[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5159 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5159

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight


                                 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 Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and 
  administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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; TREATMENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.
    (a) Designation.--The facility authorized for construction 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 providing 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 expansion 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 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 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 adjacent areas.
        (2) Related adjacent areas.--The regulations 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.--Section 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 subparagraph (B), the 
        Architect of the Capitol may enter into loan agreements to 
        place historical objects for display in the Exhibition Hall of 
        the Capitol Visitor Center.
            (B) Consultation and approval.--The Architect of the 
        Capitol may exercise the authority 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 Administration of the 
                House of Representatives.

            (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 Visitor 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 entered into by the 
        Architect of the Capitol before December 2, 2008; and
            (iii) has been approved by the Capitol Preservation 
        Commission; or
            (B) is the subject of a loan agreement described 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 substitution 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 subsection (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 Capitol 
    Preservation Commission who are members of the Democratic party; 
    and
        (2) not less than \3/4\ of all members on the Capitol 
    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 CAPITOL 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 authorizing 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 referred to as the ``Chief Executive 
Officer'').
    SEC. 202. APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE 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 Executive Officer shall 
report directly to the Architect of the Capitol 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 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.
    (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 Officer 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, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
    Accountability 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 appointed by the Architect 
    under this section.
        (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 6701 of the 
    U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
    Accountability 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 interior of the United States Capitol.
        (2) Independent budget consideration.--
            (A) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol, upon 
        recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, shall submit the 
        proposed budget for the Office for a fiscal year in the 
        proposed budget for that year for the Office of the Architect 
        of the Capitol (as submitted by the Architect of the Capitol to 
        the President). The proposed budget for the Office shall be 
        considered independently from the other components of the 
        proposed budget for the Architect of the Capitol.
            (B) Exclusion of costs of general maintenance and repair of 
        visitor center.--In preparing the proposed budget for the 
        Office under subparagraph (A), the Chief Executive Officer 
        shall exclude costs attributable to the activities and services 
        described under section 501(b) (relating to continuing 
        jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for the care and 
        superintendence of the Capitol Visitor Center).
    (b) Personnel, Disbursements, and Contracts.--In carrying out this 
Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall have the authority to, upon 
recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer--
        (1) appoint, hire, and fix the compensation of such personnel 
    as may be necessary for operations of 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 subsection (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 approval 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 Officer 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 Officer. 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. 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 Officer, 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 appointed under subparagraph 
    (A) at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the 
    Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of 
    title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.
    (b) Transition for Current Assistant Chief Executive 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 amendment.--Section 1309 of the 
    Legislative Branch Appropriations 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 Visitor 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 Solicitation 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 Architect of the 
Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish 
within the Capitol Visitor Center a restaurant and other food service 
facilities, including catering 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 contract 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 commissions 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 Solicitation 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 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 amounts deposited under section 206(c).
        (2) Any other receipts received from the operation 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 limitation 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 
    recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, may disburse such 
    monies for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, after 
    consultation with--
            (A) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
        and the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
        Representatives; 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 Architect 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 Administration 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 recommendation of the Chief Executive 
Officer.
    (b) Investment Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
invest any portion of the Fund that, as determined by the Architect of 
the Capitol, upon recommendation of 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 Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of 
the Chief Executive Officer, 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 SERVICE AND OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 
                         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 Committees on Appropriations of the 
    House of Representatives and Senate; and
        (3) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to the direction 
    of the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation 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 employee of the 
    Capitol Guide Service on a non-temporary 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 
    section 402(b), 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 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 purposes 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 Services Office.--This 
section does not apply with respect to any employees, contracts, 
liabilities, records, property, appropriations, and other assets and 
interests of the Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol 
Guide Service that are transferred to the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services under subtitle B.
    SEC. 402. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES OF CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE.
    (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 Capitol, 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 the official services of that 
