2 U.S.C. § 2242 — Duties of employees of Capitol Guide Service
submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-437 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 690 words · no verdicts yet
The Capitol Guide Service must provide free Capitol tours and may not charge gratuities. The Architect of the Capitol, on the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation, controls staffing, pay, discipline, uniforms, regulations, accessible-tour coordination, and temporary details for specified events.
(a)(1) Under this section, the Capitol Guide Service must provide free guided tours of the Capitol interior, including the Visitor Center, to educate the public. (2) An employee may not charge or accept a fee or gratuity for official services. (3) Tours must follow Architect-approved regulations recommended by the Chief Executive Officer. (b) On that recommendation, the Architect may, subject to appropriations, set the number of Guide positions; permanently appoint a Chief Guide, deputies, and authorized Guides based on fitness and without political affiliation; with the two committees’ approval, set their duties and single-per-annum gross pay; discipline, suspend without pay, reduce pay, demote, or terminate employees violating this section or regulations; prescribe and provide uniforms and insignia for free; receive advice from private historical or educational groups; and, with committee approval, issue operating regulations, including routes, hours, visitors per guide, staff tours, and non-law-enforcement security and special-event support. (c) The Chief Executive Officer must coordinate accessible tours for people with disabilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. (d) At the Capitol Police Board’s request, the Architect must detail Guide Service personnel for ushering, information, and other non-law-enforcement services during inaugurations; official receptions of foreign representatives and others; and other Capitol or Capitol Grounds ceremonial events requiring extra Government staff and temporarily suspending regular duties. (e) The section takes effect on the transfer date*.
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.
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.
All such tours shall be conducted in compliance with regulations approved by the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer.
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—
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;
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;
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)—
prescribe the individual’s duties and responsibilities; and
fix, and adjust from time to time, respective rates of pay at single per annum (gross) rates;
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);
prescribe a uniform dress, including appropriate insignia, which shall be worn by personnel of the Capitol Guide Service;
from time to time and as may be necessary, procure and furnish such uniforms to such personnel without charge to such personnel;
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
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.
The Chief Executive Officer shall coordinate the provision of accessible tours for individuals with disabilities with the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services established under part B.
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—
the inauguration of the President and Vice President of the United States;
the official reception of representatives of foreign nations and other persons by the Senate or House of Representatives; or
other special or ceremonial occasions in the United States Capitol or on the United States Capitol Grounds that—
require the presence of additional Government personnel; and
cause the temporary suspension of the performance of regular duties.
This section shall take effect on the transfer date*.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–437, title IV, § 402, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4991.)
- 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-437 · 122 Stat. 4991
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