(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CAPITAL DEFINED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) ‘Capital’ means the area serving as the 
seat of the Government of the United States, as de-
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-
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 
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)— 
(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’’. 
(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 
(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 
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-
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. 
(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. 
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.—Nothing in this Act shall 
recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect 
any claim against the United States, and any such 
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’’.