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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 105

Authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special Olympics

World Games to be run through the Capitol Grounds.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 12, 1999

Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey submitted the following concurrent resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999

Special Olympics World Games to be run through the

Capitol Grounds.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF TORCH RUN THROUGH

4 CAPITOL GROUNDS.

5 Special Olympics (in this resolution referred to as the

6 ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event,

7 the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special

8 Olympics World Games (in this resolution referred to as

9 the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds on June 18, 1999,

10 or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Committee on Rules and Administra2 tion of the Senate may jointly designate.

3 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The event shall be free of admis5 sion charge to the public and arranged not to interfere

6 with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be pre7 scribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol

8 Police Board.

9 (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall

10 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

11 incident to all activities associated with the event.

12 SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

13 (a) STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.—Subject to the

14 approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor may

15 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi16 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

17 as may be required for the event.

18 (b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

19 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

20 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re21 quired to carry out the event.

22 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

23 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce24 ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act

25 of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), con-
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1 cerning sales, advertisements, and solicitations on the

2 Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable

3 to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.

4 SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—No person may represent, either

6 directly or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity

7 carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes

8 approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of

9 any person or any product or service.

10 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol

11 and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree12 ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici13 pating in the event authorized by section 1 as the Archi14 tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board consider

15 appropriate, under which such persons shall agree to com16 ply with the requirements of subsection (a). The agree17 ment shall specifically prohibit the use of any photograph

18 taken at the event for a commercial purpose and shall pro19 vide for the imposition of financial penalties if any viola20 tions of the agreement occur.

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