§2252 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

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On the transfer date, the Congressional Special Services Office’s contracts, debts, records, property, money, and employees move to the new Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. Any leftover money that was already appropriated will only move if the House and Senate Appropriations Committees agree. After the move, the Director of Accessibility Services will supervise those employees. Employees who were permanent on the transfer date keep their same job grade, pay, leave rate, and other benefits while they stay in the same position, unless they are fired for cause. If they are later separated, they count as involuntary separations for retirement rules if they have 25 years of service, or 20 years and are at least 50 years old. The Director cannot put transferred employees on a probation period.

Title 2, §2252

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(a)In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, 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 2172(a) of this title (as amended by section 2251 of this title), 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)(1)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 2172(b) of this title (as amended by section 2251 of this title), 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 2172(a) of this title (as amended by section 2251 of this title), other than for cause.

(2)For purposes of section 8336(d) and section 8414(b) of title 5, 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)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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This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 110–437, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4990, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.

§2252 Transfer from Capitol Guide Service

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Title 2, §2252

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