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Union Calendar No. 326 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5159 

[Report No. 110–535] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2008 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

MARCH 3, 2008 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 29, 2008] 

A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

7 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITOL 

VISITOR CENTER 

Subtitle A—Description of Facility 

Sec. 101. Description and purposes of Capitol Visitor Center. 

Sec. 102. Oversight of committees. 

Sec. 103. Special rule for certain spaces in the Capitol Visitor Center. 

Subtitle B—Office of the Capitol Visitor Center; Chief Executive Officer for 

Visitor Services 

Sec. 111. Establishment. 

Sec. 112. Appointment and supervision of Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 

Services. 

Sec. 113. General duties of Chief Executive Officer. 

Sec. 114. Acceptance of gifts and volunteer services. 

Sec. 115. Special rules regarding certain administrative matters. 

TITLE II—RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED AT CAPITOL VISITOR 

CENTER 

Subtitle A—Related Services Described 

Sec. 201. Gift shop. 

Sec. 202. Food service operations. 

Sec. 203. Licenses and other agreements for operations or other functions. 

Subtitle B—Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund 

Sec. 211. Establishment; accounts. 

Sec. 212. Deposits in the Fund. 

Sec. 213. Use of monies. 

Sec. 214. Administration of Fund. 

TITLE III—TREATMENT OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 

Subtitle A—Transfer to Office of the Capitol Visitor Center 

Sec. 301. Transfer of Capitol Guide Service. 

Sec. 302. Duties of employees of Capitol Guide Service. 


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Subtitle B—Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 

Sec. 311. Establishment of Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 

Sec. 312. Director of Accessibility Services. 

Sec. 313. Transfer from Capitol Guide Service. 

Subtitle C—Technical and Conforming Amendments 

Sec. 321. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Subtitle D—Transfer Date 

Sec. 331. Transfer date. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION AND 

2 MANAGEMENT OF CAPITOL 

3 VISITOR CENTER 

4 Subtitle A—Description of Facility 

5 SEC. 101. DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSES OF CAPITOL VIS6 ITOR CENTER. 

7 (a) TREATMENT AS PART OF CAPITOL.—In this Act, 

8 the ‘‘Capitol Visitor Center’’ is the facility authorized for 

9 construction under the heading ‘‘Capitol Visitor Center’’ 

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

11 Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

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

13 such facility shall be considered to be part of the United 

14 States Capitol for all provisions of law in accordance with 

15 this Act. 

16 (b) PURPOSES OF THE FACILITY.—In accordance with 

17 the provisions of this Act, the Capitol Visitor Center shall 

18 be used to— 


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1 (1) provide enhanced security for persons work2 ing in or visiting the United States Capitol; and 

3 (2) improve the visitor experience by providing 

4 a structure that will afford improved visitor orienta5 tion and enhance the educational experience of those 

6 who have come to learn about Congress and the Cap7 itol. 

8 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO VISITOR

9 CENTER SPACE IN THE CAPITOL.—Section 301 of the Na10 tional Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (2 U.S.C. 2165) 

11 is repealed. 

12 SEC. 102. OVERSIGHT OF COMMITTEES. 

13 The Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the 

15 House of Representatives (hereafter in this Act referred to 

16 as the ‘‘supervising Committees’’) shall exercise policy re17 view and oversight over the Capitol Visitor Center. 

18 SEC. 103. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN SPACES IN THE CAP19 ITOL VISITOR CENTER. 

20 (a) SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EX21 PANSION SPACE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

22 this Act, the Senate and House of Representatives expansion 

23 space described as ‘‘unassigned space’’ under the heading 

24 ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Visitor Center’’ in the 


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1 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 

2 107–68; 115 Stat. 588)— 

3 (1) shall not be treated as part of the Capitol 

4 Visitor Center for purposes of this Act; and 

5 (2) shall be treated for purposes of law (includ6 ing rules of the House of Representatives and Sen7 ate)— 

8 (A) in the case of space assigned for the use 

9 of the Senate, as part of the Senate wing of the 

10 Capitol and subject to the authority and control 

11 of the Committee on Rules and Administration 

12 of the Senate, or 

13 (B) in the case of space assigned for the use 

14 of the House, as part of the House of Representa15 tives wing of the Capitol and subject to the au16 thority and control of the Speaker. 

