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        H.R.1632

                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  four


                                 An Act

  
 
  To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, and Part C of title IV 
of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to remove gender-specific references.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN TITLE 11, D.C. 
CODE.
    (a) References in Section.--Whenever in this section an amendment 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or 
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that 
section or other provision of title 11, District of Columbia Code.
    (b) Removal of References.--Title 11, District of Columbia Code is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 11-703(b) is amended by striking ``during his 
    service'' and inserting ``while serving''.
        (2) Section 11-705(d) is amended by striking ``if he sat'' and 
    inserting ``if the judge sat''.
        (3) Section 11-706(a) is amended by striking ``his duties'' 
    each place it appears and inserting ``the chief judge's duties''.
        (4) Section 11-706(b) is amended by striking ``his successor'' 
    and inserting ``the chief judge's successor''.
        (5) Section 11-709(2) is amended by striking ``he attended'' 
    and inserting ``the judge attended''.
        (6) Section 11-709(3) is amended by striking ``his attendance'' 
    and inserting ``the judge's attendance''.
        (7) Section 11-721(d) is amended by striking ``he shall so 
    state'' and inserting ``the judge shall so state''.
        (8) Section 11-744 is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``he'' and inserting 
        ``the chief judge''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``He'' and 
        inserting ``The chief judge''.
        (9) Section 11-904(b) is amended by striking ``during his 
    service'' and inserting ``while serving''.
        (10) The second sentence of section 11-906(a) is amended to 
    read as follows: ``The chief judge shall attend to the discharge of 
    the duties pertaining to the office of chief judge and perform such 
    additional judicial work as the chief judge is able to perform.''.
        (11) Section 11-906(b) is amended by striking ``He'' and 
    inserting ``The chief judge''.
        (12) Section 11-907(a) is amended by striking ``his duties'' 
    each place it appears and inserting ``the chief judge's duties''.
        (13) Section 11-907(b) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``a''.
        (14) Section 11-908(a) is amended by striking ``he is''.
        (15) Section 11-909(b)(2) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (16) Section 11-909(b)(3) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (17) The third sentence of section 11-1322 is amended by 
    striking ``his salary'' and inserting ``that person's salary''.
        (18) Section 11-1501(a) is amended by striking ``He'' and 
    inserting ``The President''.
        (19) Section 11-1501(b) is amended--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``he'' and inserting ``that person''; and
            (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and in the last 
        sentence, by striking ``his'' each place it appears.
        (20) Section 11-1502 is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (21) Section 11-1503(a) is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``his successor'' 
        and inserting ``a successor'';
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``He'' and 
        inserting ``The chief judge''; and
            (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``A judge may 
        relinquish his position as chief judge'' and inserting ``The 
        chief judge may relinquish that position''.
        (22) Section 11-1503(b) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``that person''.
        (23) Section 11-1505(a) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (24) Section 11-1505(b) is amended by striking ``judicial 
    manpower in the court under his supervision'' and inserting 
    ``judicial personnel in the court under the chief judge's 
    supervision''.
        (25) Section 11-1522(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (26) The last sentence of section 11-1522(a) is amended by 
    striking ``Chairman of the Commission one of his appointees'' and 
    inserting ``Chair of the Commission one of the members appointed 
    pursuant to paragraph (1)''.
        (27) Section 11-1522(b)(1) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (28) Section 11-1523(b) is amended by striking ``his 
    predecessor'' and inserting ``that member's predecessor''.
        (29) Section 11-1523(c) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his term'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``that member's term''; and
            (B) by striking ``his successor'' and inserting ``that 
        member's successor''.
        (30) Section 11-1525(d) is amended by striking ``Chairman'' and 
    inserting ``Chair''.
        (31) Section 11-1526(b) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (32) Section 11-1526(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (33) The last sentence of section 11-1526(c)(1) is amended by 
    striking ``recover his salary and all rights and privileges of his 
    office.'' and inserting ``recover salary and all rights and 
    privileges pertaining to the judge's office.''.
