A bill to authorize any bank holding company located in the standard metropolitan statistical area in which the District of Columbia is located to acquire control of banks located throughout such area.

Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to permit a bank holding company which conducted its operations in the District of Columbia standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) on July 1, 1956, or the date it became a bank holding company, whichever is later, to acquire banks throughout such area, including other States.