II 
Calendar No. 522 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 51 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 29, 2020 
Received 
AUGUST 13, 2020 
Read the first time 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, 
D.C. into the Union. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Washington, D.C. Admission Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 
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Subtitle A—Procedures for Admission 
Sec. 101. Admission into the Union. 
Sec. 102. Election of Senators and Representative. 
Sec. 103. Issuance of presidential proclamation. 
Subtitle B—Seat of Government of the United States 
Sec. 111. Territory and boundaries. 
Sec. 112. Description of Capital. 
Sec. 113. Retention of title to property. 
Sec. 114. Effect of admission on current laws of seat of Government of United 
States. 
Sec. 115. Capital National Guard. 
Sec. 116. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United States 
as municipal corporation. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions Relating to Laws of State 
Sec. 121. Effect of admission on current laws. 
Sec. 122. Pending actions and proceedings. 
Sec. 123. Limitation on authority to tax Federal property. 
Sec. 124. United States nationality. 
TITLE II—INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
Subtitle A—Federal Property 
Sec. 201. Treatment of military lands. 
Sec. 202. Waiver of claims to Federal property. 
Subtitle B—Federal Courts 
Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials. 
Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts. 
Sec. 213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice. 
Sec. 214. Treatment of pretrial services in United States District Court. 
Subtitle C—Federal Elections 
Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Capital to vote in Federal elections 
in State of most recent domicile. 
Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate. 
Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of government in 
election of President and Vice-President. 
Sec. 224. Expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment 
repealing 23rd Amendment. 
TITLE III—CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
Subtitle A—Employee Benefits 
Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs. 
Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees first em-
ployed prior to establishment of District of Columbia merit 
personnel system. 
Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges’ retirement pro-
gram. 
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Subtitle B—Agencies 
Sec. 311. Public Defender Service. 
Sec. 312. Prosecutions. 
Sec. 313. Service of United States Marshals. 
Sec. 314. Designation of felons to facilities of Bureau of Prisons. 
Sec. 315. Parole and supervision. 
Sec. 316. Courts. 
Subtitle C—Other Programs and Authorities 
Sec. 321. Application of the College Access Act. 
Sec. 322. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. 
Sec. 323. Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage. 
Sec. 324. Federal planning commissions. 
Sec. 325. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water. 
Sec. 326. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. General definitions. 
Sec. 402. Statehood Transition Commission. 
Sec. 403. Certification of enactment by President. 
Sec. 404. Severability. 
TITLE I—STATE OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
Subtitle A—Procedures for 
Admission 
SEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
Act, upon the issuance of the proclamation required by 
section 103(a), the State of Washington, Douglass Com-
monwealth is declared to be a State of the United States 
of America, and is declared admitted into the Union on 
an equal footing with the other States in all respects what-
ever. 
(b) CONSTITUTION OF STATE.—The State Constitu-
tion shall always be republican in form and shall not be 
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repugnant to the Constitution of the United States or the 
principles of the Declaration of Independence. 
(c) NONSEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this sec-
tion, or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions 
of this Act and any amendments made by this Act shall 
be treated as invalid. 
SEC. 102. ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 30 days after 
receiving certification of the enactment of this Act 
from the President pursuant to section 403, the 
Mayor shall issue a proclamation for the first elec-
tions for 2 Senators and one Representative in Con-
gress from the State, subject to the provisions of 
this section. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTIONS OF SEN-
ATORS.—In the elections of Senators from the State 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the 2 Senate offices shall 
be separately identified and designated, and no per-
son may be a candidate for both offices. No such 
identification or designation of either of the offices 
shall refer to or be taken to refer to the terms of 
such offices, or in any way impair the privilege of 
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the Senate to determine the class to which each of 
the Senators shall be assigned. 
(b) RULES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The proclamation of the 
Mayor issued under subsection (a) shall provide for 
the holding of a primary election and a general elec-
tion, and at such elections the officers required to be 
elected as provided in subsection (a) shall be chosen 
by the qualified voters of the District of Columbia 
in the manner required by the laws of the District 
of Columbia. 
(2) CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS.—Election re-
sults shall be certified in the manner required by the 
laws of the District of Columbia, except that the 
Mayor shall also provide written certification of the 
results of such elections to the President. 
(c) ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES.—Upon the admission 
of the State into the Union, the Senators and Representa-
tive elected at the elections described in subsection (a) 
shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and 
to all the rights and privileges of Senators and Represent-
atives of the other States in Congress. 
(d) EFFECT
OF ADMISSION
ON HOUSE
OF REP-
RESENTATIVES MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) PERMANENT
INCREASE
IN
NUMBER
OF 
MEMBERS.—Effective with respect to the Congress 
during which the State is admitted into the Union 
and each succeeding Congress, the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be composed of 436 Members, in-
cluding any Members representing the State. 
