106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 29

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL SYMPHONY OR4 CHESTRA CONCERTS ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

5 The National Park Service (in this resolution referred

6 to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) may during each of calendar years

7 1999 and 2000 sponsor a series of three concerts by the

8 National Symphony Orchestra (in this resolution each

9 concert referred to as an ‘‘event’’) on the Capitol Grounds.

10 Such concerts shall be held on Memorial Day, 4th of July,

11 and Labor Day of each such calendar year, or on such

12 alternate dates during that calendar year as the Speaker

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

14 Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly des15 ignate.

16 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be prescribed

18 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police

19 Board, each event authorized by section 1—
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1 (1) shall be free of admission charge and open

2 to the public, with no preferential seating except for

3 security purposes as determined in accordance with

4 section 4, and

5 (2) shall be arranged not to interfere with the

6 needs of Congress.

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

8 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

9 incident to all activities associated with each event.

10 (c) AUDITS.—Pursuant to section 451 of the Legisla11 tive Reorganization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 193m–l), the

12 Comptroller General of the United States shall perform

13 an annual audit of the events for each of calendar years

14 1999 and 2000 and provide a report on each audit to the

15 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chair16 man of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administra17 tion not later than December 15 of the calendar year for

18 which the audit was performed.

19 SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT; BROADCASTING;

20 SCHEDULING; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

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

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

23 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi24 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

25 as may be required for each event.
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1 (b) BROADCASTING OF CONCERTS.—Subject to the

2 restrictions contained in section 4, the concerts held on

3 Memorial Day and 4th of July (or their alternate dates)

4 may be broadcast over radio, television, and other media

5 outlets.

6 (c) SCHEDULING.—In order to permit the setting up

7 and taking down of structures and equipment and the con8 ducting of dress rehearsals, the Architect of the Capitol

9 may permit the sponsor to use the West Central Front

10 of the United States Capitol for each event for not more

11 than—

12 (1) six days if the concert is televised, and

13 (2) four days if the concert is not televised.

14 The Architect may not schedule any use under this sub15 section if it would interfere with any concert to be per16 formed by a military band of the United States.

17 (d) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

18 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

19 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re20 quired to carry out each event.

21 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Capitol Police Board shall for

23 each event—

24 (1) provide for all security related needs, and
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1 (2) provide for enforcement of the restrictions

2 contained in section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946

3 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales,

4 displays, advertisements, and solicitations on the

5 Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions appli6 cable to the Capitol Grounds.

7 (b) EXCEPTION FOR CREDIT TO SPONSORS.—Not8 withstanding subsection (a), credits may be appropriately

9 given to private sponsors of an event at the conclusion of

10 any broadcast of the event.

11 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol

12 and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree13 ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici14 pating in an event as the Architect of the Capitol and the

15 Capitol Police Board considers appropriate, under which

16 the sponsor and such persons agree to comply with the

17 requirements of this section. The agreement shall specifi18 cally prohibit the use for a commercial purpose of any pho19 tograph taken at, or broadcast production of, the event.

Passed the Senate April 22, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 29

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for conOrchestra. certs to be conducted by the National Symphony