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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 150

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 8, 1996

Received

MAY 9, 1996

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event

displaying racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles and transporters.

Whereas the United States public has demonstrated a continuing love affair with motor vehicles since their introduction 100 years ago, enjoying vehicles for transportation, for enthusiast endeavors ranging from racing to

show competitions, and as a mode of individual expression;
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Whereas research and development in connection with motorsports competition and specialty applications have provided consumers with life-saving safety features, including seat belts, air bags, and many other important innovations;

Whereas hundreds of thousands of amateur and professional

participants enjoy motorsports competitions each year

throughout the United States;

Whereas such competitions have a total annual attendance in

excess of 14,500,000 spectators, making the competitions

among the most widely attended in United States sports;

and

Whereas sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories for performance and appearance enhancement, restoration, and

modification exceeded $15,000,000,000 in 1995, resulting in 500,000 jobs for United States citizens: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR SPECIALTY

4 MOTOR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT EVENT.

5 On May 16, 1996, or such other date as the Speaker

6 of the House of Representatives and the President pro

7 tempore of the Senate may jointly designate there is au8 thorized to be conducted on the Capitol Grounds a public

9 event (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’) dis10 playing racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles

11 and transporters.
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1 SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

2 The event shall be free of admission charge to the

3 public and arranged not to interfere with the needs of

4 Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by the Archi5 tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board. The

6 sponsor of the event shall assume full responsibility for

7 all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associ8 ated with the event.

9 SEC. 3. STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT.

10 For the purposes of this resolution, the sponsor of

11 the event is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds,

12 subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol,

13 such stage, sound amplification devices, tents, and other

14 related structures and equipment as may be necessary for

15 the event. The sponsor is further authorized to display

16 racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles and trans17 porters in the condition in which they currently appear.

18 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

19 The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police

20 Board are authorized to make any additional arrangement

21 that may be required to carry out the event.

22 SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.

23 The sponsor of the event (including its members)

24 shall not represent, either directly or indirectly, that this

25 resolution or any activity carried out under this resolution

26 in any way constitutes approval or endorsement by the
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1 Federal Government of the sponsor (or its members) or

2 any product or service offered by the sponsor (or its mem3 bers).

4 SEC. 6. PHOTOGRAPHS.

5 The event may be conducted only after the Architect

6 of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board enter into an

7 agreement with the sponsor of the event, with each person

8 owning a vehicle to be displayed at the event, and with

9 the manufacturers of such vehicles that prohibits the spon10 sor and the vehicle owners and manufacturers from using

11 any photograph taken at the event for a commercial pur12 pose. The agreement shall provide for financial penalties

13 to be imposed if any photograph is used in violation of

14 this section.

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.