I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3877 
To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 retrocession of the District of Columbia 
to Maryland, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 
MARYLAND 
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Subtitle A—Retrocession 
Sec. 101. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland. 
Sec. 102. Proclamation regarding acceptance of retrocession by Maryland. 
Subtitle B—Federal District as Seat of Government of the United States 
Sec. 111. Description of Federal District. 
Sec. 112. National Guard. 
Sec. 113. Effect of retrocession on laws in effect in seat of Government of the 
United States. 
Sec. 114. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United States 
as municipal corporation. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions 
Sec. 121. Pending actions and proceedings. 
Sec. 122. Effect on judicial proceedings pending in District of Columbia. 
Sec. 123. Effect on existing contracts. 
TITLE II—INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
Subtitle A—Property 
Sec. 201. Title to property. 
Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands. 
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. 
Subtitle C—Federal Elections 
Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Federal District 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. 
TITLE III—TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN 
AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Subtitle A—Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District of 
Columbia 
Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs. 
Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees first em-
ployed prior to establishment of District of Columbia merit 
personnel system. 
Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges’ retirement pro-
gram. 
Sec. 304. Employees of Public Defender Service. 
Sec. 305. Employees exercising authority over parole and supervision. 
Sec. 306. Employees of courts and court system. 
Subtitle B—Other Programs and Authorities 
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Sec. 311. Designation of District of Columbia felons to facilities of Bureau of 
Prisons. 
Sec. 312. Application of the College Access Act. 
Sec. 313. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. 
Sec. 314. Federal planning commissions. 
Sec. 315. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water. 
Sec. 316. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Definition. 
Sec. 402. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 403. Effective date. 
TITLE I—RETROCESSION OF DIS-
TRICT 
OF 
COLUMBIA 
TO 
MARYLAND 
Subtitle A—Retrocession 
SEC. 101. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 
MARYLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the issuance of a proclama-
tion by the President under section 102(b) and except as 
provided in subsection (b), the territory ceded to Congress 
by the State of Maryland to serve as the District consti-
tuting the permanent seat of the Government of the 
United States is ceded and relinquished to the State of 
Maryland. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CONTROL OVER 
FEDERAL DISTRICT.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Federal District described in section 111 shall not be 
ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland and shall 
continue to serve as the permanent seat of the Govern-
ment of the United States, and Congress shall continue 
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to exercise exclusive legislative authority and control over 
such District. 
SEC. 102. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF 
RETROCESSION BY MARYLAND. 
(a) ENACTMENT
OF LAW ACCEPTING RETROCES-
SION.—Retrocession under section 101 shall not take 
place unless the State of Maryland enacts legislation to 
accept such retrocession. 
(b) PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT.—Not later than 
30 days after the State of Maryland enacts legislation ac-
cepting the retrocession under section 101, the President 
shall issue a proclamation announcing such acceptance 
and declaring that the territory ceded to Congress by the 
State of Maryland to serve as the District constituting the 
permanent seat of the Government of the United States 
has been ceded back to the State of Maryland. 
Subtitle B—Federal District as Seat 
of Government of the United States 
SEC. 111. DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL DISTRICT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c), (d), 
and (e), upon the retrocession under section 101, the Fed-
eral District shall consist of the property described in sub-
section (b) and shall include the principal Federal monu-
ments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United 
States Supreme Court Building, and the Federal execu-
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tive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adja-
cent to the Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms 
are used in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States 
Code). 
(b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—Upon the retrocession 
under section 101, the boundaries of the Federal District 
shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the 
southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern 
right-of-way of 2nd Street NE; 
(1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north-
eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 
(2) thence southwest along said northeastern 
right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec-
tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 
Avenue NE; 
(3) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 
with the eastern right-of-way of 1st Street NE; 
(4) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south-
eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 
(5) thence northeast along said southeastern 
right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec-
tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 
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(6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
Street SE; 
(7) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north-
ern property boundary of the property designated as 
Square 760 Lot 803; 
(8) thence east along said northern property 
boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SE; 
(9) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE; 
(10) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 
with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 
Avenue SE; 
(11) thence northwest along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter-
section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 
SE; 
(12) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of C Street SE; 
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(13) thence west along said southern right-of- 
way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 
(14) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of D Street SE; 
(15) thence west along said southern right-of- 
way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 
(16) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 
the northwestern right-of-way of Canal Street SE; 
(17) thence southeast along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Canal Street SE to its intersection 
with the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; 
(18) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 
(19) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 
southernmost corner of the property designated as 
Square 736S Lot 801; 
(20) thence west along a line extended due west 
from said corner of said property designated as 
Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 
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(28) thence north along said western right-of- 
way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 
(29) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; 
(30) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of C Street SW; 
(31) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 
(32) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SW; 
(33) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 12th Street SW; 
(34) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 
(35) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 
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(36) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 14th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Cor-
poration railroad easement; 
(37) thence southwest along said northeastern 
boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation rail-
road easement to its intersection with the eastern 
shore of the Potomac River; 
(38) thence generally northwest along said east-
ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 
with a line extending westward the northern bound-
ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
806; 
(39) thence east along said line extending west-
ward the northern boundary of the property des-
ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop-
erty boundary of the property designated as Square 
12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 
boundary of said property designated as Square 12 
Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 
