(1) 
REPEAL
OF
MANDATORY
SESSIONS 
HOURS.—Title 11, District of Columbia Official 
Code, is amended by striking section 11–1302. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 13 
of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 11– 
1302. 
(b) INCREASE
IN LIMIT
ON AMOUNT
OF CLAIM 
UNDER JURISDICTION OF BRANCH.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 11–1321, District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Small Claims’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The Small 
Claims’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000 (or, in the 
case of an action brought during any 5-year pe-
riod described in subsection (b), the applicable 
limit under such subsection)’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Branch’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Small 
Claims 
Branch’’; 
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(D) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Branch’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Small 
Claims 
Branch’’; 
(E) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Civil Division’’ and inserting ‘‘Civil Actions 
Branch’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(b) The applicable limit under this subsection is the 
following: 
‘‘(1) In the case of an action brought during 
the 5-year period which begins on the first day of 
the first calendar year beginning after the date of 
the enactment of the District of Columbia Courts 
Improvement Act of 2022, $12,000. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an action brought during 
any succeeding 5-year period, the applicable limit 
under this subsection for the preceding 5-year pe-
riod, increased by the percentage increase, if any, in 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor, over such preceding 5-year 
period, except that if such increased limit is not a 
multiple of $100, such limit shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to claims 
brought on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) PERMITTING USE OF MEDIATION TO SETTLE 
CASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11–1322, District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 11–1322. Arbitration, mediation, and conciliation 
‘‘In order to affect the speedy settlement of con-
troversies, and with the consent of the parties, the Small 
Claims Branch may settle cases, irrespective of the 
amount involved, by the methods of arbitration, mediation, 
or conciliation. A judge sitting in the Small Claims Branch 
may act as a referee, arbitrator, or mediator, either alone 
or in conjunction with other persons, as provided by rules 
of the court. A judge, officer, or employee of the Superior 
Court may not accept any fee or compensation in addition 
to that person’s salary for services performed pursuant to 
this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 13 
of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
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amended by amending the item relating to section 
11–1322 to read as follows: 
‘‘11–1322. Arbitration, mediation, and conciliation.’’. 
(d) REVISION TO REFERENCES TO SMALL CLAIMS 
AND CONCILIATION BRANCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 11, Dis-
trict of Columbia Official Code, as amended by this 
section, is amended by striking ‘‘and Conciliation’’ 
each place if appears in the following sections; 
(A) Section 11–1301. 
(B) Section 11–1321. 
(C) Section 11–1322. 
(D) Section 11–1323. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters of title 11, District of Columbia Official 
Code, is amended by amending the item relating to 
chapter 13 to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 13. SMALL CLAIMS BRANCH OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.’’. 
SEC. 8. REVISIONS TO CERTAIN REFERENCES. 
(a) REFERENCES
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DIVI-
SION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia 
Official Code is amended by striking ‘‘Domestic Vio-
lence Unit’’ each place it appears in the following 
sections and inserting ‘‘Domestic Violence Division’’: 
(A) Section 11–902(d). 
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(B) Section 11–1101(b)(2). 
(C) Section 11–1732. 
(2) 
SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MAGISTRATE 
JUDGES.—Section 11–1732A, District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Domes-
tic Violence Unit’’ and inserting ‘‘Domes-
tic Violence Division’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Domestic Violence Unit’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Domestic 
Violence Division’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 17 
of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended by amending the item relating to section 
11–1732A to read as follows: 
‘‘11–1732A. Special rules for magistrate judges of the Family Court of the Su-
perior Court and the Domestic Violence Division.’’. 
(b) REFERENCES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLEC-
TUAL DISABILITIES.—(1) Section 11–501(2)(D), District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
stantially retarded persons’’ and inserting ‘‘persons with 
moderate intellectual disabilities’’. 
(2) Section 11–921(a)(4)(D), District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by striking ‘‘substantially re-
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