H.R. 3877

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Griffith

Sec. 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

Title I—Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland

Subtitle A—Retrocession

Sec. 101. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland.

(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.
(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.
(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.
(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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - thence west along said southern right-of-way of E Street SW to its end;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement to its intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - thence south along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its southwest corner;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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 13½ Street NW;
  - thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 13½ Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - 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;
  - thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE;
  - thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE;
  - 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
  - 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.
(a) Establishment
- Title 32, United States Code, is amended as follows:
- (1) Definitions
  - In section 101—
    - in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking both places it appears and inserting and Puerto Rico; and
    - in paragraph (19), by striking the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbiaand inserting or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- (2) Branches and organizations
  - In section 103, by striking .
- (3) Units: location; organization; command
  - In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, by striking both places it appears.
- (4) Availability of appropriations
  - In section 107(b), by striking .
- (5) Maintenance of other troops
  - In section 109—
    - in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking each place it appears; and
    - in subsection (c), by striking .
- (6) Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities
  - In section 112(h)—
    - in paragraph (3), by striking ; and
    - by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3), as amended, as paragraph (2).
- (7) Enlistment oath
  - In section 304, by striking .
- (8) Adjutants general
  - In section 314—
    - in subsections (a) and (d), by striking both places it appears; and
    - 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 each place it appears.
- (10) Discharge of officers; termination of appointment
  - In section 324(b), by striking .
- (11) Relief from National Guard duty when ordered to active duty
  - In subsections (a) and (b) of section 325—
    - by striking both places it appears; and
    - by striking 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 each place it appears.
- (13) Active Guard and Reserve duty: Governors authority
  - In section 328, by striking each place it appears.
- (14) Training generally
  - In section 501(b), by striking .
- (15) Participation in field exercises
  - In section 503(b), by striking .
- (16) National Guard schools and small arms competitions
  - In section 504(b), by striking Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand inserting or the Virgin Islands.
- (18) National Guard Youth Challenge Program
  - In section 509—
    - in subsection (c)(1)—
      - (i) by striking ; and
      - (ii) by striking ;
    - in subsection (g)(2), by striking ;
    - in subsection (j)—
      - (i) by striking ; and
      - (ii) by striking both places it appears;
    - in subsection (k), by striking ; and
    - in subsection (l)(1), by striking the territories, and the District of Columbiaand inserting and the Territories.
- (19) Issue of supplies
  - In section 702—
    - in subsection (a), by striking ; and
    - in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking 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 both places it appears.
- (21) Accountability: relief from upon order to active duty
  - In section 704, by striking .
- (22) Property and fiscal officers
  - In section 708—
    - in subsection (a), by striking ; and
    - in subsection (d), by striking .
- (23) Accountability for property issued to the National Guard
  - In subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 710, by striking each place it appears.
- (24) Disposition of obsolete or condemned property
  - In section 711, by striking .
- (25) Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores issued to National Guard
  - In paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking .
- (26) Property loss; personal injury or death
  - In section 715(c), by striking .
(b) Conforming amendments
- (1) Federal District defined
  - (A) In general
    - 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. Federal District
    - Section 101 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  - (B) With regards to Homeland Defense activities
    - Section 901 of title 32, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (2) by striking .
- (2) Title 10, United States Code
  - Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
  - (A) Definitions
    - In section 101—
      - (i) in subsection (a)—
      - in paragraph (1), by striking District of Columbiaand inserting Federal District; and
        
