In the Senate of the United States, 

September 27 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5159) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Office of 

the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect 

of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 

Sec. 101. Designation of facility as Capitol Visitor Center; purposes of facility; 

treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

Sec. 102. Designation and naming within the Capitol Visitor Center. 
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Sec. 103. Use of the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 

Sec. 201. Establishment. 

Sec. 202. Appointment and supervision of Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 

Services. 

Sec. 203. General duties of Chief Executive Officer. 

Sec. 204. Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. 

Sec. 205. Gift shop. 

Sec. 206. Food service operations. 

TITLE III—CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND 

Sec. 301. Establishment and accounts. 

Sec. 302. Deposits in the Fund. 

Sec. 303. Use of monies. 

Sec. 304. Administration of Fund. 

TITLE IV—CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND OFFICE OF 

CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 

Subtitle A—Capitol Guide Service 

Sec. 401. Transfer of Capitol Guide Service. 

Sec. 402. Duties of employees of Capitol Guide Service. 

Subtitle B—Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 

Sec. 411. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 

Sec. 412. Transfer from Capitol Guide Service. 

Subtitle C—Transfer Date and Technical and Conforming Amendments 

Sec. 421. Transfer date. 

Sec. 422. Technical and conforming amendments. 

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 501. Jurisdictions unaffected. 

Sec. 502. Student loan repayment authority. 

Sec. 503. Acceptance of volunteer services. 

Sec. 504. Coins treated as gifts. 

Sec. 505. Flexible work schedule pilot program. 

TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations. 
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1 TITLE I—CAPITOL VISITOR 

2 CENTER 

3 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY AS CAPITOL VISITOR 

4 CENTER; PURPOSES OF FACILITY; TREAT5 MENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility authorized for con7 struction under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ 

8 under chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus 

9 Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

10 Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–569) is 

11 designated as the Capitol Visitor Center and is a part of 

12 the Capitol. 

13 (b) PURPOSES OF THE FACILITY.—The Capitol Visitor 

14 Center shall be used— 

15 (1) to provide enhanced security for persons 

16 working in or visiting the United States Capitol; 

17 (2) to improve the visitor experience by pro18 viding a structure that will afford improved visitor 

19 orientation and enhance the educational experience of 

20 those who have come to learn about the Congress and 

21 the Capitol; and 

22 (3) for other purposes as determined by Congress 

23 or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

24 Senate and the Committee on House Administration 

25 of the House of Representatives. 
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1 (c) TREATMENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.— 

2 (1) OVERSIGHT.—The Committee on Rules and 

3 Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 

4 House Administration of the House of Representatives 

5 shall have oversight of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

6 (2) TREATMENT OF EXPANSION SPACE OF THE

7 SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE

8 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.— 

9 (A) SENATE.—The expansion space of the 

10 Senate described as unassigned space under the 

11 heading ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ under the 

12 heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ 

13 under title II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making 

14 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 

15 fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 

16 other purposes’’, approved November 12, 2001 

17 (Public Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 588) shall be 

18 part of the Senate wing of the Capitol. 

19 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The ex20 pansion space of the House of Representatives 

21 described as unassigned space under the heading 

22 ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ under the heading 

23 ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under title 

24 II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appro25 priations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
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1 year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 

2 purposes’’, approved November 12, 2001 (Public 

3 Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 588) shall be part of the 

4 House of Representatives wing of the Capitol. 

5 (d) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL AUDITORIUM AND

6 RELATED ADJACENT AREAS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee on Rules and 

8 Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 

9 House Administration of the House of Representatives 

10 shall jointly prescribe regulations for the assignment 

11 of the space in the Capitol Visitor Center known as 

12 the Congressional Auditorium and the related adja13 cent areas. 

14 (2) RELATED ADJACENT AREAS.—The regula15 tions under paragraph (1) shall include a designation 

16 of the areas that are related adjacent areas to the 

17 Congressional Auditorium. 

18 (e) VISITOR CENTER SPACE IN THE CAPITOL.—Sec19 tion 301 of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 

20 1968 (2 U.S.C. 2165) is repealed. 