(40) thence east along a line extending east 
from said northeast corner of the property des-
ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection 
with the western boundary of the property des-
ignated as Square 33 Lot 87; 
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(41) thence south along said western boundary 
of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 
its intersection with the northwest corner of the 
property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 
(42) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 33 
Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which is along the 
northern right-of-way of E Street NW; 
(43) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of E Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 18th Street NW; 
(44) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the 
southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW; 
(45) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersec-
tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 
Avenue NW; 
(46) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 
with the eastern right-of-way of 17th Street NW; 
(47) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of H Street NW; 
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(48) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 
northwest corner of the property designated as 
Square 221 Lot 35; 
(49) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 221 
Lot 35 to its southeast corner, which is along the 
boundary of the property designated as Square 221 
Lot 37; 
(50) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 221 
Lot 37 to its southwest corner, which it shares with 
the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; 
(51) thence south along the boundary of said 
property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its 
southwest corner, which it shares with the property 
designated as Square 221 Lot 40; 
(52) thence south along the boundary of said 
property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its 
southwest corner; 
(53) thence east along the southern border of 
said property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to 
its intersection with the northwest corner of the 
property designated as Square 221 Lot 820; 
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(54) thence south along the western boundary 
of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 
to its southwest corner, which it shares with the 
property designated as Square 221 Lot 39; 
(55) thence south along the western boundary 
of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 
to its southwest corner, which is along the northern 
right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 
(56) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 15th Street NW; 
(57) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 15th Street NW to its intersection with a line 
extending northwest from the southern right-of-way 
of the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue NW north of 
Pershing Square; 
(58) thence southeast along said line extending 
the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW to the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, and continuing southeast along said 
southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 
to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 
14th Street NW; 
(59) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 14th Street NW to its intersection with a line 
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extending west from the southern right-of-way of D 
Street NW; 
(60) thence east along said line extending west 
from the southern right-of-way of D Street NW to 
the southern right-of-way of D Street NW, and con-
tinuing east along said southern right-of-way of D 
Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right- 
of-way of 131⁄2 Street NW; 
(61) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 131⁄2 Street NW to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; 
(62) thence east and southeast along said 
southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW 
to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 
12th Street NW; 
(63) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 12th Street NW to its intersection with a line 
extending to the west the southern boundary of the 
property designated as Square 324 Lot 809; 
(64) thence east along said line to the south-
west corner of said property designated as Square 
324 Lot 809, and continuing northeast along the 
southern boundary of said property designated as 
Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern corner, which it 
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shares with the property designated as Square 323 
Lot 802; 
(65) thence east along the southern boundary 
of said property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 
to its southeast corner, which it shares with the 
property designated as Square 324 Lot 808; 
(66) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 324 
Lot 808 to its northeastern corner, which is along 
the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW; 
(67) thence southeast along said southern right- 
of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersec-
tion with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; 
(68) thence north along a line extending north 
from said eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to 
its intersection with the southern right-of-way of C 
Street NW; 
(69) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of C Street NW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW; 
(70) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of D Street NW; 
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(71) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 1st Street NW; 
(72) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of C Street NW; 
(73) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of C Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 2nd Street NW; 
(74) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; 
(75) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 
with the northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Ave-
nue NW; 
(76) thence northeast along said northeastern 
right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the southwestern right-of-way of New 
Jersey Avenue NW; 
(77) thence northwest along said southwestern 
right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the northern right-of-way of D Street 
NW; 
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(78) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 
northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; 
(79) thence northeast along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the western right-of-way of North Cap-
itol Street; 
(80) thence north along said western right-of- 
way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with 
the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Ave-
nue NW; 
(81) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the 
southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue 
NE; 
(82) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the 
southern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE; 
(83) thence counter-clockwise along said south-
ern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its inter-
section with the southern right-of-way of F Street 
NE; and 
(84) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. 
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(c) STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.—The Federal Dis-
trict shall include any street (and sidewalk thereof) that 
bounds the area described in subsection (b). 
(d) METES AND BOUNDS SURVEY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 
Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 
bounds survey of the Federal District, as described in sub-
section (b). 
(e) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF FRANCES 
PERKINS BUILDING.—The entirety of the Frances Per-
kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 
is north of D Street Northwest, shall be included in the 
Federal District. 
SEC. 112. NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title 32, United States Code, 
is amended as follows: 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 
(A) in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘and Puer-
to Rico’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District 
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of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or of the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico’’. 
(2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In sec-
tion 103, by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM-
MAND.—In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, 
by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both places 
it appears. 
(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
section 107(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia,’’. 
(5) MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS.—In sec-
tion 109— 
(A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by 
striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(or com-
manding general in the case of the District of 
Columbia)’’. 
