HR51-119

1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

111. Territory and boundaries Except as provided in subsection (b), the State shall consist of all of the territory of the District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the results of the metes and bounds survey conducted under subsection (c). The territory of the State shall not include the area described in section 112, which shall be known as the Capital and shall serve as the seat of the Government of the United States, as provided in clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States. 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 Capital, as described in section 112(b).

112. Description of Capital Subject to subsections (c) and (d), upon the admission of the State into the Union, the Capital 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). Upon the admission of the State into the Union, the boundaries of the Capital 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 NE; thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE 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 northeastern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE; thence northwest along said northeastern 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 northeastern right-of-way of Canal Street SE; thence southeast along said northeastern 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 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 northeastern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE; thence northwest along said northeastern 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 northwestern boundary of the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement; thence southwest along said northwestern 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 from the northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806; thence east along said line extending westward from the northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along the northern boundary of the 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 42; thence south along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 42 to its southwest corner; thence east along the southern border of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 42 to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as Square 221 Lot 41; thence south along the western boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 41 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 from 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 northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; thence northeast along said northwestern 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 northwestern 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, after the admission of the State into the Union, the Capital shall not be considered to include the building known as the John A. Wilson Building, as described and designated under section 601(a) of the Omnibus Spending Reduction Act of 1993 (sec. 10–1301(a), D.C. Official Code). The entirety of the Frances Perkins Building, including any portion of the Building which is north of D Street NW, shall be considered to be included in the Capital.

113. Retention of title to property The United States shall have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real and personal property with respect to which the United States holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union. The State shall have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration and maintenance, all real and personal property with respect to which the District of Columbia holds title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union.

114. Effect of admission on current laws of seat of Government of United States Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws of the District of Columbia which are in effect on the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union (without regard to whether such laws were enacted by Congress or by the District of Columbia) shall apply in the Capital in the same manner and to the same extent beginning on the date of the admission of the State into the Union, and shall be deemed laws of the United States which are applicable only in or to the Capital.

115. Capital National Guard Title 32, United States Code, is amended as follows: In paragraphs (4), (6), and (19) of section 101, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 103, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In subsections (c) and (d) of section 104, by striking District of Columbia both places it appears and inserting Capital. In section 107(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 109, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 112(h)— by striking District of Columbia, both places it appears and inserting Capital,; and in paragraph (2), by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 304, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 314, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 315, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 324(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In subsections (a) and (b) of section 325, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In sections 326 and 327, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 328(a), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 501(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 503(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 504(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 505, by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard. In subsections (c)(1), (g)(2), (j), (k), and (l)(1) of section 509, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 702— in subsection (a), by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard; and in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In subsections (a) and (b) of section 703, by striking District of Columbia both places it appears and inserting Capital. In section 704, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 708— in subsection (a), by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard; and in subsection (d), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 710, by striking District of Columbia each place it appears and inserting Capital. In section 711, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 715(c), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. Section 101 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Section 901 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The term Governor means, with respect to the Capital, the commanding general of the Capital National Guard. Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: In section 101— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c), by striking District of Columbia both places it appears and inserting Capital; and in subsection (d)(5), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 771a(c), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 1076f— in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by striking with respect to the District of Columbia, the mayor of the District of Columbia both places it appears and inserting with respect to the Capital, the commanding general of the Capital National Guard; and in subsection (c)(2), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In paragraph (2)(B) of section 2732, by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 7401(c), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 9401(c), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 10148(b)— by striking District of Columbia, and inserting Capital,; and by striking District of Columbia National Guard and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 10502(a)(1)— by striking District of Columbia, and inserting Capital,; and by striking District of Columbia National Guard and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 10505(a)(1)(A)— by striking District of Columbia, and inserting Capital,; and by striking District of Columbia National Guard and inserting Capital National Guard. In subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1)— by striking District of Columbia, both places it appears and inserting Capital,; and by striking District of Columbia National Guard both places it appears and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 10508(b)(1), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 12204(b), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 12301(b), by striking District of Columbia National Guard both places it appears and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 12406— by striking District of Columbia, and inserting Capital,; and by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard. In section 12642(c), by striking District of Columbia and inserting Capital. In section 18238— by striking District of Columbia, and inserting Capital,; and by striking National Guard of the District of Columbia and inserting Capital National Guard. (20)Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.. (3)The term Governor means, with respect to the Capital, the commanding general of the Capital National Guard.. (21)The term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.;

122. Pending actions and proceedings The State shall be the legal successor to the District of Columbia in all matters. 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 shall continue unaffected by the admission of the State into the Union with respect to the State or the United States, except as may be provided under this Act, as may be modified in accordance with the provisions of the State Constitution, and as may be modified by the laws of the State or the United States, as the case may be.

