[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 1361 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1361
To reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the United States
to the area composed of the principal Federal monuments, the White
House, the United States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court
Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office
buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United States Capitol,
to provide for the retrocession of the remaining area of the District
of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 22, 2021
Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the United States
to the area composed of the principal Federal monuments, the White
House, the United States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court
Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office
buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United States Capitol,
to provide for the retrocession of the remaining area of the District
of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia-Maryland
Reunion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Article I, section 2, clause 1 of the Constitution of
the United States states that the ``House of Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the
People of the several States''.
(2) The Founding Fathers did not consider the proposed
district that would become Washington, DC, a State under the
Constitution, as evidenced when Alexander Hamilton offered an
amendment to the Constitution during the New York ratification
to provide full congressional representation to Washington, DC,
which was rejected by the convention on July 22, 1788.
(3) The Supreme Court of the United States held in Hepburn
v. Ellzey, 6 U.S. 445 (1805), in an opinion authored by Chief
Justice John Marshall, that the term ``states'' in article I,
section 2, clause 1 of the Constitution does not include
Washington, DC, for representation purposes.
(4) Seven Supreme Court Justices affirmed Chief Justice
Marshall's reasoning from Hepburn v. Ellzey in National Mutual
Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., 337 U.S. 582 (1949).
(5) In 1978, a Congress controlled by Democrats attempted
to amend the Constitution to provide Washington, DC, with full
congressional representation. The Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives reported the joint resolution and
stated that granting congressional representation to the
District of Columbia as it is presently constituted would
require a constitutional amendment, because ``statutory action
alone will not suffice''.
(6) Amending the Constitution requires two-thirds approval
by each house of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of
the States. In 1978, two-thirds of both the House of
Representatives and the Senate voted for the constitutional
amendment to provide Washington, DC, with full congressional
representation, but the amendment was not ratified by three-
fourths of the States.
(7) An alternative to a potentially lengthy and difficult
constitutional amendment process is ceding Washington, DC, back
to Maryland, just as an area of 31 square miles that was
originally ceded by Virginia was returned to that State by
Federal legislation in 1847, thereby ensuring that the portion
of Washington, DC, in Virginia would have representation in the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
(8) In 1847, there was a desire to allow the District of
Columbia land on the west side of the Potomac River that was
not being used by the Federal Government to have its own proper
representation in Congress.
(9) Obtaining the desired representation for that portion
of Washington, DC, would have required a constitutional
amendment unless the land were given back to Virginia.
(10) Instead of trying to pass a constitutional amendment,
in 1847, Congress legislatively ceded back to Virginia from the
District of Columbia the non-Federal land composed of 31 square
miles on the west side of the Potomac River.
(11) Accordingly, the District of Columbia would clearly
and constitutionally have 2 Senators and a Representative with
full voting rights by ceding the District of Columbia to
Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of such retrocession,
while maintaining the exclusive legislative authority and
control of Congress over the Federal District in the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 3. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND.
(a) In General.--Upon the issuance of a proclamation by the
President under section 8 and except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section, the territory ceded to Congress by the State of Maryland
to serve as the District constituting the permanent seat of the
Government of the United States is ceded and relinquished to the State
of Maryland.
(b) Continuation of Federal Control Over Federal District.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Federal District described in
section 5 shall not be ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland
and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the Government of
the United States, and Congress shall continue to exercise exclusive
legislative authority and control over such District.
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Continuation of Suits.--No writ, action, indictment, cause, or
proceeding pending in any court of the District of Columbia on the
effective date of this Act shall abate as a result of the enactment of
this Act, but shall be transferred and shall proceed within such
appropriate court of the State of Maryland as established under the
laws or constitution of the State of Maryland.
(b) Appeals.--An order or decision of any court of the District of
Columbia for which no appeal has been filed as of the effective date of
this Act shall be considered an order or decision of a court of the
State of Maryland for purposes of appeal from and appellate review of
such order or decision in an appropriate court of the State of
Maryland.
SEC. 5. FEDERAL DISTRICT DESCRIBED.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), upon the
retrocession under section 3(a), the Federal District referred to in
section 3(b)--
(1) shall consist of the territory located within the
boundaries described in subsection (b) of this section;
(2) shall include the principal Federal monuments, the
White House, the United States Capitol, the United States
Supreme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legislative,
and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and
the United States Capitol; and
(3) shall not 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).
