12 2 STA T .49 9 3PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 43 7—O CT. 20 , 200 8(2)theof f ic i alr ece p tio n of repre s entati v es of forei g n nations an d other persons by the S enate or H o u se of R epresent - atives
or ( 3 ) other special or cere m onial occasions in the U nited States C apitol or on the United States Capitol G rounds that — ( A )re q uire the presence of additional Government per- sonnel; and ( B ) cause the temporary suspension of the performance of regular duties . (e) EF F ECTIV E DA TE.— T his section shall ta k e effect on the transfer date. Subti t leB—Of fi c e o f C o ngr e s sion a l A ccessibilit y Ser v ices SEC.41 1. OF F I CEOFCO NGR ESSION AL ACCESSI B ILI TY SER V ICES. (a) IN GENE R A L .—Section 3 10 of the L egislative Branch Appro- priations Act , 1 9 90 (2 U.S.C. 130e) is amended to read as follo w s
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‘SEC. 3 1 0 . OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES. ‘ ‘(a) E S TA B LIS HM ENT O F O FFICE OF CON G RESSIONAL ACCESSI- BILIT Y SERVICES.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the legisla- tive branch the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, to be headed by the Director of Accessibility Services. ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES BOAR D .— ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Congressional Accessibility Services Board, which shall be composed of— ‘‘(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Senate; ‘‘(iii) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep- resentatives; ‘‘(iv) the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and ‘‘(v) the Architect of the Capitol. ‘‘(B) DIRECTION OF BOARD.—The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services shall be sub j ect to the direction of the Congressional Accessibility Services Board. ‘‘(3) M ISSION AND F U NCTIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Congressional Accessi- bility Services shall— ‘‘(i) provide and coordinate accessibility services for individuals with disabilities, including Members of Congress, officers and employees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and visitors, in the United States Capitol Comple x
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‘‘(ii) provide information regarding accessibility for individuals with disabilities, as well as related training and staff development, to Members of Congress and employees of the Senate and the House of Representa- tives. ‘‘(B) UNITED STATES CA P ITOL COMPLE X DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘United States Capitol Complex ’ means the Capitol buildings (as defined in section 5 101 2USC 22 51.
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