12 2 STA T .49 9 6PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 4 37—O CT. 20 , 200 8remainsco n t in u ous ly so em p loye d int h e same position w ithin the Of fice of C on g ressional A ccessi b ility S er v ices established under section 310( a ) of the L egislative B ranch Appropriations Act , 1 9 90( 2U. S.C. 130e) (as amended by section 4 11 of this Act), other than for cause. (2) ELIG I B ILI TYFOR I M M ED I A TE RETIREME N TONBA S IS OF IN V OL U NTARY SE P ARATION. —F or purposes of section 8 33 6 (d) and section 8414(b) of title 5 , United States Code, 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) P RO H IBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— T he D irector 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). Subti t leC—Transf er D ate an d Te ch nical and C o nfor m in gA mendments SEC.421 . TRAN S F ER D ATE. I n this title, the term ‘ ‘transfer date ’ ’ means the date occurring on the first day of the first pay period (applicable to employees transferred under section 401) occurring on or after 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 422. TEC H N I CA L AND C O NFOR M IN G AMENDMENTS. (a) E X ISTING AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL G UIDE SERVI C E.—Section 441 of the Legislative R eorgani z ation Act of 19 7 0 (2 U.S.C. 2166) is repealed. (b) COVERAGE UNDER CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.— (1) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AS COVERED EMPLOYEES.— Section 101(3)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301(3)(C)) is amended to read as follows
‘‘(C) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services;’’. (2) TREATMENT OF OFFICE AS EMPLOYING OFFICE.—Section 101(9)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘the Capitol Guide Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services,’’. (3) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 210(a)(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services;’’. (4) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMPLIANCE.—Section 215(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol Guide Service,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv - ices,’’. 2USC 22 61.
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