[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 161 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 161

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate 
             the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2005

 Mr. Davis of Illinois submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate 
             the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR EVENT TO COMMEMORATE 10TH 
              ANNIVERSARY OF MILLION MAN MARCH.

    (a) In General.--Million Man March, Inc. (in this resolution 
referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor a public 
event on the Capitol Grounds to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the 
Million Man March (in this resolution referred to as the ``event'').
    (b) Date of Event.--The event shall be held on October 15, 2005, or 
on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly 
designate.

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect 
of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be--
            (1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and
            (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.
    (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. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

    Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the 
sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, 
sound amplification devices, and other related structures and 
equipment, as may be required for the event.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are 
authorized to make any such additional arrangements that may be 
required to carry out the event.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

    The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the 
restrictions in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, 
concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the 
Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the 
Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event.
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