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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,

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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''.

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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.

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