1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act . 2. Extension of National Guard authorities to Mayor of the District of Columbia (a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief Section 6 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes , approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking President of the United States and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia . (b) Reserve corps Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49–407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking President of the United States each place it appears and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia . (c) Appointment of commissioned officers (1) Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (A) by striking President of the United States and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia ; and (B) by striking President. and inserting Mayor. . (2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking President and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia . (3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking President of the United States and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia . (4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official Code) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking to the Secretary of the Army and all that follows through which board and inserting to a board of examination appointed by the Commanding General, which ; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking the Secretary of the Army and all that follows through the period and inserting the Mayor of the District of Columbia, together with any recommendations of the Commanding General. . (5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official Code) is amended— (A) by striking President of the United States each place it appears and inserting Mayor of the District of Columbia