(2) INITIAL
NUMBER
OF
REPRESENTATIVES 
FOR STATE.—Until the taking effect of the first ap-
portionment of Members occurring after the admis-
sion of the State into the Union, the State shall be 
entitled to one Representative in the House of Rep-
resentatives upon its admission into the Union. 
(3) APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING 
FROM ADMISSION OF STATE.— 
(A) APPORTIONMENT.—Section 22(a) of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fif-
teenth and subsequent decennial censuses and 
to provide for apportionment of Representatives 
in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 
U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking ‘‘the then 
existing number of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘436 Representatives’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with re-
spect to the first regular decennial census con-
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ducted after the admission of the State into the 
Union and each subsequent regular decennial 
census. 
SEC. 103. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, upon the certifi-
cation of the results of the elections of the officers re-
quired to be elected as provided in section 102(a), shall, 
not later than 90 days after receiving such certification 
pursuant to section 102(b)(2), issue a proclamation an-
nouncing the results of such elections as so ascertained. 
(b) ADMISSION OF STATE UPON ISSUANCE OF PROC-
LAMATION.—Upon the issuance of the proclamation by the 
President under subsection (a), the State shall be declared 
admitted into the Union as provided in section 101(a). 
Subtitle B—Seat of Government of 
the United States 
SEC. 111. TERRITORY AND BOUNDARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the State shall consist of all of the territory of the 
District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, subject to the results of the metes and bounds 
survey conducted under subsection (c). 
(b) EXCLUSION OF PORTION REMAINING AS SEAT OF 
GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES.—The territory of the 
State shall not include the area described in section 112, 
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which shall be known as the ‘‘Capital’’ and shall serve as 
the seat of the Government of the United States, as pro-
vided in clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitu-
tion of the United States. 
(c) METES AND BOUNDS SURVEY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President (in consultation with the Chair of the National 
Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a metes and 
bounds survey of the Capital, as described in section 
112(b). 
SEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), upon 
the admission of the State into the Union, the Capital 
shall consist of the property described in subsection (b) 
and shall include the principal Federal monuments, the 
White House, the Capitol Building, the United States Su-
preme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legisla-
tive, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the 
Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms are used 
in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States Code). 
(b) GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—Upon the admission of 
the State into the Union, the boundaries of the Capital 
shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the 
southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern 
right-of-way of 2nd Street NE; 
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(1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the north-
eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 
(2) thence southwest along said northeastern 
right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec-
tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 
Avenue NE; 
(3) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection 
with the eastern right-of-way of 1st Street NE; 
(4) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 1st Street NE to its intersection with the south-
eastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; 
(5) thence northeast along said southeastern 
right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersec-
tion with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; 
(6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
Street SE; 
(7) thence south along said eastern right-of-way 
of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the north-
ern property boundary of the property designated as 
Square 760 Lot 803; 
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(8) thence east along said northern property 
boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SE; 
(9) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE; 
(10) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection 
with the northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania 
Avenue SE; 
(11) thence northwest along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its inter-
section with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street 
SE; 
(12) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of C Street SE; 
(13) thence west along said southern right-of- 
way of C Street SE to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 
(14) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of D Street SE; 
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(15) thence west along said southern right-of- 
way of D Street SE to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; 
(16) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 
the northwestern right-of-way of Canal Street SE; 
(17) thence southeast along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Canal Street SE to its intersection 
with the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; 
(18) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 1st Street SE; 
(19) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the 
southernmost corner of the property designated as 
Square 736S Lot 801; 
(20) thence west along a line extended due west 
from said corner of said property designated as 
Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the 
southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue 
SE; 
(21) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its inter-
section with the northwestern right-of-way of Vir-
ginia Avenue SE; 
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(22) thence northwest along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersec-
tion with the western right-of-way of South Capitol 
Street; 
(23) thence north along said western right-of- 
way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with 
the southern right-of-way of E Street SW; 
(24) thence west along said southern right-of- 
way of E Street SW to its end; 
(25) thence west along a line extending said 
southern right-of-way of E Street SW westward to 
its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
Street SW; 
(26) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the 
southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW; 
(27) thence northwest along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersec-
tion with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; 
(28) thence north along said western right-of- 
way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 
(29) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; 
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(30) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of C Street SW; 
(31) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 
(32) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SW; 
(33) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 12th Street SW; 
(34) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 
(35) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 
(36) thence south along said eastern right-of- 
way of 14th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Cor-
poration railroad easement; 
(37) thence southwest along said northeastern 
boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation rail-
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road easement to its intersection with the eastern 
shore of the Potomac River; 
(38) thence generally northwest along said east-
ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 
with a line extending westward the northern bound-
ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
806; 
(39) thence east along said line extending west-
ward the northern boundary of the property des-
ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop-
erty boundary of the property designated as Square 
12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 
boundary of said property designated as Square 12 
Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 
(40) thence east along a line extending east 
from said northeast corner of the property des-
ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection 
with the western boundary of the property des-
ignated as Square 33 Lot 87; 
