In the Senate of the United States, 
September 27 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (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 Vis-
itor Services, to provide for the effective management and ad-
ministration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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.
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.
TITLE I—CAPITOL VISITOR 
CENTER 
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY AS CAPITOL VISITOR 
CENTER; PURPOSES OF FACILITY; TREAT-
MENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility authorized for con-
struction under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ 
under chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–569) is 
designated as the Capitol Visitor Center and is a part of 
the Capitol. 
(b) PURPOSES OF THE FACILITY.—The Capitol Visitor 
Center shall be used— 
(1) to provide enhanced security for persons 
working in or visiting the United States Capitol; 
(2) to improve the visitor experience by pro-
viding a structure that will afford improved visitor 
orientation and enhance the educational experience of 
those who have come to learn about the Congress and 
the Capitol; and 
(3) for other purposes as determined by Congress 
or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and the Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives.
(c) TREATMENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.— 
(1) OVERSIGHT.—The Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives 
shall have oversight of the Capitol Visitor Center. 
(2) TREATMENT OF EXPANSION SPACE OF THE 
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.— 
(A) SENATE.—The expansion space of the 
Senate described as unassigned space under the 
heading ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ under the 
heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ 
under title II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes’’, approved November 12, 2001 
(Public Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 588) shall be 
part of the Senate wing of the Capitol. 
(B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The ex-
pansion space of the House of Representatives 
described as unassigned space under the heading 
‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ under the heading 
‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under title 
II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appro-
priations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes’’, approved November 12, 2001 (Public 
Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 588) shall be part of the 
House of Representatives wing of the Capitol. 
(d) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL AUDITORIUM AND 
RELATED ADJACENT AREAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives 
shall jointly prescribe regulations for the assignment 
of the space in the Capitol Visitor Center known as 
the Congressional Auditorium and the related adja-
cent areas. 
(2) RELATED
ADJACENT
AREAS.—The regula-
tions under paragraph (1) shall include a designation 
of the areas that are related adjacent areas to the 
Congressional Auditorium. 
(e) VISITOR CENTER SPACE IN THE CAPITOL.—Sec-
tion 301 of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 
1968 (2 U.S.C. 2165) is repealed. 
(f) EXHIBITS FOR DISPLAYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) LOAN
AGREEMENTS.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Architect of the Capitol may 
enter into loan agreements to place historical ob-
jects for display in the Exhibition Hall of the 
Capitol Visitor Center. 
(B) CONSULTATION
AND
APPROVAL.—The 
Architect of the Capitol may exercise the author-
ity under subparagraph (A) with respect to each 
loan agreement— 
(i) after consultation with— 
(I) the Senate Commission on 
Art; and 
(II) the House of Representatives 
Fine Arts Board; and 
(ii) subject to the approval of— 
(I) the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(C) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This paragraph 
shall take effect on December 3, 2008. 
(2) EXHIBITION PROHIBITION.—Section 1815 of 
the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2134) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor 
Center,’’ after ‘‘Rotunda,’’. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS TO EXHIBITION PROHIBITION.— 
Section 1815 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2134)
shall not apply to any historical object placed within 
an exhibit in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Vis-
itor Center that— 
(A)(i) is directly related to the purpose of 
the Capitol Visitor Center under subsection 
(b)(2); 
(ii) is the subject of a loan agreement en-
tered into by the Architect of the Capitol before 
December 2, 2008; and 
(iii) has been approved by the Capitol Pres-
ervation Commission; or 
(B) is the subject of a loan agreement de-
scribed under paragraph (1)(A). 
(4) SUBSTITUTION OF HISTORICAL OBJECT.—A 
loan agreement described under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
may provide for the removal of an historical object 
from exhibition for preservation purposes and the sub-
stitution of that object with another historical object 
having a comparable educational purpose. 
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION AND NAMING WITHIN THE CAPITOL 
VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), no part of the Capitol Visitor Center may be 
designated or named without the approval of—
(1) not less than 3⁄4 of all members on the Cap-
itol Preservation Commission who are members of the 
Democratic party; and 
(2) not less than 3⁄4 of all members on the Cap-
itol Preservation Commission who are members of the 
Republican party. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any room or space under the jurisdiction of the Senate or 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 103. USE OF THE EMANCIPATION HALL OF THE CAP-
ITOL VISITOR CENTER. 
The Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
may not be used for any event, except upon the passage 
of a resolution agreed to by both houses of Congress author-
izing the use of the Emancipation Hall for that event. 
TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established within the Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center (in 
this Act referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), to be headed by the 
Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’).
