H.R. 356 — District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act

This section revises D.C. Official Code §23-101 to require prosecutions of District of Columbia police or municipal ordinances, regulations, and penal statutes (previously conducted by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia) to be conducted by the head of a local prosecutor's office designated by D.C. law, while preserving the authority of the U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia over federal laws. The amendments apply to violations occurring after the one-year period beginning on the effective date of a D.C. local law designating the local prosecutor's office. Continuing employees of the U.S. Attorney's office who join the designated local office retain federal benefits under chapters of 5 U.S.C. subpart G, part III, title 5, with the local office treated as their employing agency for such benefits.