17 (b) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL AUDITORIUM AND

18 RELATED ADJACENT AREAS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of this Act, the space in the Capitol Visitor 

21 Center known as the Congressional Auditorium, to22 gether with each of the areas referred to in paragraph 

23 (2), shall be assigned for Congressional use by the 

24 Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services under 

25 guidelines established by the supervising Committees. 


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1 (2) AREAS DESCRIBED.—The areas referred to in 

2 this paragraph are as follows, as identified and des3 ignated by the Architect of the Capitol on October 1, 

4 2007: 

5 (A) The North Congressional Meeting Room 

6 (CVC268) and the South Congressional Meeting 

7 Room (CVC217). 

8 (B) The North Pre-function Area 

9 (CVC268CR) and the South Pre-function Area 

10 (CVC217CR). 

11 (C) Lobbies CVC215 and CVC212. 

12 (D) The North Cloak Room (CVC210) and 

13 the South Cloak Room (CVC208). 

14 (E) The Projection Room (CVC209). 

15 (F) The Green Room (CVC207). 

16 (G) The TV Control Room (CVC105). 

17 (H) Offices CVC101, CVC102, CVC103, 

18 CVC104, CVC106, CVC204, and CVC205. 

19 Subtitle B—Office of the Capitol 

20 Visitor Center; Chief Executive 

21 Officer for Visitor Services 

22 SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT. 

23 There is established within the Office of the Architect 

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

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


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1 Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this Act re2 ferred to as the ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’). 

3 SEC. 112. APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION OF CHIEF EX4 ECUTIVE OFFICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES. 

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

6 be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol. 

7 (b) SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Execu8 tive Officer shall report directly to the Architect of the Cap9 itol and shall be subject to policy review and oversight by 

10 the supervising Committees. 

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

12 Officer, the Architect of the Capitol shall immediately notify 

13 the supervising Committees and the Committees on Appro14 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate, stat15 ing the reasons for the removal. 

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

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

18 of pay of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol and Chief Op19 erating Officer of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. 

20 (e) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF21 FICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES.— 

22 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves 

23 as the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services 

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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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6701 of 

6 the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina 

7 Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriation Act 

8 of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806) is repealed. 

9 SEC. 113. GENERAL DUTIES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 

10 (a) ADMINISTRATION OF FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND

11 ACTIVITIES.— 

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

13 provided in this Act, the Chief Executive Officer shall 

14 be responsible for— 

15 (A) the operation, management, and budget 

16 preparation and execution of the Capitol Visitor 

17 Center, including all long term planning and 

18 day-today operational services and activities 

19 provided within the Capitol Visitor Center; and 

20 (B) in accordance with subtitle A of title 

21 III, the management of guided tours of the inte22 rior of the United States Capitol. 

23 (2) INDEPENDENT BUDGET SUBMISSION.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The proposed budget for 

25 the Office for a fiscal year shall be prepared by 


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1 the Chief Executive Officer, and shall be included 

2 without revision in the proposed budget for the 

3 year for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 

4 (as submitted by the Architect of the Capitol to 

5 the President). 

6 (B) EXCLUSION OF COSTS OF GENERAL

7 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF VISITOR CEN8 TER.—In preparing the proposed budget for the 

9 Office under subparagraph (A), the Chief Execu10 tive Officer shall exclude costs attributable to the 

11 activities and services described in section 115(b) 

12 (relating to continuing jurisdiction of the Archi13 tect of the Capitol for the care and superintend14 ence of the Capitol Visitor Center). 

15 (b) PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI16 SIONS.— 

17 (1) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND CON18 TRACTS.—In carrying out this Act, the Chief Execu19 tive Officer shall have the authority— 

20 (A) to appoint, hire, and fix the compensa21 tion of such personnel as may be necessary for 

22 operations of the Office, except that no employee 

23 may be paid at an annual rate in excess of the 

24 maximum rate payable for level 15 of the Gen25 eral Schedule unless otherwise authorized by law; 


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1 (B) to disburse funds as may be necessary 

2 and available for the needs of the Office (con3 sistent with the requirements of section 213 in 

4 the case of amounts in the Capitol Visitor Center 

5 Revolving Fund); and 

6 (C) to designate an employee of the Office to 

7 serve as contracting officer for the Office, subject 

8 to subsection (c). 

