CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter project, $20,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, and in addition, $7,545,000 for Capitol Visitor 
Center operation costs: Provided, That the Architect of the 
Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which are made 
available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an 
obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. ROSA PARKS STATUE.—(a) Section 1(a) 
of Public Law 109–116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Cap-
itol to enter into the agreement required under this sub-
section on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as 
the Joint Committee may require.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109– 
116. 
SEC. 1202. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There 
is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
the Office of the Inspector General, headed by the Inspec-
tor General of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector 
General’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector General 
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol, 
in consultation with the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, and shall be appointed without regard to po-
litical affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity 
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, fi-
nancial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations. 
(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the Architect of the Capitol. Upon such 
removal, the Architect shall promptly communicate 
the reasons for the removal in writing to the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate.
(4) SALARY.—The Inspector General shall be 
paid at an annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the 
annual rate of pay in effect for the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—The Inspector General shall carry out the 
same duties and responsibilities with respect to the 
Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of 
an establishment carries out with respect to an es-
tablishment under section 4 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same 
terms and conditions which apply under such sec-
tion. 
(2) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Inspector 
General shall prepare and submit semiannual re-
ports summarizing the activities of the Office of the 
Inspector General in the same manner, and in ac-
cordance with the same deadlines, terms, and condi-
tions, as an Inspector General of an establishment 
under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of applying 
section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the
Architect of the Capitol shall be considered the head 
of the establishment. 
(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol concerning the possible 
existence of an activity constituting a violation 
of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanage-
ment, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, 
or a substantial and specific danger to the pub-
lic health and safety. 
(B) 
NONDISCLOSURE.—The 
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee, disclose the 
identity of the employee without the consent of 
the employee, unless the Inspector General de-
termines such disclosure is unavoidable during 
the course of the investigation. 
(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee of the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol who has authority to take, direct others to 
take, recommend, or approve any personnel ac-
tion, shall not, with respect to such authority,
take or threaten to take any action against any 
employee as a reprisal for making a complaint 
or disclosing information to the Inspector Gen-
eral, unless the complaint was made or the in-
formation disclosed with the knowledge that it 
was false or with willful disregard for its truth 
or falsity. 
(4) INDEPENDENCE
IN
CARRYING
OUT
DU-
TIES.—Neither the Architect of the Capitol nor any 
other employee of the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol may prevent or prohibit the Inspector Gen-
eral from carrying out any of the duties or respon-
sibilities assigned to the Inspector General under 
this section. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General may 
exercise the same authorities with respect to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an 
establishment may exercise with respect to an estab-
lishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than para-
graphs (7) and (8) of such section. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel
as the Inspector General considers appropriate. 
Such personnel may be appointed without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, regarding appointments in the competi-
tive service, and may be paid without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no personnel of the Office (other than the 
Inspector General) may be paid at an annual 
rate greater than $500 less than the annual 
rate of pay of the Inspector General under sub-
section (b)(4). 
(B) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—The 
Inspector General may procure temporary and 
intermittent services under section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title. 
(C) 
INDEPENDENCE
IN
APPOINTING 
STAFF.—No individual may carry out any of 
the duties or responsibilities of the Office unless 
the individual is appointed by the Inspector 
General, or provides services procured by the
Inspector General, pursuant to this paragraph. 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 
to prohibit the Inspector General from entering 
into a contract or other arrangement for the 
provision of services under this section. 
(D) APPLICABILITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL PERSONNEL RULES.—None of the reg-
ulations governing the appointment and pay of 
employees of the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol shall apply with respect to the appoint-
ment and compensation of the personnel of the 
Office, except to the extent agreed to by the In-
spector General. Nothing in the previous sen-
tence may be construed to affect subparagraphs 
(A) through (C). 
