(2) by striking the period at the end of the first 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘; or (5) ex-
cluded by the Court upon the request of the indi-
vidual if the individual is 70 years of age or older.’’. 
SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENTS IN COMPENSATION RATES FOR CER-
TAIN PERSONNEL. 
(a) ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFEND-
ANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11–2604(a), District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘at a fixed rate of $90 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
hourly rate not to exceed the rate payable under sec-
tion 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to cases 
and proceedings initiated on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11–2605, District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a 
fixed rate of $25 per hour’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ‘‘a rate not to 
exceed the rate payable for such services in the 
United States District Court for the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to inves-
tigative services provided in connection with cases 
and proceedings initiated on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF COURTS 
OVER REGISTER OF WILLS. 
(a) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11–1725(b), District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills,’’ 
after ‘‘the clerks of the courts,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(other than the Register 
of Wills and personal law clerks and secretaries 
of the judges)’’ and inserting ‘‘(other than per-
sonal law clerks and judicial administrative as-
sistants of the judges)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 11– 
2102(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Superior Court shall ap-
point and remove’’ and inserting ‘‘Pursuant to sec-
tion 11–1725(b), the Executive Officer of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Courts shall appoint and may re-
move’’. 
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(b) DETERMINATION
OF COMPENSATION.—Section 
11–2102(c), District of Columbia Official Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) The compensation of the Register of Wills shall 
be fixed in accordance with section 11–1726(a).’’. 
(c) ASSIGNMENT
OF DUTIES.—Section 11–2103, 
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the chief judge of the Superior Court’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF RETROACTIVE PAY ADJUST-
MENTS FOR COURT EMPLOYEES. 
Section 11–1726, District of Columbia Official Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) Retroactive pay may be payable to an employee 
of the District of Columbia courts by reason of an increase 
in the salary or pay schedule applicable to the employee 
pursuant to this section which occurs during fiscal year 
2022 or any succeeding fiscal year, but only if— 
‘‘(1) the employee is in the service of the Dis-
trict of Columbia courts on the date of final action 
by the Executive Officer regarding the increase; or 
‘‘(2) the employee retired or died during the pe-
riod beginning on the effective date of the increase 
and ending on the date of final action by the Execu-
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tive Officer regarding the increase, except that retro-
active pay for such an employee shall be provided 
only with respect to services performed during that 
period.’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF COURTS TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. 
(a) RETENTION OF FEES RECEIVED FOR ADMIN-
ISTERING BAR EXAMINATIONS AND PROCESSING BAR AD-
MISSIONS.—Section 11–2501(a), District of Columbia Of-
ficial Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The District’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(1) The District’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the third sentence of section 
450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1– 
204.50, D.C. Official Code), the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals may retain any amounts received as fees 
for administering bar examinations and processing Dis-
trict of Columbia Bar admissions and use such amounts 
for the salaries and expenses incurred in administering bar 
examinations and processing bar admissions. Any amounts 
retained under this paragraph shall remain available until 
expended.’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.— 
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