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

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When the transfer takes effect, the contracts, debts, records, property, appropriated funds, and other assets of the Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service, along with its employees, move to the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. Any appropriated money that is still available when the transfer takes effect will only move with approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. The moved employees will be overseen by the Director of Accessibility Services. Any worker who was a non‑temporary employee on that day and moves over will be under the Director’s authority, but their grade, pay, leave rate, and other benefits cannot be cut while they stay continuously in the same position, except for cause. If such a worker is later separated, for certain retirement rules they will be treated as involuntary if they have 25 years of service, or 20 years of service and are at least 50 years old. The Director may not require a probationary period for these transfers.

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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