[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3877 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3877
To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to
Maryland, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2025
Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Washington, D.C.
Residents Voting Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND
Subtitle A--Retrocession
Sec. 101. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland.
Sec. 102. Proclamation regarding acceptance of retrocession by
Maryland.
Subtitle B--Federal District as Seat of Government of the United States
Sec. 111. Description of Federal District.
Sec. 112. National Guard.
Sec. 113. Effect of retrocession on laws in effect in seat of
Government of the United States.
Sec. 114. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United
States as municipal corporation.
Subtitle C--General Provisions
Sec. 121. Pending actions and proceedings.
Sec. 122. Effect on judicial proceedings pending in District of
Columbia.
Sec. 123. Effect on existing contracts.
TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Subtitle A--Property
Sec. 201. Title to property.
Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands.
Subtitle B--Federal Courts
Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials.
Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts.
Sec. 213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice.
Subtitle C--Federal Elections
Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Federal District to vote
in Federal elections in State of most
recent domicile.
Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate.
Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of
government in election of President and
Vice-President.
TITLE III--TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Subtitle A--Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District
of Columbia
Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs.
Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees
first employed prior to establishment of
District of Columbia merit personnel
system.
Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges' retirement
program.
Sec. 304. Employees of Public Defender Service.
Sec. 305. Employees exercising authority over parole and supervision.
Sec. 306. Employees of courts and court system.
Subtitle B--Other Programs and Authorities
Sec. 311. Designation of District of Columbia felons to facilities of
Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 312. Application of the College Access Act.
Sec. 313. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results
Act.
Sec. 314. Federal planning commissions.
Sec. 315. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water.
Sec. 316. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Definition.
Sec. 402. Effect on other laws.
Sec. 403. Effective date.
TITLE I--RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND
Subtitle A--Retrocession
SEC. 101. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND.
(a) In General.--Upon the issuance of a proclamation by the
President under section 102(b) and except as provided in subsection
(b), 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 111 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. 102. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF RETROCESSION BY
MARYLAND.
(a) Enactment of Law Accepting Retrocession.--Retrocession under
section 101 shall not take place unless the State of Maryland enacts
legislation to accept such retrocession.
(b) Proclamation by President.--Not later than 30 days after the
State of Maryland enacts legislation accepting the retrocession under
section 101, 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.
Subtitle B--Federal District as Seat of Government of the United States
SEC. 111. DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL DISTRICT.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), upon the
retrocession under section 101, the Federal District shall consist of
the property described in subsection (b) and shall include the
principal Federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the
United States Supreme Court Building, and the Federal executive,
legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall
and the Capitol Building (as such terms are used in section 8501(a) of
title 40, United States Code).
(b) General Description.--Upon the retrocession under section 101,
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 the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
(7) 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;
(8) 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;
(9) 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;
(10) 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;
(11) 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;
(12) 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;
(13) 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;
(14) 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;
(15) 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;
(16) 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;
(17) 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;
(18) 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;
(19) 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;
(20) 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;
(21) 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;
(22) 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;
(23) 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;
(24) thence west along said southern right-of-way of E
Street SW to its end;
(25) 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;
(26) 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;
(27) 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;
(28) 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;
(29) 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;
(30) 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;
(31) 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;
(32) 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;
(33) 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;
(34) 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;
(35) 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;
(36) 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;
(37) thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of
the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement to its
intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
(38) 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;
(39) 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;
(40) 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;
(41) 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;
(42) 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;
(43) 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;
(44) 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;
(45) 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;
(46) 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;
(47) 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;
(48) 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;
(49) 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;
(50) 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;
(51) 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;
(52) thence south along the boundary of said property
designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its southwest corner;
(53) 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;
(54) 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;
(55) 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;
(56) 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;
(57) 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;
(58) 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;
(59) 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;
(60) 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;
(61) 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;
(62) 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;
(63) 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;
(64) 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;
(65) 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;
(66) 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;
(67) 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;
(68) 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;
(69) 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;
(70) 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;
(71) 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;
(72) 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;
(73) 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;
(74) 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;
(75) 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;
(76) 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;
(77) 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;
(78) 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;
(79) thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way
of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the western
right-of-way of North Capitol Street;
(80) 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;
(81) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way of
Massachusetts Avenue NE;
(82) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way
of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southern right-of-way of
Columbus Circle NE;
(83) 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
(84) 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. 112. NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Establishment.--Title 32, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Definitions.--In section 101--
(A) in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking ``Puerto
Rico, and the District of Columbia'' both places it
appears and inserting ``and Puerto Rico''; and
(B) in paragraph (19), by striking ``the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``or of the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico''.
