(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’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—Section 545(a) of 
such title is amended by striking the first sentence and 
inserting ‘‘Each United States attorney shall reside in the 
district for which he or she is appointed, except that those 
officers of the Southern District of New York and the 
Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles 
thereof.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES MARSHALS.—Section 561(e)(1) 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) the marshal for the Southern District of 
New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; 
and’’. 
(e) CLERKS OF DISTRICT COURTS.—Section 751(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia and’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after 
the date of the admission of the State into the Union. 
SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS. 
(a) RENAMING.—
(1) CIRCUIT COURT.—Section 41 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; and 
(B) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital; 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 
(2) DISTRICT COURT.—Section 88 of such title 
is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘District 
of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 
Douglass 
Commonwealth 
and 
the 
Capital’’; 
(B) by amending the first paragraph to 
read as follows: 
‘‘The State of Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth and the Capital comprise one judicial dis-
trict.’’; and 
(C) in the second paragraph, by striking 
‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 88 in the table of sections for chapter 5 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘88. Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
COURT OF APPEALS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES.—Section 44(a) 
of such title is amended in the first column by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(2) TERMS OF COURT.—Section 48(a) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; 
(B) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; and 
(C) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(3) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSELS 
BY CHIEF JUDGE OF CIRCUIT.—Section 49 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(4) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CER-
TIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY COUNSELS.—Sec-
tion 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Capital Circuit’’. 
(5) CIRCUIT
COURT
JURISDICTION
OVER
RE-
VIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS.—Section 2343
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 
Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital Cir-
cuit’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DIS-
TRICT COURT.—Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT 
COURT
JUDGES.—Section 133(a) of such title is 
amended in the first column by striking ‘‘District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 
(2) DISTRICT
COURT
JURISDICTION
OF
TAX 
CASES BROUGHT AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Section 
1346(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 
Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 
(3) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER PRO-
CEEDINGS
FOR
FORFEITURE
OF
FOREIGN
PROP-
ERTY.—Section 1355(b)(2) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
Capital’’. 
(4) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CIVIL 
ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST A FOREIGN STATE.— 
Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 
(5) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER AC-
TIONS
BROUGHT
BY
CORPORATIONS
AGAINST 
UNITED STATES.—Section 1402(a)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 
and the Capital’’. 
(6) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF CERTAIN AC-
TIONS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE OF-
FICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1413 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth and the Capital’’. 
(7) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF ACTION EN-
FORCING
FOREIGN
JUDGMENT.—Section 
2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
OTHER
COURTS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.— 
Section 152(a)(2) of such title is amended in the 
first column by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and
inserting ‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 
and the Capital’’. 
(2) 
LOCATION
OF
COURT
OF
FEDERAL 
CLAIMS.—Section 173 of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Capital’’. 
(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 Capital’’. 
(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 Cap-
ital.’’. 
(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 Capital’’. 
(6) PLACES OF HOLDING COURT OF COURT OF 
FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Section 798(a) of such title is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Washington, District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 
(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 Capital’’. 
(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 Capital’’. 
(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 ‘Capital’ means the area serving as the 
seat of the Government of the United States, as described 
in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.’’. 
(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 Capital; 
(2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be 
deemed to refer to the Capital 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 Washington, Doug-
lass Commonwealth and the Capital. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect upon the ad-
mission of the State into the Union. 
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 Capital and Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.— 
(1) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
ADDITIONAL
PER-
SONNEL.—Section 594(c) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Cap-
ital’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Washington, Douglass Commonwealth’’. 
(2) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REMOVAL.—Section 
596(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington, 
Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 
State into the Union. 
SEC. 214. TREATMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IN UNITED 
STATES DISTRICT COURT. 
Section 3152 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(other than 
the District of Columbia)’’ and inserting ‘‘(subject to 
subsection (d), other than the District of Colum-
bia)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) In the case of the judicial district of Washington, 
Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital—
‘‘(1) upon the admission of the State of Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, the 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Serv-
ices Agency shall continue to provide pretrial serv-
ices in the judicial district in the same manner and 
to the same extent as the District of Columbia Pre-
trial Services Agency provided such services in the 
judicial district of the District of Columbia as of the 
day before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union; and 
‘‘(2) upon the receipt by the President of the 
certification from the State of Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth under section 315(b)(4) of the 
Washington, D.C. Admission Act that the State has 
in effect laws providing for the State to provide pre- 
trial services, paragraph (1) shall no longer apply, 
and the Director shall provide for the establishment 
of pretrial services in the judicial district under this 
section.’’. 
Subtitle C—Federal Elections 
SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN CAPITAL 
TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS 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 Capital voters to use ab-
sentee registration procedures and to vote by 
absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and 
runoff elections for Federal office; and 
(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 Capital 
voter, if the application is received by the ap-
propriate State election official not less than 30 
days before the election. 