9 (2) TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.— 

10 The Chief Executive Officer shall temporarily assign 

11 personnel of the Office based on a request from the 

12 Capitol Police Board to assist the United States Cap13 itol Police by providing ushering and informational 

14 services, and other services not directly involving law 

15 enforcement, in connection with— 

16 (A) the inauguration of the President and 

17 Vice President of the United States; 

18 (B) the official reception of representatives 

19 of foreign nations and other persons by the Sen20 ate or House of Representatives; or 

21 (C) other special or ceremonial occasions in 

22 the United States Capitol or on the United 

23 States Capitol Grounds that require the presence 

24 of additional Government personnel. 


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1 (3) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AR2 CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER LEGISLATIVE

3 BRANCH AGENCIES, AND WITH OFFICES OF THE SEN4 ATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Subject to 

5 the approval of the supervising Committees, the Chief 

6 Executive Officer may place orders and enter into 

7 agreements with the Office of the Architect of the Cap8 itol, with other legislative branch agencies, and with 

9 any office or other entity of the Senate or House of 

10 Representatives for procuring goods and providing fi11 nancial and administrative services on behalf of the 

12 Office, or to otherwise assist the Chief Executive Offi13 cer in the administration and management of the 

14 Capitol Visitor Center. 

15 (c) REQUIRING APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 

16 The Chief Executive Officer may not enter into a contract 

17 for which the amount involved exceeds $250,000 without the 

18 prior approval of the supervising Committees. 

19 (d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Of20 ficer shall submit a report to the supervising Committees 

21 not later than 45 days following the close of each semi22 annual period ending on June 30 or December 31 of each 

23 year on the financial and operational status during the pe24 riod of each function under the jurisdiction of the Chief Ex25 ecutive Officer. Each such report shall include financial 


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1 statements and a description or explanation of current op2 erations, the implementation of new policies and proce3 dures, and future plans for each function. 

4 SEC. 114. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND VOLUNTEER SERV5 ICES. 

6 (a) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 

7 (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND USE GIFTS.— 

8 The Chief Executive Officer, with the approval of the 

9 supervising Committees, is authorized to receive, ac10 cept, and hold unrestricted gifts of money on behalf 

11 of the Capitol Visitor Center, and to use the gifts for 

12 the benefit of the Capitol Visitor Center 

13 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS OF WORKS OF ART

14 AND OTHER RELATED OBJECTS BY OTHER LEGISLA15 TIVE BRANCH ENTITIES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a gift con17 sisting of a work of art, historical object, or ex18 hibit for which the authority to accept the gift 

19 for display in the Capitol is provided to an enti20 ty referred to in subparagraph (B), the entity 

21 shall have the authority to accept the gift for dis22 play in the Capitol Visitor Center in accordance 

23 with the authority provided under applicable 

24 law. 


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1 (B) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities re2 ferred to in this subparagraph are as follows: 

3 (i) The Joint Committee on the Li4 brary under section 1831 of the Revised 

5 Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 

6 2133). 

7 (ii) The United States Capitol Preser8 vation Commission under section 801 of the 

9 Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2 

10 U.S.C. 2081). 

11 (iii) The House of Representatives 

12 Fine Arts Board under section 1000 of the 

13 Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2 

14 U.S.C. 2121). 

15 (iv) The Senate Commission on Art 

16 under section 1 of Senate Resolution 382, 

17 Ninetieth Congress, agreed to October 1, 

18 1968 and enacted into law by section 

19 901(a) of Public Law 100–690 (2 U.S.C. 

20 2101). 

21 (3) ANNUAL REPORT ON GIFTS ACCEPTED.— 

22 Each semiannual report submitted under section 

23 113(d) shall include a description of each accepted by 

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1 (b) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Not2 withstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 

3 the Chief Executive Officer may accept and use voluntary 

4 and uncompensated services for the Capitol Visitor Center 

5 as the Chief Executive Officer determines necessary. No per6 son shall be permitted to donate his or her personal services 

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

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

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

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

11 5, United States Code. No person donating personal services 

12 under this section shall be considered an employee of the 

13 United States for any purpose other than for purposes of 

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

15 personal services under this subsection result in the reduc16 tion of pay or displacement of any employee of the Office. 