(41) thence south along said western boundary 
of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 
its intersection with the northwest corner of the 
property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 
(42) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 33 
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Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which is along the 
northern right-of-way of E Street NW; 
(43) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of E Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 18th Street NW; 
(44) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the 
southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW; 
(45) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersec-
tion with the northern right-of-way of Constitution 
Avenue NW; 
(46) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 
with the eastern right-of-way of 17th Street NW; 
(47) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of H Street NW; 
(48) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of H Street NW to its intersection with the 
northwest corner of the property designated as 
Square 221 Lot 35; 
(49) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 221 
Lot 35 to its southeast corner, which is along the 
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the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW; 
(67) thence southeast along said southern right- 
of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersec-
tion with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; 
(68) thence north along a line extending north 
from said eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to 
its intersection with the southern right-of-way of C 
Street NW; 
(69) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of C Street NW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW; 
(70) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the 
southern right-of-way of D Street NW; 
(71) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 1st Street NW; 
(72) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of C Street NW; 
(73) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of C Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 2nd Street NW; 
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(74) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; 
(75) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection 
with the northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Ave-
nue NW; 
(76) thence northeast along said northeastern 
right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the southwestern right-of-way of New 
Jersey Avenue NW; 
(77) thence northwest along said southwestern 
right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the northern right-of-way of D Street 
NW; 
(78) thence east along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street NW to its intersection with the 
northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; 
(79) thence northeast along said northwestern 
right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its inter-
section with the western right-of-way of North Cap-
itol Street; 
(80) thence north along said western right-of- 
way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with 
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the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Ave-
nue NW; 
(81) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the 
southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue 
NE; 
(82) thence southeast along said southwestern 
right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the 
southern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE; 
(83) thence counter-clockwise along said south-
ern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its inter-
section with the southern right-of way of F Street 
NE; and 
(84) thence east along said southern right-of- 
way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF BUILDING SERVING AS STATE 
CAPITOL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, after the admission of the State into the Union, 
the Capital shall not be considered to include the building 
known as the ‘‘John A. Wilson Building’’, as described 
and designated under section 601(a) of the Omnibus 
Spending Reduction Act of 1993 (sec. 10–1301(a), D.C. 
Official Code). 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF FRANCES 
PERKINS BUILDING.—The entirety of the Frances Per-
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kins Building, including any portion of the Building which 
is north of D Street Northwest, shall be included in the 
Capital. 
SEC. 113. RETENTION OF TITLE TO PROPERTY. 
(a) RETENTION OF FEDERAL TITLE.—The United 
States shall have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, 
for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real 
and personal property with respect to which the United 
States holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the 
day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union. 
(b) RETENTION OF STATE TITLE.—The State shall 
have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes 
of administration and maintenance, all real and personal 
property with respect to which the District of Columbia 
holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day 
before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union. 
SEC. 114. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS OF 
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws 
of the District of Columbia which are in effect on the day 
before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union (without regard to whether such laws were enacted 
by Congress or by the District of Columbia) shall apply 
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in the Capital in the same manner and to the same extent 
beginning on the date of the admission of the State into 
the Union, and shall be deemed laws of the United States 
which are applicable only in or to the Capital. 
SEC. 115. CAPITAL NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title 32, United States Code, 
is amended as follows: 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In paragraphs (4), (6), and 
(19) of section 101, by striking ‘‘District of Colum-
bia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In sec-
tion 103, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM-
MAND.—In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, 
by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
section 107(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(5) MAINTENANCE
OF
OTHER
TROOPS.—In 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 109, by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
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(6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES.—In section 112(h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 
(7) ENLISTMENT
OATH.—In section 304, by 
striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap-
ital’’. 
(8) ADJUTANTS GENERAL.—In section 314, by 
striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(9) DETAIL OF REGULAR MEMBERS OF ARMY 
AND AIR FORCE TO DUTY WITH NATIONAL GUARD.— 
In section 315, by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(10) DISCHARGE OF OFFICERS; TERMINATION 
OF APPOINTMENT.—In section 324(b), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(11) RELIEF
FROM
NATIONAL
GUARD
DUTY 
WHEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 325, by striking ‘‘District of 
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scribed in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Ad-
mission Act.’’. 
(B) WITH
REGARDS
TO
HOMELAND
DE-
FENSE
ACTIVITIES.—Section 901 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Governor’ means, with respect 
to the Capital, the commanding general of the Cap-
ital National Guard.’’. 
(2) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In section 101— 
(i) in subsection (a), by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘Capital’ means the area serv-
ing as the seat of the Government of the United 
States, as described in section 112 of the Wash-
ington, D.C. Admission Act.’’; 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of sub-
section (c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum-
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bia’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘Capital’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Capital’’. 
(B) DISPOSITION ON DISCHARGE.—In sec-
tion 771a(c), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(C) TRICARE COVERAGE
FOR
CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DE-
PENDENTS
DURING
CERTAIN
DISASTER
RE-
SPONSE DUTY.—In section 1076f— 
(i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by 
striking ‘‘with respect to the District of 
Columbia, the mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to the Capital, the com-
manding general of the Capital National 
Guard’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Capital’’. 