21 (f) EXHIBITS FOR DISPLAYS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (A) LOAN AGREEMENTS.—Subject to sub24 paragraph (B), the Architect of the Capitol may 

25 enter into loan agreements to place historical ob-
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1 jects for display in the Exhibition Hall of the 

2 Capitol Visitor Center. 

3 (B) CONSULTATION AND APPROVAL.—The 

4 Architect of the Capitol may exercise the author5 ity under subparagraph (A) with respect to each 

6 loan agreement— 

7 (i) after consultation with— 

8 (I) the Senate Commission on 

9 Art; and 

10 (II) the House of Representatives 

11 Fine Arts Board; and 

12 (ii) subject to the approval of— 

13 (I) the Committee on Rules and 

14 Administration of the Senate; and 

15 (II) the Committee on House Ad16 ministration of the House of Rep17 resentatives. 

18 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph 

19 shall take effect on December 3, 2008. 

20 (2) EXHIBITION PROHIBITION.—Section 1815 of 

21 the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2134) is amended by 

22 inserting ‘‘Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor 

23 Center,’’ after ‘‘Rotunda,’’. 

24 (3) EXCEPTIONS TO EXHIBITION PROHIBITION.— 

25 Section 1815 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2134) 
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1 shall not apply to any historical object placed within 

2 an exhibit in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Vis3 itor Center that— 

4 (A)(i) is directly related to the purpose of 

5 the Capitol Visitor Center under subsection 

6 (b)(2); 

7 (ii) is the subject of a loan agreement en8 tered into by the Architect of the Capitol before 

9 December 2, 2008; and 

10 (iii) has been approved by the Capitol Pres11 ervation Commission; or 

12 (B) is the subject of a loan agreement de13 scribed under paragraph (1)(A). 

14 (4) SUBSTITUTION OF HISTORICAL OBJECT.—A 

15 loan agreement described under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 

16 may provide for the removal of an historical object 

17 from exhibition for preservation purposes and the sub18 stitution of that object with another historical object 

19 having a comparable educational purpose. 

20 SEC. 102. DESIGNATION AND NAMING WITHIN THE CAPITOL 

21 VISITOR CENTER. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub23 section (b), no part of the Capitol Visitor Center may be 

24 designated or named without the approval of— 
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(1) not less than 3 1 ⁄4 of all members on the Cap2 itol Preservation Commission who are members of the 

3 Democratic party; and 

(2) not less than 3 4 ⁄4 of all members on the Cap5 itol Preservation Commission who are members of the 

6 Republican party. 

7 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

8 any room or space under the jurisdiction of the Senate or 

9 the House of Representatives. 

10 SEC. 103. USE OF THE EMANCIPATION HALL OF THE CAP11 ITOL VISITOR CENTER. 

12 The Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 

13 may not be used for any event, except upon the passage 

14 of a resolution agreed to by both houses of Congress author15 izing the use of the Emancipation Hall for that event. 

16 TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE 

17 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 

18 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT. 

19 There is established within the Office of the Architect 

20 of the Capitol the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center (in 

21 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), to be headed by the 

22 Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this Act re23 ferred to as the ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’). 
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1 SEC. 202. APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION OF CHIEF EX2 ECUTIVE OFFICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES. 

3 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 

4 be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol. 

5 (b) SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Execu6 tive Officer shall report directly to the Architect of the Cap7 itol and shall be subject to oversight by the Committee on 

8 Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 

9 on House Administration of the House of Representatives. 

10 (c) REMOVAL.—Upon removal of the Chief Executive 

11 Officer, the Architect of the Capitol shall immediately pro12 vide notice of the removal to the Committee on Rules and 

13 Administration of the Senate, the Committee on House Ad14 ministration of the House of Representatives, and the Com15 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

16 and Senate. The notice shall include the reasons for the re17 moval. 

18 (d) COMPENSATION.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 

19 be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the annual rate 

20 of pay of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol. 

21 (e) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF22 FICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES.— 

23 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves 

24 as the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services 

25 under section 6701 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet26 erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Account-
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1 ability Appropriation Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806) as 

2 of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the 

3 first Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services ap4 pointed by the Architect under this section. 

5 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND6 MENT.—Section 6701 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 

7 Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Account8 ability Appropriation Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806) is 

9 repealed. 

10 SEC. 203. GENERAL DUTIES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 

11 (a) ADMINISTRATION OF FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND

12 ACTIVITIES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent otherwise 

14 provided in this Act, the Chief Executive Officer shall 

15 be responsible for— 

16 (A) the operation, management, and budget 

17 preparation and execution of the Capitol Visitor 

18 Center, including all long term planning and 

19 daily operational services and activities provided 

20 within the Capitol Visitor Center; and 

21 (B) in accordance with sections 401 and 

22 402, the management of guided tours of the inte23 rior of the United States Capitol. 