17 SEC. 115. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING CERTAIN ADMINIS18 TRATIVE MATTERS. 

19 (a) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING SECURITY.— 

20 (1) SECURITY JURISDICTION OF LAW ENFORCE21 MENT AGENCIES UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act 

22 granting any authority to the Chief Executive Officer 

23 shall be construed to affect the exclusive jurisdiction 

24 of the United States Capitol Police, the Capitol Police 

25 Board, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 


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1 Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 

2 Representatives to provide security for the Capitol 

3 Visitor Center. 

4 (2) ATTENDANCE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

5 AT CERTAIN MEETINGS OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.— 

6 At the request of the Capitol Police Board, the Chief 

7 Executive Officer shall attend any portion of any 

8 meeting of the Capitol Police Board during which the 

9 Board considers issues relating to the security of the 

10 Capitol Visitor Center, including activities described 

11 in paragraph (3), or other issues relating to services 

12 provided by employees of the Office. 

13 (3) CONSULTATION WITH CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

14 ON SECURITY MATTERS.—The Office shall consult 

15 with the Capitol Police Board in carrying out any 

16 activity which affects the security of the Capitol Vis17 itor Center or any other part of the Capitol, includ18 ing activities relating to the hours of operation, tour 

19 routes and the number of visitors per tour guide, and 

20 other activities relating to the entry of members of the 

21 general public into the Capitol and the movement of 

22 members of the general public within the Capitol. 

23 (4) PLAN FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR EM24 PLOYEES.—The Chief Executive Officer, in coordina25 tion with the Chief of the Capitol Police, shall develop 


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1 plans and procedures for conducting criminal history 

2 background checks on employees of the Office and in3 dividuals seeking employment with the Office (includ4 ing employees of the Capitol Guide Service who are 

5 transferred to the Office under title III). 

6 (b) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING CARE AND MAINTE7 NANCE OF FACILITIES.— 

8 (1) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL JURISDICTION

9 UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act granting any au10 thority to the Chief Executive Officer (including sec11 tion 114) shall be construed to affect the exclusive ju12 risdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for the care 

13 and superintendence of the Capitol Visitor Center or 

14 any other part of the Capitol, and all maintenance 

15 services, groundskeeping services, improvements, alter16 ations, additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor 

17 Center shall be carried out pursuant to the direction 

18 and supervision of the Architect subject to the over19 sight of Congress under applicable law (including 

20 rules of the House of Representatives and Senate). 

21 (2) BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The Architect of the 

22 Capitol shall submit with the annual budget for the 

23 Office of the Architect of the Capitol for a fiscal year 

24 a separate, detailed statement of the costs anticipated 

25 to be incurred during the year for the activities and 


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1 services described in paragraph (1) which are ex2 cluded from the annual budget for the Office which is 

3 submitted by the Chief Executive Officer under section 

4 113(a)(2). 

5 (c) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING EXHIBITS AND

6 TOURS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall consider com7 ments and recommendations from the Clerk of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate regard9 ing the content of exhibits contained in and tours operated 

10 out of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

11 TITLE II—RELATED SERVICES 

12 PROVIDED AT CAPITOL VIS13 ITOR CENTER 

14 Subtitle A—Related Services 

15 Described 

16 SEC. 201. GIFT SHOP. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In consultation with the super18 vising Committees, the Chief Executive Officer shall estab19 lish a gift shop within the Capitol Visitor Center for the 

20 purpose of providing for the sale of gift items. 

21 (b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI22 TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 

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

24 out under this subsection. 


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1 SEC. 202. FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. 

2 (a) RESTAURANT, CATERING, AND VENDING.—The 

3 Chief Executive Officer is authorized to establish within the 

4 Capitol Visitor Center a restaurant and other food service 

5 facilities, including catering services and vending ma6 chines. 

7 (b) USE OF CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT FOOD SERVICE

8 OPERATIONS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall carry out 

9 all food service operations within the Capitol Visitor Center 

10 pursuant to a contract entered into with a private vendor. 

11 (c) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI12 TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 

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

14 out under this subsection. 

15 SEC. 203. LICENSES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS FOR OPER16 ATIONS OR OTHER FUNCTIONS. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Chief Executive Officer is au18 thorized— 

19 (1) subject to the approval of the supervising 

20 Committees, to enter into licenses and other agree21 ments to allow operations or other functions to occur 

22 within the Capitol Visitor Center; and 

23 (2) to assess and collect charges or other fees as 

24 may be appropriate under such licenses and agree25 ments, including the recoupment of costs associated 

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1 (b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI2 TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—To the extent that a li3 cense or agreement entered into by the Chief Executive Offi4 cer under this section permits any person to sell or solicit 

5 the sale of goods or services within the Capitol Visitor Cen6 ter, section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall 

7 not apply to the sale or solicitation of sales of such goods 

8 or services. 

