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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–544

AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS

FOR PERFORMANCES SPONSORED BY THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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. 281]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 281) authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing

Arts, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without

amendment and recommend that the concurrent resolution be

agreed to.

House Concurrent Resolution 281, authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing

Arts Millennium Stage concerts scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays between Memorial Day and September 30, 2000, or on such

days 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 and the

Capitol Police Board to take such actions and prescribe such conditions as necessary for carrying out the event in complete compliance with the rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol Grounds. The events will be open to the public and free of admission charge. In addition, sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this

event.

The concerts on the East Front Lawn of the Capitol will be biweekly from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. and provide local residents and

tourists visiting the Nation’s Capitol the opportunity to attend live

musical performances.
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COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H. Con. Res. 281, to authorize the use of the Capitol

Grounds for Millennium Stage concerts, 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. 281.

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. 281 reported.

A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. Res. 281 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. 281.

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. 281 from the Director of

the Congressional Budget Office.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 281—Authorizing the use of the east front of the Capitol grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

H. Con. Res. 281 would authorize the John F. Kennedy Center

for the Performing Arts, in cooperation with the National Park

Service, to sponsor public performances on the east front of the
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Capitol grounds at such dates and times as jointly approved by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. CBO estimates that passage

of H. Con. Res. 281 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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