24 (2) INDEPENDENT BUDGET CONSIDERATION.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the 

2 Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Exec3 utive Officer, shall submit the proposed budget 

4 for the Office for a fiscal year in the proposed 

5 budget for that year for the Office of the Archi6 tect of the Capitol (as submitted by the Architect 

7 of the Capitol to the President). The proposed 

8 budget for the Office shall be considered inde9 pendently from the other components of the pro10 posed budget for the Architect of the Capitol. 

11 (B) EXCLUSION OF COSTS OF GENERAL

12 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF VISITOR CEN13 TER.—In preparing the proposed budget for the 

14 Office under subparagraph (A), the Chief Execu15 tive Officer shall exclude costs attributable to the 

16 activities and services described under section 

17 501(b) (relating to continuing jurisdiction of the 

18 Architect of the Capitol for the care and super19 intendence of the Capitol Visitor Center). 

20 (b) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.— 

21 In carrying out this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall 

22 have the authority to, upon recommendation of the Chief 

23 Executive Officer— 

24 (1) appoint, hire, and fix the compensation of 

25 such personnel as may be necessary for operations of 
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1 the Office, except that no employee may be paid at an 

2 annual rate in excess of the maximum rate payable 

3 for level 15 of the General Schedule; 

4 (2) disburse funds as may be necessary and 

5 available for the needs of the Office (consistent with 

6 the requirements of section 303 in the case of amounts 

7 in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund); and 

8 (3) designate an employee of the Office to serve 

9 as contracting officer for the Office, subject to sub10 section (c). 

11 (c) REQUIRING APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 

12 The Architect of the Capitol may not enter into a contract 

13 for the operations of the Capitol Visitor Center for which 

14 the amount involved exceeds $250,000 without the prior ap15 proval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of 

16 the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

18 (d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Of19 ficer shall submit a report to the Committee on Rules and 

20 Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 

21 Administration of the House of Representatives not later 

22 than 45 days following the close of each semiannual period 

23 ending on March 31 or September 30 of each year on the 

24 financial and operational status during the period of each 

25 function under the jurisdiction of the Chief Executive Offi-
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1 cer. Each such report shall include financial statements and 

2 a description or explanation of current operations, the im3 plementation of new policies and procedures, and future 

4 plans for each function. 

5 SEC. 204. ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall— 

7 (1) upon recommendation of the Chief Executive 

8 Officer, appoint an assistant who shall perform the 

9 responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer during 

10 the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Offi11 cer, or during a vacancy in the position of the Chief 

12 Executive Officer; and 

13 (2) notwithstanding section 203(b)(1), fix the 

14 rate of basic pay for the position of the assistant ap15 pointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to ex16 ceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Exec17 utive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of 

18 title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved. 

19 (b) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT ASSISTANT CHIEF EX20 ECUTIVE OFFICER.— 

21 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves 

22 as the assistant under section 1309 of the Legislative 

23 Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1807) as 

24 of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the 
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1 first Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 

2 Services appointed by the Architect under this section. 

3 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND4 MENT.—Section 1309 of the Legislative Branch Ap5 propriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1807) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 205. GIFT SHOP. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol, 

8 acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish 

9 a Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop within the Capitol Vis10 itor Center for the purpose of providing for the sale of gift 

11 items. All moneys received from sales and other services by 

12 the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop shall be deposited in 

13 the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established 

14 under section 301 and shall be available for purposes of this 

15 section. 

16 (b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI17 TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 

18 United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried 

19 out under this section. 

20 SEC. 206. FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. 

21 (a) RESTAURANT, CATERING, AND VENDING.—The Ar22 chitect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive 

23 Officer, shall establish within the Capitol Visitor Center a 

24 restaurant and other food service facilities, including cater25 ing services and vending machines. 
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1 (b) CONTRACT FOR FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol, 

3 acting through the Chief Executive Officer, may enter 

4 into a contract for food service operations within the 

5 Capitol Visitor Center. 

6 (2) EXISTING CONTRACT UNAFFECTED.—Nothing 

7 in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect any con8 tract for food service operations within the Capitol 

9 Visitor Center in effect on the date of enactment of 

10 this Act. 

11 (c) DEPOSITS.—All net profits from the food service 

12 operations within the Capitol Visitor Center and all com13 missions received from the contractor for such food service 

14 operations shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center 

15 Revolving Fund established under section 301. 

16 (d) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI17 TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 

18 United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried 

19 out under this section. 

20 TITLE III—CAPITOL VISITOR 

21 CENTER REVOLVING FUND 

22 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT AND ACCOUNTS. 