213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice Section 581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the District of Columbia and inserting the Capital and Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Section 594(c) of such title is amended— by striking the District of Columbia the first place it appears and inserting Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital; and by striking the District of Columbia the second place it appears and inserting Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Section 596(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking the District of Columbia and inserting Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital. The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the admission of the State into the Union.

222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate 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. The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended— in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the House of Representatives,; in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)— by striking paragraph (6); in paragraph (12), by striking (except the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia); and in paragraph (13), by striking the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia,; in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)— by striking Delegate, in the heading; and by striking Delegate, 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)— by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3); and in subsection (d)— by striking Delegate, 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 Delegate to the House of Representatives,; in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate,; and 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. The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the admission of the State into the Union.

223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of government in election of President and Vice President Section 21 of title 3, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph (2); by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia). The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the State into the Union, and shall apply to any election of the President and Vice President taking place on or after such date.

313. Service of United States Marshals The United States Marshals Service shall provide services with respect to the courts and court system of the State in the same manner and to the same extent as the Service provided services with respect to the courts and court system of the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union, except that the President shall not appoint a United States Marshal under section 561 of title 28, United States Code, for any court of the State. The obligation of the United States Marshals Service to provide services under this section shall terminate upon written certification by the State to the President that the State has appointed personnel of the State to provide such services.

314. Designation of felons to facilities of Bureau of Prisons 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 continue to apply with respect to individuals convicted of offenses under the laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of the admission of the State into the Union; and shall apply with respect to individuals convicted of offenses under the laws of the State after the date of the admission of the State into the Union in the same manner and to the same extent as such chapter and amendments applied with respect to individuals convicted of offenses under the laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of the admission of the State into the Union. The provisions of this section shall terminate upon written certification by the State to the President that the State has in effect laws for the housing of individuals described in subsection (a) in correctional facilities.

321. Application of the College Access Act 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 the State, and to the public institution of higher education designated by the State as the successor to the University of the District of Columbia, after the date of the admission of the State into the Union in the same manner and to the same extent as such Act applied with respect to the District of Columbia and the University of the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union. The provisions of this section, other than with respect to the public institution of higher education designated by the State as the successor to the University of the District of Columbia, shall terminate upon written certification by the State to the President that the State has in effect laws requiring the State to provide tuition assistance substantially similar to the assistance provided under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.

323. Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage Notwithstanding section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), during the period beginning on the date of the admission of the State into the Union and ending on September 30 of the fiscal year during which the State submits the certification described in subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance percentage for the State under title XIX of such Act shall be the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under such title as of the day before the date of the admission of the State into the Union. The certification described in this subsection is a written certification by the State to the President that, during each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the certification, the estimated revenues of the State will be sufficient to cover any reduction in revenues which may result from the termination of the provisions of this section.

325. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water Chapter 95 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Effective upon the admission of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the case may be. In this section, the term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. The table of sections of chapter 95 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 9508.Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth(a)In generalEffective upon the admission of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the case may be.(b)DefinitionIn this section, the term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.. 9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth..

9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Effective upon the admission of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, any reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the case may be. In this section, the term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

401. General definitions In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: The term Capital means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, as described in section 112. The term Council means the Council of the District of Columbia. The term Mayor means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Except as otherwise provided, the term State means the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The term State Constitution means the proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, DC, as approved by the Council on October 18, 2016, pursuant to the Constitution and Boundaries for the State of Washington, D.C. Approval Resolution of 2016 (D.C. Resolution R21–621), ratified by District of Columbia voters in Advisory Referendum B approved on November 8, 2016, and certified by the District of Columbia Board of Elections on November 18, 2016.

403. Certification of enactment by President Not more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide written certification of such enactment to the Mayor.

404. Severability Except as provided in section 101(c), if any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendments made by this Act shall not be affected by the holding.