    employee.
        (3) Regulations of the architect of the capitol.--All such 
    tours shall be conducted in compliance with regulations approved by 
    the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief 
    Executive Officer.
    (b) Authority of the Architect of the Capitol.--In providing for 
the direction, supervision, and control of the Capitol Guide Service, 
the Architect of the Capitol, 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 regard 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 Representatives, with respect to the 
    individuals appointed under paragraph (2)--
            (A) prescribe the individual's duties and responsibilities; 
        and
            (B) fix, and adjust from time to time, respective 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, suspension 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 Architect of the 
    Capitol under paragraph (8);
        (5) prescribe a uniform dress, including appropriate 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 organization, association, or 
    society with respect to those operations 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 Representatives, prescribe such 
    regulations as the Architect of the Capitol 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.
    (c) Provision of Accessible Tours in Coordination With Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services.--The Chief Executive Officer 
shall coordinate the provision of accessible tours for individuals with 
disabilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 
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 involving 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 foreign 
    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 Government 
        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 Accessibility Services, to be 
    headed by the Director of Accessibility Services.
        ``(2) Congressional accessibility services board.--
            ``(A) Establishment.--There is established the 
        Congressional Accessibility Services Board, which shall be 
        composed of--
                ``(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 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 Representatives; and
                ``(v) the Architect of the Capitol.
            ``(B) Direction of board.--The Office of Congressional 
        Accessibility Services shall be subject to the direction of the 
        Congressional Accessibility Services Board.
        ``(3) Mission and functions.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Office of Congressional 
        Accessibility Services shall--
                ``(i) provide and coordinate accessibility services for 
            individuals with disabilities, including Members of 
            Congress, officers and employees of the House of 
            Representatives and the Senate, and visitors, in the United 
            States Capitol Complex; and
                ``(ii) provide information regarding accessibility for 
            individuals with disabilities, 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 Capitol 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 Director 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 compensation of such 
            personnel as may be necessary for operations of the Office 
            of Congressional 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 action, including, 
            when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without 
            pay, reduction in pay, demotion, or termination of 
            employment with the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
            Services, against any employee;
                ``(iii) disburse funds as may be necessary and 
            available for the needs of the Office of Congressional 
            Accessibility Services; and
                ``(iv) serve as contracting officer for the Office of 
            Congressional Accessibility Services.
            ``(B) Agreements with the office of the architect of the 
        capitol, with other legislative branch agencies, and with 
        offices of the senate and house of representatives.--Subject to 
        the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
        the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the 
        House of Representatives, the Director of Accessibility 
        Services may place 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 procuring goods and 
        providing financial and administrative services on behalf of 
        the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, or to 
        otherwise 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 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 Director. 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.''.
    (b) Specific Functions.--The Director of Accessibility 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 Accessibility Services will perform in carrying out this 
subtitle with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives. The Director of Accessibility Services shall submit 
the list not later than 30 days after the transfer date.
    (c) Transition for Current Director.--The individual 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 section 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 Legislative 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 Director of 
    Accessibility Services.
    (b) Treatment of Employees at Time of Transfer.--
        (1) In general.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
    Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service 
    on a non-temporary basis on the transfer date who is transferred 
    under subsection (a) shall be subject to the authority of the 
    Director 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 
    reduced 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 
    Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) (as amended by section 411 
    of this Act), other than for cause.
        (2) Eligibility for immediate retirement on basis of 
    involuntary separation.--For purposes 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 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) 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 Service.--Section 441 of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 2166) is repealed.
    (b) Coverage Under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.--
        (1) Treatment of employees as covered employees.--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 Accessibility 
        Services;''.
        (2) Treatment of office as employing office.--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 Congressional 
    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;''.
        (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 Accessibility 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.

                   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 affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the 
Capitol Police, the Capitol 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, including the 
Capitol Visitor Center.
    (b) Architect of the Capitol Jurisdiction Unaffected.--
        (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 Architect of the Capitol for the care 
    and superintendence of the Capitol Visitor Center. All maintenance 
    services, groundskeeping services, improvements, alterations, 
    additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor Center shall be made 
    under the direction and supervision of the Architect, subject to 
    the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
    Senate and the House Office Building Commission as to matters of 
    general policy.
        (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 1305 of the 
    Legislative Branch Appropriations 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 Accessibility 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 voluntary 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 reduction 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 appropriate; 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 Architect of the Capitol for any 
costs incurred in the collection and processing of the coins. The 
amount of any such reimbursement 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 Miscellaneous 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 Capitol 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.