SEC. 202. APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION OF CHIEF EX-
ECUTIVE OFFICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 
be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol. 
(b) SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer shall report directly to the Architect of the Cap-
itol and shall be subject to oversight by the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of Representatives. 
(c) REMOVAL.—Upon removal of the Chief Executive 
Officer, the Architect of the Capitol shall immediately pro-
vide notice of the removal to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate. The notice shall include the reasons for the re-
moval. 
(d) COMPENSATION.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 
be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the annual rate 
of pay of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol. 
(e) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF-
FICER FOR VISITOR SERVICES.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves 
as the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services 
under section 6701 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet-
erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Account-
ability Appropriation Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806) as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the 
first Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services ap-
pointed by the Architect under this section. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 6701 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Account-
ability Appropriation Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 203. GENERAL DUTIES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND 
ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent otherwise 
provided in this Act, the Chief Executive Officer shall 
be responsible for— 
(A) the operation, management, and budget 
preparation and execution of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, including all long term planning and 
daily operational services and activities provided 
within the Capitol Visitor Center; and 
(B) in accordance with sections 401 and 
402, the management of guided tours of the inte-
rior of the United States Capitol. 
(2) INDEPENDENT BUDGET CONSIDERATION.—
the Office, except that no employee may be paid at an 
annual rate in excess of the maximum rate payable 
for level 15 of the General Schedule; 
(2) disburse funds as may be necessary and 
available for the needs of the Office (consistent with 
the requirements of section 303 in the case of amounts 
in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund); and 
(3) designate an employee of the Office to serve 
as contracting officer for the Office, subject to sub-
section (c). 
(c) REQUIRING APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 
The Architect of the Capitol may not enter into a contract 
for the operations of the Capitol Visitor Center for which 
the amount involved exceeds $250,000 without the prior ap-
proval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives. 
(d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Of-
ficer shall submit a report to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives not later 
than 45 days following the close of each semiannual period 
ending on March 31 or September 30 of each year on the 
financial and operational status during the period of each 
function under the jurisdiction of the Chief Executive Offi-
cer. Each such report shall include financial statements and 
a description or explanation of current operations, the im-
plementation of new policies and procedures, and future 
plans for each function. 
SEC. 204. ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall— 
(1) upon recommendation of the Chief Executive 
Officer, appoint an assistant who shall perform the 
responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer during 
the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Offi-
cer, or during a vacancy in the position of the Chief 
Executive Officer; and 
(2) notwithstanding section 203(b)(1), fix the 
rate of basic pay for the position of the assistant ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to ex-
ceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Exec-
utive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved. 
(b) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT ASSISTANT CHIEF EX-
ECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves 
as the assistant under section 1309 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1807) as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the
first Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 
Services appointed by the Architect under this section. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 1309 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1807) is repealed. 
SEC. 205. GIFT SHOP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol, 
acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish 
a Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop within the Capitol Vis-
itor Center for the purpose of providing for the sale of gift 
items. All moneys received from sales and other services by 
the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop shall be deposited in 
the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established 
under section 301 and shall be available for purposes of this 
section. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI-
TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 
United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried 
out under this section. 
SEC. 206. FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. 
(a) RESTAURANT, CATERING, AND VENDING.—The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive 
Officer, shall establish within the Capitol Visitor Center a 
restaurant and other food service facilities, including cater-
ing services and vending machines.
(b) CONTRACT FOR FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol, 
acting through the Chief Executive Officer, may enter 
into a contract for food service operations within the 
Capitol Visitor Center. 
(2) EXISTING CONTRACT UNAFFECTED.—Nothing 
in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect any con-
tract for food service operations within the Capitol 
Visitor Center in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) DEPOSITS.—All net profits from the food service 
operations within the Capitol Visitor Center and all com-
missions received from the contractor for such food service 
operations shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center 
Revolving Fund established under section 301. 
(d) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI-
TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, 
United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried 
out under this section. 
TITLE III—CAPITOL VISITOR 
CENTER REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT AND 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. 
(2) The Miscellaneous Receipts Account. 
SEC. 302. 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 section 205, 
together with any interest accrued on balances in the Ac-
count. 
(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 amounts deposited under section 206(c). 
(2) Any other receipts received from the oper-
ation of the Capitol Visitor Center. 
(3) Any amounts described under section 504(d). 
SEC. 303. USE OF MONIES. 
