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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

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(4) by inserting immediately after the fourth sentence thereof the following sentence: "The Civil Service Commission shall accept the certification of the Capitol Guide Board concerning service for the purpose of this subchapter of the type described in paragraph (8) of this subsection and performed by an employee.". T R A N S I T I O N A L PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE A N D THE CONCLUSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE E X I S T I N G UNITED STATES CAPITOL GUIDES ORGANIZATION Appointments effective date.

SEC. 443. (a) The initial appointments, under section 441(c)(2) of this Act, of personnel of the Capitol Guide Service shall be effective on the effective date of this section. The Capitol Guide Board shall afford, to each person who is a member of the United States Capitol Guides immediately prior to such effective date, the opportunity to be appointed to a comparable position in the Capitol Guide Service without reduction in level of rank and seniority. For the purposes of the initial appointments of such persons, the number of suchjpersons shall be considered to have been authorized for the Capitol Guide Service Pay r a t e s. under section 441(c)(1) of this Act. The per annum (gross) rate of pay of each such person so initially appointed shall be a rate equal to the per annum rate of pay received by the United States Capitol Guides, who worked full tours of duty, averaged over the last five calendar years (excluding 1968) ending prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Subject to section 441(i) of this Act, the rate of each such person so initially appointed shall not, at any time after such initial appointment, be less than the rate at which he was initially appointed so long as he remains in the same position; but, when such position becomes vacant, the rate of pay of any subsequent appointee thereto shall be fixed in accordance with section 441 of this Act. Records, a s s e t s, (b) The United States Capitol Police Board shall transfer, on the transfer. effective date of this section, to the Capitol Guide Board, all personnel records, financial records, assets, and other property of the United States Capitol Guides, which exist immediately prior to such effective date. GAG a u d i t. (c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this section but not later than the close of the sixtieth day after such effective date, the Capitol Guide Board shall, out of the assets and property transferred under subsection (b) of this section, on the basis of a special audit which shall be conducted by the General Accounting Office— (1) settle and pay any outstanding accounts payable of the United States Capitol Guides, (2) discharge the financial and other obligations of the United States Capitol Guides (including reimbursement to purchasers of tickets for guided tours which are purchased and paid for in advance of intended use and are unused), and (3) otherwise wind up the affairs of the United States Capitol Guides, Monetary surp l u s e s, d i s p o s a l. which exist immediately prior to such effective date. The Capitol Guide Board shall dispose of any net monetary amounts remaining after the winding up of the affairs of the United States Capitol Guides, in accordance with the practices and procedures of the United States Capitol Guides, existing immediately prior to the effective date of this section, with respect to disposal of monetary surpluses.

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