SEC. 314. DESIGNATION OF FELONS TO FACILITIES OF BU-
REAU OF PRISONS. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF DESIGNATION.—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— 
(1) shall continue to apply with respect to indi-
viduals convicted of offenses under the laws of the 
District of Columbia prior to the date of the admis-
sion of the State into the Union; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to individuals con-
victed of offenses under the laws of the State after the 
date of the admission of the State into the Union in 
the same manner and to the same extent as such 
chapter and amendments applied with respect to in-
dividuals convicted of offenses under the laws of the 
District of Columbia prior to the date of the admis-
sion of the State into the Union. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section shall 
terminate upon written certification by the State to the 
President that the State has in effect laws for the housing 
of individuals described in subsection (a) in correctional 
facilities. 
SEC. 315. PAROLE AND SUPERVISION. 
(a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 
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(1) PAROLE.—The United States Parole Com-
mission— 
(A) shall continue to exercise the authority 
to grant, deny, and revoke 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 District of Columbia as of the day be-
fore the date of the admission of the State into 
the Union, as provided under section 11231 of 
the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24– 
131, D.C. Official Code); and 
(B) shall exercise the authority to grant, 
deny, and revoke parole, and to impose condi-
tions upon an order of parole, in the case of any 
individual who is an imprisoned felon who is el-
igible for parole or reparole under the laws of the 
State in the same manner and to the same extent 
as the Commission exercised in the case of any 
individual described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) SUPERVISION OF RELEASED OFFENDERS.— 
The United States Parole Commission— 
(A) shall continue to exercise the authority 
over individuals who are released offenders of the 
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District of Columbia as of the day before the date 
of the admission of the State into the Union, as 
provided under section 11233(c)(2) of the Na-
tional Capital Revitalization and Self-Govern-
ment Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24– 
133(c)(2), D.C. Official Code); and 
(B) shall exercise authority over individuals 
who are released offenders of the State in the 
same manner and to the same extent as the Com-
mission exercised authority over individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 
is an employee of the United States Parole Com-
mission as of the later of the day before the date 
described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) 
or the day before the date described in subpara-
graph (B) of paragraph (4) and who, on or after 
such date, is an employee of the office of the 
State which exercises the authority described in 
either such subparagraph, shall continue to be 
treated as an employee of the Federal Govern-
ment for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, 
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United States Code, notwithstanding the termi-
nation of the provisions of this subsection under 
paragraph (4). 
(B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON-
TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the later of the date 
described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) 
or the date described in subparagraph (B) of 
paragraph (4), the State shall be treated as the 
employing agency with respect to the benefits de-
scribed 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 
subparagraph. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sub-
section shall terminate— 
(A) in the case of paragraph (1), on the 
date on which the State provides written certifi-
cation to the President that the State has in ef-
fect laws providing for the State to exercise the 
authority to grant, deny, and revoke 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; and 
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(B) in the case of paragraph (2), on the 
date on which the State provides written certifi-
cation to the President that the State has in ef-
fect laws providing for the State to exercise au-
thority over individuals who are released offend-
ers of the State. 
(b) COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION 
AGENCY.— 
(1) RENAMING.—Effective upon the date of the 
admission of the State into the Union— 
(A) the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency for the District of Columbia shall 
be known and designated as the Court Services 
and Offender Supervision Agency for Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth, and any ref-
erence in any law, rule, or regulation to the 
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
for the District of Columbia shall be deemed to 
refer to the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency for Washington, Douglass Com-
monwealth; and 
(B) the District of Columbia Pretrial Serv-
ices Agency shall be known and designated as the 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial 
Services Agency, and any reference in any law, 
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rule or regulation to the District of Columbia 
Pretrial Services Agency shall be deemed to refer 
to the Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pre-
trial Services Agency. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Court Services and Of-
fender Supervision Agency for Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth, including the Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency (as renamed 
under paragraph (1))— 
(A) shall continue to provide pretrial serv-
ices with respect to individuals who are charged 
with an offense in the District of Columbia, pro-
vide supervision for individuals who are offend-
ers on probation, parole, and supervised release 
pursuant to the laws of the District of Columbia, 
and carry out sex offender registration functions 
with respect to individuals who are sex offenders 
in the District of Columbia, as of the day before 
the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union, as provided under section 11233 of the 
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Gov-
ernment Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133, 
D.C. Official Code); and 
(B) shall provide pretrial services with re-
spect to individuals who are charged with an of-
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fense in the State, provide supervision for offend-
ers on probation, parole, and supervised release 
pursuant to the laws of the State, and carry out 
sex offender registration functions in the State, 
in the same manner and to the same extent as 
the Agency provided such services and super-
vision and carried out such functions for indi-
viduals described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 
is an employee of the Court Services and Of-
fender Supervision Agency for Washington, 
Douglass Commonwealth as of the day before the 
date described in paragraph (4), and who, on or 
after such date, is an employee of the office of the 
State which provides the services and carries out 
the functions described in paragraph (4), shall 
continue to be treated as an employee of the Fed-
eral Government for purposes of receiving bene-
fits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 
of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding 
the termination of the provisions of paragraph 
(2) under paragraph (4). 
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