        (34) Section 11-1526(c)(2) is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``he'' and inserting 
        ``the judge''; and
            (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``his'' the first 
        place it appears and inserting ``the judge's'', and by striking 
        ``his'' the second place it appears.
        (35) Section 11-1526(c)(3) is amended by striking ``his'' each 
    place it appears.
        (36) Section 11-1527(a)(1) is amended by striking ``of his 
    court'' and inserting ``of the court in which the judge serves''.
        (37) Section 11-1527(a)(2) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``He'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``The judge'';
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``his'' and 
        inserting ``the judge's'';
            (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``his'' and 
        inserting ``his or her''; and
            (D) in the third sentence, by striking ``him'' and 
        inserting ``the judge''.
        (38) The fourth sentence of section 11-1527(a)(3) is amended by 
    striking ``of his court'' and inserting ``of the court in which the 
    judge serves''.
        (39) Section 11-1527(c)(2) is amended by striking ``his 
    privilege'' each place it appears and inserting ``the witness's 
    privilege''.
        (40) Section 11-1527(c)(3) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    ``he'' each place either appears and inserting ``that person''.
        (41) Section 11-1527(e) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (42) Section 11-1528(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the judge''; and
            (B) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the judge's''.
        (43) Section 11-1530(a) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (44) Section 11-1530(a)(1) is amended by striking ``his'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the judge's''.
        (45) Section 11-1530(a)(2) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (46) Section 11-1530(a)(3) is amended by striking ``him or by 
    him and his'' and inserting ``the judge or by the judge and the 
    judge's''.
        (47) Section 11-1530(a)(4) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the judge''; and
            (B) by striking ``his'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the judge's''.
        (48) Section 11-1530(a)(5) is amended by striking ``he'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the judge''.
        (49) Section 11-1530(a)(6) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (50) Section 11-1530(a)(7) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (51) Section 11-1561(8)(C) is amended by striking ``he'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the child''.
        (52) Section 11-1561(9)(C) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (53) Section 11-1561(10)(C) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (54) Section 11-1562 is amended by striking ``he'' each place 
    it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``the judge''.
        (55) Section 11-1563 is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``the judge's''; and
            (B) by striking ``he'' and ``him'' each place either 
        appears in such subsections and inserting ``the judge''.
        (56) Section 11-1563(c) is amended by striking ``he'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the judge''.
        (57) Section 11-1563(d) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``bring himself'' and inserting ``be''; and
            (B) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the judge''.
        (58) The first sentence of section 11-1564(a) is amended by 
    striking ``his'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
    judge's''.
        (59) The second sentence of section 11-1564(a) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his'' each place it appears; and
            (B) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the judge''.
        (60) The third sentence of section 11-1564(a) is amended by 
    striking ``his'' and inserting ``the judge's''.
        (61) Section 11-1564(b) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (62) Section 11-1564(c) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the judge'';
            (B) by striking ``his'' the first two places it appears;
            (C) by striking ``his'' the third place it appears and 
        inserting ``the judge's''; and
            (D) by striking ``his'' the fourth place it appears.
        (63) Section 11-1564(d)(1) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (64) Section 11-1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``he'' 
    each place it appears and inserting ``the judge''.
        (65) Section 11-1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (66) Section 11-1564(d)(4) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the judge's''.
        (67) Section 11-1564(d)(7) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the judge''; and
            (B) by striking ``his'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the judge's''.
        (68) Section 11-1564(e) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his''; and
            (B) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the judge''.
        (69) Section 11-1566(a) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the judge''; and
            (B) by striking ``bring himself'' and inserting ``elect to 
        be''.
        (70) Section 11-1566(b) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``his'' and inserting 
        ``the judge's'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``him'' and inserting 
        ``the judge''; and
            (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``Commissioner'' 
        and inserting ``Mayor''.
        (71) Section 11-1566(c) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the judge''.
