H. R. 1632
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, and Part C of title IV of the District
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to remove
gender-specific references.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN TITLE
11, D.C. CODE.
(a) REFERENCES
IN SECTION.—Whenever in this section an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal
of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered
to be made to that section or other provision of title 11, District
of Columbia Code.
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—Title 11, District of Columbia
Code is amended as follows:
(1) Section 11–703(b) is amended by striking ‘‘during his
service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(2) Section 11–705(d) is amended by striking ‘‘if he sat’’
and inserting ‘‘if the judge sat’’.
(3) Section 11–706(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his duties’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s duties’’.
(4) Section 11–706(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his successor’’
and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s successor’’.
(5) Section 11–709(2) is amended by striking ‘‘he attended’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge attended’’.
(6) Section 11–709(3) is amended by striking ‘‘his attend-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s attendance’’.
(7) Section 11–721(d) is amended by striking ‘‘he shall
so state’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge shall so state’’.
(8) Section 11–744 is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting
‘‘the chief judge’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The chief judge’’.
(9) Section 11–904(b) is amended by striking ‘‘during his
service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(10) The second sentence of section 11–906(a) is amended
to read as follows: ‘‘The chief judge shall attend to the discharge
of the duties pertaining to the office of chief judge and perform
such additional judicial work as the chief judge is able to
perform.’’.
(11) Section 11–906(b) is amended by striking ‘‘He’’ and
inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.
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(12) Section 11–907(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his duties’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s duties’’.
(13) Section 11–907(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘a’’.
(14) Section 11–908(a) is amended by striking ‘‘he is’’.
(15) Section 11–909(b)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(16) Section 11–909(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(17) The third sentence of section 11–1322 is amended
by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’s salary’’.
(18) Section 11–1501(a) is amended by striking ‘‘He’’ and
inserting ‘‘The President’’.
(19) Section 11–1501(b) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’; and
(B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and in the last
sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears.
(20) Section 11–1502 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(21) Section 11–1503(a) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘his successor’’
and inserting ‘‘a successor’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The chief judge’’; and
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘A judge may
relinquish his position as chief judge’’ and inserting ‘‘The
chief judge may relinquish that position’’.
(22) Section 11–1503(b) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(23) Section 11–1505(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(24) Section 11–1505(b) is amended by striking ‘‘judicial
manpower in the court under his supervision’’ and inserting
‘‘judicial personnel in the court under the chief judge’s super-
vision’’.
(25) Section 11–1522(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(26) The last sentence of section 11–1522(a) is amended
by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Commission one of his appointees’’
and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Commission one of the members
appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)’’.
(27) Section 11–1522(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(28) Section 11–1523(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his prede-
cessor’’ and inserting ‘‘that member’s predecessor’’.
(29) Section 11–1523(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘that member’s term’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and inserting ‘‘that mem-
ber’s successor’’.
(30) Section 11–1525(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman’’
and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(31) Section 11–1526(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(32) Section 11–1526(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(33) The last sentence of section 11–1526(c)(1) is amended
by striking ‘‘recover his salary and all rights and privileges
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of his office.’’ and inserting ‘‘recover salary and all rights and
privileges pertaining to the judge’s office.’’.
(34) Section 11–1526(c)(2) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting
‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’, and by striking
‘‘his’’ the second place it appears.
(35) Section 11–1526(c)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
each place it appears.
(36) Section 11–1527(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘of his
court’’ and inserting ‘‘of the court in which the judge serves’’.
(37) Section 11–1527(a)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘He’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘The judge’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the judge’s’’;
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘his or her’’; and
(D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the judge’’.
(38) The fourth sentence of section 11–1527(a)(3) is
amended by striking ‘‘of his court’’ and inserting ‘‘of the court
in which the judge serves’’.
(39) Section 11–1527(c)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘his privi-
lege’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the witness’s privi-
lege’’.
(40) Section 11–1527(c)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’
and ‘‘he’’ each place either appears and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(41) Section 11–1527(e) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(42) Section 11–1528(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(43) Section 11–1530(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(44) Section 11–1530(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(45) Section 11–1530(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(46) Section 11–1530(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘him
or by him and his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge or by the judge
and the judge’s’’.
(47) Section 11–1530(a)(4) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(48) Section 11–1530(a)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(49) Section 11–1530(a)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(50) Section 11–1530(a)(7) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(51) Section 11–1561(8)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the child’’.
