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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 2614 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes. · Sec. 123

Sec. 123. Effect on existing contracts

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Nothing in the retrocession under section 102 shall affect any obligation under any contract or agreement under which the District of Columbia or the United States is a party, as in effect on the day before the date of the retrocession. The State of Maryland shall be deemed to be the successor to the District of Columbia for purposes of any interstate compact which is in effect on the day before the date of retrocession under section 102.
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