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(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: 
‘‘(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: 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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(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.’’. 
(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/ 
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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 
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 
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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: 
‘‘§ 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: 
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‘‘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 
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. 
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(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 
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) Three members appointed by the 
President. 
(B) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
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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. 
(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. 
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(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 
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 
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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. 
(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. 
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(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 
(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-
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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 
amendments made by this Act shall not be affected by the 
holding. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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