(6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES.—In section 112(h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3), as amended, as para-
graph (2). 
(7) ENLISTMENT
OATH.—In section 304, by 
striking ‘‘or the District of Columbia,’’. 
(8) ADJUTANTS GENERAL.—In section 314— 
(A) in subsections (a) and (d), by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both places it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
redesdignating subsection (d), as amended, as 
subsection (b). 
(9) DETAIL OF REGULAR MEMBERS OF ARMY 
AND AIR FORCE TO DUTY WITH NATIONAL GUARD.— 
In section 315, by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia,’’ each place it appears. 
(10) DISCHARGE OF OFFICERS; TERMINATION 
OF APPOINTMENT.—In section 324(b), by striking 
‘‘or the District of Columbia,’’. 
(11) RELIEF
FROM
NATIONAL
GUARD
DUTY 
WHEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 325— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the District of Colum-
bia’’ both places it appears; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘or the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia National 
Guard,’’ both places it appears. 
(12) COURTS-MARTIAL
OF
NATIONAL
GUARD 
NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC-
TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 
In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘the District 
of Columbia,’’ each place it appears. 
(13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV-
ERNORS AUTHORITY.—In section 328, by striking 
‘‘or the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard,’’ each place it appears. 
(14) 
TRAINING
GENERALLY.—In 
section 
501(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 
section 503(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia,’’. 
(16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL 
ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik-
ing ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or Puerto Rico,’’. 
(17) ARMY
AND
AIR
FORCE
SCHOOLS
AND 
FIELD EXERCISES.—In section 505, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Virgin 
Islands or of the commanding general of the Na-
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tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or the Virgin Islands’’. 
(18) NATIONAL
GUARD
YOUTH
CHALLENGE 
PROGRAM.—In section 509— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of the 
District of Columbia, with the commanding 
general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or the commanding 
general’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘and 
the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard (if the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard is participating in the 
Program)’’; 
(C) in subsection (j)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of the 
District of Columbia, the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia National 
Guard’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or the commanding 
general’’ both places it appears; 
(D) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘and, if 
the Program is carried out in the District of 
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Columbia, with the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National Guard’’; and 
(E) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
territories, and the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and the Territories’’. 
(19) ISSUE OF SUPPLIES.—In section 702— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
commanding general of the National Guard of 
the District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by 
striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the District of Colum-
bia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘or 
Puerto Rico’’. 
(20) PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES FROM ARMY OR 
AIR FORCE.—In subsections (a) and (b) of section 
703, by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ both 
places it appears. 
(21) ACCOUNTABILITY: RELIEF
FROM
UPON 
ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In section 704, by strik-
ing ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(22) PROPERTY
AND
FISCAL
OFFICERS.—In 
section 708— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the 
commanding general of the National Guard of 
the District of Columbia,’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’. 
(23) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY ISSUED 
TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.—In subsections (c), (d), 
(e), and (f) of section 710, by striking ‘‘the District 
of Columbia,’’ each place it appears. 
(24) DISPOSITION
OF
OBSOLETE
OR
CON-
DEMNED
PROPERTY.—In section 711, by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(25) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS
OF
CON-
DEMNED STORES ISSUED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—In 
paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’. 
(26) PROPERTY
LOSS; PERSONAL
INJURY
OR 
DEATH.—In section 715(c), by striking ‘‘or the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL DISTRICT DEFINED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) ‘Federal District’ means the area serving 
as the seat of the Government of the United States, 
as described in section 111 of the Washington, DC. 
Residents Voting Act.’’. 
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(B) WITH
REGARDS
TO
HOMELAND
DE-
FENSE
ACTIVITIES.—Section 901 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended in paragraph 
(2) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(2) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal District’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘Federal District’ means the 
area serving as the seat of the Government of the 
United States, as described in section 111 of the 
Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act.’’; 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of sub-
section (c), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, and 
the District of Columbia’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘and Puerto Rico’’; 
and 
(iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking 
‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the 
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District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’. 
(B) DISPOSITION ON DISCHARGE.—In sec-
tion 771a(c), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘or Puerto 
Rico’’. 
(C) TRICARE COVERAGE
FOR
CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DE-
PENDENTS
DURING
CERTAIN
DISASTER
RE-
SPONSE DUTY.—In section 1076f— 
(i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by 
striking ‘‘(or, with respect to the District 
of Columbia, the mayor of the District of 
Columbia)’’ both places it appears; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(D) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: AVAILABILITY 
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In paragraph (2)(B) of 
section 2732, by striking ‘‘or the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
(E) MEMBERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 
DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES-
TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN-
DUSTRIAL
PLANTS, AND
HOSPITALS.—In sec-
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tion 7401(c), by striking ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia,’’. 
(F) MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 
DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES-
TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN-
DUSTRIAL
PLANTS, AND
HOSPITALS.—In sec-
tion 9401(c), by striking ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia,’’. 
