12 2 STA T .498 8 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 4 37—O CT. 20 , 2008 invol v ed e xc eed s$250, 000 w i th o u t the pr ior a pproval o f the C o m- mittee on R ules and A dministration of the S enate and the Com- mittee on H ouse Administration of the House of Representatives .( d ) S EMIAN N U A L RE PORTS . —T he Chief E xecutive O fficer shall su b mit a report to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives not later than 4 5da y s followin g the close of each semiannual period ending on M arch 31 or September 30 of each year on the financial and operational status during the period of each function under the j urisdiction of the Chief Executive Officer. Each such report shall include financial state- ments and a description or explanation of current operations, the implementation of new policies and procedures, and future plans for each function. SEC.204 . A SS I S T A N TT O T H E CHIE F E X EC U TI V E OFFICE R . (a) I N G ENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall— (1) upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, appoint an assistant who shall perform the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer during the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, or during a vacancy in the position of the Chief Executive Officer
and (2) notwithstanding section 203(b)(1), fix the rate of basic pay for the position of the assistant appointed under subpara- graph (A) at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter V III of chapter 53 of title 5, U nited States Code, for the locality involved. (b) TRANSITION F OR CURRENT ASSISTANT C H IEF E X E C UTI V E OFFICER.— (1) APPOINTMENT.—The individual who serves as the assist- ant under section 130 9 of the L egislative B ranch Appropriations Act, 200 8 (2 U.S.C. 180 7 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the first Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services appointed by the Architect under this sec- tion. (2) TECHNICAL AN D CONFORMIN G AMENDMENT.—Section 1309 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 1807) is repealed. SEC. 20 5 . G IFT SHO P . (a) ESTA B LISHMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish a Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop within the Capitol Visitor Center for the purpose of providing for the sale of gift items. All moneys received from sales and other services by the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving F und established under section 301 and shall be available for purposes of this section. (b) EXCEPTION TO P ROHIBITION OF SALE OR SOLICITATION ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section. SEC. 20 6 . FOO D SERVICE OPERATIONS. (a) RESTAURANT, CATERING, AND VENDING.—The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall estab- lish within the Capitol Visitor Center a restaurant and other food service facilities, including catering services and vending machines. 2USC 22 16. 2 USC 221 5 . Ap p ointme nt. 2 USC 221 4 .
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