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 ma-
chines. 
(b) USE OF CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT FOOD SERVICE 
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 SOLICI-
TATION 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 
(2) to assess and collect charges or other fees as 
may be appropriate under such licenses and agree-
ments, including the recoupment of costs associated 
with the operation or function being held. 
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(b) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICI-
TATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—To the extent that a li-
cense or agreement entered into by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer under this section permits any person to sell or solicit 
the sale of goods or services within the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter, 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 CERTAIN 
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 resolu-
tion 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. 
(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 
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other services by the gift shop established under section 201, 
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 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.— 
(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-
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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 mon-
ies in the Gift Shop Account are available after dis-
bursements and reimbursements are made under sub-
paragraph (A), the Chief Executive Officer may obli-
gate such monies for the operation of the Capitol Vis-
itor 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 monies 
in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation for obligation by the Chief 
Executive Officer for the operations of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, after consultation with— 
(1) the supervising Committees; and 
(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
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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 Execu-
tive Officer, has a maturity date suitable for the purposes 
of the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit in-
terest 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 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 
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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 trans-
fer 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 Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an em-
ployee of the Capitol Guide Service on a permanent 
basis on the transfer date who is transferred to the 
Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to author-
ity of the Chief Executive Officer under section 
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 individual at the time 
of transfer while such individual remains continu-
ously so employed as a Capitol Guide within the Of-
fice, other than for cause. 
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(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. 
(3) CONTINUATION OF PARTICIPATION IN STU-
DENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, if an individual described 
in paragraph (1) has a written service agreement in 
effect under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5) at the time 
the individual is transferred to the Office, the agree-
ment shall remain in effect in accordance with the 
terms and conditions applicable to the agreement at 
the time the individual is transferred (including the 
provisions of such section permitting the individual 
to enter into additional service agreements for succes-
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sive 1-year periods of employment), except that in ap-
plying such section to the individual, 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 shall 
be treated as a reference to the supervising Com-
mittees. 
(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 PROBATIONARY 
PERIOD.—The Chief Executive Officer may not im-
pose a period of probation with respect to the transfer 
of any individual who is transferred to the Office 
under subsection (a). 
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(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 Serv-
ices Office of the Capitol Guide Service that are transferred 
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 
charge, including the Capitol Visitor Center, for the 
education 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 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 
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Capitol Guide Service, the Chief Executive Officer is au-
thorized— 
(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 Exec-
utive Officer considers necessary to carry out effec-
tively the activities of the Capitol Guide Service; 
(2) to 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 Chief Executive Officer 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 supervising Commit-
tees, with respect to the individuals appointed pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)— 
(A) to prescribe the individual’s duties and 
responsibilities, 
(B) to fix, and adjust from time to time, re-
spective 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, 
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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 Of-
ficer 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; 
(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 Commit-
tees, to prescribe such regulations as the Chief Execu-
tive Officer considers necessary and appropriate 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. 
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(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. 
Subtitle B—Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services 
SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the leg-
islative branch the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services, to be headed by the Director of Accessibility Serv-
ices. 
(b) SUPERVISION AND CONTROL.—The Office of Con-
gressional Accessibility Services shall be subject to the direc-
tion, supervision, and control of the Capitol Police Board. 
(c) MISSION AND FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services shall— 
(A) provide and coordinate accessibility 
services for individuals with disabilities, includ-
ing Members of Congress, employees of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, and visitors, 
in the United States Capitol Complex; and 
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(B) in consultation with the Office of House 
Employment Counsel and the Senate Chief 
Counsel for Employment, provide information 
regarding accessibility for individuals with dis-
abilities, as well as related training and staff de-
velopment, to Members of Congress and employ-
ees 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 Of-
fice of Congressional Accessibility Services will per-
form in carrying out this subtitle with the approval 
of the supervising committees. The Director of Accessi-
bility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 
days after the transfer date. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYMENT 
COUNSELS.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be con-
strued 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 de-
fined in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code) 
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and the United States Capitol Grounds (as described 
in section 5102 of such title). 
(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; COMPENSATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of Accessibility 
Services shall be appointed by the Capitol Police 
Board. 
(2) REMOVAL.—The Director of Accessibility 
Services may be removed by the Capitol Police Board, 
upon notification to the supervising Committees. 
(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 Di-
rector of Accessibility Services under this subtitle. 
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(b) PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FUNC-
TIONS.— 
(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 Accessi-
bility 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 Serv-
ices; 
(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 Of-
fice of Congressional Accessibility Services. 
(2) AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, WITH OTHER LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH AGENCIES, AND WITH OFFICES OF THE SEN-
ATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Subject to 
the approval of the supervising Committees, the Di-
rector of Accessibility Services may place orders and 
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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 procuring goods and 
providing financial and administrative services on 
behalf of the Office of Accessibility Services, or to oth-
erwise assist the Director in the administration and 
management of the Office of Accessibility Services. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director of Accessi-
bility Services shall submit a report to the supervising Com-
mittees 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 Di-
rector. Each such report shall include financial statements 
and a description or explanation of current operations, the 
implementation of new policies and procedures, 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— 
(1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, 
and other assets and interests of the Congressional 
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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 trans-
fer 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 permanent basis on 
the transfer date who is transferred under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to authority of the Director of Ac-
cessibility Services under section 312, except that the 
individual shall not be reduced in grade, compensa-
tion, rate of leave, or other benefits that apply with 
respect to the individual at the time of transfer while 
such individual remains continuously so employed 
within the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv-
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ices 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 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). 
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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 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;’’. 
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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 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. 
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. 
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. 
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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 
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. 
MARCH 3, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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