SEC. 102. LEGISLATIVE POWER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Except as provided in section 202, the legislative 
power of the District of Columbia shall extend to all right-
ful subjects of legislation within the District consistent 
with the Constitution of the United States and the provi-
sions of this Act subject to all the restrictions and limita-
tions imposed upon the States by the tenth section of the 
first article of the Constitution of the United States. 
TITLE II—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Council 
of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Council’’), and the members of the Council shall 
be elected by the registered qualified electors of the Dis-
trict. 
(b) POWERS, ORGANIZATION, AND PROCEDURE.— 
The powers, organization, and procedure of the Council 
shall be set forth under such laws as may be enacted by 
the District of Columbia consistent with the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 202. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY. 
The Council shall have no authority to pass any act 
contrary to the provisions of this Act except as specifically 
provided in this Act, or to— 
(1) impose any tax on property of the United 
States or any of the several States; 
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(2) lend the public credit for support of any pri-
vate undertaking; 
(3) enact any act, or enact any act to amend 
or repeal any Act of Congress, which concerns the 
functions or property of the United States or which 
is not restricted in its application exclusively in or 
to the District of Columbia; 
(4) enact any act, resolution, or rule with re-
spect to any provision of title 11 of the District of 
Columbia Official Code (relating to organization and 
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia courts); 
(5) impose any tax on the whole or any portion 
of the personal income, either directly or at the 
source thereof, of any individual not a resident of 
the District (the terms ‘‘individual’’ and ‘‘resident’’ 
in this paragraph to have the meaning given such 
terms in section 47–1801.04, D.C. Official Code); 
(6) enact any act, resolution, or rule which per-
mits the building of any structure within the District 
of Columbia in excess of the height limitations con-
tained in section 5 of the Act of June 1, 1910 (sec. 
5–405, D.C. Official Code), and in effect on the ef-
fective date of this Act; 
(7) enact any act, resolution, or regulation with 
respect to the Commission of Mental Health; 
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(8) enact any act or regulation relating to the 
United States District Court for the District of Co-
lumbia or any other court of the United States in 
the District other than the District courts, or relat-
ing to the duties or powers of the United States at-
torney or the United States Marshal for the District 
of Columbia; or 
(9) enact any act, resolution, or rule with re-
spect to the District of Columbia Financial Respon-
sibility and Management Assistance Authority estab-
lished under section 101(a) of the District of Colum-
bia Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Act of 1995. 
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE BRANCH 
SEC. 301. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Of-
fice of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the 
Mayor shall be elected by the registered qualified electors 
of the District. 
(b) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The powers and duties 
of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the organi-
zation of the Office of the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia, shall be set forth under such laws as may be enacted 
by the District of Columbia consistent with the provisions 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 302. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES FORMERLY COV-
ERED BY FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. 
In the case of persons employed by the District gov-
ernment immediately preceding the effective date of the 
personnel system established by the District government 
pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act, the personnel system of the District gov-
ernment may provide for continued participation in all or 
part of the Federal Civil Service System and shall provide 
for benefits, including but not limited to pay, tenure, leave, 
residence, retirement, health and life insurance, and em-
ployee disability and death benefits, all at least equal to 
those provided by legislation enacted by Congress, or regu-
lation adopted pursuant thereto, and applicable to such 
officers and employees immediately prior to such date, ex-
cept that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the District 
from separating an officer or employee subject to such sys-
tem in the implementation of a financial plan and budget 
for the District government approved under subtitle A of 
title II of the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility and Management Assistance Act of 1995. 
SEC. 303. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PLAN-
NING ACTIVITIES. 
The Mayor’s planning responsibility shall not extend 
to Federal and international projects and developments in 
the District, as determined by the National Capital Plan-
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ning Commission, or to the United States Capitol build-
ings and grounds as defined in chapter 51 of title 40, 
United States Code, or to any extension thereof or addi-
tion thereto, or to buildings and grounds under the care 
of the Architect of the Capitol. 
SEC. 304. EMERGENCY CONTROL OF METROPOLITAN PO-
LICE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO EXERCISE CON-
TROL IN EMERGENCIES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, whenever the President of the 
United States determines that special conditions of 
an emergency nature exist which require the use of 
the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes, 
he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the 
Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropoli-
tan Police force as the President may deem nec-
essary and appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATION
OF
DURATION
OF
AUTHOR-
ITY.—In no case shall services made available pursu-
ant to any direction of the President under this sub-
section extend— 
(A) for a period in excess of 48 hours un-
less the President has, prior to the expiration of 
such period, notified the chairman and ranking 
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minority member of the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives and the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, in writing, as to the reason for such di-
rection and the period of time during which the 
need for such services is likely to continue; or 
(B) for any period in excess of 30 days, 
unless the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives enact into law a joint resolution author-
izing such an extension. 
