[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 22 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1152-S1153]
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         JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of S. Con. Res. 89 and 
S. Con. Res. 90 submitted earlier by Senators McConnell and Dodd.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A Senate Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 89) to 
     establish the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 
     Ceremonies for the Inauguration of the President-Elect and 
     Vice President-Elect of U.S. on January 20, 2001, and a 
     Senate Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 90) to authorize 
     the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol by the Joint 
     Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection 
     with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the 
     Inauguration of the President-Elect and the Vice President-
     Elect of the United States.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolutions en bloc?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions en bloc.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the concurrent 
resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and the above all occur en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolutions (S. Con. Res. 80 and S. Con. Res. 90) were agreed to.
  The preambles were agreed to.
  The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follow:

                            S. Con. Res. 89

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

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     SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE.

       There is established a Joint Congressional Committee on 
     Inaugural Ceremonies (in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``joint committee'') consisting of 3 Senators and 3 
     Representatives, to be appointed by the President of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     respectively. The joint committee is authorized to make the 
     necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-
     elect and Vice President-elect of the United States on 
     January 20, 2001.

     SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.

       The joint committee--
       (1) is authorized to utilize appropriate equipment and the 
     services of appropriate personnel of departments and agencies 
     of the Federal Government, under arrangements between the 
     joint committee and the heads of those departments and 
     agencies, in connection with the inaugural proceedings and 
     ceremonies; and
       (2) may accept gifts and donations of goods and services to 
     carry out its responsibilities.
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                            S. Con. Res. 90

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL.

       The rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on January 20, 2001, by the Joint Congressional 
     Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the 
     proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of 
     the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the 
     United States.

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