[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 136 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 136

    Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a celebration of 
                            Citizenship Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

   Ms. Watson (for herself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
   Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
 Kirk, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
Richardson, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hirono, 
  Mr. Pomeroy, and Ms. Velazquez) 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 a celebration of 
                            Citizenship Day.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS TO CELEBRATE CITIZENSHIP DAY.

    (a) In General.--The National Korean American Service and Education 
Consortium (in this resolution referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be 
permitted to sponsor a public event (in this resolution referred to as 
the ``event'') on the Capitol Grounds to celebrate Citizenship Day.
    (b) Date of Event.--The event shall be held on September 17, 2009, 
or on such other day 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. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

    The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the 
restrictions contained 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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