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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 29

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 26, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for concerts

to be conducted by the National Symphony Orchestra.

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
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1 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

2 Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly des3 ignate.

4 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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

6 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police

7 Board, each event authorized by section 1—

8 (1) shall be free of admission charge and open

9 to the public, with no preferential seating except for

10 security purposes as determined in accordance with

11 section 4, and

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

13 needs of Congress.

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

15 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

16 incident to all activities associated with each event.

17 (c) AUDITS.—Pursuant to section 451 of the Legisla18 tive Reorganization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 193m–l), the

19 Comptroller General of the United States shall perform

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

21 1999 and 2000 and provide a report on each audit to the

22 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chair23 man of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administra24 tion not later than December 15 of the calendar year for

25 which the audit was performed.
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1 SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT; BROADCASTING;

2 SCHEDULING; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

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

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

5 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi6 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

7 as may be required for each event.

8 (b) BROADCASTING OF CONCERTS.—Subject to the

9 restrictions contained in section 4, the concerts held on

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

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

12 outlets.

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

14 and taking down of structures and equipment and the con15 ducting of dress rehearsals, the Architect of the Capitol

16 may permit the sponsor to use the West Central Front

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

18 than—

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

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

21 The Architect may not schedule any use under this sub22 section if it would interfere with any concert to be per23 formed by a military band of the United States.

24 (d) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

25 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized
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1 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re2 quired to carry out each event.

3 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

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

5 each event—

6 (1) provide for all security related needs, and

7 (2) provide for enforcement of the restrictions

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

9 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales,

10 displays, advertisements, and solicitations on the

11 Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions appli12 cable to the Capitol Grounds.

13 (b) EXCEPTION FOR CREDIT TO SPONSORS.—Not14 withstanding subsection (a), credits may be appropriately

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

16 any broadcast of the event.

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

18 and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree19 ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici20 pating in an event as the Architect of the Capitol and the

21 Capitol Police Board considers appropriate, under which

22 the sponsor and such persons agree to comply with the

23 requirements of this section. The agreement shall specifi-
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1 cally prohibit the use for a commercial purpose of any pho2 tograph taken at, or broadcast production of, the event.

Passed the Senate April 22, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.