9 (c) APPROVAL OF CONGRESS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN

10 EVENTS.—No event intended for purposes other than those 

11 described in section 101(b) shall be held in the central hall 

12 of the Capitol Visitor Center unless authorized by a resolu13 tion agreed to by both houses of the Congress. 

14 Subtitle B—Capitol Visitor Center 

15 Revolving Fund 

16 SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT; ACCOUNTS. 

17 There is established in the Treasury of the United 

18 States a revolving fund to be known as the Capitol Visitor 

19 Center Revolving Fund (in this section referred to as the 

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

21 (1) The Gift Shop Account. 

22 (2) The Miscellaneous Receipts Account. 

23 SEC. 212. DEPOSITS IN THE FUND. 

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

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1 other services by the gift shop established under section 201, 

2 together with any interest accrued on balances in the Ac3 count. 

4 (b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—There 

5 shall be deposited in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account 

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

7 balances in the Account): 

8 (1) Any gifts of money accepted under section 

9 114(a). 

10 (2) Any net profits or commissions paid to the 

11 Capitol Visitor Center under any contract for food 

12 service operations entered into under section 202(b). 

13 (3) Any charges or fees collected from the oper14 ations or other functions within the Capitol Visitor 

15 Center under licenses or other arrangements entered 

16 into under section 203(a). 

17 (4) Any other receipts received from the oper18 ation of the Capitol Visitor Center 

19 SEC. 213. 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 obligation by the Chief Executive Officer in 

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1 ment, and other expenses. In addition, such monies 

2 may be used by the Chief Executive Officer to reim3 burse any applicable appropriations account for 

4 amounts used from such appropriations account to 

5 pay the salaries of employees of the gift shops. 

6 (2) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER

7 USE OF FUNDS FOR GIFT SHOP.—To the extent mon8 ies in the Gift Shop Account are available after dis9 bursements and reimbursements are made under sub10 paragraph (A), the Chief Executive Officer may obli11 gate such monies for the operation of the Capitol Vis12 itor Center, after consultation with— 

13 (A) the supervising Committees; and 

14 (B) the Committees on Appropriations of 

15 the House of Representatives and Senate. 

16 (b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—All monies 

17 in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be available 

18 without fiscal year limitation for obligation by the Chief 

19 Executive Officer for the operations of the Capitol Visitor 

20 Center, after consultation with— 

21 (1) the supervising Committees; and 

22 (2) the Committees on Appropriations of the 

23 House of Representatives and Senate. 


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1 SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. 

2 (a) OBLIGATIONS.—Obligations from the Fund may be 

3 made by the Chief Executive Officer. 

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

5 Treasury shall invest any portion of the Fund that, as de6 termined by the Chief Executive Officer, is not required to 

7 meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in 

8 an interest-bearing obligation of the United States or an 

9 obligation guaranteed both as to principal and interest by 

10 the United States that, as determined by the Chief Execu11 tive Officer, has a maturity date suitable for the purposes 

12 of the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit in13 terest earned on the obligations to the Fund. 

14 (c) AUDIT.—The Fund shall be subject to audit by the 

15 Comptroller General at the discretion of the Comptroller 

16 General. 

17 TITLE III—TREATMENT OF 

18 CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 

19 Subtitle A—Transfer to Office of the 

20 Capitol Visitor Center 

21 SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 

22 (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL TO

23 OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.—Except as 

24 provided in subsection (c), effective on the transfer date— 

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

26 and other assets and interests of the Capitol Guide 


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1 Service, established pursuant to section 441 of the 

2 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 

3 2166), and the employees of the Capitol Guide Serv4 ice, are transferred to the Office, except that the trans5 fer of any amounts appropriated to the Capitol Guide 

6 Service that remain available as of the transfer date 

7 shall occur only upon the approval of the Committees 

8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 and Senate; and 

10 (2) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to 

11 the direction, supervision, and control of the Chief 

12 Executive Officer in accordance with this subtitle. 

13 (b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE

14 SERVICE AT TIME OF TRANSFER.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em16 ployee of the Capitol Guide Service on a permanent 

17 basis on the transfer date who is transferred to the 

18 Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to author19 ity of the Chief Executive Officer under section 

20 302(b), except that the individual shall not be reduced 

21 in grade, compensation, rate of leave, or other benefits 

22 that apply with respect to the individual at the time 

23 of transfer while such individual remains continu24 ously so employed as a Capitol Guide within the Of25 fice, other than for cause. 


