text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may cited as the ``District of Columbia Full Self-
  Government Act''.
  
                TITLE I--STATUS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  
  SEC. 101. STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.
  
      (a) In General.--All of the territory constituting the permanent 
  seat of the Government of the United States shall continue to be 
  designated as the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia shall 
  remain and continue a body corporate, as provided in section 2 of the 
  Revised Statutes relating to the District (sec. 1-102, D.C. Official 
  Code).
      (b) No Effect on Existing Laws.--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  repealed by this Act except to the extent specifically provided herein 
  or to the extent that such law or regulation is inconsistent with this 
  Act, but any such law or regulation may be amended or repealed by act 
  or resolution as authorized in this Act, or by Act of Congress.
      (c) No Effect on Boundary Line.--Nothing contained in this section 
  shall affect the boundary line between the District of Columbia and the 
  Commonwealth of Virginia as the same was established or may be 
  subsequently established under the provisions of title I of the Act of 
  October 31, 1945 (59 Stat. 552).
  
  SEC. 102. LEGISLATIVE POWER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
  
      Except as provided in section 202, the legislative power of the 
  District of Columbia shall extend to all rightful subjects of 
  legislation within the District consistent with the Constitution of the 
  United States and the provisions of this Act subject to all the 
  restrictions and limitations imposed upon the States by the tenth 
  section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States.
  
                        TITLE II--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
  
  SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is established a Council of the District 
  of Columbia (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Council''), and 
  the members of the Council shall be elected by the registered qualified 
  electors of the District.
      (b) Powers, Organization, and Procedure.--The powers, organization, 
  and procedure of the Council shall be set forth under such laws as may 
  be enacted by the District of Columbia consistent with the provisions 
  of this Act.
  
  SEC. 202. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.
  
      The Council shall have no authority to pass any act contrary to the 
  provisions of this Act except as specifically provided in this Act, or 
  to--
              (1) impose any tax on property of the United States or any 
          of the several States;
              (2) lend the public credit for support of any private 
          undertaking;
              (3) enact any act, or enact any act to amend or repeal any 
          Act of Congress, which concerns the functions or property of 
          the United States or which is not restricted in its application 
          exclusively in or to the District of Columbia;
              (4) enact any act, resolution, or rule with respect to any 
          provision of title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code 
          (relating to organization and jurisdiction of the District of 
          Columbia courts);
              (5) impose any tax on the whole or any portion of the 
          personal income, either directly or at the source thereof, of 
          any individual not a resident of the District (the terms 
          ``individual'' and ``resident'' in this paragraph to have the 
          meaning given such terms in section 47-1801.04, D.C. Official 
          Code);
              (6) enact any act, resolution, or rule which permits the 
          building of any structure within the District of Columbia in 
          excess of the height limitations contained in section 5 of the 
          Act of June 1, 1910 (sec. 5-405, D.C. Official Code), and in 
          effect on the effective date of this Act;
              (7) enact any act, resolution, or regulation with respect 
          to the Commission of Mental Health;
              (8) enact any act or regulation relating to the United 
          States District Court for the District of Columbia or any other 
          court of the United States in the District other than the 
          District courts, or relating to the duties or powers of the 
          United States attorney or the United States Marshal for the 
          District of Columbia; or
              (9) enact any act, resolution, or rule with respect to the 
          District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
          Assistance Authority established under section 101(a) of the 
          District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
          Assistance Act of 1995.
  
                        TITLE III--EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  
  SEC. 301. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is established the Office of the Mayor of 
  the District of Columbia, and the Mayor shall be elected by the 
  registered qualified electors of the District.
      (b) Powers and Duties.--The powers and duties of the Mayor of the 
  District of Columbia, and the organization of the Office of the Mayor 
  of the District of Columbia, shall be set forth under such laws as may 
  be enacted by the District of Columbia consistent with the provisions 
  of this Act.
  
  SEC. 302. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES FORMERLY COVERED BY FEDERAL CIVIL 
                SERVICE SYSTEM.
  
      In the case of persons employed by the District government 
  immediately preceding the effective date of the personnel system 
  established by the District government pursuant to section 422(3) of 
  the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the personnel system of the 
  District government may provide for continued participation in all or 
  part of the Federal Civil Service System and shall provide for 
  benefits, including but not limited to pay, tenure, leave, residence, 
  retirement, health and life insurance, and employee disability and 
  death benefits, all at least equal to those provided by legislation 
  enacted by Congress, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and 
  applicable to such officers and employees immediately prior to such 
  date, except that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the District from 
  separating an officer or employee subject to such system in the 
  implementation of a financial plan and budget for the District 
  government approved under subtitle A of title II of the District of 
  Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
  1995.
  