23 There is established in the Treasury of the United 

24 States a revolving fund to be known as the Capitol Visitor 
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1 Center Revolving Fund (in this section referred to as the 

2 ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of the following individual accounts: 

3 (1) The Gift Shop Account. 

4 (2) The Miscellaneous Receipts Account. 

5 SEC. 302. DEPOSITS IN THE FUND. 

6 (a) GIFT SHOP ACCOUNT.—There shall be deposited in 

7 the Gift Shop Account all monies received from sales and 

8 other services by the gift shop established under section 205, 

9 together with any interest accrued on balances in the Ac10 count. 

11 (b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—There 

12 shall be deposited in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account 

13 each of the following (together with any interest accrued on 

14 balances in the Account): 

15 (1) Any amounts deposited under section 206(c). 

16 (2) Any other receipts received from the oper17 ation of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

18 (3) Any amounts described under section 504(d). 

19 SEC. 303. USE OF MONIES. 

20 (a) GIFT SHOP ACCOUNT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—All monies in the Gift Shop 

22 Account shall be available without fiscal year limita23 tion for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, 

24 upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 

25 in connection with the operation of the gift shop 
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1 under section 205, including supplies, inventories, 

2 equipment, and other expenses. In addition, such 

3 monies may be used by the Architect of the Capitol, 

4 upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 

5 to reimburse any applicable appropriations account 

6 for amounts used from such appropriations account 

7 to pay the salaries of employees of the gift shops. 

8 (2) USE OF REMAINING FUNDS.—To the extent 

9 monies in the Gift Shop Account are available after 

10 disbursements and reimbursements are made under 

11 paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec12 ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, may dis13 burse such monies for the operation of the Capitol 

14 Visitor Center, after consultation with— 

15 (A) the Committee on Rules and Adminis16 tration of the Senate and the Committee on 

17 House Administration of the House of Represent18 atives; and 

19 (B) the Committees on Appropriations of 

20 the House of Representatives and Senate. 

21 (b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—All monies 

22 in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be available 

23 without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Ar24 chitect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief 
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1 Executive Officer, for the operations of the Capitol Visitor 

2 Center, after consultation with— 

3 (1) the Committee on Rules and Administration 

4 of the Senate and the Committee on House Adminis5 tration of the House of Representatives; and 

6 (2) the Committees on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives and Senate. 

8 SEC. 304. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. 

9 (a) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements from the Fund 

10 may be made by the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec11 ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer. 

12 (b) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 

13 Treasury shall invest any portion of the Fund that, as de14 termined by the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommenda15 tion of the Chief Executive Officer, is not required to meet 

16 current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an in17 terest-bearing obligation of the United States or an obliga18 tion guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the 

19 United States that, as determined by the Architect of the 

20 Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Offi21 cer, has a maturity date suitable for the purposes of the 

22 Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit interest 

23 earned on the obligations to the Fund. 
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1 (c) AUDIT.—The Fund shall be subject to audit by the 

2 Comptroller General at the discretion of the Comptroller 

3 General. 

4 TITLE IV—CAPITOL GUIDE SERV5 ICE AND OFFICE OF CON6 GRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 

7 SERVICES 

8 Subtitle A—Capitol Guide Service 

9 SEC. 401. TRANSFER OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 

10 (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL TO

11 OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.—In accordance 

12 with the provisions of this title, effective on the transfer 

13 date— 

14 (1) the Capitol Guide Service shall be an office 

15 within the Office; 

16 (2) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 

17 appropriations, and other assets and interests of the 

18 Capitol Guide Service, established under section 441 

19 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 

20 U.S.C. 2166), and the employees of the Capitol Guide 

21 Service, are transferred to the Office, except that the 

22 transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Capitol 

23 Guide Service that remain available as of the transfer 

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1 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Represent2 atives and Senate; and 

3 (3) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to 

4 the direction of the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec5 ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, in ac6 cordance with this subtitle. 

7 (b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE

8 SERVICE AT TIME OF TRANSFER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em10 ployee of the Capitol Guide Service on a non-tem11 porary basis on the transfer date who is transferred 

12 to the Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to 

13 the authority of the Architect of the Capitol under sec14 tion 402(b), except that the individual’s grade, com15 pensation, rate of leave, or other benefits that apply 

16 with respect to the individual at the time of transfer 

17 shall not be reduced while such individual remains 

18 continuously so employed in the same position within 

19 the Office, other than for cause. 

