[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5662-S5663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 
102, introduced earlier today by Senator Rockefeller and others.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 102) recognizing 
     disabled American veterans.

  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. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, as the Ranking Member of the Senate 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I, along with Senators Specter, Lott, 
and Daschle submit a Senate Concurrent Resolution that will allow the 
Disabled American Veterans to sponsor an event on the U.S. Capitol 
grounds on June 16 and 17, 1998, during which they will donate 147 
transportation vans to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Senator Specter, Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and 
I were asked to help coordinate this unique event, and we are grateful 
for the support of the Leadership on both sides of the aisle. As my 
colleagues are aware, Senator Specter is unable to be here today due to 
recent surgery.
  Mr. President, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was chartered by 
the Congress of the United States in 1932 and serves as an incredibly 
strong advocate for our Nation's disabled veterans. In 1987, as part of 
their mission, DAV organized a nationwide transportation program to 
help sick and disabled veterans receive the essential medical care they 
so desperately need. From the time of its inception to the present, DAV 
will have donated 750 vans in support of this program.
  In my state of West Virginia, thousands of veterans live in rural 
areas, miles from the nearest VA medical center, and often in areas 
with no public transportation. So I am acutely aware of how veterans 
not only in West Virginia, but from coast to coast, rely on the DAV 
transportation program to receive essential medical care. I am proud to 
have worked with DAV to help foster this program.
  I ask all of my colleagues to join us in supporting legislation to 
authorize use of the Capitol Grounds for this remarkable event. And I, 
along with Senators Specter, Lott, and Daschle, commend DAV for their 
donation and work on behalf of our Nation's veterans.
  Ms. COLLINS. I ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be 
agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements related to the concurrent resolution be printed in the 
Record at the appropriate place as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 102) reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 102

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR DISABLED AMERICAN 
                   VETERANS EVENT.

       Disabled American Veterans shall be permitted to sponsor a 
     public event on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol on June 16 
     and 17, 1998, or on such other dates as the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate may jointly designate, in order 
     announce the donation of 147 vans to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs by Disabled American Veterans.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event authorized by section 1 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.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--Disabled American Veterans 
     shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
     liabilities incident to all activities associated with the 
     event.

     SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, Disabled American Veterans may 
     erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event authorized by 
     section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such 
     additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the 
     event, including arrangements

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     to limit access to First Street Northwest and First Street 
     Southwest as required for the event.

     SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

       The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of 
     the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 
     31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, 
     displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well 
     as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with 
     respect to the event authorized by section 1.

     SEC. 5. PHOTOGRAPHS.

       The event authorized by section 1 may be conducted only 
     after the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
     Board enter into an agreement with Disabled American Veterans 
     and the manufacturer of the vans referred to in section 1 
     that prohibits Disabled American Veterans and such 
     manufacturer from using any photograph taken at the event for 
     a commercial purpose. The agreement shall provide for 
     financial penalties to be imposed if any photograph is used 
     in violation of this section.

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