[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10723]
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   AUTHORIZING THE CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY SERVICES

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. 2085 introduced earlier by Senators 
Warner and Ford.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2085) to authorize the Capitol Guide Service to 
     accept voluntary services.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be deemed read a 
third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and that any statements relating to the bill appear at this point in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2085) was deemed read a third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 2085

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
       That section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended by striking subsection (j) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(j)(1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Capitol Guide Service is authorized to 
     accept voluntary personal services.
       ``(2) No person shall be permitted to donate personal 
     services under this subsection unless the person has first 
     agreed, in writing, to waive any claim against the United 
     States arising out of or in connection with such services, 
     other than a claim under chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(3) 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 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(4) In no case shall the acceptance of personal services 
     under this section result in the reduction of pay or 
     displacement of any employee of the Capitol Guide Service.''.

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