(2) Branches and organizations.--In section 103, by
striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
(3) Units: location; organization; command.--In subsections
(c) and (d) of section 104, by striking ``the District of
Columbia,'' both places it appears.
(4) Availability of appropriations.--In section 107(b), by
striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
(5) Maintenance of other troops.--In section 109--
(A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking
``the District of Columbia,'' each place it appears;
and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(or commanding
general in the case of the District of Columbia)''.
(6) Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.--In
section 112(h)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
paragraph (3), as amended, as paragraph (2).
(7) Enlistment oath.--In section 304, by striking ``or the
District of Columbia,''.
(8) Adjutants general.--In section 314--
(A) in subsections (a) and (d), by striking ``the
District of Columbia,'' both places it appears; and
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and
redesdignating subsection (d), as amended, as
subsection (b).
(9) Detail of regular members of army and air force to duty
with national guard.--In section 315, by striking ``the
District of Columbia,'' each place it appears.
(10) Discharge of officers; termination of appointment.--In
section 324(b), by striking ``or the District of Columbia,''.
(11) Relief from national guard duty when ordered to active
duty.--In subsections (a) and (b) of section 325--
(A) by striking ``or the District of Columbia''
both places it appears; and
(B) by striking ``or the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard,'' both places it
appears.
(12) Courts-martial of national guard not in federal
service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures; convening
authority.--In sections 326 and 327, by striking ``the District
of Columbia,'' each place it appears.
(13) Active guard and reserve duty: governors authority.--
In section 328, by striking ``or the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard,'' each place it appears.
(14) Training generally.--In section 501(b), by striking
``the District of Columbia,''.
(15) Participation in field exercises.--In section 503(b),
by striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
(16) National guard schools and small arms competitions.--
In section 504(b), by striking ``Puerto Rico, or the District
of Columbia'' and inserting ``or Puerto Rico,''.
(17) Army and air force schools and field exercises.--In
section 505, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``and the Virgin Islands or of the commanding general of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``or
the Virgin Islands''.
(18) National guard youth challenge program.--In section
509--
(A) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) by striking ``or, in the case of the
District of Columbia, with the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National
Guard,''; and
(ii) by striking ``or the commanding
general'';
(B) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``and the
commanding general of the District of Columbia National
Guard (if the District of Columbia National Guard is
participating in the Program)'';
(C) in subsection (j)--
(i) by striking ``or, in the case of the
District of Columbia, the commanding general of
the District of Columbia National Guard''; and
(ii) by striking ``or the commanding
general'' both places it appears;
(D) in subsection (k), by striking ``and, if the
Program is carried out in the District of Columbia,
with the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard''; and
(E) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ``the
territories, and the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``and the Territories''.
(19) Issue of supplies.--In section 702--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the
commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia''; and
(B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking
``Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' each place
it appears and inserting ``or Puerto Rico''.
(20) Purchases of supplies from army or air force.--In
subsections (a) and (b) of section 703, by striking ``the
District of Columbia,'' both places it appears.
(21) Accountability: relief from upon order to active
duty.--In section 704, by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(22) Property and fiscal officers.--In section 708--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and the
commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia,''; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ``the District
of Columbia,''.
(23) Accountability for property issued to the national
guard.--In subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 710,
by striking ``the District of Columbia,'' each place it
appears.
(24) Disposition of obsolete or condemned property.--In
section 711, by striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
(25) Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores issued to
national guard.--In paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking
``the District of Columbia,''.
