(6) to receive and consider advice and informa-
tion from any private historical or educational orga-
nization, association, or society with respect to those 
operations of the Capitol Guide Service which involve 
the furnishing of historical and educational informa-
tion to the general public; and 
(7) with the approval of the supervising Com-
mittees, to prescribe such regulations as the Chief 
Executive Officer considers necessary and appro-
priate for the operation of the Capitol Guide Service, 
including regulations with respect to tour routes and 
hours of operation, number of visitors per guide, 
staff-led tours, and non-law enforcement security 
and special event related support. 
(c) PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE TOURS IN COORDINA-
TION WITH OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 
SERVICES.—The Chief Executive Officer shall coordinate 
the provision of accessible tours for individuals with dis-
abilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services established under subtitle B. 
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Subtitle B—Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services 
SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
legislative branch the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services, to be headed by the Director of Accessibility 
Services. 
(b) SUPERVISION
AND CONTROL.—The Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services shall be subject to the 
direction, supervision, and control of the Capitol Police 
Board. 
(c) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services shall— 
(A) in consultation with the Office of 
House Employment Counsel and the Senate 
Chief Counsel for Employment, provide and co-
ordinate accessibility services for individuals 
with disabilities, including Members of Con-
gress, employees of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, and visitors, in the United 
States Capitol Complex; and 
(B) provide information regarding accessi-
bility for individuals with disabilities, as well as 
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related training and staff development, to Mem-
bers of Congress and employees of the House of 
Representatives and Senate. 
(2) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Ac-
cessibility Services shall submit to the supervising 
Committees a list of the specific functions that the 
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services will 
perform in carrying out this subtitle with the ap-
proval of the supervising committees. The Director 
of Accessibility Services shall submit the list not 
later than 30 days after the transfer date. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF EMPLOY-
MENT COUNSELS.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to limit any authority or function of the 
Office of House Employment Counsel or the Senate 
Chief Counsel for Employment that such Office or 
Counsel carries out prior to the transfer date. 
(4) UNITED
STATES
CAPITOL
COMPLEX
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘United States 
Capitol Complex’’ means the Capitol buildings (as 
defined in section 5101 of title 40, United States 
Code) and the United States Capitol Grounds (as 
described in section 5102 of such title). 
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 310 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
130e) is repealed. 
SEC. 312. DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
AND
REMOVAL; COMPENSA-
TION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of Accessi-
bility Services shall be appointed by the Capitol Po-
lice Board. 
(2) REMOVAL.—The Director of Accessibility 
Services may be removed by the Capitol Police 
Board, upon notification to the supervising Commit-
tees. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—The Director of Accessi-
bility Services shall be paid at an annual rate of pay 
determined by the Capitol Police Board, except that 
such rate may not exceed the maximum rate payable 
for level 15 of the General Schedule. 
(4) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT HEAD OF CON-
GRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CAPITOL 
GUIDE SERVICE.—The individual serving as the head 
of the Congressional Special Services Office of the 
Capitol Guide Service as of the transfer date shall 
be appointed by the Capitol Police Board as the first 
Director of Accessibility Services under this subtitle. 
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(b) PERSONNEL
AND
OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE 
FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND
CON-
TRACTS.—In carrying out the functions of the Office 
of Congressional Accessibility Services under section 
311, the Director of Accessibility Services shall have 
the authority— 
(A) to appoint, hire, and fix the compensa-
tion of such personnel as may be necessary for 
operations of the Office of Congressional Acces-
sibility Services, except that no employee may 
be paid at an annual rate in excess of the an-
nual rate of pay for the Director of Accessibility 
Services; 
(B) to disburse funds as may be necessary 
and available for the needs of the Office of Con-
gressional Accessibility Services; and 
(C) to serve as contracting officer for the 
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 
(2) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER LEGISLA-
TIVE
BRANCH
AGENCIES, AND
WITH
OFFICES
OF 
THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
Subject to the approval of the supervising Commit-
tees, the Director of Accessibility Services may place 
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orders and enter into agreements with the Office of 
the Architect of the Capitol, with other legislative 
branch agencies, and with any office or other entity 
of the Senate or House of Representatives for pro-
curing goods and providing financial and administra-
tive services on behalf of the Office of Accessibility 
Services, or to otherwise assist the Director in the 
administration and management of the Office of Ac-
cessibility Services. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director of Acces-
sibility Services shall submit a report to the supervising 
Committees not later than 45 days following the close of 
each semiannual period ending on June 30 or December 
31 of each year on the financial and operational status 
during the period of each function under the jurisdiction 
of the Director. Each such report shall include financial 
statements and a description or explanation of current op-
erations, the implementation of new policies and proce-
dures, and future plans for each function. 
SEC. 313. TRANSFER FROM CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL OF 
CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CAPITOL 
GUIDE SERVICE.—In accordance with the provisions of 
this subtitle, effective on the transfer date— 
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of transfer while such individual remains continu-
ously so employed within the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services established under section 
311(a), 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 of Congressional Accessibility Services 
shall be considered to have separated from the serv-
ice involuntarily if, at the time the individual is sep-
arated 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. 
(3) 
PROHIBITING
IMPOSITION
OF
PROBA-
TIONARY
PERIOD.—The Director of Accessibility 
Services may not impose a period of probation with 
respect to the transfer of any individual who is 
transferred to the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services under subsection (a). 
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Subtitle C—Technical and 
Conforming Amendments 
SEC. 321. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EXISTING AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERV-
ICE.—Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 2166) is repealed. 
(b) COVERAGE UNDER CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AS COVERED 
EMPLOYEES.—Section 101(3)(C) of the Congres-
sional Accountability of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301(3)(C)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services;’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF OFFICE AS EMPLOYING OF-
FICE.—Section 101(9)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol 
Guide Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services,’’. 
(3) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO 
PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 
210(a)(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)(4)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services;’’. 
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(4) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL 
SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
COMPLIANCE.—Section 
215(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol Guide Service,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services,’’. 
(c) TREATMENT
AS CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 
FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES.—Section 2107(9) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) an employee of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the transfer date. 
Subtitle D—Transfer Date 
SEC. 331. TRANSFER DATE. 
In this title, the ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on 
which the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the 
Architect of the Capitol, certifies that a certificate of occu-
pancy for the Capitol Visitor Center has been issued by 
the appropriate authorities. 
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TITLE IV—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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