20 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT

21 ON BASIS OF INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.—For pur22 poses of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 

23 5, United States Code, an individual described in 

24 paragraph (1) who is separated from service with the 

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1 service involuntarily if, at the time the individual is 

2 separated from service— 

3 (A) the individual has completed 25 years 

4 of service under such title; or 

5 (B) the individual has completed 20 years 

6 of service under such title and is 50 years of age 

7 or older. 

8 (c) EXCEPTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERV9 ICES OFFICE.—This section does not apply with respect to 

10 any employees, contracts, liabilities, records, property, ap11 propriations, and other assets and interests of the Congres12 sional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service 

13 that are transferred to the Office of Congressional Accessi14 bility Services under subtitle B. 

15 SEC. 402. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV16 ICE. 

17 (a) PROVISION OF GUIDED TOURS.— 

18 (1) TOURS.—In accordance with this section, the 

19 Capitol Guide Service shall provide without charge 

20 guided tours of the interior of the United States Cap21 itol, including the Capitol Visitor Center, for the edu22 cation and enlightenment of the general public. 

23 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF FEES PROHIBITED.—An em24 ployee of the Capitol Guide Service shall not charge 
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1 or accept any fee, or accept any gratuity, for or on 

2 account of the official services of that employee. 

3 (3) REGULATIONS OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE

4 CAPITOL.—All such tours shall be conducted in com5 pliance with regulations approved by the Architect of 

6 the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Execu7 tive Officer. 

8 (b) AUTHORITY OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAP9 ITOL.—In providing for the direction, supervision, and con10 trol of the Capitol Guide Service, the Architect of the Cap11 itol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 

12 is authorized to— 

13 (1) subject to the availability of appropriations, 

14 establish and revise such number of positions of Guide 

15 in the Capitol Guide Service as the Architect of the 

16 Capitol considers necessary to carry out effectively the 

17 activities of the Capitol Guide Service; 

18 (2) appoint, on a permanent basis without re19 gard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of 

20 fitness to perform their duties, a Chief Guide and 

21 such deputies as the Architect of the Capitol considers 

22 appropriate for the effective administration of the 

23 Capitol Guide Service and, in addition, such number 

24 of Guides as may be authorized; 
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1 (3) with the approval of the Committee on Rules 

2 and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 

3 on House Administration of the House of Representa4 tives, with respect to the individuals appointed under 

5 paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) prescribe the individual’s duties and re7 sponsibilities; and 

8 (B) fix, and adjust from time to time, re9 spective rates of pay at single per annum (gross) 

10 rates; 

11 (4) with respect to the individuals appointed 

12 under paragraph (2), take appropriate disciplinary 

13 action, including, when circumstances warrant, sus14 pension from duty without pay, reduction in pay, de15 motion, or termination of employment with the Cap16 itol Guide Service, against any employee who violates 

17 any provision of this section or any regulation pre18 scribed by the Architect of the Capitol under para19 graph (8); 

20 (5) prescribe a uniform dress, including appro21 priate insignia, which shall be worn by personnel of 

22 the Capitol Guide Service; 

23 (6) from time to time and as may be necessary, 

24 procure and furnish such uniforms to such personnel 

25 without charge to such personnel; 
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1 (7) receive and consider advice and information 

2 from any private historical or educational organiza3 tion, association, or society with respect to those oper4 ations of the Capitol Guide Service which involve the 

5 furnishing of historical and educational information 

6 to the general public; and 

7 (8) with the approval of the Committee on Rules 

8 and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 

9 on House Administration of the House of Representa10 tives, prescribe such regulations as the Architect of the 

11 Capitol considers necessary and appropriate for the 

12 operation of the Capitol Guide Service, including reg13 ulations with respect to tour routes and hours of oper14 ation, number of visitors per guide, staff-led tours, 

15 and non-law enforcement security and special event 

16 related support. 

17 (c) PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE TOURS IN COORDINA18 TION WITH OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY

19 SERVICES.—The Chief Executive Officer shall coordinate 

20 the provision of accessible tours for individuals with dis21 abilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv22 ices established under subtitle B. 

23 (d) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—The Architect of the 

24 Capitol shall detail personnel of the Capitol Guide Service 

25 based on a request from the Capitol Police Board to assist 
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1 the United States Capitol Police by providing ushering and 

2 informational services, and other services not directly in3 volving law enforcement, in connection with— 

4 (1) the inauguration of the President and Vice 

5 President of the United States; 

6 (2) the official reception of representatives of for7 eign nations and other persons by the Senate or 

8 House of Representatives; or 

9 (3) other special or ceremonial occasions in the 

10 United States Capitol or on the United States Capitol 

11 Grounds that— 

12 (A) require the presence of additional Gov13 ernment personnel; and 

14 (B) cause the temporary suspension of the 

15 performance of regular duties. 