(52) Section 11–1561(9)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
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(53) Section 11–1561(10)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(54) Section 11–1562 is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ each
place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(55) Section 11–1563 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears in sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and ‘‘him’’ each place either
appears in such subsections and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(56) Section 11–1563(c) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(57) Section 11–1563(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and inserting ‘‘be’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(58) The first sentence of section 11–1564(a) is amended
by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(59) The second sentence of section 11–1564(a) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(60) The third sentence of section 11–1564(a) is amended
by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(61) Section 11–1564(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(62) Section 11–1564(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first two places it appears;
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ the third place it appears and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘his’’ the fourth place it appears.
(63) Section 11–1564(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(64) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(65) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(66) Section 11–1564(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(67) Section 11–1564(d)(7) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(68) Section 11–1564(e) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(69) Section 11–1566(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and inserting ‘‘elect
to be’’.
(70) Section 11–1566(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting
‘‘the judge’’; and
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(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’
and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(71) Section 11–1566(c) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(72) Section 11–1567(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘he or his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge
or the judge’s’’.
(73) Section 11–1567(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(74) Section 11–1568(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(75) The third sentence from the end of section 11–1568(c)
is amended by striking ‘‘his death or marriage or his ceasing’’
and inserting ‘‘the child’s death or marriage or ceasing’’.
(76) Section 11–1568(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor’’.
(77) Section 11–1569 is amended by striking ‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(78) Section 11–1569(b) Sixth is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(79) Section 11–1569(e) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the claimant’s’’.
(80) Section 11–1701(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman’’
and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(81) Section 11–1702 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ in sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the Chief Judge’’.
(82) Section 11–1703(a) is amended by striking ‘‘He’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘The Executive Officer’’.
(83) Section 11–1704 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘that’’.
(84) Section 11–1721 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the clerk’’.
(85) Section 11–1722 is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Director’’.
(86) Section 11–1723(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘that’’.
(87) Section 11–1724 is amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘that’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the chief judge’’.
(88) Section 11–1727(b) is amended—
(A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting
‘‘the Executive Officer’’; and
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(89) Section 11–1730(b) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
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(90) Section 11–1741 (4) and (7) are amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’s’’.
(91) Section 11–1741(9) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(92) Section 11–1743(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the President’s’’.
(93) Section 11–1744(5) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(94) Section 11–1745(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Offi-
cer’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and
inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(95) Section 11–1747 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(96) Section 11–2102(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his office’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘the office’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting
‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(97) Section 11–2102(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his’’.
(98) Section 11–2104 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ in sub-
sections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(99) Section 11–2104(b)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Register’s’’.
(100) Section 11–2104(c)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place it appears and
inserting ‘‘the’’.
(101) Section 11–2104(d) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Register’s’’.
(102) Section 11–2104(e) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(103) Section 11–2303 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ in sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘those’’.
(104) Section 11–2306(a) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(105) Section 11–2306(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(106) The first sentence of section 11–2307(a) is amended
by striking ‘‘his’’.
(107) The second sentence of section 11–2307(a) is amended
by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the pathologist’s’’.
(108) Section 11–2308(a) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(109) Section 11–2309(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of the District of Colum-
bia or his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of
Columbia or the Mayor’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘the
United States Attorney’s assistants’’.
(110) Section 11–2309(c) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(111) Section 11–2311 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘his or her’’.
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(112) Section 11–2502 is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and
inserting ‘‘such person’s’’.
(113) Section 11–2503(a) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(114) Section 11–2503(b) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that member’’.
(115) Section 11–2504 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘that attorney’’.
(116) Section 11–2601(1) is amended by striking ‘‘case
which he’’ and inserting ‘‘case in which such person’’.
(117) The second sentence of section 11–2602 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ the first place it appears and
inserting ‘‘he or she’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and inserting ‘‘the defend-
ant or respondent if such person is’’.
(118) The third sentence of section 11–2602 is amended
by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(119) The sixth sentence of section 11–2602 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and inserting ‘‘the defend-
ant or respondent if such person is’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he may’’ and inserting ‘‘such person
may’’.
(120) Section 11–2603 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’s’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(121) Section 11–2604(f) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(122) Section 11–2605(c) is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(123) Section 11–2607 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor’s’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN PROVISIONS
OF DISTRICT CHARTER RELATING TO JUDICIARY.
(a) REFERENCES
IN SECTION.—Whenever in this section an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal
of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered
to be made to that section or other provision of the District of
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act.
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—The District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 431(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a succes-
sor’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his term’’ and inserting ‘‘the term’’;
and
(C) by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘An individual’’.
(2) Section 431(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his successor’’
and inserting ‘‘a successor’’.
(3) Section 431(e) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ‘‘he—’’ and inserting ‘‘such person—’’, and