(2) ABSENT CAPITAL VOTER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘absent Capital voter’’ means, with 
respect to a State, a person who resides in the Cap-
ital and is qualified to vote in the State (or who 
would be qualified to vote in the State but for resid-
ing in the Capital), but only if the State is the last 
place in which the person was domiciled before resid-
ing in the Capital. 
(3) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, including 
the State. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATES TO MAXIMIZE 
ACCESS TO POLLS BY ABSENT CAPITAL VOTERS.—To af-
ford maximum access to the polls by absent Capital voters, 
it is the sense of Congress that the States should— 
(1) waive registration requirements for absent 
Capital voters who, by reason of residence in the 
Capital, do not have an opportunity to register; 
(2) expedite processing of balloting materials 
with respect to such individuals; and 
(3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to 
such individuals at the earliest opportunity. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General may 
bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the 
United States for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 
may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.—The exer-
cise of any right under this section shall not affect, for 
purposes of a Federal tax, a State tax, or a local tax, the 
residence or domicile of a person exercising such right. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
upon the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union, and shall apply with respect to elections for Fed-
eral office taking place on or after such date. 
SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
DELEGATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91–405; sec-
tions 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. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co-
lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended— 
(1) in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 
Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of 
Representatives,’’; 
(2) in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 
Code)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6), 
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘(except 
the Delegate to Congress for the District of Co-
lumbia)’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 
Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum-
bia,’’; 
(3) in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 
Code)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ in the heading, 
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 
appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2), 
(i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3); 
(4) in section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 
Code)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (a)(3), and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 
it appears in paragraph (1), and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2); 
(5) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 
D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate to the 
House of Representatives,’’; 
(6) in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 
Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’; and 
(7) 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’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 
State into the Union.
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 admis-
sion of the State into the Union, and shall apply to any 
election of the President and Vice-President taking place 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 224. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION 
OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEAL-
ING 23RD AMENDMENT. 
(a) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint resolu-
tion— 
(1) entitled ‘‘A joint resolution proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to repeal the 23rd article of amendment’’; and 
(2) the matter after the resolving clause of 
which consists solely of text to amend the Constitu-
tion of the United States to repeal the 23rd article 
of amendment to the Constitution.
(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro-
duction in the House of Representatives, the joint 
resolution shall be placed immediately on the appro-
priate calendar. 
(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be in order, not 
later than 30 legislative days after the date the 
joint resolution is introduced in the House of 
Representatives, to move to proceed to consider 
the joint resolution in the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro-
ceed to consider the joint resolution— 
(i) all points of order against the mo-
tion are waived; 
(ii) such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House of Representatives 
has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 
joint resolution; 
(iii) the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion;
(iv) the motion shall not be debatable; 
and 
(v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is disposed of shall not 
be in order. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—When the House of Rep-
resentatives proceeds to consideration of the joint 
resolution— 
(A) the joint resolution shall be considered 
as read; 
(B) all points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration are 
waived; 
(C) the previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the joint resolution to its 
passage without intervening motion except 10 
hours of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent; 
(D) an amendment to the joint resolution 
shall not be in order; and 
(E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas-
sage of the joint resolution shall not be in 
order. 
(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.—
(1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro-
duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be 
placed immediately on the calendar. 
(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order, not later than 30 legislative days after 
the date the joint resolution is introduced in the 
Senate (even though a previous motion to the 
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolu-
tion. 
(B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the joint resolu-
tion— 
(i) all points of order against the mo-
tion are waived; 
(ii) the motion is not debatable; 
(iii) the motion is not subject to a mo-
tion to postpone; 
(iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order; and
(v) if the motion is agreed to, the 
joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of. 
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Senate proceeds 
to consideration of the joint resolution— 
(i) all points of order against the joint 
resolution (and against consideration of 
the joint resolution) are waived; 
(ii) consideration of the joint resolu-
tion, and all debatable motions and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to 
not more than 30 hours, which shall be di-
vided equally between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees; 
(iii) a motion further to limit debate 
is in order and not debatable; 
(iv) an amendment to, a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 
resolution is not in order; and 
(v) a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business is not in order. 
(B) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the Senate the 
vote on passage shall occur immediately fol-
lowing the conclusion of the consideration of the
joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the 
conclusion of the debate if requested in accord-
ance with the rules of the Senate. 
(C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of this subsection or 
the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
the procedure relating to the joint resolution 
shall be decided without debate. 
(d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of the 
joint resolution of that House, that House receives 
from the other House the joint resolution— 
(A) the joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee; and 
(B) with respect to the joint resolution of 
the House receiving the resolution— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other House; and 
(ii) the vote on passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House.
(2) TREATMENT
OF
JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce or 
consider the joint resolution under this section, the 
joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 
to expedited floor procedures under this section. 
(3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 
If, following passage of the joint resolution in the 
Senate, the Senate receives the companion measure 
from the House of Representatives, the companion 
measure shall not be debatable. 
(e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 
each House, respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 
in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.