(26) Property loss; personal injury or death.--In section
715(c), by striking ``or the District of Columbia''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Federal district defined.--
(A) In general.--Section 101 of title 32, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(20) `Federal District' means the area serving as the
seat of the Government of the United States, as described in
section 111 of the Washington, DC. Residents Voting Act.''.
(B) With regards to homeland defense activities.--
Section 901 of title 32, United States Code, is amended
in paragraph (2) by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(2) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States
Code, is amended as follows:
(A) Definitions.--In section 101--
(i) in subsection (a)--
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking
``District of Columbia'' and inserting
``Federal District''; and
(II) by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(19) The term `Federal District' means the area serving
as the seat of the Government of the United States, as
described in section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents
Voting Act.'';
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of
subsection (c), by striking ``Puerto Rico, and
the District of Columbia'' both places it
appears and inserting ``and Puerto Rico''; and
(iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking
``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the
District of Columbia'' and inserting ``or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico''.
(B) Disposition on discharge.--In section 771a(c),
by striking ``Puerto Rico, or the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``or Puerto Rico''.
(C) TRICARE coverage for certain members of the
national guard and dependents during certain disaster
response duty.--In section 1076f--
(i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by
striking ``(or, with respect to the District of
Columbia, the mayor of the District of
Columbia)'' both places it appears; and
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking
``the District of Columbia,''.
(D) Payment of claims: availability of
appropriations.--In paragraph (2)(B) of section 2732,
by striking ``or the District of Columbia''.
(E) Members of army national guard: detail as
students, observers, and investigators at educational
institutions, industrial plants, and hospitals.--In
section 7401(c), by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(F) Members of air national guard: detail as
students, observers, and investigators at educational
institutions, industrial plants, and hospitals.--In
section 9401(c), by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(G) Ready reserve: failure to satisfactorily
perform prescribed training.--In section 10148(b), by
striking ``(or, in the case of the District of
Columbia, the commanding general of the District of
Columbia National Guard)''.
(H) Chief of the national guard bureau.--In section
10502(a)(1), by striking ``or, in the case of the
District of Columbia, the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard''.
(I) Vice chief of the national guard bureau.--In
section 10505(a)(1)(A), by striking ``or, in the case
of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of
the District of Columbia National Guard''.
(J) Other senior national guard bureau officers.--
In subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1), by
striking ``or, in the case of the District of Columbia,
the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard'' both places it appears.
(K) National guard bureau: general provisions.--In
section 10508(b)(1), by striking ``the District of
Columbia,''.
(L) Commissioned officers: original appointment;
limitation.--In section 12204(b), by striking ``Puerto
Rico, and the District of Columbia'' and inserting
``and Puerto Rico''.
(M) Reserve components generally.--In section
12301(b), by striking ``(or, in the case of the
District of Columbia National Guard, the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard)''.
(N) National guard in federal service: call.--In
section 12406, by striking ``or, in the case of the
District of Columbia, through the commanding general of
the National Guard of the District of Columbia''.
(O) Result of failure to comply with standards and
qualifications.--In section 12642(c), by striking
``States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia''
and inserting ``States or Puerto Rico''.
(P) Limitation on relocation of national guard
units.--In section 18238, by striking ``or, in the case
of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of
the National Guard of the District of Columbia''.
(c) Transfer of Personnel and Assets.--The Secretary of Defense
shall transfer the personnel and assets of the District of Columbia
National Guard to the Maryland National Guard.
SEC. 113. EFFECT OF RETROCESSION ON LAWS IN EFFECT IN SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act and any other Act of
Congress, upon the retrocession under section 102, the criminal laws of
the State of Maryland, and any laws of the State of Maryland which
regulate vehicular traffic, shall apply in the Federal District in the
same manner and to the same extent as such laws apply in the State of
Maryland, and shall be deemed laws of the United States which are
applicable only in or to the Federal District.
SEC. 114. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF UNITED
STATES AS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes relating to the
District of Columbia (sec. 1-102, D.C. Official Code) or any other
provision of law codified in subchapter I of chapter 1 of the District
of Columbia Official Code, effective upon the date of the retrocession
under section 102, the Federal District (or any portion thereof) shall
not serve as a government and shall not be a body corporate for
municipal purposes.
