    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-103
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the height of buildings
    in the District of Columbia'' to clarify the rules of the District of
    Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of
    the building upon which the penthouse is placed. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF RULES APPLYING TO HUMAN OCCUPANCY OF
    PENTHOUSES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    BUILDINGS.

    (a) Permitting Human Occupancy of Penthouses Within Certain Height
    Limit.--The eighth paragraph of section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act
    to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia'',
    approved June 1, 1910 (sec. 6-601.05(h), D.C. Official Code) is
    amended--
    (1) by striking ``penthouses over elevator shafts,'' and
    inserting ``penthouses,''; and
    (2) by striking ``and no floor or compartment thereof shall
    be constructed or used for human occupancy above the top story
    of the building upon which such structures are placed'' and
    inserting ``and, except in the case of a penthouse which is
    erected to a height of one story of 20 feet or less above the
    level of the roof, no floor or compartment thereof shall be
    constructed or used for human occupancy above the top story of
    the building upon which such structures are placed''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
    effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Approved May 16, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4192:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-418 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Apr. 28, considered and passed House.
    May 6, considered and passed Senate.