[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 71 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 71

   To require enactment of a resolution by the appropriate House of 
  Congress for each capital improvement project in the United States 
   Capitol area with an estimated total cost greater than $3,000,000.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 21 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

Mr. Lieberman submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   To require enactment of a resolution by the appropriate House of 
  Congress for each capital improvement project in the United States 
   Capitol area with an estimated total cost greater than $3,000,000.

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This resolution may be cited as the ``Capital 
Improvement Control Resolution''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this resolution is to require that 
each large capital improvement project in the United States Capitol 
area with estimated total costs greater than $3,000,000 be approved by 
a resolution of the appropriate House of Congress.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this resolution--
            (1) the term ``United States Capitol area'' means the 
        buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol, the Library 
        of Congress, and the congressional offices; and
            (2) the term ``large capital improvement project'' means a 
        project with an estimated total cost greater than $3,000,000 
        involving new construction, reconstruction of existing 
        buildings, or acquisition of equipment with a useful life of 
        greater than 5 years.

SEC. 3. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION.

    (a) Capital Improvement Resolution.--No funds shall be obligated 
for any large capital improvement project in the United States Capitol 
area unless the House of Congress with jurisdiction over the project 
has approved the project through the enactment of a resolution 
described in subsection (b) (referred to as a ``Capital Improvement 
Resolution)''.
    (b) Form of Resolution and Report.--
            (1) Resolution.--A Capital Improvement Resolution shall--
                    (A) include a statement specifically approving the 
                large capital improvement project and identifying the 
                costs of such project; and
                    (B)(i) if such project only affects 1 House of 
                Congress, be in the form of a simple resolution of such 
                House; or
                    (ii) if such project affects both Houses, be in the 
                form of a concurrent resolution.
            (2) Report.--The resolution shall be accompanied by a 
        report from a committee with jurisdiction over the capital 
        improvement project which shall include--
                    (A) a description of the capital improvement 
                project;
                    (B) the justification for making the capital 
                improvement;
                    (C) the alternatives considered, including the 
                costs of the alternatives, and the reasons for 
                rejecting the alternatives;
                    (D) the total estimated costs for the capital 
                improvement project; and
                    (E) the maximum amount which may be appropriated 
                for the project.

SEC. 4. WAIVER OF RESOLUTION.

    An affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members of the appropriate 
House of Congress, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to waive 
any requirement of this Act.

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