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1 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT

2 ON BASIS OF INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.—For pur3 poses of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 

4 5, United States Code, an individual described in 

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

6 Office shall be considered to have separated from the 

7 service involuntarily if, at the time the individual is 

8 separated from service— 

9 (A) the individual has completed 25 years 

10 of service under such title; or 

11 (B) the individual has completed 20 years 

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

13 or older. 

14 (3) CONTINUATION OF PARTICIPATION IN STU15 DENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 

16 any other provision of law, if an individual described 

17 in paragraph (1) has a written service agreement in 

18 effect under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Ap19 propriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5) at the time 

20 the individual is transferred to the Office, the agree21 ment shall remain in effect in accordance with the 

22 terms and conditions applicable to the agreement at 

23 the time the individual is transferred (including the 

24 provisions of such section permitting the individual 

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1 sive 1-year periods of employment), except that in ap2 plying such section to the individual, the following 

3 shall apply: 

4 (A) The Office shall serve as the employing 

5 office, and the Chief Executive Officer shall serve 

6 as the head of the employing office. 

7 (B) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry 

8 out the responsibilities of the Secretary of the 

9 Senate. 

10 (C) Any reference to the Committee on 

11 Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall 

13 be treated as a reference to the supervising Com14 mittees. 

15 (D) If the individual is required to make 

16 any reimbursement under such section with re17 spect to payments made after the individual is 

18 transferred, the individual shall reimburse the 

19 Office of the Architect of the Capitol. 

20 (4) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY

21 PERIOD.—The Chief Executive Officer may not im22 pose a period of probation with respect to the transfer 

23 of any individual who is transferred to the Office 

24 under subsection (a). 


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1 (c) EXCEPTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERV2 ICES OFFICE.—This section does not apply with respect to 

3 any employees, contracts, liabilities, records, property, and 

4 other assets and interests of the Congressional Special Serv5 ices Office of the Capitol Guide Service that are transferred 

6 to the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services under 

7 subtitle B. 

8 SEC. 302. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV9 ICE. 

10 (a) PROVISION OF GUIDED TOURS.— 

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

12 Capitol Guide Service shall provide guided tours of 

13 the interior of the United States Capitol without 

14 charge, including the Capitol Visitor Center, for the 

15 education and enlightenment of the general public. 

16 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF FEES PROHIBITED.—An em17 ployee of the Capitol Guide Service shall not charge 

18 or accept any fee, or accept any gratuity, for or on 

19 account of his official services. 

20 (3) REGULATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI21 CER.— All such tours shall be conducted in compli22 ance with regulations approved by the Chief Execu23 tive Officer. 

24 (b) AUTHORITY OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—In 

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1 Capitol Guide Service, the Chief Executive Officer is au2 thorized— 

3 (1) subject to the availability of appropriations, 

4 to establish and revise such number of positions of 

5 Guide in the Capitol Guide Service as the Chief Exec6 utive Officer considers necessary to carry out effec7 tively the activities of the Capitol Guide Service; 

8 (2) to appoint, on a permanent basis without re9 gard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of 

10 fitness to perform their duties, a Chief Guide and 

11 such deputies as the Chief Executive Officer considers 

12 appropriate for the effective administration of the 

13 Capitol Guide Service and, in addition, such number 

14 of Guides as may be authorized; 

15 (3) with the approval of the supervising Commit16 tees, with respect to the individuals appointed pursu17 ant to paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) to prescribe the individual’s duties and 

19 responsibilities, 

20 (B) to fix, and adjust from time to time, re21 spective rates of pay at single per annum (gross) 

22 rates, and 

23 (C) to take appropriate disciplinary action, 

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1 demotion, or termination of employment with 

2 the Capitol Guide Service, against any employee 

3 who violates any provision of this section or any 

4 regulation prescribed by the Chief Executive Of5 ficer pursuant to paragraph (7); 