        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.
      - by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
      - (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c), by striking 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 Columbiaand inserting or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  - (B) Disposition on discharge
    - In section 771a(c), by striking Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbiaand 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 both places it appears; and
      - (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking .
  - (D) Payment of claims: availability of appropriations
    - In paragraph (2)(B) of section 2732, by striking .
  - (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 .
  - (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 .
  - (G) Ready Reserve: failure to satisfactorily perform prescribed training
    - In section 10148(b), by striking .
  - (H) Chief of the National Guard Bureau
    - In section 10502(a)(1), by striking .
  - (I) Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
    - In section 10505(a)(1)(A), by striking .
  - (J) Other senior National Guard Bureau officers
    - In subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1), by striking both places it appears.
  - (K) National Guard Bureau: general provisions
    - In section 10508(b)(1), by striking .
  - (L) Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation
    - In section 12204(b), by striking Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbiaand inserting and Puerto Rico.
  - (M) Reserve components generally
    - In section 12301(b), by striking .
  - (N) National Guard in Federal service: call
    - In section 12406, by striking .
  - (O) Result of failure to comply with standards and qualifications
    - In section 12642(c), by striking States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbiaand inserting States or Puerto Rico.
  - (P) Limitation on relocation of National Guard units
    - In section 18238, by striking .
(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.
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.
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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(a) Circuit judges
- Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
  - by striking Except in the District of Columbia, eachand inserting Each; and
  - by striking within fifty miles of the District of Columbiaand 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, andand 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 .
(d) United States marshals
- Section 561(e)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows:
  - 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 .
(f) Effective date
- The amendments made by this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after the date of the retrocession under section 102.
(a) Renaming
- (1) Circuit Court
  - Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
    - in the first column, by striking District of Columbiaand inserting Federal District; and
    - in the second column, by striking District of Columbiaand inserting Federal District.
- (2) District Court
  - Section 88 of such title is amended—
    - in the heading, by striking and inserting ;
    - by amending the first paragraph to read as follows:
    - in the second paragraph, by striking Washingtonand inserting the Federal District.
- (3) Clerical amendment
  - 88. The Federal District.
  - 1. The Federal District.
  - The item relating to section 88 in the table of sections for chapter 5 of such title is amended to read as follows:
(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 Columbiaand inserting Federal District.
- (2) Terms of Court
  - Section 48(a) of such title is amended—
    - in the first column, by striking District of Columbiaand inserting Federal District;
    - in the second column, by striking Washingtonand inserting Federal District; and
    - in the second column, by striking District of Columbiaand inserting Federal District.
- (3) Appointment of independent counsels by chief judge of circuit
  - Section 49 of such title is amended by striking 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 Circuitand 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 Circuitand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand inserting Federal District.
- (2) Location of Court of Federal Claims
  - Section 173 of such title is amended by striking the District of Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
- (3) Duty station of judges of Court of Federal Claims
  - Section 175 of such title is amended by striking each place it appears and inserting the Federal District.
- (4) Duty station of judges for purposes of traveling expenses
  - 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.
  - Section 456(b) of such title is amended to read as follows:
- (5) Court accommodations for Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims
  - Section 462(d) of such title is amended by striking the District of Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
- (6) Places of holding court of Court of Federal Claims
  - Section 798(a) of such title is amended—
    - by striking Washington, District of Columbiaand inserting the Federal District; and
    - by striking the District of Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand 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 Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
(f) Definition
- 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.
- Section 451 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new undesignated paragraph:
(g) References in other laws
- Any reference in any Federal law (other than a law amended by this section), rule, or regulation—
  - 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;
  - to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be deemed to refer to the Federal District Circuit; and
  - 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.
(a) Appointment of United States Trustees
- Section 581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the District of Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
(b) Independent counsels
- (1) Appointment of additional personnel
  - Section 594(c) of such title is amended—
    - by striking the first place it appears and inserting the Federal District; and
    - by striking 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 Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
(c) Effective date
- The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the retrocession under section 102.
(a) Requirement for states To permit individuals To vote by absentee ballot
- (1) In general
  - Each State shall—
    - 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
    - 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.
(a) Repeal of Office
- (1) In General
  - Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate Act (; 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. Public Law 91–405
- (2) Conforming Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955
  - The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended—
    - in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking ;
    - in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)—
      - (i) by striking paragraph (6),
      - (ii) in paragraph (12), by striking , and
      - (iii) in paragraph (13), by striking ;
    - in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)—
      - (i) by striking in the heading, and
      - (ii) by striking each place it appears in subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), and (k)(3);
    - 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)—
      - by striking each place it appears in paragraph (1), and
      - by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
    - in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking ;
    - in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking ; and
    - in section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking .
- (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—
    - 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;
    - the State of Maryland shall be entitled to 1 additional Representative until the taking effect of such reapportionment; and
    - 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; ), nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of reapportionment established by the Act of November 15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; ), for the 82nd Congress and each Congress thereafter. 2 U.S.C. 2; 2 U.S.C. 2a
(a) In general
- of title 3, United States Code, is amended— Chapter 1
  - by striking section 21; and
  - 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.
(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.
(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.
Any obligation of the Federal Government under subchapter III of of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code— chapter 15
- 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
- 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.
(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.
(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—
    - 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
    - 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:
    - Pretrial services with respect to individuals who are charged with an offense in the State of Maryland.
    - Supervision for individuals who are offenders on probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant to the laws of the State of Maryland.
    - Sex offender registration functions with respect to individuals who are sex offenders in the State of Maryland.
(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.
(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.
(a) Continuation for certain individuals
- The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (; 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. Public Law 106–98
(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.
(a) Continuation for certain individuals
- The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of ; 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. Public Law 112–10
(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.
(a) National Capital Planning Commission
- (1) Continuing application
  - Subject to the amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon the retrocession under section 102, 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. chapter 87
- (2) Composition of National Capital Planning Commission
  - Section 8711(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
    - four citizens with experience in city or regional planning, who shall be appointed by the President.
    - by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 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.
    - by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
- (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 Columbiaand inserting the territory surrounding the Federal District.
  - (B) Federal District
    - (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.
    - Paragraph (2) of section 8702 of such title is amended to read as follows:
  - (C) National Capital Region
    - 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;
    - Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of section 8702 of such title is amended to read as follows:
(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 Columbiaand inserting the Federal District.
- (2) Definition
  - (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.
  - Section 9102 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
- (3) Conforming amendment
  - Section 9101(d) of such title is amended by striking the District of Columbiaand 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
  - (2) Federal District and its environs
    - The term Capital and its environs 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
      - 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 , numbered 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. Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs
  - Paragraph (2) of section 8902(a) of such title is amended to read as follows:
- (3) Temporary site designation
  - Section 8907(a) of such title is amended by striking the District of Columbiaand inserting the Federal District and its environs.
- (4) General conforming amendments
  - Chapter 89 of such title is amended by striking each place it appears in the following sections and inserting :
    - Section 8901(2) and 8901(4).
    - Section 8902(a)(4).
    - Section 8903(d).
    - Section 8904(c).
    - Section 8905(a).
    - Section 8906(a).
    - 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 Columbiaand 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.
(a) Continuation of role
- of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Chapter 95
  - (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
- 9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State of Maryland.
- 1. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State of Maryland.
- The table of sections of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
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).
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.
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.
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.