Redesignation of Office of Mayor of District of Columbia as Office of Governor of District of Columbia

(a) Redesignation Section 421(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.21(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (a) There is established the Office of the Governor of the District of Columbia, and the Governor shall be elected by the registered qualified electors of the District.. (b) Treatment of current Mayor For purposes of section 421(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, as amended by subsection (a), the individual holding the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have been elected to the Office of Governor of the District of Columbia by the registered qualified electors of the District. (c) References in law Any reference to the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, or regulation of the United States or the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Office of the Governor of the District of Columbia, and any reference to the Mayor of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, or regulation of the United States or the District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Governor of the District of Columbia.