,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,ms4         
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mrs4      
,christensen1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4      
,farr1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,honda1 
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,polis1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,mr4 ,rush7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the admission of the ,state 
of ,new ,columbia into the ,union4  #a4 
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,new ,columbia ,admission ,act4  7b7
 ,table of contents ,the table of       

contents of this ,act is as follows3    
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,title ,i--,state of ,new     
,columbia ,subtitle ,a--,procedures for 
,admission ,sec4 #aja4 ,admission into  
the ,union4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,process for    
admission4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,election of     
officials of ,state4 ,sec4 #ajd4        
,issuance of ,presidential proclamation4
 ,subtitle ,b--,description of ,new     
,columbia ,territory ,sec4 #aaa4        
,territories and boundaries of ,new     
,columbia4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,description of  
,district of ,columbia after admission  
of ,state4 ,sec4 #aac4 ,continuation of 
title to lands and property4 ,subtitle  
,c--,general ,provisions ,relating to   
,laws of ,new ,columbia ,sec4 #aba4     
,limitation on authority of ,state to   
tax ,federal property4 ,sec4 #abb4      
,effect of admission of ,state on       
current laws4 ,sec4 #abc4 ,continuation 
of judicial proceedings4 ,sec4 #abd4    
,united ,states nationality4 ,title     
,,ii--,responsibilities and ,interests  

of ,federal ,government ,sec4 #bja4     
,continuation of revised ,district of   
,columbia as seat of ,federal           
,government4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,treatment of  
military lands4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,waiver of  
claims to ,federal lands and property4  
,sec4 #bjd4 ,permitting individuals     
residing in new seat of government to   
vote in ,federal elections in ,state of 
most recent domicile4 ,sec4 #bje4       
,repeal of law providing for            
participation of ,district of ,columbia 
in election of ,president and ,vice     
,president4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,expedited      
consideration of constitutional         
amendment4 ,title ,,iii--,general       
,provisions ,sec4 #cja4 ,general        
definitions4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,certification 
of enactment by ,president4  ,i ,state  
of ,new ,columbia  ,a ,procedures for   
,admission  #aja4 ,admission into the   
union  7a7 ,in general ,subject to the  
provisions of this ,act1 upon issuance  
of the proclamation required by section 
#ajd7;b71 the ,state of ,new ,columbia  

is declared to be a ,state of the       
,united ,states of ,america1 and is     
declared admitted into the ,union on an 
equal footing with the other ,states in 
all respects whatever4  7b7             
,constitution of state ,the ,state      
,constitution shall always be republican
 in form and shall not be repugnant to  
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 and the principles of the ,declaration 
of ,independence4  #ajb4 ,process for   
admission  7a7 ,approval of admission by
 voters of district of columbia  7#a7   
,election procedures ,at an election    
designated by proclamation of the       
,mayor1 which may be the primary or the 
general election held pursuant to       
section #ajc7;a71 a general election1 or
 a special election1 there shall be     
submitted to the electors qualified to  
vote in such election the following     
propositions for adoption or rejection3 
7,a7 ,new ,columbia shall immediately be
 admitted into the ,union as a ,state4  
7,b7 ,the proposed ,constitution for the

 ,state of ,new ,columbia1 as adopted by
 the ,council of the ,district of       
,columbia pursuant to the ,constitution 
for the ,state of ,new ,columbia        
,approval ,act of #aihg 7,d4,c4 ,law    
#g-h71 shall be deemed ratified and     
shall replace the ,constitution for the 
,state of ,new ,columbia ratified on    
,november #b1 #aihb4  7,c7 ,the         
boundaries of the ,state of ,new        
,columbia shall be as prescribed in the 
,new ,columbia ,admission ,act4  7,d7   
,all provisions of the ,new ,columbia   
,admission ,act1 including provisions   
reserving rights or powers to the       
,united ,states and provisions          
prescribing the terms or conditions of  
the grants of lands or other property   
made to the ,state of ,new ,columbia1   
are consented to fully by the ,state and
 its people4  4  7#b7 ,responsibilities 
of mayor ,the ,mayor of the ,district of
 ,columbia is authorized and directed to
 take such action as may be necessary or
 appropriate to ensure the submission of

