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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 29

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for concerts to be conducted

by the National Symphony Orchestra.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 22, 1999

Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. MCCONNELL, and Mr. DODD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and

agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for concerts

to be conducted by the National Symphony Orchestra.

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

2 alternate dates during that calendar year as the Speaker

3 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

4 Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly des5 ignate.

6 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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

8 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police

9 Board, each event authorized by section 1—

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

11 to the public, with no preferential seating except for

12 security purposes as determined in accordance with

13 section 4, and

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

15 needs of Congress.

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

17 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

18 incident to all activities associated with each event.

19 (c) AUDITS.—Pursuant to section 451 of the Legisla20 tive Reorganization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 193m–l), the

21 Comptroller General of the United States shall perform

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

23 1999 and 2000 and provide a report on each audit to the

24 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chair25 man of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administra-
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1 tion not later than December 15 of the calendar year for

2 which the audit was performed.

3 SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT; BROADCASTING;

4 SCHEDULING; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

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

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

7 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi8 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

9 as may be required for each event.

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

11 restrictions contained in section 4, the concerts held on

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

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

14 outlets.

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

16 and taking down of structures and equipment and the con17 ducting of dress rehearsals, the Architect of the Capitol

18 may permit the sponsor to use the West Central Front

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

20 than—

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

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

23 The Architect may not schedule any use under this sub24 section if it would interfere with any concert to be per25 formed by a military band of the United States.
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1 (d) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

2 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

3 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re4 quired to carry out each event.

5 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

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

7 each event—

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

9 (2) provide for enforcement of the restrictions

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

11 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales,

12 displays, advertisements, and solicitations on the

13 Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions appli14 cable to the Capitol Grounds.

15 (b) EXCEPTION FOR CREDIT TO SPONSORS.—Not16 withstanding subsection (a), credits may be appropriately

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

18 any broadcast of the event.

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

20 and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree21 ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici22 pating in an event as the Architect of the Capitol and the

23 Capitol Police Board considers appropriate, under which

24 the sponsor and such persons agree to comply with the

25 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.

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