(D) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: AVAILABILITY 
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In paragraph (2)(B) of 
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section 2732, by striking ‘‘District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(E) MEMBERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: 
DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES-
TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN-
DUSTRIAL
PLANTS, AND
HOSPITALS.—In sec-
tion 7401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(F) MEMBERS OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD: 
DETAIL AS STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVES-
TIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IN-
DUSTRIAL
PLANTS, AND
HOSPITALS.—In sec-
tion 9401(c), by striking ‘‘District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(G) READY RESERVE: FAILURE TO SATIS-
FACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAINING.— 
In section 10148(b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 
National Guard’’. 
(H) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU.—In section 10502(a)(1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 
National Guard’’. 
(I) VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—In section 10505(a)(1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital 
National Guard’’. 
(J) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU
OFFICERS.—In subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 10506(a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap-
ital,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 
(K) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: GENERAL 
PROVISIONS.—In section 10508(b)(1), by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap-
ital’’. 
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(L) COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS: ORIGINAL 
APPOINTMENT; 
LIMITATION.—In 
section 
12204(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(M) 
RESERVE
COMPONENTS
GEN-
ERALLY.—In section 12301(b), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia National Guard’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘Capital Na-
tional Guard’’. 
(N) NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERV-
ICE: CALL.—In section 12406— 
(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 
the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 
(O) RESULT
OF
FAILURE
TO
COMPLY 
WITH
STANDARDS
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—In 
section 12642(c), by striking ‘‘District of Co-
lumbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(P) LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD UNITS.—In section 18238— 
(i) by striking ‘‘District of Columbia,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital,’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘National Guard of 
the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 
SEC. 116. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF 
GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES AS MUNIC-
IPAL CORPORATION. 
Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the District of Columbia (sec. 1–102, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) or any other provision of law codified in sub-
chapter I of chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official 
Code, effective upon the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union, the Capital (or any portion thereof) shall 
not serve as a government and shall not be a body cor-
porate for municipal purposes. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions 
Relating to Laws of State 
SEC. 121. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS. 
(a) LEGISLATIVE POWER.—The legislative power of 
the State shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation 
in the State, consistent with the Constitution of the 
United States (including the restrictions and limitations 
imposed upon the States by article I, section 10) and sub-
ject to the provisions of this Act. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF 
MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL 
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OFFICES.—Upon the admission of the State into the 
Union, members of executive, legislative, and judicial of-
fices of the District of Columbia shall be deemed members 
of the respective executive, legislative, and judicial offices 
of the State, as provided by the State Constitution and 
the laws of the State. 
(c) TREATMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS.—To the extent 
that any law of the United States applies to the States 
generally, the law shall have the same force and effect in 
the State as elsewhere in the United States, except as such 
law may otherwise provide. 
(d) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing 
in the admission of the State into the Union shall affect 
any obligation under any contract or agreement under 
which the District of Columbia or the United States is 
a party, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
admission of the State into the Union. 
(e) SUCCESSION IN INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The 
State shall be deemed to be the successor to the District 
of Columbia for purposes of any interstate compact which 
is in effect on the day before the date of the admission 
of the State into the Union. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF FEDERAL MEM-
BERS ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.—Nothing in the ad-
mission of the State into the Union shall affect the author-
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ity of a representative of the Federal Government who, 
as of the day before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union, is a member of a board or commission 
of the District of Columbia to serve as a member of such 
board or commission or as a member of a successor to 
such board or commission after the admission of the State 
into the Union, as may be provided by the State Constitu-
tion and the laws of the State. 
(g) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AU-
THORITY OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE, UNITED 
STATES PARK POLICE, AND UNITED STATES SECRET 
SERVICE
UNIFORMED
DIVISION.—The United States 
Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and the 
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division may not 
enforce any law of the State in the State, except to the 
extent authorized by the State. Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to affect the authority of the United 
States Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and 
the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to 
enforce any law in the Capital. 
SEC. 122. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) STATE AS LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA.—The State shall be the legal successor to the 
District of Columbia in all matters. 
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(b) NO EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—All 
existing writs, actions, suits, judicial and administrative 
proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judg-
ments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of ac-
tion, claims, demands, titles, and rights shall continue un-
affected by the admission of the State into the Union with 
respect to the State or the United States, except as may 
be provided under this Act, as may be modified in accord-
ance with the provisions of the State Constitution, and 
as may be modified by the laws of the State or the United 
States, as the case may be. 
SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TAX FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
The State may not impose any tax on any real or 
personal property owned or acquired by the United States, 
except to the extent that Congress may permit. 
SEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY. 
No provision of this Act shall operate to confer 
United States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully 
acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under 
any law of the United States or under any treaty to which 
the United States is or was a party. 
