(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Chair shall per-
form functions that include the following: 
(A) 
Developing 
a 
schedule 
of 
meetings for the Commission. 
(B) Designating entities who shall 
be represented on the Commission 
under subsection (b)(1)(K). 
(C) In consultation with the mem-
bers of the Commission, developing a 
charter for the Commission and, not 
later than 7 days after the date on 
which the charter is completed, sub-
mitting the charter to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
(d) FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the 
Commission are to recommend actions, 
and review the effectiveness of such ac-
tions, with respect to, but not limited to, 
the following: 
(A) Developing and encouraging 
the implementation of polices which 
will direct the maximum enforcement 
of Federal immigration law within 
the District of Columbia, including 
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policies to encourage the redirection 
of available Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement resources to appre-
hend and deport illegal aliens. 
(B) Monitoring the District of Co-
lumbia’s sanctuary-city status and 
compliance with the enforcement of 
Federal immigration law. 
(C) Facilitating the prompt and 
complete accreditation of the District 
of Columbia’s forensic crime labora-
tory. 
(D) In collaboration with its lead-
ership and union, ensuring that the 
Metropolitan Police Department of 
the District of Columbia is provided 
with assistance to facilitate the re-
cruitment, retention, and capabilities 
of its officers and facilitating the pro-
vision 
of 
Federal 
personnel, 
re-
sources, 
and 
expertise 
to 
reduce 
crime. 
(E) 
Collaborating 
with 
appro-
priate local government entities to 
provide assistance to increase the 
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speed and lower the cost of proc-
essing concealed carry license re-
quests in the District of Columbia. 
(F) Reviewing and, as appro-
priate, recommending revisions to 
Federal prosecutorial policies on pre-
trial detention of criminal defendants 
to ensure that individuals who pose a 
genuine threat to public safety are 
detained to the maximum extent per-
mitted by law. 
(G) 
Collaborating 
with 
appro-
priate local government entities to 
provide assistance to end fare eva-
sion and other crime within the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority system. 
(H) Facilitating the deployment of 
a more robust Federal law enforce-
ment presence, and in coordination 
with local law enforcement agencies, 
facilitating the deployment of a more 
robust local law enforcement pres-
ence (as appropriate) within the Dis-
trict of Columbia, including the Na-
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tional Mall and Memorial Parks, mu-
seums, monuments, Lafayette Park, 
Union Station, Rock Creek Park, Ana-
costia Park, the George Washington 
Memorial 
Parkway, 
the 
Suitland 
Parkway, and the Baltimore-Wash-
ington Parkway. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AU-
THORITIES.—The Commission may, to the 
extent permitted by law, request oper-
ational assistance from and coordinate 
with Federal and local officials as appro-
priate, including the Metropolitan Police 
Department of the District of Columbia, 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority, and the Amtrak Police. 
(e) REPORT.—The Commission shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress which includes a summary of the 
functions and authorities carried out pursu-
ant to subsection (d), and shall include in the 
report such recommendations for legislation 
as the Commission considers appropriate. 
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(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate. 
(g) SUNSET.—This section, and the Com-
mission established by this section, shall ter-
minate on January 2, 2029. 
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Union Calendar No. 390 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5103 
[Report No. 119–455, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To establish a program to Beautify the District of 
Columbia and establish the District of Columbia 
Safe and Beautiful Commission. 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform with an amendment, committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union, and ordered to be printed 
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