking ‘‘his’’.

13 (26) The last sentence of section 11–1522(a) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Commission

15 one of his appointees’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the

16 Commission one of the members appointed pursuant

17 to paragraph (1)’’.

18 (27) Section 11–1522(b)(1) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘his’’.

20 (28) Section 11–1523(b) is amended by striking

21 ‘‘his predecessor’’ and inserting ‘‘that member’s prede22 cessor’’.

23 (29) Section 11–1523(c) is amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ each place it ap25 pears and inserting ‘‘that member’s term’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘that member’s successor’’.

3 (30) Section 11–1525(d) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.

5 (31) Section 11–1526(b) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

7 (32) Section 11–1526(c)(1)(A) is amended by

8 striking ‘‘his’’.

9 (33) The last sentence of section 11–1526(c)(1) is

10 amended by striking ‘‘recover his salary and all

11 rights and privileges of his office.’’ and inserting ‘‘re12 cover salary and all rights and privileges pertaining

13 to the judge’s office.’’.

14 (34) Section 11–1526(c)(2) is amended—

15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’

16 and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and

17 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’

18 the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

19 judge’s’’, and by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place

20 it appears.

21 (35) Section 11–1526(c)(3) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘his’’ each place it appears.

23 (36) Section 11–1527(a)(1) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘of his court’’ and inserting ‘‘of the court in

25 which the judge serves’’.
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1 (37) Section 11–1527(a)(2) is amended—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘He’’ each place it appears

3 and inserting ‘‘The judge’’;

4 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’

5 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;

6 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’

7 and inserting ‘‘his or her’’; and

8 (D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’

9 and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

10 (38) The fourth sentence of section 11–1527(a)(3)

11 is amended by striking ‘‘of his court’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘of the court in which the judge serves’’.

13 (39) Section 11–1527(c)(2) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘his privilege’’ each place it appears and insert15 ing ‘‘the witness’s privilege’’.

16 (40) Section 11–1527(c)(3) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ each place either appears and

18 inserting ‘‘that person’’.

19 (41) Section 11–1527(e) is amended by striking

20 ‘‘his’’.

21 (42) Section 11–1528(b) is amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

23 judge’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the

25 judge’s’’.
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1 (43) Section 11–1530(a) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

3 (44) Section 11–1530(a)(1) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

5 judge’s’’.

6 (45) Section 11–1530(a)(2) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

8 (46) Section 11–1530(a)(3) is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘him or by him and his’’ and inserting ‘‘the

10 judge or by the judge and the judge’s’’.

11 (47) Section 11–1530(a)(4) is amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the

13 judge’’; and

14 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears

15 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

16 (48) Section 11–1530(a)(5) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

18 judge’’.

19 (49) Section 11–1530(a)(6) is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

21 (50) Section 11–1530(a)(7) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

23 (51) Section 11–1561(8)(C) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

25 child’’.
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1 (52) Section 11–1561(9)(C) is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

3 (53) Section 11–1561(10)(C) is amended by

4 striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

5 (54) Section 11–1562 is amended by striking

6 ‘‘he’’ each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b)

7 and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

8 (55) Section 11–1563 is amended—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears

10 in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the

11 judge’s’’; and

12 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and ‘‘him’’ each place

13 either appears in such subsections and inserting

14 ‘‘the judge’’.

15 (56) Section 11–1563(c) is amended by striking

16 ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

17 (57) Section 11–1563(d) is amended—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘be’’; and

20 (B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the

21 judge’’.

22 (58) The first sentence of section 11–1564(a) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and

24 inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
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1 (59) The second sentence of section 11–1564(a) is

2 amended—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears;

4 and

5 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

6 judge’’.

7 (60) The third sentence of section 11–1564(a) is

8 amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the

9 judge’s’’.

10 (61) Section 11–1564(b) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

12 (62) Section 11–1564(c) is amended—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

14 judge’’;

15 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first two places it

16 appears;

17 (C) by striking ‘‘his’’ the third place it ap18 pears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and

19 (D) by striking ‘‘his’’ the fourth place it ap20 pears.

21 (63) Section 11–1564(d)(1) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

23 (64) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by

24 striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

25 judge’’.
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1 (65) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by

2 striking ‘‘his’’.