16 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on 

17 the transfer date. 

18 Subtitle B—Office of Congressional 

19 Accessibility Services 

20 SEC. 411. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 

21 SERVICES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310 of the Legislative 

23 Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) is 

24 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 310. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 

2 SERVICES. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL

4 ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

6 the legislative branch the Office of Congressional Ac7 cessibility Services, to be headed by the Director of 

8 Accessibility Services. 

9 ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

10 BOARD.— 

11 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab12 lished the Congressional Accessibility Services 

13 Board, which shall be composed of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Door15 keeper of the Senate; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Senate; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the Sergeant at Arms of the 

18 House of Representatives; 

19 ‘‘(iv) the Clerk of the House of Rep20 resentatives; and 

21 ‘‘(v) the Architect of the Capitol. 

22 ‘‘(B) DIRECTION OF BOARD.—The Office of 

23 Congressional Accessibility Services shall be sub24 ject to the direction of the Congressional Accessi25 bility Services Board. 

26 ‘‘(3) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congres2 sional Accessibility Services shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) provide and coordinate accessi4 bility services for individuals with disabil5 ities, including Members of Congress, offi6 cers and employees of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Senate, and visitors, in 

8 the United States Capitol Complex; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) provide information regarding 

10 accessibility for individuals with disabil11 ities, as well as related training and staff 

12 development, to Members of Congress and 

13 employees of the Senate and the House of 

14 Representatives. 

15 ‘‘(B) UNITED STATES CAPITOL COMPLEX

16 DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘United 

17 States Capitol Complex’ means the Capitol 

18 buildings (as defined in section 5101 of title 40, 

19 United States Code) and the United States Cap20 itol Grounds (as described in section 5102 of 

21 such title). 

22 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT, PAY, AND REMOVAL.— 

24 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT AND PAY.—The Director 

25 of Accessibility Services shall be appointed by the 
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1 Congressional Accessibility Services Board and 

2 shall be paid at a rate of pay determined by the 

3 Congressional Accessibility Services Board. 

4 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Upon removal of the Di5 rector of Accessibility Services, the Congressional 

6 Accessibility Services Board shall immediately 

7 provide notice of the removal to the Committee 

8 on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 

9 Committee on House Administration of the 

10 House of Representatives, and the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

12 and Senate. The notice shall include the reasons 

13 for the removal. 

14 ‘‘(2) PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE

15 FUNCTIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND

17 CONTRACTS.—In carrying out the functions of 

18 the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 

19 under subsection (a), the Director of Accessibility 

20 Services shall have the authority to— 

21 ‘‘(i) appoint, hire, and fix the com22 pensation of such personnel as may be nec23 essary for operations of the Office of Con24 gressional Accessibility Services, except that 

25 no employee may be paid at an annual rate 
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1 in excess of the annual rate of pay for the 

2 Director of Accessibility Services; 

3 ‘‘(ii) take appropriate disciplinary ac4 tion, including, when circumstances war5 rant, suspension from duty without pay, re6 duction in pay, demotion, or termination of 

7 employment with the Office of Congressional 

8 Accessibility Services, against any em9 ployee; 

10 ‘‘(iii) disburse funds as may be nec11 essary and available for the needs of the Of12 fice of Congressional Accessibility Services; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(iv) serve as contracting officer for the 

15 Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv16 ices. 

17 ‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF

18 THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER

19 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES, AND WITH OF20 FICES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP21 RESENTATIVES.—Subject to the approval of the 

22 Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

23 Senate and the Committee on House Administra24 tion of the House of Representatives, the Director 

25 of Accessibility Services may place orders and 
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1 enter into agreements with the Office of the Ar2 chitect of the Capitol, with other legislative 

3 branch agencies, and with any office or other en4 tity of the Senate or House of Representatives for 

5 procuring goods and providing financial and ad6 ministrative services on behalf of the Office of 

7 Congressional Accessibility Services, or to other8 wise assist the Director in the administration 

9 and management of the Office of Congressional 

10 Accessibility Services. 

11 ‘‘(3) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director of 

12 Accessibility Services shall submit a report to the 

13 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen14 ate and the Committee on House Administration of 

15 the House of Representatives not later than 45 days 

16 following the close of each semiannual period ending 

17 on March 31 or September 30 of each year on the fi18 nancial and operational status during the period of 

19 each function under the jurisdiction of the Director. 