(b) General Description.--The boundaries of the Federal District
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;
(1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd
Street NE to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-
way of Maryland Avenue NE;
(2) thence southwest along said northeastern right-of-way
of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection 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 southeastern right-of-
way of Maryland Avenue NE;
(5) thence northeast along said southeastern right-of-way
of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern
right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
(6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd
Street SE to its intersection with the northern property
boundary of the property designated as Square 760 Lot 803;
(7) 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;
(8) 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;
(9) 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;
(10) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way
of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its intersection with the eastern
right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
(11) 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;
(12) thence west along said southern right-of-way of C
Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
1st Street SE;
(13) 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;
(14) thence west along said southern right-of-way of D
Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
South Capitol Street;
(15) 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;
(16) 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;
(17) 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;
(18) 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;
(19) 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;
(20) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of New Jersey Avenue SE to its intersection with the
northwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE;
(21) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way
of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersection with the western
right-of-way of South Capitol Street;
(22) 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;
(23) thence west along said southern right-of-way of E
Street SW to its end;
(24) 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;
(25) 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;
(26) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way
of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersection with the western
right-of-way of 3rd Street SW;
(27) 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;
(28) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D
Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
4th Street SW;
(29) 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;
(30) thence west along said northern right-of-way of C
Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
6th Street SW;
(31) 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;
(32) 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;
(33) 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;
(34) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D
Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
14th Street SW;
(35) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 14th
Street SW to its intersection with the northeastern boundary of
the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement;
(36) thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of
the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement to its
intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
(37) thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of
the Potomac River to its intersection with a line extending
westward the northern boundary of the property designated as
Square 12 Lot 806;
(38) thence east along said line extending westward the
northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot
806 to the northern property 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;
(39) thence east along a line extending east from said
northeast corner of the property designated as Square 12 Lot
806 to its intersection with the western boundary of the
property designated as Square 33 Lot 87;
(40) 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;
(41) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said
property designated as Square 33 Lot 88 to its southeast
corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of E Street
NW;
(42) 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;
(43) 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;
(44) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern
right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW;
(45) 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;
(46) 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;
(47) 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;
(48) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said
property designated as Square 221 Lot 35 to its southeast
corner, which is along the boundary of the property designated
as Square 221 Lot 37;
(49) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said
property designated as Square 221 Lot 37 to its southwest
corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square
221 Lot 818;
(50) thence south along the boundary of said property
designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its southwest corner, which
it shares with the property designated as Square 221 Lot 40;
(51) thence south along the boundary of said property
designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its southwest corner;
(52) thence east along the southern border of said property
designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its intersection with the
northwest corner of the property designated as Square 221 Lot
820;
(53) thence south along the western boundary of said
property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 to its southwest
corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square
221 Lot 39;
(54) thence south along the western boundary of said
property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 to its southwest
corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of
Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
(55) thence east along said northern right-of-way of
Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western
right-of-way of 15th Street NW;
(56) thence south along said western right-of-way of 15th
Street NW to its intersection with a line extending northwest
from the southern right-of-way of the portion of Pennsylvania
Avenue NW north of Pershing Square;
(57) thence southeast along said line extending the
southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the southern
right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and continuing
southeast along said southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania
Avenue NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of
14th Street NW;
(58) thence south along said western right-of-way of 14th
Street NW to its intersection with a line extending west from
the southern right-of-way of D Street NW;
(59) thence east along said line extending west from the
southern right-of-way of D Street NW to the southern right-of-
way of D Street NW, and continuing east along said southern
right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with the
eastern right-of-way of 13\1/2\ Street NW;
(60) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 13\1/
2\ Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way
of Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
(61) thence east and southeast along said southern right-
of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the
western right-of-way of 12th Street NW;
(62) thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th
Street NW to its intersection with a line extending to the west
the southern boundary of the property designated as Square 324
Lot 809;
(63) thence east along said line to the southwest corner of
said property designated as Square 324 Lot 809, and continuing
northeast along the southern boundary of said property
designated as Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern corner, which
it shares with the property designated as Square 323 Lot 802;
(64) thence east along the southern boundary of said
property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 to its southeast
corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square
324 Lot 808;
(65) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said
property designated as Square 324 Lot 808 to its northeastern
corner, which is along the southern right-of-way of
Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
(66) thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of
Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern
right-of-way of 4th Street NW;
(67) 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;
(68) thence east along said southern right-of-way of C
Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of
3rd Street NW;
(69) 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;
(70) 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;
(71) 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;
(72) 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;
(73) 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;
(74) thence east along said northern right-of-way of
Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the
northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW;
(75) thence northeast along said northeastern right-of-way
of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the
southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW;
(76) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way
of New Jersey Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern
right-of-way of D Street NW;
(77) 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;
(78) thence northeast along said northeastern right-of-way
of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the western
right-of-way of North Capitol Street;
(79) thence north along said western right-of-way of North
Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern right-
of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW;
(80) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way of
Massachusetts Avenue NE;
(81) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southern right-of-way of
Columbus Circle NE;
(82) thence counter-clockwise along said southern right-of-
way of Columbus Circle NE to its intersection with the southern
right-of-way of F Street NE; and
(83) thence east along said southern right-of-way of F
Street NE to the point of beginning.