3 (66) Section 11–1564(d)(4) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

5 (67) Section 11–1564(d)(7) is amended—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the

7 judge’’; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears

9 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

10 (68) Section 11–1564(e) is amended—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘his’’; and

12 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

13 judge’’.

14 (69) Section 11–1566(a) is amended—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears

16 and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘elect to be’’.

19 (70) Section 11–1566(b) is amended—

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘his’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘him’’

23 and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and

24 (C) in the second sentence, by striking

25 ‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
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1 (71) Section 11–1566(c) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.

3 (72) Section 11–1567(a) is amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘Mayor’’;

6 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the

7 judge’s’’; and

8 (C) by striking ‘‘he or his’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘the judge or the judge’s’’.

10 (73) Section 11–1567(b) is amended—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

12 judge’’;

13 (B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and

15 (C) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears

16 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

17 (74) Section 11–1568(a) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

19 judge’s’’.

20 (75) The third sentence from the end of section

21 11–1568(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his death or mar22 riage or his ceasing’’ and inserting ‘‘the child’s death

23 or marriage or ceasing’’.

24 (76) Section 11–1568(d) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘Mayor’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the

4 Mayor’’.

5 (77) Section 11–1569 is amended by striking

6 ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears and inserting

7 ‘‘Mayor’’.

8 (78) Section 11–1569(b) Sixth is amended by

9 striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

10 (79) Section 11–1569(e) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the claimant’s’’.

12 (80) Section 11–1701(a) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.

14 (81) Section 11–1702 is amended by striking

15 ‘‘him’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the

16 Chief Judge’’.

17 (82) Section 11–1703(a) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘He’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The Exec19 utive Officer’’.

20 (83) Section 11–1704 is amended by striking

21 ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that’’.

22 (84) Section 11–1721 is amended by striking

23 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the clerk’’.
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1 (85) Section 11–1722 is amended by striking

2 ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Direc3 tor’’.

4 (86) Section 11–1723(b) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’.

6 (87) Section 11–1724 is amended—

7 (A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’

8 and inserting ‘‘that’’; and

9 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’

10 and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’.

11 (88) Section 11–1727(b) is amended—

12 (A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’

13 and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’; and

14 (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’

15 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.

16 (89) Section 11–1730(b) is amended by striking

17 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.

18 (90) Section 11–1741(4) and (7) are amended by

19 striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’s’’.

20 (91) Section 11–1741(9) is amended by striking

21 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.

22 (92) Section 11–1743(b) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’s’’.

24 (93) Section 11–1744(5) is amended by striking

25 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
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1 (94) Section 11–1745(b) is amended—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Ex3 ecutive Officer’’; and

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Commis5 sioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.

6 (95) Section 11–1747 is amended by striking

7 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.

8 (96) Section 11–2102(a) is amended—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘his office’’ each place it ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘the office’’; and

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘him’’

12 and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.

13 (97) Section 11–2102(b) is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that

15 person’’; and

16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his’’.

17 (98) Section 11–2104 is amended by striking

18 ‘‘him’’ in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting

19 ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.

20 (99) Section 11–2104(b)(6) is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the

22 Register’s’’.

23 (100) Section 11–2104(c)(2) is amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first place it ap25 pears; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘the’’.

3 (101) Section 11–2104(d) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register’s’’.

5 (102) Section 11–2104(e) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of

7 Wills’’.

8 (103) Section 11–2303 is amended by striking

9 ‘‘his’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting

10 ‘‘those’’.

11 (104) Section 11–2306(a) is amended by striking

12 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.

13 (105) Section 11–2306(c) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘his’’.

15 (106) The first sentence of section 11–2307(a) is

16 amended by striking ‘‘his’’.

17 (107) The second sentence of section 11–2307(a)

18 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the pa19 thologist’s’’.

20 (108) Section 11–2308(a) is amended by striking

21 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.

22 (109) Section 11–2309(b) is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of the Dis24 trict of Columbia or his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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1 Mayor of the District of Columbia or the May2 or’s’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘his assistants’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘the United States Attorney’s assistants’’.

5 (110) Section 11–2309(c) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘such per7 son’’.

8 (111) Section 11–2311 is amended by striking

9 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘his or her’’.

10 (112) Section 11–2502 is amended by striking

11 ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’s’’.

12 (113) Section 11–2503(a) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.

14 (114) Section 11–2503(b) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘him’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that

16 member’’.