Subtitle C--General Provisions
SEC. 121. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) State as Legal Successor to District of Columbia.--The State of
Maryland shall be the legal successor to the District of Columbia in
all matters.
(b) No Effect on Pending Proceedings.--All existing writs, actions,
suits, judicial and administrative proceedings, civil or criminal
liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, sentences, orders, decrees,
appeals, causes of action, claims, demands, titles, and rights in any
court shall continue unaffected by the retrocession under section 102,
except as may be provided under this Act and as may be modified by the
laws of the State of Maryland or the United States, as the case may be.
SEC. 122. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS PENDING 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. 123. EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.
(a) No Effect on Existing Contracts.--Nothing in the retrocession
under section 102 shall affect any obligation under any contract or
agreement under which the District of Columbia or the United States is
a party, as in effect on the day before the date of the retrocession.
(b) Succession in Interstate Compacts.--The State of Maryland shall
be deemed to be the successor to the District of Columbia for purposes
of any interstate compact which is in effect on the day before the date
of retrocession under section 102.
TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Subtitle A--Property
SEC. 201. TITLE TO PROPERTY.
(a) Retention of Federal Title.--The United States shall have and
retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration
and maintenance, all real and personal property which, on the day
before the date of the retrocession under section 102, is located in
the District of Columbia and with respect to which, on such day, the
United States holds title or jurisdiction for such purpose.
(b) Title to Property Formerly Held by District of Columbia.--The
State of Maryland shall have title to, or jurisdiction over, for
purposes of administration and maintenance, all real and personal
property with respect to which, on the day before the date of the
retrocession under section 102, the District of Columbia holds title or
jurisdiction for such purposes.
SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS.
(a) Reservation of Federal Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and paragraph
(2) and notwithstanding the retrocession under section 2,
authority is reserved in the United States for the exercise by
Congress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases
whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land located in the
District of Columbia that, on the day before the date of the
retrocession, are controlled or owned by the United States and
held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
(2) Limitation on authority.--The power of exclusive
legislation described in subparagraph (A) shall vest and remain
in the United States only so long as the particular tract or
parcel of land involved is controlled or owned by the United
States and held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
(b) Authority of State of Maryland.--
(1) In general.--The reservation of authority in the United
States under paragraph (1) shall not operate to prevent such
tracts or parcels of land from being a part of the State of
Maryland, or to prevent the State from exercising over or upon
such lands, concurrently with the United States, any
jurisdiction which it would have in the absence of such
reservation of authority and which is consistent with the laws
hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to such reservation of
authority.
(2) Service of process.--The State of Maryland shall have
the right to serve civil or criminal process in such tracts or
parcels of land in which the authority of the United States is
reserved under paragraph (1) in suits or prosecutions for or on
account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes
committed in the State but outside of such lands.
Subtitle B--Federal Courts
SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
(a) Circuit Judges.--Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Except in the District of Columbia,
each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
(2) by striking ``within fifty miles of the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``within fifty miles of the Federal
District''.
(b) District Judges.--Section 134(b) of such title is amended in
the first sentence by striking ``the District of Columbia, the Southern
District of New York, and'' and inserting ``the Southern District of
New York and''.
(c) United States Attorneys.--Section 545(a) of such title is
amended by striking the first sentence and inserting ``Each United
States attorney shall reside in the district for which he or she is
appointed, except that those officers of the Southern District of New
York and the Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles
thereof.''.
(d) United States Marshals.--Section 561(e)(1) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) the marshal for the Southern District of New York may
reside within 20 miles of the district; and''.
(e) Clerks of District Courts.--Section 751(c) of such title is
amended by striking ``the District of Columbia and''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply only to individuals appointed after the date of the retrocession
under section 102.
SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS.
