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. 
(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 
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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– 
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 
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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-
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 
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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) 
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 
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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). 
(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. 
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(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-
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 
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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 
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-
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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-
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 
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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 
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, 
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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 
day 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 
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 
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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. 
(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 
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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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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. 
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-
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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. 
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— 
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(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. 
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 
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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 
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. 
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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, 
DC, 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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(C) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(D) Two members appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(E) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(F) Three members appointed by the 
Mayor. 
(G) Three members appointed by the 
Council. 
(H) The Chief Financial Officer of the 
District of Columbia. 
(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.— 
(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 
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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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