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TITLE II—INTERESTS OF 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
Subtitle A—Federal Property 
SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS. 
(a) RESERVATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and subsection (b) and notwithstanding the admis-
sion of the State into the Union, authority is re-
served in the United States for the exercise by Con-
gress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases 
whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land lo-
cated in the State that, on the day before the date 
of the admission of the State into the Union, are 
controlled or owned by the United States and held 
for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The power of 
exclusive legislation described in paragraph (1) shall 
vest and remain in the United States only so long 
as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is 
controlled or owned by the United States and held 
for defense or Coast Guard purposes. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The reservation of authority 
in the United States under subsection (a) shall not 
operate to prevent such tracts or parcels of land 
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from being a part of the State, or to prevent the 
State from exercising over or upon such lands, con-
currently with the United States, any jurisdiction 
which it would have in the absence of such reserva-
tion of authority and which is consistent with the 
laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to such 
reservation of authority. 
(2) SERVICE
OF
PROCESS.—The State shall 
have the right to serve civil or criminal process in 
such tracts or parcels of land in which the authority 
of the United States is reserved under subsection (a) 
in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights 
acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed 
in the State but outside of such lands. 
SEC. 202. WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO FEDERAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As a compact with the United 
States, the State and its people disclaim all right and title 
to any real or personal property not granted or confirmed 
to the State by or under the authority of this Act, the 
right or title to which is held by the United States or sub-
ject to disposition by the United States. 
(b) EFFECT ON CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall 
recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect 
any claim against the United States, and any such 
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claim shall be governed by applicable laws of the 
United States. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
Act is intended or shall be construed as a finding, 
interpretation, or construction by Congress that any 
applicable law authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or 
confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), and the determination of 
the applicability to or the effect of any law on any 
such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this 
Act. 
Subtitle B—Federal Courts 
SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL OFFICIALS. 
(a) CIRCUIT JUDGES.—Section 44(c) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except in the District of Co-
lumbia, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘within fifty miles of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘within fifty miles 
of the Capital’’. 
(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’’. 
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(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 
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(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’’. 
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(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: 
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(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 
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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’’. 
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(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.— 
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(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 
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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 
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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 
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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-
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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 
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(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— 
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(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)— 
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(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. 
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(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.— 
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(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— 
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(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 
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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 
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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.— 
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(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— 
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(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-
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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 
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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 
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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— 
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(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). 
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(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-
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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, 
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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 
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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 
(B) the assignment of an assistant United 
States attorney to the State under this section 
shall be made without reimbursement by the 
State of the pay of the attorney or any related 
expenses. 
(b) FUNCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The functions de-
scribed in this subsection are criminal prosecutions con-
ducted in the name of the State which would have been 
conducted in the name of the United States by the United 
States attorney for the District of Columbia or his or her 
assistants, as provided under section 23–101(c), District 
of Columbia Official Code, but for the admission of the 
State into the Union. 
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(c) MINIMUM NUMBER ASSIGNED.—The number of 
assistant United States attorneys who are assigned under 
this section may not be less than the number of assistant 
United States attorneys whose principal duties as of the 
day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union were to conduct criminal prosecutions in the name 
of the United States under section 23–101(c), District of 
Columbia Official Code. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The obligation of the Attorney 
General to provide for the assignment of assistant United 
States attorneys under this section shall terminate upon 
written certification by the State to the President that the 
State has appointed attorneys of the State to carry out 
the functions described in subsection (b). 
(e) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
CLEMENCY
AU-
THORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the admission 
of the State into the Union, the authority to grant 
clemency for offenses against the District of Colum-
bia or the State shall be exercised by such person or 
persons, and under such terms and conditions, as 
provided by the State Constitution and the laws of 
the State, without regard to whether the prosecution 
for the offense was conducted by the District of Co-
lumbia, the State, or the United States. 
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(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘clemency’’ means a pardon, reprieve, or commuta-
tion of sentence, or a remission of a fine or other 
financial penalty. 
SEC. 313. SERVICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS. 
(a) PROVISION
OF
SERVICES
FOR
COURTS
OF 
STATE.—The United States Marshals Service shall pro-
vide services with respect to the courts and court system 
of the State in the same manner and to the same extent 
as the Service provided services with respect to the courts 
and court system of the District of Columbia as of the 
day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union, except that the President shall not appoint a 
United States Marshal under section 561 of title 28, 
United States Code, for any court of the State. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The obligation of the United 
States Marshals Service to provide services under this sec-
tion shall terminate upon written certification by the State 
to the President that the State has appointed personnel 
of the State to provide such services. 
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– 
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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 re-
spect to individuals convicted of offenses under the 
laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of 
the admission 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 cor-
rectional facilities. 
SEC. 315. PAROLE AND SUPERVISION. 