20 Each such report shall include financial statements 

21 and a description or explanation of current oper22 ations, the implementation of new policies and proce23 dures, and future plans for each function.’’. 

24 (b) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Accessi25 bility Services shall submit to the Committee on Rules and 
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1 Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 

2 Administration of the House of Representatives a list of the 

3 specific functions that the Office of Congressional Accessi4 bility Services will perform in carrying out this subtitle 

5 with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Adminis6 tration of the Senate and the Committee on House Adminis7 tration of the House of Representatives. The Director of Ac8 cessibility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 

9 days after the transfer date. 

10 (c) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT DIRECTOR.—The indi11 vidual who serves as the head of the Congressional Special 

12 Services Office as of the date of the enactment of this Act 

13 shall be the first Director of Accessibility Services appointed 

14 by the Congressional Accessibility Services Board under sec15 tion 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

16 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by this section). 

17 SEC. 412. TRANSFER FROM CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 

18 (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL OF

19 CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CAPITOL

20 GUIDE SERVICE.—In accordance with the provisions of this 

21 title, effective on the transfer date— 

22 (1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 

23 appropriations, and other assets and interests of the 

24 Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol 

25 Guide Service, and the employees of such Office, are 
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1 transferred to the Office of Congressional Accessibility 

2 Services established under section 310(a) of the Legis3 lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

4 130e) (as amended by section 411 of this Act), except 

5 that the transfer of any amounts appropriated to the 

6 Congressional Special Services Office that remain 

7 available as of the transfer date shall occur only upon 

8 the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

9 the House of Representatives and Senate; and 

10 (2) the employees of such Office shall be subject 

11 to the direction, supervision, and control of the Direc12 tor of Accessibility Services. 

13 (b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AT TIME OF TRANS14 FER.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em16 ployee of the Congressional Special Services Office of 

17 the Capitol Guide Service on a non-temporary basis 

18 on the transfer date who is transferred under sub19 section (a) shall be subject to the authority of the Di20 rector of Accessibility Services under section 310(b) of 

21 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 

22 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by section 411 of this Act), 

23 except that the individual’s grade, compensation, rate 

24 of leave, or other benefits that apply with respect to 

25 the individual at the time of transfer shall not be re-
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1 duced while such individual remains continuously so 

2 employed in the same position within the Office of 

3 Congressional Accessibility Services established under 

4 section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria5 tions Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by sec6 tion 411 of this Act), other than for cause. 

7 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT

8 ON BASIS OF INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.—For pur9 poses of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 

10 5, United States Code, an individual described in 

11 paragraph (1) who is separated from service with the 

12 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services shall be 

13 considered to have separated from the service involun14 tarily if, at the time the individual is separated from 

15 service— 

16 (A) the individual has completed 25 years 

17 of service under such title; or 

18 (B) the individual has completed 20 years 

19 of service under such title and is 50 years of age 

20 or older. 

21 (3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY

22 PERIOD.—The Director of Accessibility Services may 

23 not impose a period of probation with respect to the 

24 transfer of any individual who is transferred to the 
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1 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services under 

2 subsection (a). 

3 Subtitle C—Transfer Date and 

4 Technical and Conforming 

5 Amendments 

6 SEC. 421. TRANSFER DATE. 

7 In this title, the term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date 

8 occurring on the first day of the first pay period (applicable 

9 to employees transferred under section 401) occurring on 

10 or after 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 422. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

12 (a) EXISTING AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV13 ICE.—Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

14 1970 (2 U.S.C. 2166) is repealed. 

15 (b) COVERAGE UNDER CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT16 ABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 

17 (1) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AS COVERED EM18 PLOYEES.—Section 101(3)(C) of the Congressional 

19 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301(3)(C)) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(C) the Office of Congressional Accessi22 bility Services;’’. 

23 (2) TREATMENT OF OFFICE AS EMPLOYING OF24 FICE.—Section 101(9)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

25 1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol 
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1 Guide Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congres2 sional Accessibility Services,’’. 

3 (3) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO

4 PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 

5 210(a)(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)(4)) is amend6 ed to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility 

8 Services;’’. 

9 (4) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL

10 SAFETY AND HEALTH COMPLIANCE.—Section 

11 215(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)) is amend12 ed by striking ‘‘the Capitol Guide Service,’’ and in13 serting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv14 ices,’’. 

