IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1632
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 20 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, and Part
C of title IV of the District of Columbia Self-Government
and Governmental Reorganization Act to remove gender-
specific references.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES
IN TITLE 11, D.C. CODE.
(a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this
section an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to that section or
other provision of title 11, District of Columbia Code.
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—Title 11, District
of Columbia Code is amended as follows:
(1) Section 11–703(b) is amended by striking
‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(2) Section 11–705(d) is amended by striking
‘‘if he sat’’ and inserting ‘‘if the judge sat’’.
(3) Section 11–706(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
chief judge’s duties’’.
(4) Section 11–706(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his successor’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s suc-
cessor’’.
(5) Section 11–709(2) is amended by striking
‘‘he attended’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge attended’’.
(6) Section 11–709(3) is amended by striking
‘‘his attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s attend-
ance’’.
(7) Section 11–721(d) is amended by striking
‘‘he shall so state’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge shall so
state’’.
(8) Section 11–744 is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.
(9) Section 11–904(b) is amended by striking
‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(10) The second sentence of section 11–906(a)
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The chief judge shall
attend to the discharge of the duties pertaining to
the office of chief judge and perform such additional
judicial work as the chief judge is able to perform.’’.
(11) Section 11–906(b) is amended by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.
(12) Section 11–907(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
chief judge’s duties’’.
(13) Section 11–907(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’.
(14) Section 11–908(a) is amended by striking
‘‘he is’’.
(15) Section 11–909(b)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(16) Section 11–909(b)(3) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(17) The third sentence of section 11–1322 is
amended by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and inserting
‘‘that person’s salary’’.
(18) Section 11–1501(a) is amended by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The President’’.
(19) Section 11–1501(b) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’;
and
(B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and in
the last sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ each place
it appears.
(20) Section 11–1502 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(21) Section 11–1503(a) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘his
successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a successor’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’; and
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘A
judge may relinquish his position as chief
judge’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge may re-
linquish that position’’.
(22) Section 11–1503(b) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(23) Section 11–1505(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(24) Section 11–1505(b) is amended by striking
‘‘judicial manpower in the court under his super-
vision’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial personnel in the court
under the chief judge’s supervision’’.
(25) Section 11–1522(a)(1)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(26) The last sentence of section 11–1522(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Commission
one of his appointees’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the
Commission one of the members appointed pursuant
to paragraph (1)’’.
(27) Section 11–1522(b)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(28) Section 11–1523(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his predecessor’’ and inserting ‘‘that member’s
predecessor’’.
(29) Section 11–1523(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘that member’s term’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘that member’s successor’’.
(30) Section 11–1525(d) is amended by striking
‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(31) Section 11–1526(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(32) Section 11–1526(c)(1)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(33) The last sentence of section 11–1526(c)(1)
is amended by striking ‘‘recover his salary and all
rights and privileges of his office.’’ and inserting
‘‘recover salary and all rights and privileges pertain-
ing to the judge’s office.’’.
(34) Section 11–1526(c)(2) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’, and by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place
it appears.
(35) Section 11–1526(c)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears.
(36) Section 11–1527(a)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘of his court’’ and inserting ‘‘of the court
in which the judge serves’’.
(37) Section 11–1527(a)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘He’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘The judge’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘his or her’’; and
(D) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(38) The fourth sentence of section 11–
1527(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘of his court’’
and inserting ‘‘of the court in which the judge
serves’’.
(39) Section 11–1527(c)(2) is amended by
striking ‘‘his privilege’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the witness’s privilege’’.
(40) Section 11–1527(c)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ each place either appears
and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(41) Section 11–1527(e) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’.
(42) Section 11–1528(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(43) Section 11–1530(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(44) Section 11–1530(a)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(45) Section 11–1530(a)(2) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(46) Section 11–1530(a)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘him or by him and his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge or by the judge and the judge’s’’.
(47) Section 11–1530(a)(4) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(48) Section 11–1530(a)(5) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(49) Section 11–1530(a)(6) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(50) Section 11–1530(a)(7) is amended by
striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(51) Section 11–1561(8)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the child’’.
(52) Section 11–1561(9)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(53) Section 11–1561(10)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(54) Section 11–1562 is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b)
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(55) Section 11–1563 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and ‘‘him’’ each place
either appears in such subsections and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(56) Section 11–1563(c) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(57) Section 11–1563(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘be’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(58) The first sentence of section 11–1564(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(59) The second sentence of section 11–1564(a)
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(60) The third sentence of section 11–1564(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(61) Section 11–1564(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(62) Section 11–1564(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first two places
it appears;
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ the third place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘his’’ the fourth place it
appears.
(63) Section 11–1564(d)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(64) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(65) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(66) Section 11–1564(d)(4) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(67) Section 11–1564(d)(7) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(68) Section 11–1564(e) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(69) Section 11–1566(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘elect to be’’.
(70) Section 11–1566(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘him’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(C) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(71) Section 11–1566(c) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(72) Section 11–1567(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mayor’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘he or his’’ and inserting
‘‘the judge or the judge’s’’.