(a) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.— 
(1) PAROLE.—The United States Parole Com-
mission— 
(A) shall continue to exercise the authority 
to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and to im-
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pose 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 before 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 eligible 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 subpara-
graph (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 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) 
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of the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 
24–133(c)(2), D.C. Official Code); and 
(B) shall exercise authority over individ-
uals who are released offenders of the State in 
the same manner and to the same extent as the 
Commission exercised authority over individuals 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) CONTINUATION.—Any individual who 
is an employee of the United States Parole 
Commission as of the later of the day before 
the date described in subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (4) or the day before the date described 
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) and who, 
on or after such date, is an employee of the of-
fice of the State which exercises the authority 
described in either such subparagraph, shall 
continue to be treated as an employee of the 
Federal Government for purposes of receiving 
benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part 
III of title 5, United States Code, notwith-
standing the termination of the provisions of 
this subsection under paragraph (4). 
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(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 
described in subparagraph (A) which are pro-
vided to an individual who, for purposes of re-
ceiving 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 
(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-
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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 Su-
pervision Agency for the District of Columbia 
shall be known and designated as the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and any 
reference in any law, rule, or regulation to the 
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agen-
cy for the District of Columbia shall be deemed 
to refer to the Court Services and Offender Su-
pervision Agency for Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth; and 
(B) the District of Columbia Pretrial Serv-
ices Agency shall be known and designated as 
the Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pre-
trial Services Agency, and any reference in any 
law, rule or regulation to the District of Colum-
bia Pretrial Services Agency shall be deemed to 
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refer to the Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth Pretrial Services Agency. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Court Services and Of-
fender Supervision Agency for Washington, Doug-
lass 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, 
provide supervision for individuals who are of-
fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re-
lease pursuant to the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia, 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-Government 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-
fense in the State, provide supervision for of-
fenders on probation, parole, and supervised re-
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lease 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 
supervision and carried out such functions for 
individuals 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 of-
fice 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 Federal Government for purposes of re-
ceiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G 
of part III of title 5, United States Code, not-
withstanding the termination of the provisions 
of paragraph (2) under paragraph (4). 
(B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER CON-
TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described 
in paragraph (4), the State shall be treated as 
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the employing agency with respect to the bene-
fits described in subparagraph (A) which are 
provided to an individual who, for purposes of 
receiving such benefits, is continued to be treat-
ed as an employee of the Federal Government 
under such subparagraph. 
(4) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (2) shall termi-
nate on the date on which the State provides written 
certification to the President that the State has in 
effect laws providing for the State to provide pretrial 
services, supervise offenders on probation, parole, 
and supervised release, and carry out sex offender 
registration functions in the State. 
SEC. 316. COURTS. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3) and subsection (b), title 11, Dis-
trict of Columbia Official Code, as in effect on the 
date before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union, shall apply with respect to the State 
and the courts and court system 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 courts and court system 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. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
EMPLOYER
CON-
TRIBUTION.—For purposes of paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 11–1726(b) and paragraph (2) of section 11– 
1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, the 
Federal Government shall be treated as the employ-
ing agency with respect to the benefits provided 
under such section to an individual who is an em-
ployee of the courts and court system of the State 
and who, pursuant to either such paragraph, is 
treated as an employee of the Federal Government 
for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter 
of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) SELECTION
OF
JUDGES.—Effective 
upon the date of the admission of the State into 
the Union, the State shall select judges for any 
vacancy on the courts of the State. 
(B) RENAMING
OF
COURTS
AND
OTHER 
OFFICES.—Effective upon the date of the ad-
mission of the State into the Union, the State 
may rename any of its courts and any of the 
other offices of its court system. 
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(C) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed— 
(i) to affect the service of any judge 
serving on a court of the District of Co-
lumbia on the day before the date of the 
admission of the State into the Union, or 
to require the State to select such a judge 
for a vacancy on a court of the State; or 
(ii) to waive any of the requirements 
of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Co-
lumbia Official Code (other than section 
11–1501(a) of such Code), including sub-
chapter II of such chapter (relating to the 
District of Columbia Commission on Judi-
cial Disabilities and Tenure), with respect 
to the appointment and service of judges of 
the courts of the State. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 
employee of the courts or court system of the State 
as of the day before the date described in subsection 
(e) and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or sec-
tion 11–1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, 
is treated as an employee of the Federal Government 
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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 employee of 
the Federal Government for such purposes, notwith-
standing the termination of the provisions of this 
section under subsection (e). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
EMPLOYER
CON-
TRIBUTION.—Beginning on the date described in 
subsection (e), 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. 
(c) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—Section 11241 of 
the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997 (section 11–1743 note, District 
of Columbia Official Code) shall apply with respect to the 
State and the courts and court system 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 section 
applied with respect to the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia and the courts 
and court system of the District of Columbia as of the 
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day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
Union. 
(d) TREATMENT OF COURT RECEIPTS.— 
(1) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS INTO TREASURY.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), all money re-
ceived by the courts and court system of the State 
shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 
States. 