6 (4) to prescribe a uniform dress, including ap7 propriate insignia, which shall be worn by personnel 

8 of the Capitol Guide Service; 

9 (5) from time to time and as may be necessary, 

10 to procure and furnish such uniforms to such per11 sonnel without charge to such personnel; 

12 (6) to receive and consider advice and informa13 tion from any private historical or educational orga14 nization, association, or society with respect to those 

15 operations of the Capitol Guide Service which involve 

16 the furnishing of historical and educational informa17 tion to the general public; and 

18 (7) with the approval of the supervising Commit19 tees, to prescribe such regulations as the Chief Execu20 tive Officer considers necessary and appropriate for 

21 the operation of the Capitol Guide Service, including 

22 regulations with respect to tour routes and hours of 

23 operation, number of visitors per guide, staff-led 

24 tours, and non-law enforcement security and special 

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1 (c) PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE TOURS IN COORDINA2 TION WITH OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY

3 SERVICES.—The Chief Executive Officer shall coordinate 

4 the provision of accessible tours for individuals with dis5 abilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv6 ices established under subtitle B. 

7 Subtitle B—Office of Congressional 

8 Accessibility Services 

9 SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 

10 ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the leg12 islative branch the Office of Congressional Accessibility 

13 Services, to be headed by the Director of Accessibility Serv14 ices. 

15 (b) SUPERVISION AND CONTROL.—The Office of Con16 gressional Accessibility Services shall be subject to the direc17 tion, supervision, and control of the Capitol Police Board. 

18 (c) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congressional 

20 Accessibility Services shall— 

21 (A) provide and coordinate accessibility 

22 services for individuals with disabilities, includ23 ing Members of Congress, employees of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Senate, and visitors, 

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1 (B) in consultation with the Office of House 

2 Employment Counsel and the Senate Chief 

3 Counsel for Employment, provide information 

4 regarding accessibility for individuals with dis5 abilities, as well as related training and staff de6 velopment, to Members of Congress and employ7 ees of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

8 (2) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Ac9 cessibility Services shall submit to the supervising 

10 Committees a list of the specific functions that the Of11 fice of Congressional Accessibility Services will per12 form in carrying out this subtitle with the approval 

13 of the supervising committees. The Director of Accessi14 bility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 

15 days after the transfer date. 

16 (3) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYMENT

17 COUNSELS.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be con18 strued to limit any authority or function of the Office 

19 of House Employment Counsel or the Senate Chief 

20 Counsel for Employment that such Office or Counsel 

21 carries out prior to the transfer date. 

22 (4) UNITED STATES CAPITOL COMPLEX DE23 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘United States 

24 Capitol Complex’’ means the Capitol buildings (as de25 fined in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code) 


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1 and the United States Capitol Grounds (as described 

2 in section 5102 of such title). 

3 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 310 of the 

4 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

5 130e) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 312. DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. 

7 (a) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL; COMPENSATION.— 

8 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of Accessibility 

9 Services shall be appointed by the Capitol Police 

10 Board. 

11 (2) REMOVAL.—The Director of Accessibility 

12 Services may be removed by the Capitol Police Board, 

13 upon notification to the supervising Committees. 

14 (3) COMPENSATION.—The Director of Accessi15 bility Services shall be paid at an annual rate of pay 

16 determined by the Capitol Police Board, except that 

17 such rate may not exceed the maximum rate payable 

18 for level 15 of the General Schedule. 

19 (4) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT HEAD OF CON20 GRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CAPITOL

21 GUIDE SERVICE.—The individual serving as the head 

22 of the Congressional Special Services Office of the 

23 Capitol Guide Service as of the transfer date shall be 

24 appointed by the Capitol Police Board as the first Di25 rector of Accessibility Services under this subtitle. 


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1 (b) PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FUNC2 TIONS.— 

3 (1) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND CON4 TRACTS.—In carrying out the functions of the Office 

5 of Congressional Accessibility Services under section 

6 311, the Director of Accessibility Services shall have 

7 the authority— 

8 (A) to appoint, hire, and fix the compensa9 tion of such personnel as may be necessary for 

10 operations of the Office of Congressional Accessi11 bility Services, except that no employee may be 

12 paid at an annual rate in excess of the annual 

13 rate of pay for the Director of Accessibility Serv14 ices; 

15 (B) to disburse funds as may be necessary 

16 and available for the needs of the Office of Con17 gressional Accessibility Services; and 

18 (C) to serve as contracting officer for the Of19 fice of Congressional Accessibility Services. 