(73) Section 11–1567(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(74) Section 11–1568(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(75) The third sentence from the end of section
11–1568(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his death or
marriage or his ceasing’’ and inserting ‘‘the child’s
death or marriage or ceasing’’.
(76) Section 11–1568(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor’’.
(77) Section 11–1569 is amended by striking
‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Mayor’’.
(78) Section 11–1569(b) Sixth is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(79) Section 11–1569(e) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the claimant’s’’.
(80) Section 11–1701(a) is amended by striking
‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(81) Section 11–1702 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the
Chief Judge’’.
(82) Section 11–1703(a) is amended by striking
‘‘He’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The Ex-
ecutive Officer’’.
(83) Section 11–1704 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that’’.
(84) Section 11–1721 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the clerk’’.
(85) Section 11–1722 is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Direc-
tor’’.
(86) Section 11–1723(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’.
(87) Section 11–1724 is amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’.
(88) Section 11–1727(b) is amended—
(A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’; and
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(89) Section 11–1730(b) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(90) Section 11–1741(4) and (7) are amended
by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive
Officer’s’’.
(91) Section 11–1741(9) is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(92) Section 11–1743(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’s’’.
(93) Section 11–1744(5) is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(94) Section 11–1745(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Executive Officer’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Com-
missioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(95) Section 11–1747 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(96) Section 11–2102(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his office’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘the office’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(97) Section 11–2102(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that
person’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his’’.
(98) Section 11–2104 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting
‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(99) Section 11–2104(b)(6) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the Register’s’’.
(100) Section 11–2104(c)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first place it ap-
pears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place it
appears and inserting ‘‘the’’.
(101) Section 11–2104(d) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register’s’’.
(102) Section 11–2104(e) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of
Wills’’.
(103) Section 11–2303 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
‘‘those’’.
(104) Section 11–2306(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(105) Section 11–2306(c) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’.
(106) The first sentence of section 11–2307(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(107) The second sentence of section 11–
2307(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘the pathologist’s’’.
(108) Section 11–2308(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(109) Section 11–2309(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of the Dis-
trict of Columbia or his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia or the May-
or’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his assistants’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the United States Attorney’s assistants’’.
(110) Section 11–2309(c) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘such
person’’.
(111) Section 11–2311 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘his or her’’.
(112) Section 11–2502 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’s’’.
(113) Section 11–2503(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(114) Section 11–2503(b) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘him’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that
member’’.
(115) Section 11–2504 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘that attorney’’.
(116) Section 11–2601(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘case which he’’ and inserting ‘‘case in which
such person’’.
(117) The second sentence of section 11–2602
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘he or she’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the defendant or respondent if such person
is’’.
(118) The third sentence of section 11–2602 is
amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘that
person’’.
(119) The sixth sentence of section 11–2602 is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him if he is’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the defendant or respondent if such person
is’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he may’’ and inserting
‘‘such person may’’.
(120) Section 11–2603 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such
person’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such
person’’.
(121) Section 11–2604(f) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(122) Section 11–2605(c) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
(123) Section 11–2607 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor’s’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN
PROVISIONS OF DISTRICT CHARTER RELAT-
ING TO JUDICIARY.
(a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this
section an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to that section or
other provision of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act.
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—The District of Co-
lumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganiza-
tion Act is amended as follows:
(1) Section 431(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a successor’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his term’’ and inserting
‘‘the term’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘An in-
dividual’’.
(2) Section 431(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his
successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a successor’’.
(3) Section 431(e) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such person—’’, and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘his appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘appoint-
ment’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘is which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in which’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘his predecessor’’ and
inserting ‘‘such person’s predecessor’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘or
whom’’ and inserting ‘‘of whom’’.
(4) Section 432(b) is amended by striking ‘‘his
judicial duties’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial duties’’.
(5) Section 432(c) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
‘‘his conviction’’ and inserting ‘‘convic-
tion’’, and
(ii) in the matter following subpara-
graph (B), by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘any salary and
all other rights and privileges of office.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘as he may be entitled’’
and inserting ‘‘as the judge may be enti-
tled’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘his judicial salary’’
and inserting ‘‘judicial salary’’, and
(iii) by striking ‘‘his office’’ and in-
serting ‘‘office’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘his judicial duties’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s judicial duties’’,
and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘his suspension’’ and inserting ‘‘such sus-
pension’’.
(6) Section 433(a) is amended by striking ‘‘to
him’’.
(7) Section 433(b) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and inserting ‘‘the
person—’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his nomination’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the nomina-
tion’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as long
as he serves’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(8) Section 433(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ the first place
it appears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s term’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his term’’ the second
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the term’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘his present’’ and inserting
‘‘the present’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘his fitness’’ and inserting
‘‘the candidate’s fitness’’; and
(E) by striking ‘‘he shall nominate’’ and
inserting ‘‘the President shall nominate’’.
(9) Section 434(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preced-
ing subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘he—’’ and
inserting ‘‘the person—’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘his
appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘appointment’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his
predecessor’’ and inserting ‘‘such person’s pred-
ecessor’’.
(10) Section 434(d) is amended—