 such propositions to the people4 ,the  
return of the votes cast on such        
propositions shall be made by the       
election officers directly to the ,board
 of ,elections of the ,district of      
,columbia1 which shall certify the      
results of the submission to the ,mayor4
 ,the ,mayor shall certify the results  
of such submission to the ,president of 
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,effect of    
vote  7#a7 ,adoption of propositions ,in
 the event the propositions described in
 subsection 7a7 are adopted in an       
election under such subsection by a     
majority of the legal votes cast on such
 submission--  7,a7 the ,state          
,constitution shall be deemed ratified2 
and  7,b7 the ,president shall issue a  
proclamation pursuant to section #ajd4  
7#b7 ,rejection of proposition ,in the  
event any one of the propositions       
described in subsection 7a7 is not      
adopted in an election under such       
subsection by a majority of the legal   
votes cast on such submission1 the      

provisions of this ,act shall cease to  
be effective4  #ajc4 ,election of       
officials of ,state  7a7 ,issuance of   
proclamation  7#a7 ,in general ,not more
 than #cj days after receiving          
certification of the enactment of this  
,act from the ,president pursuant to    
section #cjb1 the ,mayor of the         
,district of ,columbia shall issue a    
proclamation for the first elections1   
subject to the provisions of this       
section1 for two ,senators and one      
,representative in ,congress4  7#b7     
,special rule for election of senators  
,in the election of ,senators from the  
,state pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the  
#b ,senate offices shall be separately  
identified and designated1 and no person
 may be a candidate for both offices4   
,no such identification or designation  
of either of the offices shall refer to 
or be taken to refer to the terms of    
such offices1 or in any way impair the  
privilege of the ,senate to determine   
the class to which each of the ,senators

 elected shall be assigned4  7b7 ,rules 
for conducting election  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the proclamation of the ,mayor 
issued under subsection 7a7 shall       
provide for the holding of a primary    
election and a general election and at  
such elections the officers required to 
be elected as provided in subsection 7a7
 shall be chosen by the qualified       
electors of the ,district of ,columbia  
in the manner required by law4  7#b7    
,certification of returns ,election     
returns shall be made and certified in  
the manner required by law1 except that 
the ,mayor shall also certify the       
results of such elections to the        
,president of the ,united ,states4  7c7 
,assumption of duties ,upon the         
admission of the ,state into the ,union1
 the ,senators and ,representative      
elected at the election described in    
subsection 7a7 shall be entitled to be  
admitted to seats in ,congress and to   
all the rights and privileges of        
,senators and ,representatives of other 

,states in the ,congress of the ,united 
,states4  7d7 ,transfer of offices of   
mayor and members and chair of council  
,upon the admission of the ,state into  
the ,union1 the ,mayor1 members of the  
,council1 and the ,chair of the ,council
 at the time of admission shall be      
deemed the ,governor1 members of the    
,house of ,delegates1 and the ,president
 of the ,house of ,delegates of the     
,state1 respectively1 as provided by the
 ,state ,constitution and the laws of   
the ,state4  7e7 ,continuation of       
authority and duties and judicial and   
executive officers ,upon the admission  
of the ,state into the ,union1 members  
of executive and judicial offices of the
 ,district of ,columbia shall be deemed 
members of the respective executive and 
judicial offices of the ,state1 as      
provided by the ,state ,constitution and
 the laws of the ,state4  7f7 ,special  
rule for house of representatives       
membership ,the ,state upon its         
admission into the ,union shall be      

entitled to one ,representative until   
the taking effect of the next           
reapportionment1 and such               
,representative shall be in addition to 
the membership of the ,house of         
,representatives as now prescribed by   
law1 except that such temporary increase
 in the membership shall not operate to 
either increase or decrease the         
permanent membership of the ,house of   
,representatives or affect the basis of 
apportionment for the ,congress4  #ajd4 
,issuance of ,presidential proclamation 
7a7 ,in general ,if the ,president finds
 that the propositions set forth in     
section #ajb7;a7 have been duly adopted 
by the people of the ,state1 the        
,president1 upon certification of the   
returns of the election of the officers 
required to be elected as provided in   
section #ajc7;a71 shall1 not later than 
#ij days after receiving such           
certification1 issue a proclamation     
announcing the results of such elections
 as so ascertained4  7b7 ,admission of  