20 (2) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AR21 CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER LEGISLATIVE

22 BRANCH AGENCIES, AND WITH OFFICES OF THE SEN23 ATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Subject to 

24 the approval of the supervising Committees, the Di25 rector of Accessibility Services may place orders and 


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1 enter into agreements with the Office of the Architect 

2 of the Capitol, with other legislative branch agencies, 

3 and with any office or other entity of the Senate or 

4 House of Representatives for procuring goods and 

5 providing financial and administrative services on 

6 behalf of the Office of Accessibility Services, or to oth7 erwise assist the Director in the administration and 

8 management of the Office of Accessibility Services. 

9 (c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director of Accessi10 bility Services shall submit a report to the supervising Com11 mittees not later than 45 days following the close of each 

12 semiannual period ending on June 30 or December 31 of 

13 each year on the financial and operational status during 

14 the period of each function under the jurisdiction of the Di15 rector. Each such report shall include financial statements 

16 and a description or explanation of current operations, the 

17 implementation of new policies and procedures, and future 

18 plans for each function. 

19 SEC. 313. TRANSFER FROM CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 

20 (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL OF

21 CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CAPITOL

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

23 subtitle, effective on the transfer date— 

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

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1 Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service, 

2 and the employees of such Office, are transferred to 

3 the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services es4 tablished under section 311(a), except that the trans5 fer of any amounts appropriated to the Congressional 

6 Special Services Office that remain available as of the 

7 transfer date shall occur only upon the approval of 

8 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

9 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 permanent basis on 

18 the transfer date who is transferred under subsection 

19 (a) shall be subject to authority of the Director of Ac20 cessibility Services under section 312, except that the 

21 individual shall not be reduced in grade, compensa22 tion, rate of leave, or other benefits that apply with 

23 respect to the individual at the time of transfer while 

24 such individual remains continuously so employed 

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1 ices established under section 311(a), other than for 

2 cause. 

3 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT

4 ON BASIS OF INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.—For pur5 poses of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 

6 5, United States Code, an individual described in 

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

8 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services shall be 

9 considered to have separated from the service involun10 tarily if, at the time the individual is separated from 

11 service— 

12 (A) the individual has completed 25 years 

13 of service under such title; or 

14 (B) the individual has completed 20 years 

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

16 or older. 

17 (3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY

18 PERIOD.—The Director of Accessibility Services may 

19 not impose a period of probation with respect to the 

20 transfer of any individual who is transferred to the 

21 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services under 

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1 Subtitle C—Technical and 

2 Conforming Amendments 

3 SEC. 321. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

4 (a) EXISTING AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV5 ICE.—Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

6 1970 (2 U.S.C. 2166) is repealed. 

7 (b) COVERAGE UNDER CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT8 ABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 

9 (1) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AS COVERED EM10 PLOYEES.—Section 101(3)(C) of the Congressional 

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

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(C) the Office of Congressional Accessi14 bility Services;’’. 

15 (2) TREATMENT OF OFFICE AS EMPLOYING OF16 FICE.—Section 101(9)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

17 1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol 

18 Guide Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congres19 sional Accessibility Services,’’. 

20 (3) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO

21 PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 

22 210(a)(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)(4)) is amend23 ed to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility 

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1 (4) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL

2 SAFETY AND HEALTH COMPLIANCE.—Section 

3 215(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)) is amend4 ed by striking ‘‘the Capitol Guide Service,’’ and in5 serting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv6 ices,’’. 

7 (c) TREATMENT AS CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR

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

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

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

11 Accessibility Services.’’. 

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

13 section shall take effect on the transfer date. 

14 Subtitle D—Transfer Date 

15 SEC. 331. TRANSFER DATE. 

16 In this title, the ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on 

17 which the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the 

18 Architect of the Capitol, certifies that a certificate of occu19 pancy for the Capitol Visitor Center has been issued by the 

20 appropriate authorities. 

21 TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

22 SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

24 are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 326 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5159 

[Report No. 110

–535] 

A BILL 

To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center 

and for other purposes. and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, Services, to provide for the effective management headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 

MARCH 3, 2008 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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