(c) Streets and Sidewalks.--The Federal District shall include any
street (and sidewalk thereof) that bounds the area described in
subsection (b).
(d) 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 Federal District, as described in
subsection (b).
(e) Clarification of Treatment of Frances Perkins Building.--The
entirety of the Frances Perkins Building, including any portion of the
Building which is north of D Street Northwest, shall be included in the
Federal District.
SEC. 6. TRANSITION PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Temporary Increase in Apportionment.--
(1) In general.--Until the taking effect of the first
reapportionment occurring after the effective date of this
Act--
(A) the State of Maryland shall be entitled to 1
additional Representative, relative to the number of
Representatives to which the State was entitled as of
the day before that effective date;
(B) the additional Representative described in
subparagraph (A) shall replace the Delegate to the
House of Representatives from the District of Columbia;
and
(C) the additional Representative described in
subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to the membership
of the House of Representatives as prescribed by law as
of the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Temporary appointment of dc delegate as representative
of maryland.--During the period beginning on the effective date
of this Act and ending when a new Congress convenes, the
individual who was serving as the Delegate to the House of
Representatives from the District of Columbia on the day before
that effective date shall serve as the additional
Representative from the State of Maryland described in
paragraph (1)(A).
(3) Increase not counted against total number of members.--
The temporary increase in the membership of the House of
Representatives provided under paragraph (1) shall not--
(A) operate to increase or decrease the permanent
membership of the House of Representatives as
prescribed in sections 1 and 2 of the Act entitled ``An
Act for the apportionment of Representatives in
Congress among the several States under the Thirteenth
Census'', approved August 8, 1911 (2 U.S.C. 2); or
(B) affect the basis of reapportionment established
by section 22 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and
to provide for apportionment of Representatives in
Congress'', approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a).
(b) Repeal of Laws Providing for Delegate From the District of
Columbia.--
(1) In general.--Sections 202 and 204 of the District of
Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91-405; sections 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.
(2) Conforming amendments to federal law.--
(A) Congress.--
(i) Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (2 U.S.C. 8) is amended--
(I) in subsection (a), by striking
``, District,''; and
(II) in subsection (b)(6)--
(aa) in the heading, by
striking ``District of columbia
and''; and
(bb) in subparagraph (B),
by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(ii) Section 310(b) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
30a(b)) is amended by striking ``the District
of Columbia,''.
(iii) Section 130(c) of the Joint
Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution making
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1982, and for other purposes'', approved
October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 4502), is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
(iv) Paragraph (2) of the second section of
House Resolution 732, Ninety-fourth Congress,
agreed to November 4, 1975, as enacted into
permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 4556)
is amended by striking ``the District of
Columbia, Guam,'' and inserting ``Guam''.
(B) Flag and seal, seat of government, and the
states.--Section 113(b)(1) of title 4, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``the District of
Columbia, Guam,'' and inserting ``Guam''.
