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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–541

AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR

THE 19TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL SERVICE

MARCH 23, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Con. Res. 278]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 278) authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 19th Annual National

Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that

the concurrent resolution be agreed to.

House Concurrent Resolution 278, authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 19th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial

Service, scheduled for May 15, 2000, or on such other date as the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly designate. The resolution also authorizes the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the National Fraternal Order of Police, the sponsor,

to negotiate the necessary arrangements for carrying out the event

in complete compliance with the rules and regulations governing

the use of the Capitol Grounds. The event will be open to the public and free of charge; and the sponsor will assume responsibility

for all expenses and liabilities related to the event. In addition,

sales, advertisements, displays and solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event.

The service is in honor of federal, state and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 1999. The United States

Capitol Police will be the hosting law enforcement agency for this

event.
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COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H. Con. Res. 278, to authorize the use of the Capitol

Grounds for the Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, approved March

15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public

Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by

voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes

taken during Committee consideration of H. Con. Res. 278.

RECORD VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires

each committee report to include the total number of votes cast for

and against on each record vote on a motion to report and on any

amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the names of

those members voting for and against. There were no recorded

votes taken in connection with ordering H. Con. Res. 278, reported.

A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. Res. 278, favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being

present.

COST OF THE LEGISLATION

Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and comparison

prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under

section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the report and is included in the

report. Such a cost estimate is included in this report.

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and section 308(a) of

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references

the report of the Congressional Budget Office below.

2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has

received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from

the Committee on Government Reform on the subject of H. Con.

Res. 278.

3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the

following cost estimate for H. Con. Res. 278, from the Director of

the Congressional Budget Office.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 278—Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for

the 19th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

H. Con. Res. 278 would authorize the National Fraternal Order

of Police to use the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2000, or on such

other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly designate. Because it would require that the sponsors assume respon-
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sibility for all expenses and liabilities associated with the event,

CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 278 would result in

no significant cost to the federal government.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. The

estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint resolution

of a public character shall include a statement citing the specific

powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the

measure. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

finds that Congress has the authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

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