  SEC. 303. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES.
  
      The Mayor's planning responsibility shall not extend to Federal and 
  international projects and developments in the District, as determined 
  by the National Capital Planning Commission, or to the United States 
  Capitol buildings and grounds as defined in chapter 51 of title 40, 
  United States Code, or to any extension thereof or addition thereto, or 
  to buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of the 
  Capitol.
  
  SEC. 304. EMERGENCY CONTROL OF METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
  
      (a) Authority of President To Exercise Control in Emergencies.--
              (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
          whenever the President of the United States determines that 
          special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require 
          the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes, 
          he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall 
          provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the 
          President may deem necessary and appropriate.
              (2) Limitation of duration of authority.--In no case shall 
          services made available pursuant to any direction of the 
          President under this subsection extend--
                      (A) for a period in excess of 48 hours unless the 
                  President has, prior to the expiration of such period, 
                  notified the chairman and ranking minority member of 
                  the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
                  House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking 
                  minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security 
                  and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, in writing, as 
                  to the reason for such direction and the period of time 
                  during which the need for such services is likely to 
                  continue; or
                      (B) for any period in excess of 30 days, unless the 
                  Senate and the House of Representatives enact into law 
                  a joint resolution authorizing such an extension.
      (b) Termination.--
              (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the services 
          made available in accordance with subsection (a) shall 
          terminate upon the end of such emergency, the expiration of a 
          period of 30 days following the date on which such services are 
          first made available, or the enactment into law of a joint 
          resolution by the Congress providing for such termination, 
          whichever first occurs.
              (2) Special rule in case of adjournment of congress sine 
          die.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in any case in which 
          services are made available in accordance with subsection (a) 
          during any period of an adjournment of the Congress sine die, 
          such services shall terminate upon the end of the emergency, 
          the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which 
          Congress first convenes following such adjournment, or the 
          enactment into law of a joint resolution by the Congress 
          providing for such termination, whichever first occurs.
  
                         TITLE IV--JUDICIAL BRANCH
  
  SEC. 401. JUDICIAL BRANCH.
  
      The judicial powers of the District of Columbia, and the provisions 
  of the charter of the District of Columbia government which are 
  applicable to the judges and courts of the District of Columbia, shall 
  be those set forth in part C of title IV of the District of Columbia 
  Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.31 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as in effect 
  on the effective date of this Act.
  
                  TITLE V--BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  
  SEC. 501. APPLICATION OF LAWS ESTABLISHED BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
  
      (a) Budget and Financial Management.--Subject to this Act, the 
  process by which the District of Columbia develops and enacts the 
  budget for the District government for a fiscal year, and the 
  activities carried out with respect to the financial management of the 
  District government for a fiscal year, shall be established under such 
  laws as may be enacted by the District.
      (b) Borrowing.--Subject to this Act, the process and rules by which 
  the District of Columbia issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall 
  be established under such laws as may be enacted by the District.
  
  SEC. 502. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF UNITED STATES NOT PLEDGED.
  
      The full faith and credit of the United States is not pledged for 
  the payment of any principal of or interest on any bond, note, or other 
  obligation issued by the District of Columbia, and the United States is 
  not responsible or liable for the payment of any principal of or 
  interest on any bond, note, or other obligation issued by the District.
  
  SEC. 503. FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION.
  
      Bonds and notes issued by the District of Columbia and the interest 
  thereon shall be exempt from all Federal taxation except estate, 
  inheritance, and gift taxes.
  
  SEC. 504. LEGAL INVESTMENT IN BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED BY DISTRICT OF 
                COLUMBIA.
  
      Notwithstanding any restriction on the investment of funds by 
  fiduciaries contained in any other law, all domestic insurance 
  companies, domestic insurance associations, executors, administrators, 
  guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries within the District of 
  Columbia may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, trust funds, or 
  other funds belonging to them or under or within their control in any 
  bonds issued by the District of Columbia. National banking associations 
  are authorized to deal in, underwrite, purchase and sell, for their own 
  accounts or for the accounts of customers, bonds and notes issued by 
  the District to the same extent as national banking associations are 
  authorized by paragraph seven of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes 
  (12 U.S.C. 24), to deal in, underwrite, purchase and sell obligations 
  of the United States, States, or political subdivision thereof. All 
  Federal building and loan associations and Federal savings and loan 
  associations, and banks, trust companies, building and loan 
  associations, and savings and loan associations, domiciled in the 
  District may purchase, sell, underwrite, and deal in, for their own 
  account or for the account of others, all bonds or notes issued by the 
  District of Columbia. Nothing contained in this section shall be 
  construed as relieving any person, firm, association, or corporation 
  from any duty of exercising due and reasonable care in selecting 
  securities for purchase or investment.
  