state upon issuance of proclamation     
,upon the issuance of the proclamation  
by the ,president under subsection 7a71 
the ,state shall be deemed admitted into
 the ,union as provided in section #aja4
  ,b ,description of ,new ,columbia     
,territory  #aaa4 ,territories and      
boundaries of ,new ,columbia  7a7 ,in   
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 the ,state shall consist
 of all of the territory of the         
,district of ,columbia as of the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 subject to 
the results of the technical survey     
conducted under subsection 7c74  7b7    
,exclusion of portion of district of    
columbia remaining as national capital  
,the territory of the ,state shall not  
include the area described in section   
#aab1 which shall remain as the         
,district of ,columbia for purposes of  
serving as the seat of the government of
 the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,technical   
survey ,not later than #f months after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

the ,president 7in consultation with the
 ,chair of the ,national ,capital       
,planning ,commission7 shall conduct a  
technical survey of the metes and bounds
 of the ,district of ,columbia and of   
the territory described in section      
#aab7;b74  #aab4 ,description of        
,district of ,columbia after admission  
of ,state  7a7 ,in general ,subject to  
the succeeding provisions of this       
section1 after the admission of the     
,state into the ,union1 the ,district of
 ,columbia shall consist of the property
 described in subsection 7b7 and shall  
include the principal ,federal          
monuments1 the ,white ,house1 the       
,capitol ,building1 the ,united ,states 
,supreme ,court ,building1 and the      
,federal executive1 legislative1 and    
judicial office buildings located       
adjacent to the ,mall and the ,capitol  
,building4  7b7 ,specific description of
 metes and bounds ,after the admission  
of the ,state into the ,union1 the      
specific metes and bounds of the        

,district of ,columbia shall be as      
follows3  ,beginning at the point on the
 present ,virginia-,district of         
,columbia boundary due west of the      
northernmost point of ,theodore         
,roosevelt ,island and running due east 
of the eastern shore of the ,potomac    
,river2 thence generally south along the
 shore at the mean high water mark to   
the northwest corner of the ,kennedy    
,center2  thence east along the north   
side of the ,kennedy ,center to a point 
where it reaches the ,e ,street         
,expressway2 thence east on the         
expressway to ,e ,street ,northwest and 
thence east on ,e ,street ,northwest to 
,eighteenth ,street ,northwest2  thence 
south on ,eighteenth ,street ,northwest 
to ,constitution ,avenue ,northwest2    
thence east on ,constitution ,avenue to 
,seventeenth ,street ,northwest2 thence 
north on ,seventeenth ,street ,northwest
 to ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,northwest2   
thence east on ,pennsylvania ,avenue to 
,jackson ,place ,northwest2 thence north

 on ,jackson ,place to ,h ,street       
,northwest2  thence east on ,h ,street  
,northwest to ,madison ,place           
,northwest2 thence south on ,madison    
,place ,northwest to ,pennsylvania      
,avenue ,northwest2 thence east on      
,pennsylvania ,avenue ,northwest to     
,fifteenth ,street ,northwest2 thence   
south on ,fifteenth ,street ,northwest  
to ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,northwest2    
thence southeast on ,pennsylvania       
,avenue ,northwest to ,john ,marshall   
,place ,northwest2 thence north on ,john
 ,marshall ,place ,northwest to ,c      
,street ,northwest2 thence east on ,c   
,street ,northwest to ,third ,street    
,northwest2 thence north on ,third      
,street ,northwest to ,d ,street        
,northwest2 thence east on ,d ,street   
,northwest to ,second ,street           
,northwest2 thence south on ,second     
,street ,northwest to the intersection  
of ,constitution ,avenue ,northwest and 
,louisiana ,avenue ,northwest2 thence   
northeast on ,louisiana ,avenue         

,northwest to ,north ,capitol ,street2  
thence north on ,north ,capitol ,street 
to ,massachusetts ,avenue ,northwest2   
thence southeast on ,massachusetts      
,avenue ,northwest so as to encompass   
,union ,square2 thence following ,union 
,square to ,f ,street ,northeast2 thence
 east on ,f ,street ,northeast to       
,second ,street ,northeast2 thence south
 on ,second ,street ,northeast to ,d    
,street ,northeast2 thence west on ,d   
,street ,northeast to ,first ,street    
,northeast2 thence south on ,first      
,street ,northeast to ,maryland ,avenue 
,northeast2 thence generally north and  
east on ,maryland ,avenue to ,second    
,street ,northeast2 thence south on     
,second ,street ,northeast to ,c ,street
 ,southeast2 thence west on ,c ,street  
,southeast to ,new ,jersey ,avenue      
,southeast2 thence south on ,new ,jersey
 ,avenue ,southeast to ,d ,street       
,southeast2 thence west on ,d ,street   
,southeast to ,washington ,avenue       
,southwest2 thence southeast on         