(a) Renaming.--
(1) Circuit court.--Section 41 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the first column, by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''; and
(B) in the second column, by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
(2) District court.--Section 88 of such title is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District'';
(B) by amending the first paragraph to read as
follows:
``The Federal District comprise one judicial district.'';
and
(C) in the second paragraph, by striking
``Washington'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 88 in
the table of sections for chapter 5 of such title is amended to
read as follows:
``88. The Federal District.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Court of Appeals.--Title 28,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Appointment of judges.--Section 44(a) of such title is
amended in the first column by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
(2) Terms of court.--Section 48(a) of such title is
amended--
(A) in the first column, by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District'';
(B) in the second column, by striking
``Washington'' and inserting ``Federal District''; and
(C) in the second column, by striking ``District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
(3) Appointment of independent counsels by chief judge of
circuit.--Section 49 of such title is amended by striking
``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting
``Federal District''.
(4) Circuit court jurisdiction over certification of death
penalty counsels.--Section 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended
by striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and inserting
``the Federal District Circuit''.
(5) Circuit court jurisdiction over review of federal
agency orders.--Section 2343 of such title is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and inserting
``the Federal District Circuit''.
(c) Conforming Amendments Relating to District Court.--Title 28,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Appointment and number of district court judges.--
Section 133(a) of such title is amended in the first column by
striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal
District''.
(2) District court jurisdiction of tax cases brought
against united states.--Section 1346(e) of such title is
amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting
``the Federal District''.
(3) District court jurisdiction over proceedings for
forfeiture of foreign property.--Section 1355(b)(2) of such
title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``the Federal District''.
(4) District court jurisdiction over civil actions brought
against a foreign state.--Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is
amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting
``the Federal District''.
(5) District court jurisdiction over actions brought by
corporations against united states.--Section 1402(a)(2) of such
title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``the Federal District''.
(6) Venue in district court of certain actions brought by
employees of executive office of the president.--Section 1413
of such title is amended by striking ``the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
(7) Venue in district court of action enforcing foreign
judgment.--Section 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the
Federal District''.
(d) Conforming Amendments Relating to Other Courts.--Title 28,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Appointment of bankruptcy judges.--Section 152(a)(2) of
such title is amended in the first column by striking
``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
(2) Location of court of federal claims.--Section 173 of
such title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia''
and inserting ``the Federal District''.
(3) Duty station of judges of court of federal claims.--
Section 175 of such title is amended by striking ``the District
of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting ``the Federal
District''.
(4) Duty station of judges for purposes of traveling
expenses.--Section 456(b) of such title is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) The official duty station of the Chief Justice of the United
States, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the
judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
shall be the Federal District.''.
(5) Court accommodations for federal circuit and court of
federal claims.--Section 462(d) of such title is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the
Federal District''.
(6) Places of holding court of court of federal claims.--
Section 798(a) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``Washington, District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''; and
(B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``the Federal District''.
(e) Other Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Service of process on foreign parties at state
department office.--Section 1608(a)(4) of such title is amended
by striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and inserting
``the Federal District''.
(2) Service of process in property cases at attorney
general office.--Section 2410(b) of such title is amended by
striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and inserting
``the Federal District''.
(f) Definition.--Section 451 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new undesignated paragraph:
``The term `Federal District' means the area serving as the seat of
the Government of the United States, as described in section 111 of the
Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act.''.
(g) References in Other Laws.--Any reference in any Federal law
(other than a law amended by this section), rule, or regulation--
(1) to the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States Court
of Appeals for the Federal District;
(2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be deemed to
refer to the Federal District Circuit; and
(3) to the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States District
Court for the Federal District.
(h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect upon the retrocession under section 102.
SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
(a) Appointment of United States Trustees.--Section 581(a)(4) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
(b) Independent Counsels.--
(1) Appointment of additional personnel.--Section 594(c) of
such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the
first place it appears and inserting ``the Federal
District''; and
(B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the
second place it appears and inserting ``the Federal
District''.
(2) Judicial review of removal.--Section 596(a)(3) of such
title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``the Federal District''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect upon the retrocession under section 102.
Subtitle C--Federal Elections
SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN FEDERAL DISTRICT TO VOTE
IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT DOMICILE.
