(B) ENTITIES
DESCRIBED.—The entities 
referred to in this subparagraph are as follows: 
(i) The Joint Committee on the Li-
brary under section 1831 of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 
2133). 
(ii) The United States Capitol Preser-
vation Commission under section 801 of 
the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 
1988 (2 U.S.C. 2081). 
(iii) The House of Representatives 
Fine Arts Board under section 1000 of the 
Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2 
U.S.C. 2121). 
(iv) The Senate Commission on Art 
under section 1 of Senate Resolution 382, 
Ninetieth Congress, agreed to October 1, 
1968 and enacted into law by section 
901(a) of Public Law 100–690 (2 U.S.C. 
2101). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT ON GIFTS ACCEPTED.— 
Each semiannual report submitted under section 
113(d) shall include a description of each accepted 
by the Chief Executive Officer under this subsection 
during the period covered by the report. 
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(b) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Not-
withstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Chief Executive Officer may accept and use voluntary 
and uncompensated services for the Capitol Visitor Center 
as the Chief Executive Officer determines necessary. No 
person shall be permitted to donate his or her personal 
services under this section unless such person has first 
agreed, in writing, to waive any and all claims against the 
United States arising out of or connection with such serv-
ices, other than a claim under the provisions of chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code. No person donating per-
sonal services under this section shall be considered an 
employee of the United States for any purpose other than 
for purposes of chapter 81 of such title. In no case shall 
the acceptance of personal services under this subsection 
result in the reduction of pay or displacement of any em-
ployee of the Office. 
SEC. 115. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING CERTAIN ADMINIS-
TRATIVE MATTERS. 
(a) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING SECURITY.— 
(1) SECURITY JURISDICTION OF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act 
granting any authority to the Chief Executive Offi-
cer shall be construed to affect the exclusive jurisdic-
tion of the United States Capitol Police, the Capitol 
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Police Board, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives to provide security for the 
Capitol Visitor Center. 
(2) ATTENDANCE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI-
CER
AT
CERTAIN
MEETINGS
OF
CAPITOL
POLICE 
BOARD.—At the request of the Capitol Police Board, 
the Chief Executive Officer shall attend any portion 
of any meeting of the Capitol Police Board during 
which the Board considers issues relating to the se-
curity of the Capitol Visitor Center, including activi-
ties described in paragraph (3), or other issues relat-
ing to services provided by employees of the Office. 
(3) CONSULTATION
WITH
CAPITOL
POLICE 
BOARD ON SECURITY MATTERS.—The Office shall 
consult with the Capitol Police Board in carrying 
out any activity which affects the security of the 
Capitol Visitor Center or any other part of the Cap-
itol, including activities relating to the hours of oper-
ation, tour routes and the number of visitors per 
tour guide, and other activities relating to the entry 
of members of the general public into the Capitol 
and the movement of members of the general public 
within the Capitol. 
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(4) PLAN FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR EM-
PLOYEES.—The Chief Executive Officer, in coordi-
nation with the Chief of the Capitol Police, shall de-
velop plans and procedures for conducting criminal 
history background checks on employees of the Of-
fice and individuals seeking employment with the Of-
fice (including employees of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice who are transferred to the Office under title III). 
(b) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING CARE AND MAINTE-
NANCE OF FACILITIES.— 
(1) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL JURISDICTION 
UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act granting any 
authority to the Chief Executive Officer shall be con-
strued to affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol for the care and superintend-
ence of the Capitol Visitor Center or any other part 
of the Capitol, and all maintenance services, 
groundskeeping services, improvements, alterations, 
additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor Center 
shall be carried out pursuant to the direction and 
supervision of the Architect subject to the oversight 
of Congress under applicable law. 
(2) BUDGET
SUBMISSION.—The Architect of 
the Capitol shall submit with the annual budget for 
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for a fiscal 
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year a separate, detailed statement of the costs an-
ticipated to be incurred during the year for the ac-
tivities and services described in paragraph (1) 
which are excluded from the annual budget for the 
Office which is submitted by the Chief Executive Of-
ficer under section 113(a)(2). 
(c) SPECIAL
RULE
REGARDING
EXHIBITS
AND 
TOURS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall consider com-
ments and recommendations from the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate regard-
ing the content of exhibits contained in and tours operated 
out of the Capitol Visitor Center. 
TITLE 
II—RELATED 
SERVICES 
PROVIDED AT CAPITOL VIS-
ITOR CENTER 
Subtitle A—Related Services 
Described 
SEC. 201. GIFT SHOP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In consultation with the su-
pervising Committees, the Chief Executive Officer shall es-
tablish a gift shop within the Capitol Visitor Center for 
the purpose of providing for the sale of gift items. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLIC-
ITATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 
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40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity 
carried out under this subsection. 
SEC. 202. FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. 