        (72) Section 11-1567(a) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``Mayor'';
            (B) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the judge's''; and
            (C) by striking ``he or his'' and inserting ``the judge or 
        the judge's''.
        (73) Section 11-1567(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the judge'';
            (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Mayor''; and
            (C) by striking ``his'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the judge's''.
        (74) Section 11-1568(a) is amended by striking ``his'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the judge's''.
        (75) The third sentence from the end of section 11-1568(c) is 
    amended by striking ``his death or marriage or his ceasing'' and 
    inserting ``the child's death or marriage or ceasing''.
        (76) Section 11-1568(d) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``Mayor''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the Mayor''.
        (77) Section 11-1569 is amended by striking ``Commissioner'' 
    each place it appears and inserting ``Mayor''.
        (78) Section 11-1569(b) Sixth is amended by striking ``his'' 
    and inserting ``the judge's''.
        (79) Section 11-1569(e) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the claimant's''.
        (80) Section 11-1701(a) is amended by striking ``Chairman'' and 
    inserting ``Chair''.
        (81) Section 11-1702 is amended by striking ``him'' in 
    subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``the Chief Judge''.
        (82) Section 11-1703(a) is amended by striking ``He'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``The Executive Officer''.
        (83) Section 11-1704 is amended by striking ``his'' each place 
    it appears and inserting ``that''.
        (84) Section 11-1721 is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``the clerk''.
        (85) Section 11-1722 is amended by striking ``he'' each place 
    it appears and inserting ``the Director''.
        (86) Section 11-1723(b) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``that''.
        (87) Section 11-1724 is amended--
            (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``his'' and 
        inserting ``that''; and
            (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``him'' and 
        inserting ``the chief judge''.
        (88) Section 11-1727(b) is amended--
            (A) in the third sentence, by striking ``he'' and inserting 
        ``the Executive Officer''; and
            (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``his'' and 
        inserting ``the judge's''.
        (89) Section 11-1730(b) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the Executive Officer''.
        (90) Section 11-1741 (4) and (7) are amended by striking 
    ``his'' and inserting ``the Executive Officer's''.
        (91) Section 11-1741(9) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``the Executive Officer''.
        (92) Section 11-1743(b) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the President's''.
        (93) Section 11-1744(5) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``the Executive Officer''.
        (94) Section 11-1745(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the Executive 
        Officer''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
        inserting ``Mayor''.
        (95) Section 11-1747 is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``the Executive Officer''.
        (96) Section 11-2102(a) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his office'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``the office''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``him'' and inserting 
        ``the Register of Wills''.
        (97) Section 11-2102(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``that person''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``his''.
        (98) Section 11-2104 is amended by striking ``him'' in 
    subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting ``the Register of 
    Wills''.
        (99) Section 11-2104(b)(6) is amended by striking ``his'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``the Register's''.
        (100) Section 11-2104(c)(2) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his'' the first place it appears; and
            (B) by striking ``his'' the second place it appears and 
        inserting ``the''.
        (101) Section 11-2104(d) is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``the Register's''.
        (102) Section 11-2104(e) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    ``he'' and inserting ``the Register of Wills''.
        (103) Section 11-2303 is amended by striking ``his'' in 
    subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``those''.
        (104) Section 11-2306(a) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the medical examiner''.
        (105) Section 11-2306(c) is amended by striking ``his''.
        (106) The first sentence of section 11-2307(a) is amended by 
    striking ``his''.
        (107) The second sentence of section 11-2307(a) is amended by 
    striking ``his'' and inserting ``the pathologist's''.
        (108) Section 11-2308(a) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``the medical examiner''.
        (109) Section 11-2309(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Commissioner of the District of Columbia 
        or his'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
        or the Mayor's''; and
            (B) by striking ``his assistants'' and inserting ``the 
        United States Attorney's assistants''.
        (110) Section 11-2309(c) is amended by striking ``he'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``such person''.
        (111) Section 11-2311 is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``his or her''.