(C) Armed forces.--Title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(i) in section 7442--
(I) in subsection (a)--
(aa) by striking paragraph
(5); and
(bb) by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as
paragraphs (5) through (9),
respectively;
(II) in subsection (d), by striking
``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
(III) in subsection (f)--
(aa) by striking ``(9) and
(10)'' and inserting ``(8) and
(9)''; and
(bb) by striking ``the
District of Columbia,'';
(ii) in section 8454--
(I) in subsection (a)--
(aa) by striking paragraph
(5); and
(bb) by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as
paragraphs (5) through (9),
respectively; and
(II) in subsection (d), by striking
``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
(iii) in section 9442--
(I) in subsection (a)--
(aa) by striking paragraph
(5); and
(bb) by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as
paragraphs (5) through (9),
respectively;
(II) in subsection (d), by striking
``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
(III) in subsection (f)--
(aa) by striking ``(9)''
and inserting ``(8)''; and
(bb) by striking ``the
District of Columbia,''.
(D) Crimes and criminal procedure.--Chapter 29 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in section 594, by striking ``Delegate
from the District of Columbia,'';
(ii) in section 595, by striking ``Delegate
from the District of Columbia,''; and
(iii) in section 611(a), by striking
``Delegate from the District of Columbia,''.
(E) Public printing and documents.--Section 906 of
title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking
``the Delegate from the District of Columbia,''.
(F) Shipping.--Section 51302 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``the
District of Columbia,''; and
(ii) in subsection (c)--
(I) by striking paragraph (2); and
(II) by redesignating paragraphs
(3) through (6) as paragraphs (2)
through (5).
(G) Voting and elections.--Section 11 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10307) is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia, Guam,'' each place
it appears and inserting ``Guam''.
(3) Conforming amendments to district of columbia election
code of 1955.--The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955
is amended--
(A) in section 1 (sec. 1-1001.01, D.C. Official
Code), by striking ``the Delegate to the House of
Representatives,'';
(B) in section 2 (sec. 1-1001.02, D.C. Official
Code)--
(i) by striking paragraph (6);
(ii) in paragraph (12), by striking
``(except the Delegate to Congress for the
District of Columbia)''; and
(iii) in paragraph (13), by striking ``the
Delegate to Congress for the District of
Columbia,'';
(C) in section 8 (sec. 1-1001.08, D.C. Official
Code)--
(i) in the heading, by striking
``Delegate,'';
(ii) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place
it appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A),
(h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), and (j)(3); and
(iii) in subsection (k)(3), by striking
``Delegate, Mayor,'' and inserting ``Mayor'';
(D) in section 10 (sec. 1-1001.10, D.C. Official
Code)--
(i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking
subparagraph (A); and
(ii) in subsection (d)--
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Delegate,'' each place it appears;
(II) by striking paragraph (2); and
(III) by redesignating paragraph
(3) as paragraph (2);
(E) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1-1001.11(a)(2), D.C.
Official Code), by striking ``Delegate to the House of
Representatives,'';
(F) in section 15(b) (sec. 1-1001.15(b), D.C.
Official Code), by striking ``Delegate,''; and
(G) 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''.
(4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect on the date on which the individual serving
as the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the
District of Columbia first serves as a member of the House of
Representatives from the State of Maryland.
SEC. 7. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
No law or regulation in effect on the effective date of this Act
shall be deemed amended or repealed by this Act except to the extent
specifically provided in this Act, or to the extent that such law or
regulation is inconsistent with this Act.
SEC. 8. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF RETROCESSION BY MARYLAND.
(a) Proclamation by President.--Not later than 30 days after the
State of Maryland enacts legislation accepting the retrocession
described in section 3(a), the President shall issue a proclamation
announcing such acceptance and declaring that the territory ceded to
Congress by the State of Maryland to serve as the District constituting
the permanent seat of the Government of the United States has been
ceded back to the State of Maryland.
(b) Report by Congressional Budget Office on Economic Impact.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office shall prepare a report analyzing the anticipated
economic impact on the State of Maryland of the State's
acceptance of the retrocession described in section 3(a),
including the anticipated effect on the budgets of the State
government and local governments, and shall submit the report
to Congress and the governor of Maryland.
(2) Delay in enactment of legislation.--The State of
Maryland may not enact legislation accepting the retrocession
described in section 3(a) until the expiration of the 1-year
period that begins on the date on which the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office submits the report prepared under
paragraph (1) to the governor of Maryland.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the President issues a proclamation
under section 8; or
(2) the date of the ratification of an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-third
article of amendment to the Constitution.
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