(a) RESTAURANT, CATERING, AND VENDING.—The 
Chief Executive Officer is authorized to establish within 
the Capitol Visitor Center a restaurant and other food 
service facilities, including catering services and vending 
machines. 
(b) USE OF CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT FOOD SERV-
ICE OPERATIONS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 
carry out all food service operations within the Capitol 
Visitor Center pursuant to a contract entered into with 
a private vendor. 
(c) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLIC-
ITATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 
40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity 
carried out under this subsection. 
SEC. 203. LICENSES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS FOR OPER-
ATIONS OR OTHER FUNCTIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Chief Executive Officer is au-
thorized— 
(1) subject to the approval of the supervising 
Committees, to enter into licenses and other agree-
ments to allow operations or other functions to occur 
within the Capitol Visitor Center; and 
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(2) to assess and collect charges or other fees 
as may be appropriate under such licenses and 
agreements, including the recoupment of costs asso-
ciated with the operation or function being held. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLIC-
ITATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—To the extent that a li-
cense or agreement entered into by the Chief Executive 
Officer under this section permits any person to sell or 
solicit the sale of goods or services within the Capitol Vis-
itor Center, section 5104(c) of title 40, United States 
Code, shall not apply to the sale or solicitation of sales 
of such goods or services. 
(c) APPROVAL OF CONGRESS REQUIRED FOR CER-
TAIN EVENTS.—No event intended for purposes other 
than those described in section 101(b) shall be held in the 
central hall of the Capitol Visitor Center unless authorized 
by a resolution agreed to by both houses of the Congress. 
Subtitle B—Capitol Visitor Center 
Revolving Fund 
SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT; ACCOUNTS. 
There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States a revolving fund to be known as the Capitol Visitor 
Center Revolving Fund (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Fund’’), consisting of the following individual accounts: 
(1) The Gift Shop Account. 
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(2) The Miscellaneous Receipts Account. 
SEC. 212. DEPOSITS IN THE FUND. 
(a) GIFT SHOP ACCOUNT.—There shall be deposited 
in the Gift Shop Account all monies received from sales 
and other services by the gift shop established under sec-
tion 201, together with any interest accrued on balances 
in the Account. 
(b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—There 
shall be deposited in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account 
each of the following (together with any interest accrued 
on balances in the Account): 
(1) Any gifts of money accepted under section 
114(a). 
(2) Any net profits or commissions paid to the 
Capitol Visitor Center under any contract for food 
service operations entered into under section 202(b). 
(3) Any charges or fees collected from the oper-
ations or other functions within the Capitol Visitor 
Center under licenses or other arrangements entered 
into under section 203(a). 
(4) Any other receipts received from the oper-
ation of the Capitol Visitor Center 
SEC. 213. USE OF MONIES. 
(a) GIFT SHOP ACCOUNT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—All monies in the Gift Shop 
Account shall be available without fiscal year limita-
tion for obligation by the Chief Executive Officer in 
connection with the operation of the gift shops under 
section 201(a), including supplies, inventories, equip-
ment, and other expenses. In addition, such monies 
may be used by the Chief Executive Officer to reim-
burse any applicable appropriations account for 
amounts used from such appropriations account to 
pay the salaries of employees of the gift shops. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER 
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
GIFT
SHOP.—To the extent 
monies in the Gift Shop Account are available after 
disbursements and reimbursements are made under 
subparagraph (A), the Chief Executive Officer may 
obligate such monies for the operation of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, after consultation with— 
(A) the supervising Committees; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—All mon-
ies in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be avail-
able without fiscal year limitation for obligation by the 
Chief Executive Officer for the operations of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, after consultation with— 
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(1) the supervising Committees; and 
(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. 
(a) OBLIGATIONS.—Obligations from the Fund may 
be made by the Chief Executive Officer. 
(b) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall invest any portion of the Fund that, as de-
termined by the Chief Executive Officer, is not required 
to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made 
in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States or 
an obligation guaranteed both as to principal and interest 
by the United States that, as determined by the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer, has a maturity date suitable for the pur-
poses of the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
credit interest earned on the obligations to the Fund. 
(c) AUDIT.—The Fund shall be subject to audit by 
the Comptroller General at the discretion of the Comp-
troller General. 
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TITLE III—TREATMENT OF 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 
Subtitle A—Transfer to Office of 
the Capitol Visitor Center 
SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL TO 
OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c), effective on the transfer date— 
(1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
and other assets and interests of the Capitol Guide 
Service, established pursuant to section 441 of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 
2166), and the employees of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice, are transferred to the Office, except that the 
transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Capitol 
Guide Service that remain available as of the trans-
fer date shall occur only upon the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate; and 
(2) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to 
the direction, supervision, and control of the Chief 
Executive Officer in accordance with this subtitle. 