(3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Architect 
of the Capitol shall provide the Office with appro-
priate and adequate office space, together with such 
equipment, supplies, and communications facilities 
and services as may be necessary for the operation 
of the Office, and shall provide necessary mainte-
nance services for such office space and the equip-
ment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—
(1) TRANSFER.—To the extent that any office 
or entity in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
prior to the appointment of the first Inspector Gen-
eral under this section carried out any of the duties 
and responsibilities assigned to the Inspector Gen-
eral under this section, the functions of such office 
or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon the 
appointment of the first Inspector General under 
this section. 
(2) NO REDUCTION IN PAY OR BENEFITS.—The 
transfer of the functions of an office or entity to the 
Office under paragraph (1) may not result in a re-
duction in the pay or benefits of any employee of the 
office or entity, except to the extent required under 
subsection (d)(2)(A). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1203. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES.—For 
purposes of subchapter II of chapter 61 of title 5, United 
States Code, during fiscal year 2008 the Office of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall be treated as an agency under 
section 6121(1) of such title. 
SEC. 1204. TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORTATION.—(a) 
Section 5721 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) the Architect of the Capitol;’’. 
(b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(B) through (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) through 
(I)’’. 
SEC. 1205. EASEMENTS.—(a) Subject to subsection 
(e), the Architect of the Capitol may grant easements 
upon such terms and conditions as he considers advisable 
(including the payment of monetary consideration) for 
rights-of-way over, in, and upon the grounds of the United 
States Capitol or the grounds of any other facility under 
the jurisdiction and control of the Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol to any person for— 
(1) railroad tracks; 
(2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines; 
(3) substations for electric power transmission 
lines and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, 
and oil pipe lines; 
(4) canals; 
(5) ditches; 
(6) flumes;
(7) tunnels; 
(8) roads and streets; 
(9) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of electric power; 
(10) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of communications signals (including tele-
phone and telegraph signals) and structures and fa-
cilities for the transmission, reception, and relay of 
such signals; and 
(11) any other purpose that the Architect con-
siders advisable. 
(b)(1) No easement granted under this section may 
include more land than is necessary for the easement. 
(2) In lieu of, or in addition to, any monetary consid-
eration provided in exchange for granting of an easement 
under this section, the Architect may accept in-kind con-
sideration with respect to the easement for— 
(A) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
improvement, or restoration (including environ-
mental restoration) of property or facilities which 
are subject to or affected by the easement; 
(B) construction or acquisition of new facilities; 
(C) provision of other property or facilities; 
(D) support for facilities operation; and
(E) provision of such other services as the Ar-
chitect considers appropriate. 
(c)(1) There is established in the Treasury a special 
account for the Architect of the Capitol into which the 
Architect shall deposit all of the funds which are paid as 
consideration for the granting of easements under this sec-
tion, and all other proceeds received pursuant to the 
granting of easements under this section. 
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts in the special 
account established under this subsection shall be avail-
able to the Architect, in such amounts provided in appro-
priations acts, for the following purposes: 
(A) The maintenance, protection, alteration, re-
pair, improvement, or restoration (including environ-
mental restoration) of property or facilities. 
(B) The construction or acquisition of new fa-
cilities. 
(C) Support for facilities operation. 
(3) Any amount paid as consideration for the grant-
ing of an easement, or received pursuant to the granting 
of an easement, which is deposited in the special account 
established under this subsection may not be used by the 
Architect for any purpose which is not related to the same 
property or facility over which the easement was granted 
unless such use is approved—
(A) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to property under the jurisdiction of the House of 
Representatives, by the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; 
(B) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to property under the jurisdiction of the Senate, by 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(C) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to any other property, by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(d) The Architect of the Capitol may terminate all 
or part of any easement granted under this section for— 
(1) failure to comply with the terms and condi-
tions under which the easement was granted; 
(2) nonuse of the easement for a two-year pe-
riod; or 
(3) abandonment of the easement. 
(e) The Architect of the Capitol may grant an ease-
ment under this section upon submission of written notice 
of the intent to grant the easement (including notice of 
the amount or type of consideration to be received in ex-