(a) GIFT SHOP ACCOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All monies in the Gift Shop 
Account shall be available without fiscal year limita-
tion for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, 
upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 
in connection with the operation of the gift shop
under section 205, including supplies, inventories, 
equipment, and other expenses. In addition, such 
monies may be used by the Architect of the Capitol, 
upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 
to reimburse any applicable appropriations account 
for amounts used from such appropriations account 
to pay the salaries of employees of the gift shops. 
(2) USE OF REMAINING FUNDS.—To the extent 
monies in the Gift Shop Account are available after 
disbursements and reimbursements are made under 
paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec-
ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, may dis-
burse such monies for the operation of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, after consultation with— 
(A) the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate and the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ACCOUNT.—All monies 
in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief
Executive Officer, for the operations of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, after consultation with— 
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate and the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
SEC. 304. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. 
(a) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements from the Fund 
may be made by the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec-
ommendation of 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 Architect of the Capitol, upon recommenda-
tion of the Chief Executive Officer, is not required to meet 
current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an in-
terest-bearing obligation of the United States or an obliga-
tion guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the 
United States that, as determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Offi-
cer, has a maturity date suitable for the purposes 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 Comptroller 
General. 
TITLE IV—CAPITOL GUIDE SERV-
ICE AND OFFICE OF CON-
GRESSIONAL 
ACCESSIBILITY 
SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Capitol Guide Service 
SEC. 401. TRANSFER OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL TO 
OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.—In accordance 
with the provisions of this title, effective on the transfer 
date— 
(1) the Capitol Guide Service shall be an office 
within the Office; 
(2) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
appropriations, and other assets and interests of the 
Capitol Guide Service, established under section 441 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 
U.S.C. 2166), and the employees of the Capitol Guide 
Service, are transferred to the Office, except that the 
transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Capitol 
Guide Service that remain available as of the transfer 
date shall occur only upon the approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate; and 
(3) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to 
the direction of the Architect of the Capitol, upon rec-
ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, in ac-
cordance with this subtitle. 
(b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE 
SERVICE AT TIME OF TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em-
ployee of the Capitol Guide Service on a non-tem-
porary basis on the transfer date who is transferred 
to the Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
the authority of the Architect of the Capitol under sec-
tion 402(b), except that the individual’s grade, com-
pensation, rate of leave, or other benefits that apply 
with respect to the individual at the time of transfer 
shall not be reduced while such individual remains 
continuously so employed in the same position 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. 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL SERV-
ICES OFFICE.—This section does not apply with respect to 
any employees, contracts, liabilities, records, property, ap-
propriations, and other assets and interests of the Congres-
sional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service 
that are transferred to the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services under subtitle B. 
SEC. 402. 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 without charge 
guided tours of the interior of the United States Cap-
itol, including the Capitol Visitor Center, for the edu-
cation and enlightenment of the general public. 
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF FEES PROHIBITED.—An em-
ployee of the Capitol Guide Service shall not charge
or accept any fee, or accept any gratuity, for or on 
account of the official services of that employee. 
(3) REGULATIONS OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL.—All such tours shall be conducted in com-
pliance with regulations approved by the Architect of 
the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Execu-
tive Officer. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAP-
ITOL.—In providing for the direction, supervision, and con-
trol of the Capitol Guide Service, the Architect of the Cap-
itol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, 
is authorized to— 
(1) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
establish and revise such number of positions of Guide 
in the Capitol Guide Service as the Architect of the 
Capitol considers necessary to carry out effectively the 
activities of the Capitol Guide Service; 
(2) appoint, on a permanent basis without re-
gard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of 
fitness to perform their duties, a Chief Guide and 
such deputies as the Architect of the Capitol considers 
appropriate for the effective administration of the 
Capitol Guide Service and, in addition, such number 
of Guides as may be authorized;
(3) with the approval of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of Representa-
tives, with respect to the individuals appointed under 
paragraph (2)— 
(A) prescribe the individual’s duties and re-
sponsibilities; and 
(B) fix, and adjust from time to time, re-
spective rates of pay at single per annum (gross) 
rates; 
(4) with respect to the individuals appointed 
under paragraph (2), take appropriate disciplinary 
action, including, when circumstances warrant, sus-
pension from duty without pay, reduction in pay, de-
motion, or termination of employment with the Cap-
itol Guide Service, against any employee who violates 
any provision of this section or any regulation pre-
scribed by the Architect of the Capitol under para-
graph (8); 
(5) prescribe a uniform dress, including appro-
priate insignia, which shall be worn by personnel of 
the Capitol Guide Service; 
(6) from time to time and as may be necessary, 
procure and furnish such uniforms to such personnel 
without charge to such personnel;
(7) receive and consider advice and information 
from any private historical or educational organiza-
tion, association, or society with respect to those oper-
ations of the Capitol Guide Service which involve the 
furnishing of historical and educational information 
to the general public; and 
(8) with the approval of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of Representa-
tives, prescribe such regulations as the Architect of the 
Capitol considers necessary and appropriate for the 
operation of the Capitol Guide Service, including reg-
ulations with respect to tour routes and hours of oper-
ation, 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 Serv-
ices established under subtitle B. 