                 TITLE VI--RETENTION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
  
  SEC. 601. RETENTION OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY.
  
      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, Congress reserves 
  the right, at any time, to exercise its constitutional authority as 
  legislature for the District of Columbia, by enacting legislation for 
  the District on any subject, whether within or without the scope of 
  legislative power granted to the Council by this Act, including 
  legislation to amend or repeal any law in force in the District prior 
  to or after the effective date of this Act and any act passed by the 
  Council.
  
  SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OVER CERTAIN AGENCIES.
  
      Nothing in this Act shall be construed as vesting in the District 
  of Columbia government any greater authority over the National 
  Zoological Park, the National Guard of the District of Columbia, the 
  Washington Aqueduct, the National Capital Planning Commission, or over 
  any Federal agency, than was vested in the Commissioner of the District 
  of Columbia established under Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1967 
  prior to January 2, 1975.
  
           TITLE VII--TERMINATION OF EXISTING CHARTER; TRANSITION
  
  SEC. 701. TERMINATION OF EXISTING CHARTER.
  
      (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 401 and subsection 
  (b), the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-201.01 et seq., 
  D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
      (b) No Effect on Amendatory Provisions.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
  shall be construed to affect any provision of law which is amended or 
  repealed by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
  
  SEC. 702. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING OBLIGATIONS.
  
      (a) Budgets.--Nothing in this Act or in the amendment made by 
  section 701 may be construed to relieve the District of Columbia of any 
  contractual or other financial obligations incurred by the District 
  under a budget enacted for a fiscal year prior to the effective date of 
  this Act.
      (b) Borrowing.--Nothing in this Act or in the amendment made by 
  section 701 may be construed--
              (1) to relieve the District of Columbia of any obligation 
          incurred with respect to bonds or other forms of borrowing 
          issued prior to the effective date of this Act; or
              (2) to waive the application to the District of Columbia of 
          any other Federal law governing the borrowing of funds by 
          States or units of local government, including the Internal 
          Revenue Code of 1986.
  
  SEC. 703. NO EFFECT ON INDIVIDUALS HOLDING POSITIONS WITHIN DISTRICT 
                GOVERNMENT.
  
      Nothing in this Act or in the amendment made by section 701 may be 
  construed to affect the status of any individual who holds elective or 
  appointed office in, or is an officer or employee of, the government of 
  the District of Columbia as of the effective date of this Act.
  
  SEC. 704. NO EFFECT ON PENDING ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.
  
      No suit, action, or other judicial proceeding lawfully commenced by 
  or against any officer or agency in his or its official capacity or in 
  relation to the exercise of his or its official functions, and no 
  administrative action or proceeding lawfully commenced, shall abate by 
  reason of this Act or the amendment made by section 701.
  
                         TITLE VIII--EFFECTIVE DATE
  
  SEC. 801. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
  the effective date of legislation enacted by the District of Columbia 
  after the date of the enactment of this Act which establishes--
              (1) the powers, organization, and procedure of the Council 
          of the District of Columbia; and
              (2) the powers and duties of the Mayor of the District of 
          Columbia, and the organization of the Office of the Mayor of 
          the District of Columbia.
target: District of Columbia Full Self-Government Act - Declares that: (1) this Act shall have no effect on existing law or regulation unless otherwise repealed or amended by this Act or an Act of Congress; and (2) the legislative power of the District shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation within the District consistent with the U.S. Constitution and the provisions of this Act, subject to all the restrictions and limitations imposed upon the states by the Constitution.
  
  Establishes a Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of the Mayor.
  
  Prescribes requirements for treatment of District employees formerly covered by the Federal Civil Service System.
  
  Prohibits the Mayor's planning responsibility from extending to federal and District international projects and developments.
  
  Prescribes requirements granting the President emergency control of the Metropolitan Police Department.
  
  Declares that the District's judicial powers and the provisions of the District charter applicable to District judges and courts shall be those set forth in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act as in effect on the enactment of this Act.
  
  Subjects the process by which the District develops and enacts its fiscal year budget and related financial management activities to such laws as the District may enact.
  
  Declares that the full faith and credit of the United States is not pledged for any District obligations, nor is the United States responsible or liable for them.
  
  Exempts all District bonds and notes (and interest) from federal taxation, except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. Authorizes certain entities to invest in District bonds and notes.
  
  Reserves Congress the right to exercise constitutional authority as legislature for the District.
  
  Repeals the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (establishing the existing District charter), but not any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act.
feat_title: To establish the charter for the government of the District of Columbia.