#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #eadj  ,,an ,,act  ,to lower the age
 at which a minor may be tried as an    
adult for certain criminal offenses in  
the ,district of ,columbia to #ad years 
of age4  #a4 ,lowering age at which a   
minor may be tried as adult for certain 
criminal offenses in ,district of       
,columbia  7a7 ,lowering age at which   
minor may be excluded from jurisdiction 
of ,family ,court ,section #af-bcja1    
,district of ,columbia ,official ,code1 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by 
striking sixteen years of age and       
inserting fourteen years of age2 and    
7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7 in the matter    
following subparagraph 7,c71 by striking
 the age of sixteen and inserting the   
age of fourteen4  7b7 ,lowering age at  
which minor may be transferred to       
criminal proceeding ,section            
#af-bcjg7;a71 ,district of ,columbia    
,official ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#a71 by striking fifteen and 
inserting fourteen2 and  7#b7 in        

paragraph 7#b71 by striking sixteen and 
inserting fourteen4  7c7 ,applicability 
,this ,act1 and the amendments made by  
this ,act1 shall apply with respect to  
criminal offenses committed on and after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  ,passed the ,house of ,representatives
 ,september #af1 #bjbe4;,clerk4