,washington ,avenue ,southwest to ,e    
,street ,southeast2 thence west on ,e   
,street ,southeast to the intersection  
of ,washington ,avenue ,southwest and   
,south ,capitol ,street2 thence         
northwest on ,washington ,avenue        
,southwest to ,second ,street           
,southwest2 thence south on ,second     
,street ,southwest to ,virginia ,avenue 
,southwest2 thence generally west on    
,virginia ,avenue to ,third ,street     
,southwest2 thence north on ,third      
,street ,southwest to ,c ,street        
,southwest2 thence west on ,c ,street   
,southwest to ,sixth ,street ,southwest2
 thence north on ,sixth ,street         
,southwest to ,independence ,avenue2    
thence west on ,independence ,avenue to 
,twelfth ,street ,southwest2 thence     
south on ,twelfth ,street ,southwest to 
,d ,street ,southwest2 thence west on ,d
 ,street ,southwest to ,fourteenth      
,street ,southwest2 thence south on     
,fourteenth ,street ,southwest to the   
middle of the ,washington ,channel2     

thence generally south and east along   
the midchannel of the ,washington       
,channel to a point due west of the     
northern boundary line of ,fort ,lesley 
,mc,nair2 thence due east to the side of
 the ,washington ,channel2 thence       
following generally south and east along
 the side of the ,washington ,channel at
 the mean high water mark1 to the point 
of confluence with the ,anacostia       
,river1 and along the northern shore at 
the mean high water mark to the         
northernmost point of the ,eleventh     
,street ,bridge2 thence generally south 
and east along the northern side of the 
,eleventh ,street ,bridge to the eastern
 shore of the ,anacostia ,river2  thence
 generally south and west along such    
shore at the mean high water mark to the
 point of confluence of the ,anacostia  
and ,potomac ,rivers2 thence generally  
south along the eastern shore at the    
mean high water mark of the ,potomac    
,river to the point where it meets the  
present southeastern boundary line of   

the ,district of ,columbia2 thence south
 and west along such southeastern       
boundary line to the point where it     
meets the present ,virginia-,district of
 ,columbia boundary2 and thence         
generally north and west up the ,potomac
 ,river along the present               
,virginia-,district of ,columbia        
boundary to the point of beginning4  7c7
 ,treatment of certain property  7#a7   
,streets and sidewalks bounding area    
,after the admission of the ,state into 
the ,union1 the ,district of ,columbia  
shall be deemed to include any street   
7together with any sidewalk thereof7    
bounding the ,district of ,columbia4    
7#b7 ,exclusion of district building    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 the ,district of ,columbia
 shall not be considered to include the 
,district ,building after the admission 
of the ,state into the ,union4  7#c7    
,inclusion of certain military property 
,after the admission of the ,state into 
the ,union1 the ,district of ,columbia  

shall be deemed to include ,fort ,lesley
 ,mc,nair1 the ,washington ,navy ,yard1 
the ,anacostia ,naval ,annex1 the       
,united ,states ,naval ,station1        
,bolling ,air ,force ,base1 and the     
,naval ,research ,laboratory4  #aac4    
,continuation of title to lands and     
property  7a7 ,continuation of title to 
lands of district of columbia  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,state and its political   
subdivisions shall have and retain title
 or jurisdiction for purposes of        
administration and maintenance to all   
property1 real and personal1 with       
respect to which title or jurisdiction  
for purposes of administration and      
maintenance is held by the ,district of 
,columbia on the day before the ,state  
is admitted into the ,union4  7#b7      
,conveyance of interest in certain      
bridges and tunnels ,on the day before  
the ,state is admitted into the ,union1 
the ,district of ,columbia shall convey 
to the ,united ,states any and all      
interest of the ,district of ,columbia  

