Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 8539 (Introduced in House) — To reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the United States to the area comprised of the principal Federal... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland

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Upon the issuance of a proclamation by the President under section 8 and except as provided in subsection (b), the territory ceded to Congress by the State of Maryland to serve as the District constituting the permanent seat of the Government of the United States is ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland. Notwithstanding subsection (a), the National Capital Service Area described in section 5 shall not be ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the Government of the United States, and Congress shall continue to exercise exclusive legislative authority and control over such Area.