        (112) Section 11-2502 is amended by striking ``his'' and 
    inserting ``such person's''.
        (113) Section 11-2503(a) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``such person''.
        (114) Section 11-2503(b) is amended by striking ``him'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``that member''.
        (115) Section 11-2504 is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``that attorney''.
        (116) Section 11-2601(1) is amended by striking ``case which 
    he'' and inserting ``case in which such person''.
        (117) The second sentence of section 11-2602 is amended--
            (A) by striking ``he'' the first place it appears and 
        inserting ``he or she''; and
            (B) by striking ``him if he is'' and inserting ``the 
        defendant or respondent if such person is''.
        (118) The third sentence of section 11-2602 is amended by 
    striking ``him'' and inserting ``that person''.
        (119) The sixth sentence of section 11-2602 is amended--
            (A) by striking ``him if he is'' and inserting ``the 
        defendant or respondent if such person is''; and
            (B) by striking ``he may'' and inserting ``such person 
        may''.
        (120) Section 11-2603 is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``such person's''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``such person''.
        (121) Section 11-2604(f) is amended by striking ``he'' and 
    inserting ``such person''.
        (122) Section 11-2605(c) is amended by striking ``him'' and 
    inserting ``such person''.
        (123) Section 11-2607 is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``Mayor''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the Mayor's''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN PROVISIONS OF DISTRICT 
CHARTER RELATING TO JUDICIARY.
    (a) References in Section.--Whenever in this section an amendment 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or 
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that 
section or other provision of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
and Governmental Reorganization Act.
    (b) Removal of References.--The District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 431(b) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his successor'' and inserting ``a 
        successor'';
            (B) by striking ``his term'' and inserting ``the term''; 
        and
            (C) by striking ``He'' and inserting ``An individual''.
        (2) Section 431(c) is amended by striking ``his successor'' and 
    inserting ``a successor''.
        (3) Section 431(e) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``he--'' and inserting ``such person--'', and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``his 
            appointment'' and inserting ``appointment'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``is which'' and inserting ``in 
            which'', and
                (ii) by striking ``his predecessor'' and inserting 
            ``such person's predecessor''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``or whom'' and 
        inserting ``of whom''.
        (4) Section 432(b) is amended by striking ``his judicial 
    duties'' and inserting ``judicial duties''.
        (5) Section 432(c) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``his 
            conviction'' and inserting ``conviction'', and
                (ii) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by 
            striking ``his salary'' and all that follows and inserting 
            ``any salary and all other rights and privileges of 
            office.'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``as he may be entitled'' and inserting 
            ``as the judge may be entitled'',
                (ii) by striking ``his judicial salary'' and inserting 
            ``judicial salary'', and
                (iii) by striking ``his office'' and inserting 
            ``office''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``his judicial duties'' and inserting ``the 
            judge's judicial duties'', and
                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``his 
            suspension'' and inserting ``such suspension''.
        (6) Section 433(a) is amended by striking ``to him''.
        (7) Section 433(b) is amended--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``he--'' and inserting ``the person--'';
            (B) by striking ``his nomination'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``the nomination''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``as long as he serves'' 
        and inserting ``while serving''.
        (8) Section 433(c) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``his term'' the first place it appears and 
        inserting ``the judge's term'';
            (B) by striking ``his term'' the second place it appears 
        and inserting ``the term'';
            (C) by striking ``his present'' and inserting ``the 
        present'';
            (D) by striking ``his fitness'' and inserting ``the 
        candidate's fitness''; and
            (E) by striking ``he shall nominate'' and inserting ``the 
        President shall nominate''.
        (9) Section 434(b) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subPparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``he--'' and inserting ``the perPson--'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``his appointment'' 
        and inserting ``appointment''; and
            (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``his predecessor'' and 
        inserting ``such person's predecessor''.
        (10) Section 434(d) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
        ``to him'' and inserting ``to the President''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``his recommendation'' 
        and inserting ``the recommendation''.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.