(d) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—The Architect of the 
Capitol shall detail personnel of the Capitol Guide Service 
based on a request from the Capitol Police Board to assist
the United States Capitol Police by providing ushering and 
informational services, and other services not directly in-
volving law enforcement, in connection with— 
(1) the inauguration of the President and Vice 
President of the United States; 
(2) the official reception of representatives of for-
eign nations and other persons by the Senate or 
House of Representatives; or 
(3) other special or ceremonial occasions in the 
United States Capitol or on the United States Capitol 
Grounds that— 
(A) require the presence of additional Gov-
ernment personnel; and 
(B) cause the temporary suspension of the 
performance of regular duties. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on 
the transfer date. 
Subtitle B—Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services 
SEC. 411. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 310. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY 
SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the legislative branch the Office of Congressional Ac-
cessibility Services, to be headed by the Director of 
Accessibility Services. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL
ACCESSIBILITY
SERVICES 
BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished the Congressional Accessibility Services 
Board, which shall be composed of— 
‘‘(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Senate; 
‘‘(iii) the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(iv) the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(v) the Architect of the Capitol. 
‘‘(B) DIRECTION OF BOARD.—The Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services shall be sub-
ject to the direction of the Congressional Accessi-
bility Services Board. 
‘‘(3) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services shall— 
‘‘(i) provide and coordinate accessi-
bility services for individuals with disabil-
ities, including Members of Congress, offi-
cers and employees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and visitors, in 
the United States Capitol Complex; and 
‘‘(ii) provide information regarding 
accessibility for individuals with disabil-
ities, as well as related training and staff 
development, to Members of Congress and 
employees of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(B) UNITED
STATES
CAPITOL
COMPLEX 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 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 Cap-
itol Grounds (as described in section 5102 of 
such title). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT, PAY, AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT AND PAY.—The Director 
of Accessibility Services shall be appointed by the
Congressional Accessibility Services Board and 
shall be paid at a rate of pay determined by the 
Congressional Accessibility Services Board. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Upon removal of the Di-
rector of Accessibility Services, the Congressional 
Accessibility Services Board shall immediately 
provide notice of the removal to the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate. The notice shall include the reasons 
for the removal. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE 
FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PERSONNEL, DISBURSEMENTS, AND 
CONTRACTS.—In carrying out the functions of 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 
under subsection (a), the Director of Accessibility 
Services shall have the authority to— 
‘‘(i) appoint, hire, and fix the com-
pensation of such personnel as may be nec-
essary for operations of the Office of Con-
gressional Accessibility Services, except that 
no employee may be paid at an annual rate
in excess of the annual rate of pay for the 
Director of Accessibility Services; 
‘‘(ii) take appropriate disciplinary ac-
tion, including, when circumstances war-
rant, suspension from duty without pay, re-
duction in pay, demotion, or termination of 
employment with the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, against any em-
ployee; 
‘‘(iii) disburse funds as may be nec-
essary and available for the needs of the Of-
fice of Congressional Accessibility Services; 
and 
‘‘(iv) serve as contracting officer for the 
Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF 
THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES, AND WITH OF-
FICES
OF
THE
SENATE
AND
HOUSE
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Subject to the approval of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and the Committee on House Administra-
tion of the House of Representatives, the Director 
of Accessibility Services may place orders and
enter into agreements with the Office of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, with other legislative 
branch agencies, and with any office or other en-
tity of the Senate or House of Representatives for 
procuring goods and providing financial and ad-
ministrative services on behalf of the Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services, or to other-
wise assist the Director in the administration 
and management of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services. 
‘‘(3) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Director of 
Accessibility Services shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives not later than 45 days 
following the close of each semiannual period ending 
on March 31 or September 30 of each year on the fi-
nancial 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 oper-
ations, the implementation of new policies and proce-
dures, and future plans for each function.’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Accessi-
bility Services shall submit to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives a list of the 
specific functions that the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services will perform in carrying out this subtitle 
with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate and the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives. The Director of Ac-
cessibility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 
days after the transfer date. 
(c) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT DIRECTOR.—The indi-
vidual who serves as the head of the Congressional Special 
Services Office as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be the first Director of Accessibility Services appointed 
by the Congressional Accessibility Services Board under sec-
tion 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by this section). 