in any bridge or tunnel that will       
connect the ,commonwealth of ,virginia  
with the ,district of ,columbia after   
the admission of the ,state into the    
,union4  7b7 ,continuation of federal   
title to property in state ,the ,united 
,states shall have and retain title or  
jurisdiction for purposes of            
administration and maintenance to all   
property in the ,state with respect to  
which the ,united ,states holds title or
 jurisdiction on the day before the     
,state is admitted into the ,union4  ,c 
,general ,provisions ,relating to ,laws 
of ,new ,columbia  #aba4 ,limitation on 
authority of ,state to tax ,federal     
property ,the ,state may not impose any 
taxes upon any lands or other property  
owned or acquired by the ,united        
,states1 except to the extent as        
,congress may permit4  #abb4 ,effect of 
admission of ,state on current laws  7a7
 ,legislative power of ,state ,the      
legislative power of the ,state shall   
extend to all rightful subjects of      

legislation within the ,state1          
consistent with the ,constitution of the
 ,united ,states 7including the         
restrictions and limitations imposed    
upon the ,states by article ,i1 section 
#aj7 and subject to the provisions of   
this ,act4  7b7 ,treatment of federal   
laws ,to the extent that any law of the 
,united ,states applies to the ,states  
generally1 the law shall have the same  
force and effect within the ,state as   
elsewhere in the ,united ,states1 except
 as such law may otherwise provide4     
#abc4 ,continuation of judicial         
proceedings  7a7 ,pending proceedings   
7#a7 ,in general ,no writ1 action1      
indictment1 cause1 or proceeding pending
 in any court of the ,district of       
,columbia or in the ,united ,states     
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,columbia shall abate by reason of the  
admission of the ,state into the ,union1
 but shall be transferred and shall     
proceed within such appropriate ,state  
courts as shall be established under the

 ,state ,constitution1 or shall continue
 in the ,united ,states ,district ,court
 for the ,district of ,columbia1 as the 
nature of the case may require4  7#b7   
,succession of courts ,the appropriate  
courts of the ,state shall be the       
successors of the courts of the         
,district of ,columbia as to all cases  
arising within the limits embraced      
within the jurisdiction of such courts1 
with full power to proceed with such    
cases1 and award mesne or final process 
therein1 and all files1 records1        
indictments1 and proceedings relating to
 any such writ1 action1 indictment1     
cause1 or proceeding shall be           
transferred to such appropriate ,state  
courts and shall be proceeded with      
therein in due course of law4  7b7      
,unfiled proceedings based on actions   
prior to admission ,all civil causes of 
action and all criminal offenses which  
shall have arisen or been committed     
prior to the admission of the ,state    
into the ,union1 but as to which no     

writ1 action1 indictment1 or proceeding 
shall be pending at the date of such    
admission1 shall be subject to          
prosecution in the appropriate ,state   
courts or in the ,united ,states        
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,columbia in like manner1 to the same   
extent1 and with like right of appellate
 review1 as if the ,state had been      
admitted and such ,state courts had been
 established prior to the accrual of    
such causes of action or the commission 
of such offenses4  7c7 ,maintenance of  
rights to and jurisdiction over appeals 
7#a7 ,cases decided prior to admission  
,parties shall have the same rights of  
appeal from and appellate review of     
final decisions of the ,united ,states  
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,columbia or the ,district of ,columbia 
,court of ,appeals in any case finally  
decided prior to the admission of the   
,state into the ,union1 whether or not  
an appeal therefrom shall have been     
perfected prior to such admission4 ,the 

,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit and 
the ,supreme ,court of the ,united      
,states shall have the same jurisdiction
 in such cases as by law provided prior 
to the admission of the ,state into the 
,union4  7#b7 ,cases decided after      
admission ,parties shall have the same  
rights of appeal from and appellate     
review of all orders1 judgments1 and    
decrees of the ,united ,states ,district
 ,court for the ,district of ,columbia  
and of the highest court of the ,state1 
as successor to the ,district of        
,columbia ,court of ,appeals1 in any    
case pending at the time of admission of
 the ,state into the ,union1 and the    
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit and 
the ,supreme ,court of the ,united      
,states shall have the same jurisdiction
 therein1 as by law provided in any case
 arising subsequent to the admission of 
the ,state into the ,union4  7#c7       
,issuance of subsequent mandates ,any   

