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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 35 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2017 

Received 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National 

Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor 

Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NA4 TIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERV5 ICE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the Fra7 ternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted 


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1 to sponsor a public event, the 36th Annual National Peace 

2 Officers Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to 

3 as the ‘‘Memorial Service’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in 

4 order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in 

5 the line of duty during 2016. 

6 (b) DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICE.—The Memorial 

7 Service shall be held on May 15, 2017, or on such other 

8 date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 

9 the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 

10 jointly designate, with preparation for the event to begin 

11 on May 11, 2017, and take-down completed on May 16, 

12 2017. 

13 SEC. 2. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL 

14 HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the Fra16 ternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted 

17 to sponsor a public event, the National Honor Guard and 

18 Pipe Band Exhibition (in this resolution referred to as the 

19 ‘‘Exhibition’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to allow 

20 law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to 

21 demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a 

22 bagpipe exhibition. 

23 (b) DATE OF EXHIBITION.—The exhibition shall be 

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1 er of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

2 Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate. 

3 SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

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

5 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 

6 Board, the event shall be— 

7 (1) free of admission charge and open to the 

8 public; and 

9 (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of 

10 Congress. 

11 (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsors of 

12 the Memorial Service and Exhibition shall assume full re13 sponsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all 

14 activities associated with the events. 

15 SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 

16 Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Cap17 itol, the sponsors referred to in section 3(b) are authorized 

18 to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound am19 plification devices, and other related structures and equip20 ment, as may be required for the Memorial Service and 

21 Exhibition. 

22 SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 

23 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce24 ment of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of 

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1 ments, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, 

2 as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol 

3 Grounds, in connection with the events. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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