(G) READY RESERVE: FAILURE TO SATIS-
FACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAINING.— 
In section 10148(b), by striking ‘‘(or, in the 
case of the District of Columbia, the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard)’’. 
(H) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU.—In section 10502(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or, 
in the case of the District of Columbia, the 
commanding general of the District of Colum-
bia National Guard’’. 
(I) VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—In section 10505(a)(1)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or, in the case of the District of Columbia, 
the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard’’. 
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(J) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU
OFFICERS.—In subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 10506(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or, in 
the case of the District of Columbia, the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ both places it appears. 
(K) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: GENERAL 
PROVISIONS.—In section 10508(b)(1), by strik-
ing ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(L) COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS: ORIGINAL 
APPOINTMENT; 
LIMITATION.—In 
section 
12204(b), by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico, and the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘and Puer-
to Rico’’. 
(M) 
RESERVE
COMPONENTS
GEN-
ERALLY.—In section 12301(b), by striking 
‘‘(or, in the case of the District of Columbia 
National Guard, the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National Guard)’’. 
(N) NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERV-
ICE: CALL.—In section 12406, by striking ‘‘or, 
in the case of the District of Columbia, through 
the commanding general of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia’’. 
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(O) RESULT
OF
FAILURE
TO
COMPLY 
WITH
STANDARDS
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—In 
section 12642(c), by striking ‘‘States, Puerto 
Rico, and the District of Columbia’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘States or Puerto Rico’’. 
(P) LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD UNITS.—In section 18238, by 
striking ‘‘or, in the case of the District of Co-
lumbia, the commanding general of the Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND ASSETS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer the personnel and as-
sets of the District of Columbia National Guard to the 
Maryland National Guard. 
SEC. 113. EFFECT OF RETROCESSION ON LAWS IN EFFECT 
IN SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act and any 
other Act of Congress, upon the retrocession under section 
102, the criminal laws of the State of Maryland, and any 
laws of the State of Maryland which regulate vehicular 
traffic, shall apply in the Federal District in the same 
manner and to the same extent as such laws apply in the 
State of Maryland, and shall be deemed laws of the United 
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States which are applicable only in or to the Federal Dis-
trict. 
SEC. 114. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF 
GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES AS MUNIC-
IPAL CORPORATION. 
Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the District of Columbia (sec. 1–102, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) or any other provision of law codified in sub-
chapter I of chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official 
Code, effective upon the date of the retrocession under sec-
tion 102, the Federal District (or any portion thereof) 
shall not serve as a government and shall not be a body 
corporate for municipal purposes. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions 
SEC. 121. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) STATE AS LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA.—The State of Maryland shall be the legal suc-
cessor to the District of Columbia in all matters. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—All 
existing writs, actions, suits, judicial and administrative 
proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judg-
ments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of ac-
tion, claims, demands, titles, and rights in any court shall 
continue unaffected by the retrocession under section 102, 
except as may be provided under this Act and as may be 
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modified by the laws of the State of Maryland or the 
United States, as the case may be. 
SEC. 122. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS PENDING IN 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF SUITS.—No writ, action, in-
dictment, cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the 
District of Columbia on the effective date of this Act shall 
abate as a result of the enactment of this Act, but shall 
be transferred and shall proceed within such appropriate 
court of the State of Maryland as established under the 
laws or constitution of the State of Maryland. 
(b) APPEALS.—An order or decision of any court of 
the District of Columbia for which no appeal has been filed 
as of the effective date of this Act shall be considered an 
order or decision of a court of the State of Maryland for 
purposes of appeal from and appellate review of such order 
or decision in an appropriate court of the State of Mary-
land. 
SEC. 123. EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS. 
(a) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing 
in the retrocession under section 102 shall affect any obli-
gation under any contract or agreement under which the 
District of Columbia or the United States is a party, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the retrocession. 
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(b) SUCCESSION IN INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The 
State of Maryland shall be deemed to be the successor to 
the District of Columbia for purposes of any interstate 
compact which is in effect on the day before the date of 
retrocession under section 102. 
TITLE II—INTERESTS OF 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
Subtitle A—Property 
SEC. 201. TITLE TO PROPERTY. 
(a) RETENTION OF FEDERAL TITLE.—The United 
States shall have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, 
for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real 
and personal property which, on the day before the date 
of the retrocession under section 102, is located in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and with respect to which, on such day, 
the United States holds title or jurisdiction for such pur-
pose. 
(b) TITLE TO PROPERTY FORMERLY HELD BY DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The State of Maryland shall have 
title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration 
and maintenance, all real and personal property with re-
spect to which, on the day before the date of the retroces-
sion under section 102, the District of Columbia holds title 
or jurisdiction for such purposes. 
