,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,ms4 
,norton introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
revise the composition of the ,board of 
,zoning ,adjustment for the ,district of
 ,columbia so that the ,board will      
consist solely of members appointed by  
the government of the ,district of      
,columbia1 except when the ,board is    
performing functions regarding an       
application by a foreign mission with   
respect to a chancery4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,district of ,columbia ,board of ,zoning
 ,adjustment ,home ,rule ,act4  #b4     
,revision of composition of ,board of   
,zoning ,adjustment  7a7 ,revision  7#a7
 ,in general ,the first undesignated    
paragraph of section #h of the ,act of  
,june #bj1 #aich 7#eb ,stat4 #gii2 sec4 
#f-fda4jg7;a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code71 
is amended by striking which shall be   

composed and all that follows through a 
resident of the ,district of ,columbia  
and inserting which shall be composed of
 #e members appointed by the ,mayor of  
the ,district of ,columbia with the     
advice and consent of the ,council of   
the ,district of ,columbia1 each of whom
 shall have been a resident of the      
,district of ,columbia4  7#b7           
,conforming amendment ,the second       
undesignated paragraph of section #h of 
such ,act 7#eb ,stat4 #gii2 sec4        
#f-fda4jg7;b71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code71 
is amended--  7,a7 by striking the first
 and second sentences2 and  7,b7 by     
striking the #c members appointed by the
 ,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia   
with the advice and consent of the      
,council of the ,district of ,columbia  
each place it appears and inserting the 
members4  7b7 ,conforming amendment     
relating to functions regarding foreign 
missions ,section #bjf7;i7 of the ,state
 ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of
 #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dcjf7;i77 is     

amended to read as follows3  7i7        
,whenever the ,board of ,zoning         
,adjustment is performing functions     
regarding an application by a foreign   
mission with respect to the location1   
expansion1 or replacement of a          
chancery--  7#a7 the ,secretary of      
,defense1 the ,secretary of the         
,interior1 the ,administrator of        
,general ,services1 or the ,director of 
the ,national ,park ,service 7or such   
alternate as such official may from time
 to time designate71 as designated by   
the ,president1 shall serve as a member 
of the ,board in lieu of one of the     
other members of the ,board 7as         
designated by the ,mayor of the         
,district of ,columbia72 and  7#b7 the  
,executive ,director of the ,national   
,capital ,planning ,commission shall    
serve as a member of the ,board in lieu 
of one of the other members of the      
,board 7as designated by the ,mayor of  
the ,district of ,columbia74  4  7c7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 

this ,act shall take effect upon the    
expiration of the #ij-;day period which 
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4