(a) Requirement for States To Permit Individuals To Vote by
Absentee Ballot.--
(1) In general.--Each State shall--
(A) permit absent Federal District voters to use
absentee registration procedures and to vote by
absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and
runoff elections for Federal office; and
(B) accept and process, with respect to any
general, special, primary, or runoff election for
Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration
application from an absent Federal District voter, if
the application is received by the appropriate State
election official not less than 30 days before the
election.
(2) Absent federal district voter defined.--In this
section, the term ``absent Federal district voter'' means, with
respect to a State, a person who resides in the Federal
District and is qualified to vote in the State (or who would be
qualified to vote in the State but for residing in the Federal
District), but only if the State is the last place in which the
person was domiciled before residing in the Federal district.
(3) State defined.--In this section, the term ``State''
means each of the several States.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon the date
of the retrocession under section 102, and shall apply with respect to
elections for Federal office taking place on or after such date.
SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATE.
(a) Repeal of Office.--
(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 district of columbia elections
code of 1955.--The District of Columbia Elections 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) by striking ``Delegate,'' in the
heading, and
(ii) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place
it appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A),
(h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3);
(D) in section 10 (sec. 1-1001.10, D.C. Official
Code)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) of
subsection (a)(3), and
(ii) in subsection (d)--
(I) by striking ``Delegate,'' each
place it appears in paragraph (1), and
(II) by striking paragraph (2) and
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''.
(3) 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.
(b) 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 individual serving as the Delegate to the
House of Representatives from the District of Columbia
shall serve as a member of the House of Representatives
from the State of Maryland;
(B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled to 1
additional Representative until the taking effect of
such reapportionment; and
(C) such Representative shall be in addition to the
membership of the House of Representatives as now
prescribed by law.
(2) 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 operate
to either increase or decrease the permanent membership of the
House of Representatives as prescribed in the Act of August 8,
1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2), nor shall such temporary
increase affect the basis of reapportionment established by the
Act of November 15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the
82nd Congress and each Congress thereafter.
SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking section 21; and
(2) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating
to section 21.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect upon the date of the retrocession under section 102, and
shall apply to any election of the President and Vice-President taking
place on or after such date.
TITLE III--TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Subtitle A--Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District
of Columbia
SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Continuation of Entitlement to Payments.--Any individual who,
as of the day before the date of the retrocession under section 102, is
entitled to a Federal benefit payment under the District of Columbia
Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title XI of the
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997; sec. 1-801.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall continue to be
entitled to such a payment after such retrocession, in the same manner,
to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions
applicable under such Act.
(b) Obligations of Federal Government.--
(1) In general.--Any obligation of the Federal Government
under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of
1997 which exists with respect to any individual or with
respect to the District of Columbia as of the day before the
date of the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in
effect with respect to such an individual and with respect to
the State of Maryland after such retrocession, in the same
manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and
conditions applicable under such Act.
(2) D.C. federal pension fund.--Any obligation of the
Federal Government under chapter 9 of the District of Columbia
Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (sec. 1-817.01 et seq., D.C.
Official Code) with respect to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund
which exists as of the day before the date of the retrocession
under section 102 shall remain in effect with respect to such
Fund after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the same
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
under such chapter.
(c) Obligations of State.--Any obligation of the District of
Columbia under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of
1997 which exists with respect to any individual or with respect to the
Federal Government as of the day before the date of the retrocession
under section 102 shall become an obligation of the State of Maryland
with respect to such an individual and with respect to the Federal
Government after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the same
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under
such Act.
SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES
FIRST EMPLOYED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM.
(a) Obligations of Federal Government.--Any obligation of the
Federal Government under title 5, United States Code, which exists with
respect to an individual described in subsection (c) or with respect to
the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of the
retrocession under section 102 shall remain in effect with respect to
such individual and with respect to the State of Maryland after such
retrocession, in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to
the same terms and conditions applicable under such title.
(b) Obligations of State of Maryland.--Any obligation of the
District of Columbia under title 5, United States Code, which exists
with respect to an individual described in subsection (c) or with
respect to the Federal Government as of the day before the date of the
retrocession under section 102 shall become an obligation of the State
of Maryland with respect to such individual and with respect to the
Federal Government after such retrocession, in the same manner, to the
same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
under such title.