(b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE 
SERVICE AT TIME OF TRANSFER.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 
employee of the Capitol Guide Service on a perma-
nent basis on the transfer date who is transferred to 
the Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
authority of the Chief Executive Officer under sec-
tion 302(b), except that the individual shall not be 
reduced in grade, compensation, rate of leave, or 
other benefits that apply with respect to the indi-
vidual at the time of transfer while such individual 
remains continuously so employed as a Capitol 
Guide within the Office, other than for cause. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT 
ON BASIS OF INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.—For pur-
poses of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 
5, United States Code, an individual described in 
paragraph (1) who is separated from service with 
the Office shall be considered to have separated from 
the service involuntarily if, at the time the individual 
is separated from service— 
(A) the individual has completed 25 years 
of service under such title; or 
(B) the individual has completed 20 years 
of service under such title and is 50 years of 
age or older. 
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(3) CONTINUATION OF PARTICIPATION IN STU-
DENT
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PROGRAM.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, if an individual 
described in paragraph (1) has a written service 
agreement in effect under section 102 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 
60c–5) at the time the individual is transferred to 
the Office, the agreement shall remain in effect in 
accordance with the terms and conditions applicable 
to the agreement at the time the individual is trans-
ferred (including the provisions of such section per-
mitting the individual to enter into additional service 
agreements for successive 1-year periods of employ-
ment), except that in applying such section to the in-
dividual, the following shall apply: 
(A) The Office shall serve as the employing 
office, and the Chief Executive Officer shall 
serve as the head of the employing office. 
(B) The Architect of the Capitol shall 
carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
(C) Any reference to the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
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shall be treated as a reference to the super-
vising Committees. 
(D) If the individual is required to make 
any reimbursement under such section with re-
spect to payments made after the individual is 
transferred, the individual shall reimburse the 
Office of the Architect of the Capitol. 
(4) 
PROHIBITING
IMPOSITION
OF
PROBA-
TIONARY PERIOD.—The Chief Executive Officer may 
not impose a period of probation with respect to the 
transfer of any individual who is transferred to the 
Office under subsection (a). 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERV-
ICES OFFICE.—This section does not apply with respect 
to any employees, contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
and other assets and interests of the Congressional Special 
Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service that are trans-
ferred to the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 
under subtitle B. 
SEC. 302. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV-
ICE. 
(a) PROVISION OF GUIDED TOURS.— 
(1) TOURS.—In accordance with this section, 
the Capitol Guide Service shall provide guided tours 
of the interior of the United States Capitol without 
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charge, including the Capitol Visitor Center, for the 
education and enlightenment of the general public. 
(2) ACCEPTANCE
OF
FEES
PROHIBITED.—An 
employee of the Capitol Guide Service shall not 
charge or accept any fee, or accept any gratuity, for 
or on account of his official services. 
(3) REGULATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI-
CER.—All such tours shall be conducted in compli-
ance with regulations approved by the Chief Execu-
tive Officer. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
In providing for the direction, supervision, and control of 
the Capitol Guide Service, the Chief Executive Officer is 
authorized— 
(1) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
to establish and revise such number of positions of 
Guide in the Capitol Guide Service as the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer considers necessary to carry out ef-
fectively the activities of the Capitol Guide Service; 
(2) to appoint, on a permanent basis without 
regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 
of fitness to perform their duties, a Chief Guide and 
such deputies as the Chief Executive Officer con-
siders appropriate for the effective administration of 
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the Capitol Guide Service and, in addition, such 
number of Guides as may be authorized; 
(3) with the approval of the supervising Com-
mittees, with respect to the individuals appointed 
pursuant to paragraph (2)— 
(A) to prescribe the individual’s duties and 
responsibilities, 
(B) to fix, and adjust from time to time, 
respective rates of pay at single per annum 
(gross) rates, and 
(C) to take appropriate disciplinary action, 
including, when circumstances warrant, suspen-
sion from duty without pay, reduction in pay, 
demotion, or termination of employment with 
the Capitol Guide Service, against any employee 
who violates any provision of this section or any 
regulation prescribed by the Chief Executive 
Officer pursuant to paragraph (7); 
(4) to prescribe a uniform dress, including ap-
propriate insignia, which shall be worn by personnel 
of the Capitol Guide Service; 
(5) from time to time and as may be necessary, 
to procure and furnish such uniforms to such per-
sonnel without charge to such personnel; 
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(1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
and other assets and interests of the Congressional 
Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service, 
and the employees of such Office, are transferred to 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services es-
tablished under section 311(a), except that the 
transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Con-
gressional Special Services Office that remain avail-
able as of the transfer date shall occur only upon the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate; and 
(2) the employees of such Office shall be sub-
ject to the direction, supervision, and control of the 
Director of Accessibility Services. 
(b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AT TIME OF TRANS-
FER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who is an 
employee of the Congressional Special Services Of-
fice of the Capitol Guide Service on a permanent 
basis on the transfer date who is transferred under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to authority of the 
Director of Accessibility Services under section 312, 
except that the individual shall not be reduced in 
grade, compensation, rate of leave, or other benefits 
that apply with respect to the individual at the time 
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