[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1538 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1538

To revise the composition of the Zoning Commission for the District of 
    Columbia so that the Commission will consist solely of members 
        appointed by the government of the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2019

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To revise the composition of the Zoning Commission for the District of 
    Columbia so that the Commission will consist solely of members 
        appointed by the government of the District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Zoning 
Commission Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT 
              OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Revision.--The first section of the Act of March 1, 1920 (sec. 
6-621.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``the Architect of the Capitol, the Director of the National 
        Park Service, and''; and
            (2) by striking ``appointed by the Mayor'' each place it 
        appears in the second sentence of subsection (a), subsection 
        (b), and subsection (c).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 206(i) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4306(i)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(i) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is performing 
functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to 
the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, the Administrator of General Services, or the 
        Director of the National Park Service (or such alternate as 
        such official may from time to time designate), as designated 
        by the President, shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu 
        of the representative from the Zoning Commission; and
            ``(2) the representative from the National Capital Planning 
        Commission shall be the Executive Director of that 
        Commission.''.
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