(b) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the services made available in accordance with sub-
section (a) shall terminate upon the end of such 
emergency, the expiration of a period of 30 days fol-
lowing the date on which such services are first 
made available, or the enactment into law of a joint 
resolution by the Congress providing for such termi-
nation, whichever first occurs. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE IN CASE OF ADJOURNMENT 
OF
CONGRESS
SINE
DIE.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), in any case in which services are made 
available in accordance with subsection (a) during 
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any period of an adjournment of the Congress sine 
die, such services shall terminate upon the end of 
the emergency, the expiration of the 30-day period 
following the date on which Congress first convenes 
following such adjournment, or the enactment into 
law of a joint resolution by the Congress providing 
for such termination, whichever first occurs. 
TITLE IV—JUDICIAL BRANCH 
SEC. 401. JUDICIAL BRANCH. 
The judicial powers of the District of Columbia, and 
the provisions of the charter of the District of Columbia 
government which are applicable to the judges and courts 
of the District of Columbia, shall be those set forth in 
part C of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1–204.31 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as in effect 
on the effective date of this Act. 
TITLE V—BUDGET AND 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 501. APPLICATION OF LAWS ESTABLISHED BY DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.—Sub-
ject to this Act, the process by which the District of Co-
lumbia develops and enacts the budget for the District 
government for a fiscal year, and the activities carried out 
with respect to the financial management of the District 
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government for a fiscal year, shall be established under 
such laws as may be enacted by the District. 
(b) BORROWING.—Subject to this Act, the process 
and rules by which the District of Columbia issues bonds 
or otherwise borrows money shall be established under 
such laws as may be enacted by the District. 
SEC. 502. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF UNITED STATES NOT 
PLEDGED. 
The full faith and credit of the United States is not 
pledged for the payment of any principal of or interest 
on any bond, note, or other obligation issued by the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the United States is not responsible 
or liable for the payment of any principal of or interest 
on any bond, note, or other obligation issued by the Dis-
trict. 
SEC. 503. FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION. 
Bonds and notes issued by the District of Columbia 
and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all Federal 
taxation except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. 
SEC. 504. LEGAL INVESTMENT IN BONDS AND NOTES 
ISSUED BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Notwithstanding any restriction on the investment of 
funds by fiduciaries contained in any other law, all domes-
tic insurance companies, domestic insurance associations, 
executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other 
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fiduciaries within the District of Columbia may legally in-
vest any sinking funds, moneys, trust funds, or other 
funds belonging to them or under or within their control 
in any bonds issued by the District of Columbia. National 
banking associations are authorized to deal in, underwrite, 
purchase and sell, for their own accounts or for the ac-
counts of customers, bonds and notes issued by the Dis-
trict to the same extent as national banking associations 
are authorized by paragraph seven of section 5136 of the 
Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 24), to deal in, underwrite, 
purchase and sell obligations of the United States, States, 
or political subdivision thereof. All Federal building and 
loan associations and Federal savings and loan associa-
tions, and banks, trust companies, building and loan asso-
ciations, and savings and loan associations, domiciled in 
the District may purchase, sell, underwrite, and deal in, 
for their own account or for the account of others, all 
bonds or notes issued by the District of Columbia. Nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed as relieving 
any person, firm, association, or corporation from any 
duty of exercising due and reasonable care in selecting se-
curities for purchase or investment. 
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TITLE VI—RETENTION OF 
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 601. RETENTION OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, Con-
gress reserves the right, at any time, to exercise its con-
stitutional authority as legislature for the District of Co-
lumbia, by enacting legislation for the District on any sub-
ject, whether within or without the scope of legislative 
power granted to the Council by this Act, including legisla-
tion to amend or repeal any law in force in the District 
prior to or after the effective date of this Act and any 
act passed by the Council. 
SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OVER 
CERTAIN AGENCIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as vesting in 
the District of Columbia government any greater authority 
over the National Zoological Park, the National Guard of 
the District of Columbia, the Washington Aqueduct, the 
National Capital Planning Commission, or over any Fed-
eral agency, than was vested in the Commissioner of the 
District of Columbia established under Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 3 of 1967 prior to January 2, 1975. 
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TITLE VII—TERMINATION OF EX-
ISTING 
CHARTER; 
TRANSI-
TION 
SEC. 701. TERMINATION OF EXISTING CHARTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 401 
and subsection (b), the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1–201.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON AMENDATORY PROVISIONS.— 
Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any 
provision of law which is amended or repealed by the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act. 
SEC. 702. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) BUDGETS.—Nothing in this Act or in the amend-
ment made by section 701 may be construed to relieve the 
District of Columbia of any contractual or other financial 
obligations incurred by the District under a budget en-
acted for a fiscal year prior to the effective date of this 
Act. 
(b) BORROWING.—Nothing in this Act or in the 
amendment made by section 701 may be construed— 
(1) to relieve the District of Columbia of any 
obligation incurred with respect to bonds or other 
forms of borrowing issued prior to the effective date 
of this Act; or 
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