(2) CRIME
VICTIMS
COMPENSATION
FUND.— 
Section 16 of the Victims of Violent Crime Com-
pensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4–515, D.C. Official 
Code), relating to the Crime Victims Compensation 
Fund, shall apply with respect to the courts and 
court system of the State in the same manner and 
to the same extent as such section applied to the 
courts and court system of the District of Columbia 
as of the day before the date of the admission of the 
State into the Union. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section, 
other than paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and except as 
provided under subsection (b), shall terminate on 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 op-
eration of the courts and court system of the State. 
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Subtitle C—Other Programs and 
Authorities 
SEC. 321. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT. 
(a) CONTINUATION.—The District of Columbia Col-
lege Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–98; sec. 38– 
2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect 
to the State, and to the public institution of higher edu-
cation designated by the State as the successor to the Uni-
versity of the District of Columbia, after the date of the 
admission of the State into the Union in the same manner 
and to the same extent as such Act applied with respect 
to the District of Columbia and the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia as of the day before the date of the ad-
mission of the State into the Union. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section, 
other than with respect to the public institution of higher 
education designated by the State as the successor to the 
University of the District of Columbia, shall terminate 
upon written certification by the State to the President 
that the State has in effect laws requiring the State to 
provide tuition assistance substantially similar to the as-
sistance provided under the District of Columbia College 
Access Act of 1999. 
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SEC. 322. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP-
PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 
(a) CONTINUATION.—The Scholarships for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112– 
10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall 
apply with respect to the State after the date of the admis-
sion of the State into the Union in the same manner and 
to the same extent as such Act applied with respect to 
the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of 
the admission 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 requiring 
the State— 
(1) to provide tuition assistance substantially 
similar to the assistance provided under the Scholar-
ships for Opportunity and Results Act; and 
(2) to provide supplemental funds to the public 
schools and public charter schools of the State in the 
amounts provided in the most recent fiscal year for 
public schools and public charter schools of the State 
or the District of Columbia (as the case may be) 
under such Act. 
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SEC. 323. MEDICAID FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PER-
CENTAGE. 
(a) 
CONTINUATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), 
during the period beginning on the date of the admission 
of the State into the Union and ending on September 30 
of the fiscal year during which the State submits the cer-
tification described in subsection (b), the Federal medical 
assistance percentage for the State under title XIX of 
such Act shall be the Federal medical assistance percent-
age for the District of Columbia under such title as of 
the day before the date of the admission of the State into 
the Union. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written certification by the State to 
the President that, during each of the first 5 fiscal years 
beginning after the date of the certification, the estimated 
revenues of the State will be sufficient to cover any reduc-
tion in revenues which may result from the termination 
of the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 324. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION.— 
(1) CONTINUING APPLICATION.—Subject to the 
amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon 
the admission of the State into the Union, chapter 
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87 of title 40, United States Code, shall apply as 
follows: 
(A) Such chapter shall apply with respect 
to the Capital in the same manner and to the 
same extent as such chapter applied with re-
spect to the District of Columbia as of the day 
before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union. 
(B) Such chapter shall apply with respect 
to the State in the same manner and to the 
same extent as such chapter applied with re-
spect to the State of Maryland and the Com-
monwealth of Virginia as of the day before the 
date of the admission of the State into the 
Union. 
(2) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN-
NING
COMMISSION.—Section 8711(b) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) of 
paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) four citizens with experience in city 
or regional planning, who shall be appointed by 
the President.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(2) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Of the four 
citizen members, one shall be a resident of Virginia, 
one shall be a resident of Maryland, and one shall 
be a resident of Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
DEFINI-
TIONS OF TERMS.— 
(A) ENVIRONS.—Paragraph (1) of section 
8702 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
territory surrounding the District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the territory surrounding the 
National Capital’’. 
(B) NATIONAL
CAPITAL.—Paragraph (2) 
of section 8702 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—The term ‘National 
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, 
and the territory the Federal Government owns in 
the environs.’’. 
(C) NATIONAL
CAPITAL
REGION.—Sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(A) the National Capital and the State of 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth;’’. 
(b) COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.— 
(1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO THE CAPITAL.— 
Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 9102 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Cap-
ital’ 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.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9101(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital’’. 
(c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.— 
(1) LIMITING APPLICATION TO CAPITAL.—Sec-
tion 8902 of title 40, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) LIMITING APPLICATION
TO CAPITAL.—This 
chapter applies only with respect to commemorative works 
in the Capital and its environs.’’. 
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(2) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of section 
8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) CAPITAL AND ITS ENVIRONS.—The term 
‘Capital and its environs’ means— 
‘‘(A) the area serving as the seat of the 
Government of the United States, as described 
in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admis-
sion Act; and 
‘‘(B) those lands and properties adminis-
tered by the National Park Service and the 
General Services Administration located in the 
Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Commemorative Areas Wash-
ington, DC and Environs’, numbered 869/ 
86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are lo-
cated outside of the State of Washington, 
Douglass Commonwealth.’’. 