15 (c) TREATMENT AS CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR

16 RETIREMENT PURPOSES.—Section 2107(9) of title 5, 

17 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(9) an employee of the Office of Congressional 

19 Accessibility Services.’’. 

20 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

21 section shall take effect on the transfer date. 
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1 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 501. JURISDICTIONS UNAFFECTED. 

4 (a) SECURITY JURISDICTION UNAFFECTED.—Nothing 

5 in this Act granting any authority to the Architect of the 

6 Capitol or Chief Executive Officer shall be construed to af7 fect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, the Cap8 itol Police Board, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 

9 the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep10 resentatives to provide security for the Capitol, including 

11 the Capitol Visitor Center. 

12 (b) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL JURISDICTION UNAF13 FECTED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act granting 

15 any authority to the Chief Executive Officer shall be 

16 construed to affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ar17 chitect of the Capitol for the care and superintendence 

18 of the Capitol Visitor Center. All maintenance serv19 ices, groundskeeping services, improvements, alter20 ations, additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor 

21 Center shall be made under the direction and super22 vision of the Architect, subject to the approval of the 

23 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen24 ate and the House Office Building Commission as to 

25 matters of general policy. 
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1 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND2 MENT.—Section 1305 of the Legislative Branch Ap3 propriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1825) is repealed. 

4 SEC. 502. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORITY. 

5 Section 5379(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Architect of the Capitol, the 

7 Botanic Garden, and the Office of Congressional Accessi8 bility Services’’ after ‘‘title’’. 

9 SEC. 503. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES. 

10 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 

11 Code, the Architect of the Capitol, upon the recommendation 

12 of the Chief Executive Officer, may accept and use vol13 untary and uncompensated services for the Capitol Visitor 

14 Center as the Architect of the Capitol determines necessary. 

15 No person shall be permitted to donate personal services 

16 under this section unless such person has first agreed, in 

17 writing, to waive any and all claims against the United 

18 States arising out of or connection with such services, other 

19 than a claim under the provisions of chapter 81 of title 

20 5, United States Code. No person donating personal services 

21 under this section shall be considered an employee of the 

22 United States for any purpose other than for purposes of 

23 chapter 81 of such title. In no case shall the acceptance of 

24 personal services under this subsection result in the reduc-
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1 tion of pay or displacement of any employee of the Office 

2 of the Architect of the Capitol. 

3 SEC. 504. COINS TREATED AS GIFTS. 

4 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

5 grounds’’ means— 

6 (1) the grounds described under section 5102 of 

7 title 40, United States Code; 

8 (2) the Capitol Buildings defined under section 

9 5101 of title 40, United States Code, including the 

10 Capitol Visitor Center; and 

11 (3) the Library of Congress buildings and 

12 grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled 

13 ‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and 

14 grounds of the Library of Congress’’, approved August 

15 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j). 

16 (b) TREATMENT OF COINS.—In the case of any coins 

17 in any fountains on covered grounds— 

18 (1) such coins shall be treated as gifts to the 

19 United States; and 

20 (2) the Architect of the Capitol shall— 

21 (A) collect such coins at such times and in 

22 such manner as the Architect determines appro23 priate; and 
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1 (B) except as provided under subsection (c), 

2 deposit the collected coins in accordance with 

3 subsection (d). 

4 (c) COST REIMBURSEMENT.—Any amount collected 

5 under this section shall first be used to reimburse the Archi6 tect of the Capitol for any costs incurred in the collection 

7 and processing of the coins. The amount of any such reim8 bursement is appropriated to the account from which such 

9 costs were paid and may be used for any authorized purpose 

10 of that account. 

11 (d) DEPOSIT OF COINS.—The Architect of the Capitol 

12 shall deposit coins collected under this section in the Mis13 cellaneous Receipts Account of the Capitol Visitor Center 

14 Revolving Fund established under section 301. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZED USE AND AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

16 deposited in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account of the Cap17 itol Visitor Center Revolving Fund under this section shall 

18 be available as provided under section 303(b). 

19 SEC. 505. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE PILOT PROGRAM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302 of the Legislative 

21 Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1831 note; 121 

22 Stat. 2242) is amended in the third sentence by striking 

23 ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made under 

25 subsection (a) shall take effect as though enacted as part 
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1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 

2 Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2218 et seq.). 

3 TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF 

4 APPROPRIATIONS 

5 SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

7 are necessary to carry out this Act. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 5159 

AMENDMENT