Redesignation of Council of District of Columbia as Legislative Assembly of District of Columbia

(a) Redesignation Section 401(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.01(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (a) There is established a Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia, consisting of Representatives who shall be elected by the registered qualified electors of the District.. (b) Treatment of current Members For purposes of section 401(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, as amended by subsection (a), any individual holding the Office of Member of the Council 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 Representative of the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia by the registered qualified electors of the District. (c) References in law Any reference to the Council 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 Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia, and any reference to a Member of the Council 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 a Representative of the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia.