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House Calendar No. 66
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 105
[Report No. 106–172]
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
JUNE 7, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999
Special Olympics World Games to be run through the
Capitol Grounds.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF TORCH RUN THROUGH
CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Special Olympics (in this resolution referred to as the
‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event,
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the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special
Olympics World Games (in this resolution referred to as
the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds on June 18, 1999,
or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate may jointly designate.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The event shall be free of admis-
sion charge to the public and arranged not to interfere
with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be pre-
scribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol
Police Board.
(b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall
assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities
incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.—Subject to the
approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor may
erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi-
cation devices, and other related structures and equipment
as may be required for the event.
(b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of
the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized
to make any such additional arrangements as may be re-
quired to carry out the event.
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SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce-
ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act
of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), con-
cerning sales, advertisements, and solicitations on the
Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable
to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.
SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may represent, either
directly or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity
carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes
approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of
any person or any product or service.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol
and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree-
ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici-
pating in the event authorized by section 1 as the Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board consider
appropriate, under which such persons shall agree to com-
ply with the requirements of subsection (a). The agree-
ment shall specifically prohibit the use of any photograph
taken at the event for a commercial purpose and shall pro-
vide for the imposition of financial penalties if any viola-
tions of the agreement occur.