(c) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is an individual who was first employed by the Government of
the District of Columbia before October 1, 1987.
SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER JUDGES' RETIREMENT
PROGRAM.
Any obligation of the Federal Government under subchapter III of
chapter 15 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code--
(1) which exists with respect to any individual and the
District of Columbia as the result of service accrued prior to
the date of the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in
effect with respect to such an individual and with respect to
the State of Maryland after such retrocession, in the same
manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and
conditions applicable under such subchapter; and
(2) shall exist with respect to any individual and the
State of Maryland as the result of service accrued after the
date of such retrocession in the same manner, to the same
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable
under such subchapter as such obligation existed with respect
to individuals and the District of Columbia as of the date of
such retrocession, but only in the case of an individual who
serves as a judge in the State of Maryland on or after the date
of such retrocession.
SEC. 304. EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE.
(a) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--Any individual
who, as of the day before the date of the retrocession under section
102, is an employee of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service
and who, pursuant to section 305(c) of the District of Columbia Court
Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1605(c), D.C.
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, but only in the
case of an individual who serves as an employee of the public defender
service of the State of Maryland (or, if applicable, a jurisdiction of
the State of Maryland which operates a public defender service in the
territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to
such retrocession) on or after the date of such retrocession.
(b) Responsibility for Employer Contribution.--The Federal
Government shall be treated as the employing agency with respect to the
benefits described in subsection (a) which are provided to an
individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued
to be treated as an employee of the Federal Government under such
paragraph.
SEC. 305. EMPLOYEES EXERCISING AUTHORITY OVER PAROLE AND SUPERVISION.
(a) United States Parole Commission.--
(1) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
(A) Continuation.--Any individual who, as of the
day before the date of the retrocession under section
102, is an employee of the United States Parole
Commission and who, on or after such date, is an
employee of the office of the State of Maryland which
exercises the authority described in paragraph (2) (or,
if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland
which exercises the authority described in paragraph
(2) in the territory ceded and relinquished to the
State of Maryland pursuant to such retrocession) 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.
(B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--The
Federal Government shall be treated as the employing
agency with respect to the benefits described in
subparagraph (A) which are provided to an individual
who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is
continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal
Government under such paragraph.
(2) Authorities described.--The authorities described in
this paragraph are--
(A) 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 of Maryland; and
(B) the authority to exercise authority over
individuals who are released offenders of the State of
Maryland.
(b) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.--
(1) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
(A) Continuation.--Any individual who, as of the
day before the date of the retrocession under section
102, is an employee of the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and
who, on or after such date, is an employee of the
office of the State of Maryland which provides the
services described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable,
a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which provides
the services described in paragraph (2) in the
territory ceded and relinquished to the State of
Maryland pursuant to such retrocession) 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.
(B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--The
Federal Government shall be treated as the employing
agency with respect to the benefits described in
subparagraph (A) which are provided to an individual
who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is
continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal
Government under such paragraph.
(2) Services described.--The services described in this
paragraph are as follows:
(A) Pretrial services with respect to individuals
who are charged with an offense in the State of
Maryland.
(B) Supervision for individuals who are offenders
on probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant
to the laws of the State of Maryland.
(C) Sex offender registration functions with
respect to individuals who are sex offenders in the
State of Maryland.
SEC. 306. EMPLOYEES OF COURTS AND COURT SYSTEM.
(a) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--Any individual
who is an employee of the courts or court system of the District of
Columbia as of the day before the date of the retrocession under
section 102 and who, pursuant to section 11-1726(b) or section 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, but only in the case of an individual who serves as an
employee of the courts or court system of the State of Maryland (or, if
applicable, the courts or court system of the jurisdiction of the State
of Maryland which operates the courts or court system in the territory
ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to such
retrocession) on or after the date of such retrocession.
(b) Responsibility for Employer Contribution.--The Federal
Government shall be treated as the employing agency with respect to the
benefits described in subsection (a) which are provided to an
individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued
to be treated as an employee of the Federal Government under such
paragraph.