mandate issued subsequent to the        
admission of the ,state shall be to the 
,united ,states ,district ,court for the
 ,district of ,columbia or a court of   
the ,state1 as appropriate4  7d7        
,conforming amendments relating to      
federal courts ,effective upon the      
admission of the ,state into the        
,union--  7#a7 section #da of title #bh1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in   
the second column by inserting 1 ,new   
,columbia after ,district of ,columbia2 
and  7#b7 the first paragraph of section
 #hh of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
,the ,district of ,columbia and the     
,state of ,new ,columbia comprise one   
judicial district4  4  #abd4 ,united    
,states nationality ,no provision of    
this ,act shall operate to confer       
,united ,states nationality1 to         
terminate nationality lawfully acquired1
 or to restore nationality terminated or
 lost under any law of the ,united      
,states or under any treaty to which the

 ,united ,states is or was a party4     
,,ii ,responsibilities and ,interests of
 ,federal ,government  #bja4            
,continuation of revised ,district of   
,columbia as seat of ,federal           
,government ,after the admission of the 
,state into the ,union1 the seat of the 
,government of the ,united ,states shall
 be the ,district of ,columbia as       
described in section #aab 7also known as
 ,washington1 ,,dc74  #bjb4 ,treatment  
of military lands  7a7 ,reservation of  
federal authority  7#a7 ,in general     
,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and          
subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding the  
admission of the ,state into the ,union1
 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 within the     
,state that1 immediately prior to the   
admission of the ,state1 are controlled 
or owned by the ,united ,states and held
 for defense or ,coast ,guard purposes4 

7#b7 ,limitation on authority ,the power
 of exclusive legislation described in  
paragraph 7#a7 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 used for defense or 
,coast ,guard purposes4  7b7 ,authority 
of state  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
reservation of authority in the ,united 
,states for the exercise by the         
,congress of the ,united ,states of the 
power of exclusive legislation over     
military lands under subsection 7a7     
shall not operate to prevent such lands 
from being a part of the ,state1 or to  
prevent the ,state from exercising over 
or upon such lands1 concurrently with   
the ,united ,states1 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 authority4  7#b7 ,service
 of process ,the ,state shall have the  

right to serve civil or criminal process
 within such tracts or parcels of land  
in which the authority of the ,united   
,states is reserved under subsection 7a7
 in suits or prosecutions for or on     
account of rights acquired1 obligations 
incurred1 or crimes committed within the
 ,state but outside of such tracts or   
parcels of land4  #bjc4 ,waiver of      
claims to ,federal lands and property   
7a7 ,in general ,as a compact with the  
,united ,states1 the ,state and its     
people disclaim all right and title to  
any lands or other property not granted 
or confirmed to the ,state or its       
political subdivisions by or under the  
authority of this ,act1 the right or    
title to which is held by the ,united   
,states or subject to disposition by the
 ,united ,states4  7b7 ,effect on claims
 against united states  7#a7 ,in general
 ,nothing contained in this ,act shall  
recognize1 deny1 enlarge1 impair1 or    
otherwise affect any claim against the  
,united ,states1 and any such claim     

shall be governed by applicable laws of 
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,rule of     
construction ,nothing in this ,act is   
intended or shall be construed as a     
finding1 interpretation1 or construction
 by the ,congress that any applicable   
law authorizes1 establishes1 recognizes1
 or confirms the validity or invalidity 
of any claim referred to in paragraph   
7#a71 and the determination of the      
applicability or effect of any law to   
any such claim shall be unaffected by   
anything in this ,act4  #bjd4           
,permitting individuals residing in new 
seat of government to vote in ,federal  
elections in ,state of most recent      
domicile  7a7 ,requirement for states   
,to permit individuals ,to vote by      
absentee ballot  7#a7 ,in general ,each 
,state shall--  7,a7 permit absent      
,district of ,columbia voters to use    
absentee registration procedures and to 
vote by absentee ballot in general1     
special1 primary1 and runoff elections  
for ,federal office2 and  7,b7 accept   

and process1 with respect to any        
general1 special1 primary1 or runoff    
election for ,federal office1 any       
otherwise valid voter registration      
application from an absent ,district of 
,columbia voter1 if the application is  
received by the appropriate ,state      
election official not less than #cj days
 before the election4  7#b7 ,absent     
district of columbia voter defined ,in  
this section1 the term absent ,district 
of ,columbia voter means1 with respect  
to a ,state1 a person who resides in the
 ,district of ,columbia after the       
admission of the ,state of ,new         
,columbia into the ,union and is        
qualified to vote in the ,state 7or who 
would be qualified to vote in the ,state
 but for residing in the ,district of   
,columbia71 but only if the ,state is   
the last place in which the person was  
domiciled before residing in the        
,district of ,columbia4  7#c7 ,state    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,state means each of the several        

