§2252 Transfer From Capitol Guide Service

Summary

On the transfer date, everything the Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service owns or is responsible for—such as contracts, debts, records, property, appropriated funds, and other assets—and its staff must be moved to the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services created under section 2172(a). Any appropriated money that is still available on the transfer date will move only if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate agree. After the move, those employees will be under the direction of the Director of Accessibility Services. Any worker who is not a temporary employee on the transfer date and who moves over will be under the Director’s authority. Their job grade, pay, leave rate, and other benefits cannot be cut while they keep the same job at the new office, except for cause. If such an employee is later separated, they will be treated as involuntarily separated for the retirement rules in sections 8336(d) and 8414(b) of title 5 if they have 25 years of service, or have 20 years of service and are at least 50 years old. The Director may not require a probationary period because of the transfer.