TITLE 
III—CONTINUATION 
OF 
CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 
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 admission of the State into the Union, is entitled 
to a Federal benefit payment under the District of Colum-
bia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title 
XI of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Govern-
ment Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1–801.01 et seq., 
D.C. Official Code) shall continue to be entitled to such 
a payment after the admission of the State into the Union, 
in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 
the same terms and conditions applicable 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-
trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of 
the admission of the State into the Union shall re-
main in effect with respect to such an individual and
with respect to the State after the admission of the 
State into the Union, in the same manner, to the 
same extent, and subject to the same terms and con-
ditions 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 admission of the State into the Union shall re-
main in effect with respect to such Fund after the 
admission of the State into the Union, 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 admission of 
the State into the Union shall become an obligation of the 
State with respect to such an individual and with respect 
to the Federal Government after the admission of the 
State into the Union, in the same manner, to the same
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions ap-
plicable 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 admission 
of the State into the Union shall remain in effect with 
respect to such individual and with respect to the State 
after the admission of the State into the Union, in the 
same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 
terms and conditions applicable under such title. 
(b) OBLIGATIONS OF STATE.—Any obligation of the 
District of Columbia under title 5, United States Code, 
which exists with respect to an individual described in sub-
section (c) or with respect to the Federal Government as 
of the day before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union shall become an obligation of the State with 
respect to such individual and with respect to the Federal 
Government after the admission of the State into the 
Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, and sub-
ject 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. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any obligation of the Fed-
eral Government under subchapter III of chapter 15 
of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code— 
(A) which exists with respect to any indi-
vidual and the District of Columbia as the re-
sult of service accrued prior to the date of the 
admission of the State into the Union shall re-
main in effect with respect to such an indi-
vidual and with respect to the State after the 
admission of the State into the Union, in the 
same manner, to the same extent, and subject 
to the same terms and conditions applicable 
under such subchapter; and 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), shall exist 
with respect to any individual and the State as 
the result of service accrued after the date of
the admission of the State into the Union in the 
same manner, to the same extent, and subject 
to the same terms and conditions applicable 
under such subchapter as such obligation ex-
isted with respect to individuals and the Dis-
trict of Columbia as of the date of the admis-
sion of the State into the Union. 
(2) TREATMENT OF SERVICE ACCRUED AFTER 
TAKING
EFFECT
OF
STATE
RETIREMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) does 
not apply to service accrued on or after the termi-
nation date described in subsection (b). 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date de-
scribed in this subsection is the date on which the State 
provides written certification to the President that the 
State has in effect laws requiring the State to appropriate 
and make available funds for the retirement of judges of 
the State. 
Subtitle B—Agencies 
SEC. 311. PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF OPERATIONS
AND FUND-
ING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and subsection (b), title III of the District 
of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure
Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1601 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code) shall apply with respect to the State and to 
the public defender service 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 
title applied with respect to the District of Columbia 
and the District of Columbia Public Defender Serv-
ice as of the day before the date of the admission 
of the State into the Union. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
EMPLOYER
CON-
TRIBUTION.—For purposes of paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 305(c) of such Act (sec. 2–1605(c)(2), D.C. Of-
ficial Code), the Federal Government shall be treat-
ed as the employing agency with respect to the bene-
fits provided under such section to an individual who 
is an employee of the public defender service of the 
State and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of such 
Act (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official Code), is treated 
as an employee of the Federal Government for pur-
poses of receiving benefits under any chapter of sub-
part G of part III of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) RENAMING OF SERVICE.—Effective upon the date 
of the admission of the State into the Union, the State 
may rename the public defender service of the State.
(c) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 
employee of the public defender service of the State 
as of the day before the date described in subsection 
(d) and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Proce-
dure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605(c), D.C. Official 
Code), is treated as an employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment 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 em-
ployee of the Federal Government for such purposes, 
notwithstanding the termination of the provisions of 
subsection (a) under subsection (d). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
EMPLOYER
CON-
TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 
subsection (d), the State shall be treated as the em-
ploying agency with respect to the benefits described 
in paragraph (1) which are provided to an individual 
who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is con-
tinued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
Government under such paragraph. 
(d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall terminate 
upon the date on which the State provides written certifi-
cation to the President that the State has in effect laws 
requiring the State to appropriate and make available 
funds for the operation of the office of the State which 
provides the services described in title III of the District 
of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act 
of 1970 (sec. 2–1601 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 
SEC. 312. PROSECUTIONS. 
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES AT-
TORNEYS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with sub-
chapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Attorney General, with the concurrence of 
the District of Columbia or the State (as the case 
may be), shall provide for the assignment of assist-
ant United States attorneys to the State to carry 
out the functions described in subsection (b). 
(2) ASSIGNMENTS MADE ON DETAIL WITHOUT 
REIMBURSEMENT
BY
STATE.—In accordance with 
section 3373 of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) an assistant United States attorney 
who is assigned to the State under this section 
shall be deemed under subsection (a) of such 
section to be on detail to a regular work assign-
ment in the Department of Justice; and