17 (115) Section 11–2504 is amended by striking

18 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘that attorney’’.

19 (116) Section 11–2601(1) is amended by striking

20 ‘‘case which he’’ and inserting ‘‘case in which such

21 person’’.

22 (117) The second sentence of section 11–2602 is

23 amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ the first place it ap25 pears and inserting ‘‘he or she’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘the defendant or respondent if such person is’’.

3 (118) The third sentence of section 11–2602 is

4 amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘that per5 son’’.

6 (119) The sixth sentence of section 11–2602 is

7 amended—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘the defendant or respondent if such person is’’;

10 and

11 (B) by striking ‘‘he may’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘such person may’’.

13 (120) Section 11–2603 is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such

15 person’s’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such

17 person’’.

18 (121) Section 11–2604(f) is amended by striking

19 ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.

20 (122) Section 11–2605(c) is amended by striking

21 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.

22 (123) Section 11–2607 is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Mayor’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the

2 Mayor’s’’.

3 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN

4 PROVISIONS OF DISTRICT CHARTER RELAT5 ING TO JUDICIARY.

6 (a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this sec7 tion an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment

8 to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference

9 shall be considered to be made to that section or other provi10 sion of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Gov11 ernmental Reorganization Act.

12 (b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—The District of Co13 lumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization

14 Act is amended as follows:

15 (1) Section 431(b) is amended—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘a successor’’;

18 (B) by striking ‘‘his term’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘the term’’; and

20 (C) by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘An in21 dividual’’.

22 (2) Section 431(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his

23 successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a successor’’.

24 (3) Section 431(e) is amended—

25 (A) in paragraph (1)—
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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘such person—’’, and

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking

5 ‘‘his appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘appoint6 ment’’;

7 (B) in paragraph (2)—

8 (i) by striking ‘‘is which’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘in which’’, and

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘his predecessor’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘such person’s predecessor’’; and

12 (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘or

13 whom’’ and inserting ‘‘of whom’’.

14 (4) Section 432(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his

15 judicial duties’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial duties’’.

16 (5) Section 432(c) is amended—

17 (A) in paragraph (1)—

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking

19 ‘‘his conviction’’ and inserting ‘‘conviction’’,

20 and

21 (ii) in the matter following subpara22 graph (B), by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and all

23 that follows and inserting ‘‘any salary and

24 all other rights and privileges of office.’’;

25 (B) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘as he may be entitled’’

2 and inserting ‘‘as the judge may be enti3 tled’’,

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘his judicial salary’’

5 and inserting ‘‘judicial salary’’, and

6 (iii) by striking ‘‘his office’’ and in7 serting ‘‘office’’; and

8 (C) in paragraph (3)—

9 (i) in the matter preceding subpara10 graph (A), by striking ‘‘his judicial duties’’

11 and inserting ‘‘the judge’s judicial duties’’,

12 and

13 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking

14 ‘‘his suspension’’ and inserting ‘‘such sus15 pension’’.

16 (6) Section 433(a) is amended by striking ‘‘to

17 him’’.

18 (7) Section 433(b) is amended—

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

20 (1), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and inserting ‘‘the

21 person—’’;

22 (B) by striking ‘‘his nomination’’ each place

23 it appears and inserting ‘‘the nomination’’; and

24 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as long

25 as he serves’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
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1 (8) Section 433(c) is amended—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ the first place it

3 appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s term’’;

4 (B) by striking ‘‘his term’’ the second place

5 it appears and inserting ‘‘the term’’;

6 (C) by striking ‘‘his present’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘the present’’;

8 (D) by striking ‘‘his fitness’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘the candidate’s fitness’’; and

10 (E) by striking ‘‘he shall nominate’’ and in11 serting ‘‘the President shall nominate’’.

12 (9) Section 434(b) is amended—

13 (A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preced14 ing subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘the person—’’;

16 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘his

17 appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘appointment’’; and

18 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his pred19 ecessor’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’s prede20 cessor’’.

21 (10) Section 434(d) is amended—

22 (A) in paragraph (1) in the fourth sentence,

23 by striking ‘‘to him’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Presi24 dent’’; and
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his rec2 ommendation’’ and inserting ‘‘the recommenda3 tion’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title

11, District of Columbia Code, and Part C of title IV of

the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to remove gender-specific

references.’’.

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