(3) TEMPORARY
SITE
DESIGNATION.—Section 
8907(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Capital 
and its environs’’. 
(4) GENERAL
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.— 
Chapter 89 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia and its environs’’ each place it 
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appears in the following sections and inserting ‘‘the 
Capital and its environs’’: 
(A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4). 
(B) Section 8902(a)(4). 
(C) Section 8903(d). 
(D) Section 8904(c). 
(E) Section 8905(a). 
(F) Section 8906(a). 
(G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b). 
(5) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 8901(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the urban fabric of the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the urban fabric of 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’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
of the admission of the State into the Union. 
SEC. 325. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUP-
PLYING WATER. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF ROLE.—Chapter 95 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the admission of 
the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into 
the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District 
of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or 
the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the 
case may be. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, 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.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Common-
wealth.’’. 
SEC. 326. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
The location of any person in the Capital or Wash-
ington, Douglass Commonwealth on the day after the date 
of the admission of the State into the Union shall be 
deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law in effect 
as of the day before the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union that the person be located in the District 
of Columbia, including the requirements of section 72 of 
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title 4, United States Code (relating to offices of the seat 
of the Government of the United States), and title 36, 
United States Code (relating to patriotic and national or-
ganizations). 
TITLE IV—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘Capital’’ means the area serving 
as the seat of the Government of the United States, 
as described in section 112. 
(2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of 
the District of Columbia. 
(3) The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia. 
(4) Except as otherwise provided, the term 
‘‘State’’ means the State of Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth. 
(5) The term ‘‘State Constitution’’ means the 
proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, 
D.C., as approved by the Council on October 18, 
2016, pursuant to the Constitution and Boundaries 
for the State of Washington, D.C. Approval Resolu-
tion of 2016 (D.C. Resolution R21–621), ratified by 
District of Columbia voters in Advisory Referendum 
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B approved on November 8, 2016, and certified by 
the District of Columbia Board of Elections on No-
vember 18, 2016. 
SEC. 402. STATEHOOD TRANSITION COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Statehood Transition Commission (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 18 members as follows: 
(A) 3 members appointed by the President. 
(B) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives. 
(C) 2 members appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(D) 2 members appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(E) 2 members appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(F) 3 members appointed by the Mayor. 
(G) 3 members appointed by the Council. 
(H) The Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia. 
(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The appointments of 
the members of the Commission shall be made 
not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(B) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT 
BY APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more ap-
pointments under any of the subparagraphs of 
paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment 
date specified in subparagraph (A), the author-
ity to make such appointment or appointments 
shall expire, and the number of members of the 
Commission shall be reduced by the number 
equal to the number of appointments so not 
made. 
(3) TERM OF SERVICE.—Each member shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission. 
(4) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(5) NO COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve 
without pay, but shall receive travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord-
ance with applicable provisions under subchapter I 
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(6) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Chair and 
Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the 
members of the Commission— 
(A) with respect to the Chair, from among 
the members described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1); and 
(B) with respect to the Vice Chair, from 
among the members described in subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) of paragraph (1). 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 
Director, who shall be appointed by the Chair. 
(2) OTHER STAFF.—The Director may appoint 
and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the 
Director considers appropriate. 
(3) NON-APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
CIVIL 
SERVICE LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Com-
mission may be appointed without regard to the pro-
visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and may be 
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
except that an individual so appointed may not re-
ceive pay in excess of the rate payable for level V 
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of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title. 
(4) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the rate payable for level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall advise the Presi-
dent, Congress, the Mayor (or, upon the admission of the 
State into the Union, the chief executive officer of the 
State), and the Council (or, upon the admission of the 
State into the Union, the legislature of the State) con-
cerning an orderly transition to statehood for the District 
of Columbia or the State (as the case may be) and to a 
reduced geographical size of the seat of the Government 
of the United States, including with respect to property, 
funding, programs, projects, and activities. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 
hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate. 
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(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of 
the Chair of the Commission, the head of that de-
partment or agency shall furnish that information to 
the Commission. 
(3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States. 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its respon-
sibilities under this Act. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 
at the call of the Chair. 
(2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its first meeting not later than the earlier of— 
(A) 30 days after the date on which all 
members of the Commission have been ap-
pointed; or 
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(B) if the number of members of the Com-
mission is reduced under subsection (b)(2)(B), 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(g) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit such 
reports as the Commission considers appropriate or as 
may be requested by the President, Congress, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia (or, upon the admission of the State into 
the Union, the State). 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to 
exist 2 years after the date of the admission of the State 
into the Union. 
SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT. 
Not more than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall provide written cer-
tification of such enactment to the Mayor. 
SEC. 404. SEVERABILITY. 
Except as provided in section 101(c), if any provision 
of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the applica-
tion thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and any 
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amendments made by this Act shall not be affected by the 
holding. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 522 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 51 
AN ACT 
To provide for the admission of the State of 
Washington, D.C. into the Union. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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