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SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 
(a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B) 
and paragraph (2) and notwithstanding the retroces-
sion under section 2, authority is reserved in the 
United States for the exercise by Congress of the 
power of exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever 
over such tracts or parcels of land located in the 
District of Columbia that, on the day before the date 
of the retrocession, are controlled or owned by the 
United States and held for defense or Coast Guard 
purposes. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The power of 
exclusive legislation described in subparagraph (A) 
shall vest and remain in the United States only so 
long as the particular tract or parcel of land involved 
is controlled or owned by the United States and held 
for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF STATE OF MARYLAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The reservation of authority 
in the United States under paragraph (1) shall not 
operate to prevent such tracts or parcels of land 
from being a part of the State of Maryland, or to 
prevent the State from exercising over or upon such 
lands, concurrently with the United States, any ju-
risdiction which it would have in the absence of such 
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reservation of authority and which is consistent with 
the laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to 
such reservation of authority. 
(2) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The State of Mary-
land shall have the right to serve civil or criminal 
process in such tracts or parcels of land in which the 
authority of the United States is reserved under 
paragraph (1) in suits or prosecutions for or on ac-
count of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or 
crimes committed in the State but outside of such 
lands. 
Subtitle B—Federal Courts 
SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL OFFICIALS. 
(a) CIRCUIT JUDGES.—Section 44(c) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except in the District of Co-
lumbia, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘within fifty miles of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘within fifty miles 
of the Federal District’’. 
(b) DISTRICT JUDGES.—Section 134(b) of such title 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the District 
of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Southern District of New York and’’. 
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striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(3) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES OF COURT OF 
FEDERAL
CLAIMS.—Section 175 of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
District’’. 
(4) DUTY STATION OF JUDGES FOR PURPOSES 
OF TRAVELING EXPENSES.—Section 456(b) of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) The official duty station of the Chief Justice of 
the United States, the Justices of the Supreme Court of 
the United States, and the judges of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Fed-
eral District.’’. 
(5) COURT
ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR
FEDERAL 
CIRCUIT AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 
462(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis-
trict’’. 
(6) PLACES OF HOLDING COURT OF COURT OF 
FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 798(a) of such title is 
amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Washington, District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis-
trict’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(e) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FOREIGN PARTIES 
AT
STATE
DEPARTMENT
OFFICE.—Section 
1608(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘Washington, District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(2) SERVICE OF PROCESS IN PROPERTY CASES 
AT ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE.—Section 2410(b) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Washington, 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
District’’. 
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 451 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new undesignated paragraph: 
‘‘The term ‘Federal District’ means the area serving 
as the seat of the Government of the United States, as 
described in section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Resi-
dents Voting Act.’’. 
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(g) REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS.—Any reference 
in any Federal law (other than a law amended by this 
section), rule, or regulation— 
(1) to the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
District; 
(2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be 
deemed to refer to the Federal District Circuit; and 
(3) to the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the 
United States District Court for the Federal Dis-
trict. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect upon the ret-
rocession under section 102. 
SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES TRUSTEES.— 
Section 581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.— 
(1) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
ADDITIONAL
PER-
SONNEL.—Section 594(c) of such title is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
Federal District’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
Federal District’’. 
(2) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REMOVAL.—Section 
596(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
District’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the retrocession under 
section 102. 
Subtitle C—Federal Elections 
SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN FED-
ERAL DISTRICT TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELEC-
TIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT DOMICILE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PERMIT INDIVID-
UALS TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 
(A) permit absent Federal District voters 
to use absentee registration procedures and to 
vote by absentee ballot in general, special, pri-
mary, and runoff elections for Federal office; 
and 
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(B) accept and process, with respect to any 
general, special, primary, or runoff election for 
Federal office, any otherwise valid voter reg-
istration application from an absent Federal 
District voter, if the application is received by 
the appropriate State election official not less 
than 30 days before the election. 
(2) ABSENT
FEDERAL
DISTRICT
VOTER
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘absent Federal 
district voter’’ means, with respect to a State, a per-
son who resides in the Federal District and is quali-
fied to vote in the State (or who would be qualified 
to vote in the State but for residing in the Federal 
District), but only if the State is the last place in 
which the person was domiciled before residing in 
the Federal district. 
(3) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
upon the date of the retrocession under section 102, and 
shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office tak-
ing place on or after such date. 
SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
DELEGATE. 
(a) REPEAL OF OFFICE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the 
District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 
405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 
are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 
repealed by such sections are restored or revived as 
if such sections had not been enacted. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The Dis-
trict of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Of-
ficial Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the 
House of Representatives,’’; 
(B) in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Of-
ficial Code)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (6), 
(ii) in paragraph (12), by striking 
‘‘(except the Delegate to Congress for the 
District of Columbia)’’, and 
(iii) in paragraph (13), by striking 
‘‘the Delegate to Congress for the District 
of Columbia,’’; 
(C) in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Of-
ficial Code)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ in the 
heading, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 
it appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), 
(h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3); 
(D) in section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. 
Official Code)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) of 
subsection (a)(3), and 
(ii) in subsection (d)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each 
place it appears in paragraph (1), and 
(II) by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(E) 
in 
section 
11(a)(2) 
(sec. 