SEC. 412. 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 
title, effective on the transfer date— 
(1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
appropriations, 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 established under section 310(a) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
130e) (as amended by section 411 of this Act), except 
that the transfer of any amounts appropriated to the 
Congressional Special Services Office that remain 
available 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 subject 
to the direction, supervision, and control of the Direc-
tor of Accessibility Services. 
(b) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AT TIME OF TRANS-
FER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em-
ployee of the Congressional Special Services Office of 
the Capitol Guide Service on a non-temporary basis 
on the transfer date who is transferred under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the authority of the Di-
rector of Accessibility Services under section 310(b) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 
U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by section 411 of this Act), 
except that the individual’s grade, compensation, rate 
of leave, or other benefits that apply with respect to 
the individual at the time of transfer shall not be re-
duced while such individual remains continuously so 
employed in the same position within the Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services established under 
section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by sec-
tion 411 of this Act), 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 service involun-
tarily 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. 
(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY 
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 Accessibility Services under 
subsection (a). 
Subtitle 
C—Transfer 
Date 
and 
Technical 
and 
Conforming 
Amendments 
SEC. 421. TRANSFER DATE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date 
occurring on the first day of the first pay period (applicable 
to employees transferred under section 401) occurring on 
or after 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 422. 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 EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 101(3)(C) of the Congressional 
Accountability Act 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 amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services;’’. 
(4) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL 
SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
COMPLIANCE.—Section 
215(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the Capitol Guide Service,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv-
ices,’’. 
(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.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. JURISDICTIONS UNAFFECTED. 
(a) SECURITY JURISDICTION UNAFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this Act granting any authority to the Architect of the 
Capitol or Chief Executive Officer shall be construed to af-
fect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, the Cap-
itol Police Board, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep-
resentatives to provide security for the Capitol, including 
the Capitol Visitor Center. 
(b) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL JURISDICTION UNAF-
FECTED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act granting 
any authority to the Chief Executive Officer shall be 
construed to affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol for the care and superintendence 
of the Capitol Visitor Center. All maintenance serv-
ices, groundskeeping services, improvements, alter-
ations, additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor 
Center shall be made under the direction and super-
vision of the Architect, subject to the approval of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate and the House Office Building Commission as to 
matters of general policy.
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 1305 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1825) is repealed. 
SEC. 502. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 5379(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Architect of the Capitol, the 
Botanic Garden, and the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services’’ after ‘‘title’’. 
SEC. 503. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES. 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Architect of the Capitol, upon the recommendation 
of the Chief Executive Officer, may accept and use vol-
untary and uncompensated services for the Capitol Visitor 
Center as the Architect of the Capitol determines necessary. 
No person shall be permitted to donate 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 services, other 
than a claim under the provisions of chapter 81 of title 
5, United States Code. No person donating personal 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 reduc-
tion of pay or displacement of any employee of the Office 
of the Architect of the Capitol. 
SEC. 504. COINS TREATED AS GIFTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
grounds’’ means— 
(1) the grounds described under section 5102 of 
title 40, United States Code; 
(2) the Capitol Buildings defined under section 
5101 of title 40, United States Code, including the 
Capitol Visitor Center; and 
(3) the Library of Congress buildings and 
grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and 
grounds of the Library of Congress’’, approved August 
4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j). 
(b) TREATMENT OF COINS.—In the case of any coins 
in any fountains on covered grounds— 
(1) such coins shall be treated as gifts to the 
United States; and 
(2) the Architect of the Capitol shall— 
(A) collect such coins at such times and in 
such manner as the Architect determines appro-
priate; and
(B) except as provided under subsection (c), 
deposit the collected coins in accordance with 
subsection (d). 
(c) COST REIMBURSEMENT.—Any amount collected 
under this section shall first be used to reimburse the Archi-
tect of the Capitol for any costs incurred in the collection 
and processing of the coins. The amount of any such reim-
bursement is appropriated to the account from which such 
costs were paid and may be used for any authorized purpose 
of that account. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF COINS.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall deposit coins collected under this section in the Mis-
cellaneous Receipts Account of the Capitol Visitor Center 
Revolving Fund established under section 301. 
(e) AUTHORIZED USE AND AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
deposited in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center Revolving Fund under this section shall 
be available as provided under section 303(b). 
SEC. 505. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1831 note; 121 
Stat. 2242) is amended in the third sentence by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made under 
subsection (a) shall take effect as though enacted as part
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2218 et seq.). 
TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Attest: 
Secretary.