[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8487-S8488]
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              USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR AN EXHIBITION

  Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules 
Committee be immediately discharged from further consideration of 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 17; and, further, that the Senate now 
proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 17) authorizing the 
     use of the Capitol Grounds for the exhibition of the RAH-66 
     Comanche helicopter.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the concurrent resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the 
motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and that any statements 
relating to the concurrent resolution appear at the appropriate place 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 17) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
                            S. Con. Res. 17

       Whereas the RAH-66 Comanche is the new reconnaissance 
     helicopter of the Army;
       Whereas the Comanche will save the lives of military 
     aviators acting in the defense of the Nation;
       Whereas the technologies employed in the Comanche make it a 
     revolutionary, highly effective, and survivable helicopter;
       Whereas the Comanche development program is on budget, on 
     schedule, and encompasses the latest concepts of design and 
     testing to drastically reduce performance risk and ensure 
     ease of manufacturing and maintenance; and
       Whereas many members of Congress have expressed support for 
     the Comanche and an interest in seeing the Comanche and 
     learning more about its technology: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE EXHIBITION OF THE 
                   COMANCHE HELICOPTER AND ASSOCIATED 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       The Boeing Company and United Technologies Corporation 
     Joint Venture (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as 
     the ``Joint Venture''), acting in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of the Army, shall be permitted to sponsor a public 
     event featuring the first flying prototype of the RAH-66 
     Comanche helicopter on the East Front Plaza of the Capitol 
     Grounds on June 21, 1995, or on such other date as the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event to be carried out under this 
     resolution shall be free of admission charge to the public 
     and arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, 
     under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Capitol Police Board; except that the Joint 
     Venture shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
     liabilities incident to all activities associated with the 
     event.
       (b) Flying Prohibition.--The Comanche helicopter referred 
     to in section 1 shall be transported by truck to and from the 
     event to be carried out under this resolution and shall not 
     be flown as part of the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, the Joint Venture is 
     authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds, subject to the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol, a portable shelter, 
     sound amplification devices, and such other equipment as may 
     be required for the event to be carried out under this 
     resolution. The portable shelter shall be approximately 60 
     feet by 65 feet in size to cover the Comanche helicopter 
     referred to in section 1 and to provide shelter for the 
     public and the technology displays and video presentations 
     associated with the event.

     SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       The Joint Venture is authorized to conduct the event to be 
     carried out under this resolution from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 
     June 21, 1995, or on such other date as may be designated 
     under section 1. Preparations for the event may begin at 1 
     p.m. on the day before the event and removal of the displays, 
     shelter, and Comanche helicopter referred to in section 1 
     shall be completed by 6 a.m. on the day following the event.

     SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that 
     may be [[Page S8488]] required to carry out the event under 
     this resolution.

     SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

       The Boeing Company and the United Technology Corporation 
     shall not 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 the Boeing Company or the United Technology 
     Corporation or any product or service offered by the Boeing 
     Company or the United Technology Corporation.
     

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