[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H5806-H5807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR AN EVENT TO COMMEMORATE 
             THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MILLION MAN MARCH

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure be discharged from 
further consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 74, and ask for 
its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arkansas?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 74

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR EVENT TO COMMEMORATE 
                   20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MILLION MAN MARCH.

       (a) In General.--Million Man March, Inc. 2015 (in this 
     resolution referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted 
     to sponsor a public event on the Capitol Grounds to 
     commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March (in 
     this resolution referred to as the ``event'').

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       (b) Date of Event.--The event shall be held on October 10, 
     2015, 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.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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