D.C. Code § 19-1703.06 – Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant.

(a) Subject to § 18-308, an appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective.
(b) Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, a powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee.

Mar. 7, 2025, D.C. Law 25-265, § 2(b)