D.C. Code § 28-2302
An obligee named in a bond or obligation under seal for the payment of money may assign it in writing and the assignee may maintain an action thereon in his own name.
Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 669, Pub. L. 88-509, § 1
1973 Ed., § 28-2302.
1981 Ed., § 28-2302.