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Title II — Responsibilities and Interests of Federal Government

H.R. 292 · 113th Congress · Jan 15, 2013 · Lineage

II Responsibilities and Interests of Federal Government

Sec. 201 Continuation of revised District of Columbia as seat of Federal Government

After the admission of the State into the Union, the seat of the Government of the United States shall be the District of Columbia as described in section 112 (also known as “Washington, DC”).

Sec. 202 Treatment of military lands

(a)
Reservation of federal authority—
(1)
In general— Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (b) and notwithstanding the admission of the State into the Union, 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 that, immediately prior to the admission of the State, are controlled or owned by the United States and held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
(2)
Limitation on authority— The power of exclusive legislation described in paragraph (1) 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 purposes.
(b)
Authority of state—
(1)
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 (a) shall not operate to prevent such lands from being a part of the State, or to prevent the State from exercising over or upon such lands, concurrently with the United States, 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 authority.
(2)
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 (a) in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed within the State but outside of such tracts or parcels of land.

Sec. 203 Waiver of claims to Federal lands and property

(a)
In general— As a compact with the United States, 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 Act, the right or title to which is held by the United States or subject to disposition by the United States.
(b)
Effect on claims against united states—
(1)
In general— Nothing contained in this Act shall recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any claim against the United States, and any such claim shall be governed by applicable laws of the United States.
(2)
Rule of construction— Nothing in this Act is intended or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or construction by the Congress that any applicable law authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim referred to in paragraph (1), and the determination of the applicability or effect of any law to any such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this Act.

Sec. 204 Permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in Federal elections in State of most recent domicile

(a)
Requirement for states To permit individuals To vote by absentee ballot—
(1)
In general— Each State shall—
(A)
permit absent District of Columbia voters to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal office; and
(B)
accept and process, with respect to any general, special, primary, or runoff election for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration application from an absent District of Columbia voter, if the application is received by the appropriate State election official not less than 30 days before the election.
(2)
Absent district of columbia voter defined— In this section, the term absent District of Columbia voter means, with respect to a State, 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 (or who would be qualified to vote in the State but for residing in the District of Columbia), but only if the State is the last place in which the person was domiciled before residing in the District of Columbia.
(3)
State defined— In this section, the term State means each of the several States, including the State of New Columbia.
(b)
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 voters, it is recommended that the States—
(1)
waive registration requirements for absent District of Columbia voters who, by reason of residence in the District of Columbia, do not have an opportunity to register;
(2)
expedite processing of balloting materials with respect to such individuals; and
(3)
assure that absentee ballots are mailed to such individuals at the earliest opportunity.
(c)
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 section.
(d)
Effect on certain other laws— The exercise of any right under this section shall not affect, for purposes of any Federal, State, or local tax, the residence or domicile of a person exercising such right.
(e)
Effective date— This section shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the State into the Union, and shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office taking place on or after such date.

Sec. 205 Repeal of law providing for participation of District of Columbia in election of President and Vice President

(a)
In general— Title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking section 21.
(b)
Effective date— The amendment 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 of the United States taking place on or after such date.

Sec. 206 Expedited consideration of constitutional amendment

(a)
Exercise of rulemaking authority— This section is enacted by Congress—
(1)
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such these provisions are deemed a part of the rule of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (b), and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2)
with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rule (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
(b)
Expedited consideration of repeal of 23rd amendment—
(1)
Motion made in order— At any time after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 23rd article of amendment to the Constitution.
(2)
Procedures relating to motion— With respect to the motion described in paragraph (1), the following rules shall apply:
(A)
The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable.
(B)
An amendment to the motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
(C)
A motion to postpone shall be decided without debate.