1– 
1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking 
‘‘Delegate to the House of Representatives,’’; 
(F) in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), 
D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’; 
and 
(G) in section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), 
D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘except the 
Delegate to the Congress from the District of 
Columbia’’. 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 
which the individual serving as the Delegate to the 
House of Representatives from the District of Co-
lumbia first serves as a member of the House of 
Representatives from the State of Maryland. 
(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the taking effect of the 
first reapportionment occurring after the effective 
date of this Act— 
(A) the individual serving as the Delegate 
to the House of Representatives from the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall serve as a member of 
the House of Representatives from the State of 
Maryland; 
(B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled 
to 1 additional Representative until the taking 
effect of such reapportionment; and 
(C) such Representative shall be in addi-
tion to the membership of the House of Rep-
resentatives as now prescribed by law. 
(2) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL 
NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in 
the membership of the House of Representatives 
provided under paragraph (1) shall not operate to ei-
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ther increase or decrease the permanent membership 
of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the 
Act of August 8, 1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2), 
nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of 
reapportionment established by the Act of November 
15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd 
Congress and each Congress thereafter. 
SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION 
OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF 
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 3, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking section 21; and 
(2) in the table of sections, by striking the item 
relating to section 21. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the ret-
rocession under section 102, and shall apply to any elec-
tion of the President and Vice-President taking place on 
or after such date. 
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TITLE 
III—TEMPORARY 
CON-
TINUATION OF CERTAIN AU-
THORITIES 
AND 
RESPON-
SIBILITIES 
Subtitle A—Continuation of Bene-
fits for Certain Employees of 
District of Columbia 
SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN 
RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF
ENTITLEMENT
TO
PAY-
MENTS.—Any individual who, as of the day before the date 
of the retrocession under section 102, is entitled to a Fed-
eral benefit payment under the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title XI of 
the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1–801.01 et seq., D.C. Of-
ficial Code) shall continue to be entitled to such a payment 
after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the same 
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions ap-
plicable under such Act. 
(b) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed-
eral Government under the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with 
respect to any individual or with respect to the Dis-
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trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of 
the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in 
effect with respect to such an individual and with re-
spect to the State of Maryland after such retroces-
sion, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 
subject to the same terms and conditions applicable 
under such Act. 
(2) D.C. FEDERAL PENSION FUND.—Any obli-
gation of the Federal Government under chapter 9 
of the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 
Act of 1997 (sec. 1–817.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code) with respect to the D.C. Federal Pension 
Fund which exists as of the day before the date of 
the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in 
effect with respect to such Fund after such retroces-
sion, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 
subject to the same terms and conditions applicable 
under such chapter. 
(c) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE.—Any obligation of the 
District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Re-
tirement Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect 
to any individual or with respect to the Federal Govern-
ment as of the day before the date of the retrocession 
under section 102 shall become an obligation of the State 
of Maryland with respect to such an individual and with 
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respect to the Federal Government after such retrocession, 
in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 
the same terms and conditions applicable under such Act. 
SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BEN-
EFITS FOR EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED 
PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
(a) OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Any 
obligation of the Federal Government under title 5, United 
States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de-
scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the District 
of Columbia as of the day before the date of the retroces-
sion under section 102 shall remain in effect with respect 
to such individual and with respect to the State of Mary-
land after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the 
same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 
applicable under such title. 
(b) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE OF MARYLAND.—Any 
obligation of the District of Columbia under title 5, United 
States Code, which exists with respect to an individual de-
scribed in subsection (c) or with respect to the Federal 
Government as of the day before the date of the retroces-
sion under section 102 shall become an obligation of the 
State of Maryland with respect to such individual and with 
respect to the Federal Government after such retrocession, 
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in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 
the same terms and conditions applicable under such title. 
(c) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual who was first 
employed by the Government of the District of Columbia 
before October 1, 1987. 
SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER 
JUDGES’ RETIREMENT PROGRAM. 
Any obligation of the Federal Government under sub-
chapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Columbia 
Official Code— 
(1) which exists with respect to any individual 
and the District of Columbia as the result of service 
accrued prior to the date of the retrocession under 
section 102 shall remain in effect with respect to 
such an individual and with respect to the State of 
Maryland after such retrocession, in the same man-
ner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 
terms and conditions applicable under such sub-
chapter; and 
(2) shall exist with respect to any individual 
and the State of Maryland as the result of service 
accrued after the date of such retrocession in the 
same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the 
same terms and conditions applicable under such 
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subchapter as such obligation existed with respect to 
individuals and the District of Columbia as of the 
date of such retrocession, but only in the case of an 
individual who serves as a judge in the State of 
Maryland on or after the date of such retrocession. 