Subtitle B--Other Programs and Authorities
SEC. 311. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FELONS TO FACILITIES OF
BUREAU OF PRISONS.
(a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--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 shall apply with respect to an
individual described in subsection (b) after the date of the
retrocession under section 102 in the same manner and to the same
extent as such chapter and such amendments applied with respect to the
individual as of the day before such date.
(b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is an individual who, as of the date of the retrocession
under section 102, is serving a sentence of incarceration pursuant to
the District of Columbia Official Code at a penal or correctional
facility operated or contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons.
SEC. 312. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT.
(a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--The District of Columbia
College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98; sec. 38-2701 et seq.,
D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect to an individual described
in subsection (b) after the date of the retrocession under section 102
in the same manner and to the same extent as such Act applied with
respect to the individual as of the day before such date.
(b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is an individual with respect to whom the Mayor of the
District of Columbia made a payment on the individual's behalf under
the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 for the award year
during which the date of the retrocession under section 102 occurs.
SEC. 313. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS
ACT.
(a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--The Scholarships for
Opportunity 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 an
individual described in subsection (b) after the date of the
retrocession under section 102 in the same manner and to the same
extent as such Act applied with respect to the individual as of the day
before such date.
(b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is an individual with respect to whom an eligible entity
under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act awarded an
opportunity scholarship under such Act for the school year during which
the date of the retrocession under section 102 occurs.
SEC. 314. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS.
(a) National Capital Planning Commission.--
(1) Continuing application.--Subject to the amendments made
by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon the retrocession under section
102, chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, shall apply
with respect to the Federal District in the same manner and to
the same extent as such chapter applied with respect to the
District of Columbia as of the day before the date of such
retrocession.
(2) Composition of national capital planning 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 the territory ceded
and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to the
retrocession under section 102 of the Washington, D.C.
Residents Voting Act.''.
(3) Conforming amendments to definitions 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 Federal District''.
(B) Federal district.--Paragraph (2) of section
8702 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Federal district.--The term `Federal District' means
the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United
States, as described in section 111 of the Washington, D.C.
Residents Voting Act, and the territory the Federal Government
owns in the environs.''.
(C) National capital region.--Subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (3) of section 8702 of such title is amended
to read as follows:
``(A) the Federal District and the territory ceded
and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to
the retrocession under section 102 of the Washington,
D.C. Residents Voting Act;''.
(b) Commission of Fine Arts.--
(1) Limiting application to federal district.--Section
9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the
Federal District''.
(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 `Federal District'
means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United
States, as described in section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents
Voting Act.''.
(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 federal district.--Section 8902
of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(c) Limiting Application to Federal District.--This chapter
applies only with respect to commemorative works in the Federal
District and its environs.''.
(2) Definition.--Paragraph (2) of section 8902(a) of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Federal district 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 111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting
Act; and
``(B) those lands and properties administered 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
Washington, DC and Environs', numbered \869/86501\ B,
and dated June 24, 2003, that are located outside of
the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of
Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under section 102
of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act.''.
(3) Temporary site designation.--Section 8907(a) of such
title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and
inserting ``the Federal District 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 Federal District 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 described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C.
Residents Voting Act''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the retrocession under section
102.
SEC. 315. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUPPLYING WATER.
(a) Continuation of Role.--Chapter 95 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of
State of Maryland
``(a) In General.--Effective upon the retrocession under section
102 of the Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act, any reference in this
chapter to the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the
Federal District or the territory ceded and relinquished to the State
of Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 of such Act,
as the case may be.
``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `Federal District'
means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United
States, as described in section 111 of the Washington, D.C. Residents
Voting Act.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 95 of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State
of Maryland.''.
SEC. 316. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The location of any person in the Federal District or the territory
ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to the
retrocession under section 102 on the day after the date of such
retrocession shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement under any law
in effect as of the day before such date 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 organizations).
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Federal District'' means the area serving
as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in
section 111.
SEC. 402. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
No law or regulation which is in force 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. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall take effect on the date the President issues a proclamation under
section 102(b) or 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, whichever comes later.
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