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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

                                       A RESOLUTION

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                        March 2, 2021

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need

       to amend the Anti-Intimidation and Defacing of Public or Private Property Criminal

       Penalty Act of 1982 to expand the offense of defacement of certain symbols or display of

       certain emblems; and to repeal the Community Harassment Prevention Temporary

       Amendment Act of 2020.

        RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

resolution may be cited as the Community Harassment Prevention Congressional Review

Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021.

        Sec. 2. (a) On October 20, 2020, the Council passed the Community Harassment

Prevention Temporary Amendment Act of 2020, enacted on November 16, 2020 (D.C. Act 23-

493; 67 DCR 13915) (temporary act). The projected law date for the temporary act is May 18,

2021.

        (b) On December 15, 2020, the Council passed the Community Harassment Prevention

Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, enacted on January 13,

2021 (D.C. Act 23-599; 68 DCR 1200) (emergency act). The congressional review emergency

act will expire on April 12, 2021.

        (c) On December 15, 2020, the Council passed the Bella Evangelista and Tony Hunter

Panic Defense Prohibition and Hate Crimes Response Amendment Act of 2020, enacted on

January 11, 2021 (D.C. Act 23-560; 68 DCR 764) (permanent act). The permanent act contains

provisions that mirror those of the emergency act. The projected law date for the permanent act

is June 8, 2021.

        (d) This congressional review emergency legislation is now necessary to prevent a gap in

the law between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the permanent act.

However, as the provisions of the temporary act do not reflect the final language in the

permanent act, it is now necessary to repeal the temporary act, as well.

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       Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances

enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the

Community Harassment Prevention Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

be adopted after a single reading.

      Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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