SEC. 304. EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM-
PLOYEES.—Any individual who, as of the day before the 
date of the retrocession under section 102, is an employee 
of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and 
who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the District of Colum-
bia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 
(sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official Code), is treated as an em-
ployee of the Federal Government for purposes of receiv-
ing benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 
of title 5, United States Code, shall continue to be treated 
as an employee of the Federal Government for such pur-
poses, but only in the case of an individual who serves 
as an employee of the public defender service of the State 
of Maryland (or, if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State 
of Maryland which operates a public defender service in 
the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Mary-
land pursuant to such retrocession) on or after the date 
of such retrocession. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBU-
TION.—The Federal Government shall be treated as the 
employing agency with respect to the benefits described 
in subsection (a) which are provided to an individual who, 
for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be 
treated as an employee of the Federal Government under 
such paragraph. 
SEC. 305. EMPLOYEES EXERCISING AUTHORITY OVER PA-
ROLE AND SUPERVISION. 
(a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 
(1) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who, 
as of the day before the date of the retrocession 
under section 102, is an employee of the United 
States Parole Commission and who, on or after 
such date, is an employee of the office of the 
State of Maryland which exercises the authority 
described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable, a 
jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which ex-
ercises the authority described in paragraph (2) 
in the territory ceded and relinquished to the 
State of Maryland pursuant to such retroces-
sion) shall continue to be treated as an em-
ployee of the Federal Government for purposes 
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of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub-
part G of part III of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON-
TRIBUTION.—The Federal Government shall be 
treated as the employing agency with respect to 
the benefits described in subparagraph (A) 
which are provided to an individual who, for 
purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued 
to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
Government under such paragraph. 
(2) AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The authorities 
described in this paragraph are— 
(A) the authority to grant, deny, and re-
voke parole, and to impose conditions upon an 
order of parole, in the case of any individual 
who is an imprisoned felon who is eligible for 
parole or reparole under the laws of the State 
of Maryland; and 
(B) the authority to exercise authority over 
individuals who are released offenders of the 
State of Maryland. 
(b) COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION 
AGENCY.— 
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(1) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who, 
as of the day before the date of the retrocession 
under section 102, is an employee of the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
the District of Columbia and who, on or after 
such date, is an employee of the office of the 
State of Maryland which provides the services 
described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable, a 
jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which pro-
vides the services described in paragraph (2) in 
the territory ceded and relinquished to the 
State of Maryland pursuant to such retroces-
sion) shall continue to be treated as an em-
ployee of the Federal Government for purposes 
of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub-
part G of part III of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON-
TRIBUTION.—The Federal Government shall be 
treated as the employing agency with respect to 
the benefits described in subparagraph (A) 
which are provided to an individual who, for 
purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued 
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to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
Government under such paragraph. 
(2) SERVICES
DESCRIBED.—The services de-
scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) Pretrial services with respect to indi-
viduals who are charged with an offense in the 
State of Maryland. 
(B) Supervision for individuals who are of-
fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re-
lease pursuant to the laws of the State of Mary-
land. 
(C) Sex offender registration functions 
with respect to individuals who are sex offend-
ers in the State of Maryland. 
SEC. 306. EMPLOYEES OF COURTS AND COURT SYSTEM. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM-
PLOYEES.—Any individual who is an employee of the 
courts or court system of the District of Columbia as of 
the day before the date of the retrocession under section 
102 and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or section 
11–1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, is treated 
as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes 
of receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of 
part III of title 5, United States Code, shall continue to 
be treated as an employee of the Federal Government for 
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such purposes, but only in the case of an individual who 
serves as an employee of the courts or court system of 
the State of Maryland (or, if applicable, the courts or 
court system of the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland 
which operates the courts or court system in the territory 
ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant 
to such retrocession) on or after the date of such retroces-
sion. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBU-
TION.—The Federal Government shall be treated as the 
employing agency with respect to the benefits described 
in subsection (a) which are provided to an individual who, 
for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be 
treated as an employee of the Federal Government under 
such paragraph. 
Subtitle B—Other Programs and 
Authorities 
SEC. 311. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEL-
ONS TO FACILITIES OF BUREAU OF PRISONS. 
(a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
Chapter 1 of subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997 (sec. 24–101 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and the 
amendments made by such chapter shall apply with re-
spect to an individual described in subsection (b) after the 
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date of the retrocession under section 102 in the same 
manner and to the same extent as such chapter and such 
amendments applied with respect to the individual as of 
the day before such date. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual who, as of the 
date of the retrocession under section 102, is serving a 
sentence of incarceration pursuant to the District of Co-
lumbia Official Code at a penal or correctional facility op-
erated or contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons. 
SEC. 312. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT. 
(a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
(Public Law 106–98; sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code) shall apply with respect to an individual described 
in subsection (b) after the date of the retrocession under 
section 102 in the same manner and to the same extent 
as such Act applied with respect to the individual as of 
the day before such date. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual with respect to 
whom the Mayor of the District of Columbia made a pay-
ment on the individual’s behalf under the District of Co-
lumbia College Access Act of 1999 for the award year dur-
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ing which the date of the retrocession under section 102 
occurs. 