,states1 including the ,state of ,new   
,columbia4  7b7 ,recommendations to     
states ,to maximize access to polls by  
absent district of columbia voters ,to  
afford maximum access to the polls by   
absent ,district of ,columbia voters1 it
 is recommended that the ,states--  7#a7
 waive registration requirements for    
absent ,district of ,columbia voters    
who1 by reason of residence in the      
,district of ,columbia1 do not have an  
opportunity to register2  7#b7 expedite 
processing of balloting materials with  
respect to such individuals2 and  7#c7  
assure that absentee ballots are mailed 
to such individuals at the earliest     
opportunity4  7c7 ,enforcement ,the     
,attorney ,general may bring a civil    
action in the appropriate district court
 for such declaratory or injunctive     
relief as may be necessary to carry out 
this section4  7d7 ,effect on certain   
other laws ,the exercise of any right   
under this section shall not affect1 for
 purposes of any ,federal1 ,state1 or   

local tax1 the residence or domicile of 
a person exercising such right4  7e7    
,effective date ,this section shall take
 effect upon the date of the admission  
of the ,state into the ,union1 and shall
 apply with respect to elections for    
,federal office taking place on or after
 such date4  #bje4 ,repeal of law       
providing for participation of ,district
 of ,columbia in election of ,president 
and ,vice ,president  7a7 ,in general   
,title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking section #ba4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect upon   
the date of the admission of the ,state 
into the ,union1 and shall apply to any 
election of the ,president and ,vice    
,president of the ,united ,states taking
 place on or after such date4  #bjf4    
,expedited consideration of             
constitutional amendment  7a7 ,exercise 
of rulemaking authority ,this section is
 enacted by ,congress--  7#a7 as an     
exercise of the rulemaking power of the 

,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such these provisions are deemed a part 
of the rule of each ,house1             
respectively1 but applicable only with  
respect to the procedure to be followed 
in that ,house in the case of a joint   
resolution described in subsection 7b71 
and they supersede other rules only to  
the extent that they are inconsistent   
therewith2 and  7#b7 with full          
recognition of the constitutional right 
of either ,house to change the rule 7so 
far as relating to the procedure of that
 ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  7b7  
,expedited consideration of repeal of   
#bcrd amendment  7#a7 ,motion made in   
order ,at any time after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 it shall be in 
order in either the ,house of           
,representatives or the ,senate to offer
 a motion to proceed to the             
consideration of a joint resolution     

proposing an amendment to the           
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
repealing the #bcrd article of amendment
 to the ,constitution4  7#b7 ,procedures
 relating to motion ,with respect to the
 motion described in paragraph 7#a71 the
 following rules shall apply3  7,a7 ,the
 motion is highly privileged and is not 
debatable4  7,b7 ,an amendment to the   
motion is not in order1 and it is not in
 order to move to reconsider the vote by
 which the motion is agreed to or       
disagreed to4  7,c7 ,a motion to        
postpone shall be decided without       
debate4  ,,iii ,general ,provisions     
#cja4 ,general definitions ,in this     
,act1 the following definitions shall   
apply3  7#a7 ,the term ,council means   
the ,council of the ,district of        
,columbia4  7#b7 ,the term ,governor    
means the ,governor of the ,state of    
,new ,columbia4  7#c7 ,the term ,mayor  
means the ,mayor of the ,district of    
,columbia4  7#d7 ,the term ,state       
,constitution means the constitution of 

the ,state of ,new ,columbia1 as adopted
 by the ,council of the ,district of    
,columbia in the ,constitution for the  
,state of ,new ,columbia ,approval ,act 
of #aihg 7,d4,c4 ,law #g-h74  7#e7      
,except as otherwise provided1 the term 
,state means the ,state of ,new         
,columbia4  #cjb4 ,certification of     
enactment by ,president ,not more than  
#fj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president shall certify 
such enactment to the ,mayor of the     
,district of ,columbia4