SEC. 313. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP-
PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 
(a) CONTINUATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (divi-
sion C of Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., 
D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect to an indi-
vidual described in subsection (b) after the date of the ret-
rocession under section 102 in the same manner and to 
the same extent as such Act applied with respect to the 
individual as of the day before such date. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual with respect to 
whom an eligible entity under the Scholarships for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act awarded an opportunity scholar-
ship under such Act for the school year during which the 
date of the retrocession under section 102 occurs. 
SEC. 314. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION.— 
(1) CONTINUING APPLICATION.—Subject to the 
amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon 
the retrocession under section 102, chapter 87 of 
title 40, United States Code, shall apply with respect 
to the Federal District in the same manner and to 
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the same extent as such chapter applied with respect 
to the District of Columbia as of the day before the 
date of such retrocession. 
(2) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN-
NING
COMMISSION.—Section 8711(b) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) of 
paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) four citizens with experience in city 
or regional planning, who shall be appointed by 
the President.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Of the four 
citizen members, one shall be a resident of Virginia, 
one shall be a resident of Maryland, and one shall 
be a resident of the territory ceded and relinquished 
to the State of Maryland pursuant to the retroces-
sion under section 102 of the Washington, D.C. 
Residents Voting Act.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
DEFINI-
TIONS OF TERMS.— 
(A) ENVIRONS.—Paragraph (1) of section 
8702 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
territory surrounding the District of Columbia’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘the territory surrounding the 
Federal District’’. 
(B) FEDERAL
DISTRICT.—Paragraph (2) 
of section 8702 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL DISTRICT.—The term ‘Federal 
District’ means the area serving as the seat of the 
Government of the United States, as described in 
section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Vot-
ing Act, and the territory the Federal Government 
owns in the environs.’’. 
(C) NATIONAL
CAPITAL
REGION.—Sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) the Federal District and the territory 
ceded and relinquished to the State of Mary-
land pursuant to the retrocession under section 
102 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting 
Act;’’. 
(b) COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.— 
(1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO FEDERAL DIS-
TRICT.—Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 
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(2) DEFINITION.—Section 9102 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Fed-
eral District’ means the area serving as the seat of the 
Government of the United States, as described in section 
111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9101(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 
(c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.— 
(1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO FEDERAL DIS-
TRICT.—Section 8902 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) LIMITING APPLICATION
TO FEDERAL DIS-
TRICT.—This chapter applies only with respect to com-
memorative works in the Federal District and its envi-
rons.’’. 
(2) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of section 
8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS.— 
The term ‘Capital and its environs’ means— 
‘‘(A) the area serving as the seat of the 
Government of the United States, as described 
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in section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Resi-
dents Voting Act; and 
‘‘(B) those lands and properties adminis-
tered by the National Park Service and the 
General Services Administration located in the 
Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Commemorative Areas Wash-
ington, DC and Environs’, numbered 869⁄86501 
B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are located 
outside of the territory ceded and relinquished 
to the State of Maryland pursuant to the ret-
rocession under section 102 of the Washington, 
D.C. Residents Voting Act.’’. 
(3) TEMPORARY
SITE
DESIGNATION.—Section 
8907(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
District and its environs’’. 
(4) GENERAL
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.— 
Chapter 89 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia and its environs’’ each place it 
appears in the following sections and inserting ‘‘the 
Federal District and its environs’’: 
(A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4). 
(B) Section 8902(a)(4). 
(C) Section 8903(d). 
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(D) Section 8904(c). 
(E) Section 8905(a). 
(F) Section 8906(a). 
(G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b). 
(5) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 8901(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the urban fabric of the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the urban fabric of the area serving as 
the seat of the Government of the United States, as 
described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. 
Residents Voting Act’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
of the retrocession under section 102. 
SEC. 315. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUP-
PLYING WATER. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF ROLE.—Chapter 95 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain 
portion of State of Maryland 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the retrocession 
under section 102 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Vot-
ing Act, any reference in this chapter to the District of 
Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Federal District 
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or the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of 
Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 
of such Act, as the case may be. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Federal 
District’ means the area serving as the seat of the Govern-
ment of the United States, as described in section 111 
of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State of Mary-
land.’’. 
SEC. 316. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
The location of any person in the Federal District 
or the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of 
Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 
on the day after the date of such retrocession shall be 
deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law in effect 
as of the day before such date that the person be located 
in the District of Columbia, including the requirements of 
section 72 of title 4, United States Code (relating to of-
fices of the seat of the Government of the United States), 
and title 36, United States Code (relating to patriotic and 
national organizations). 
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TITLE IV—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Federal District’’ means the 
area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 
States, as described in section 111. 
SEC. 402. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
No law or regulation which is in force on the effective 
date of this Act shall be deemed amended or repealed by 
this Act except to the extent specifically provided in this 
Act, or to the extent that such law or regulation is incon-
sistent with this Act. 
SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall take effect on the date the President 
issues a proclamation under section 102(b) or the date of 
the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States repealing the twenty-third article of 
amendment to the Constitution, whichever comes later. 
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