[House Report 104-608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-608
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                    1996 SUMMER OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

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June 6, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                    [To accompany H. Con. Res. 172]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 172) 
authorizing the 1996 Summer Olympic Torch Relay to be run 
through the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 
and recommend that the concurrent resolution be agreed to.
    House Concurrent Resolution 172 would authorize the 1996 
Summer Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
grounds on June 20, 1996 as part of the ceremony of the 
Centennial Olympic Games to be held in Atlanta, Georgia. It 
also provides for the Torch to be displayed on the Capitol 
Grounds overnight. There are safeguards on commercial 
endorsements, and other procedural matters are addressed.
    Since the beginning of the modern Olympic games in 1896, 
nations have come together every four years to celebrate 
individual achievement through international athletic 
competition. More than 10,000 athletes from 197 countries are 
expected to take part in the twenty-sixth Olympiad.
    The journey of the Olympic flame from Mount Olympus in 
Greece to the 1996 designated Summer Olympic site of Atlanta, 
Georgia is rooted in the traditions of ancient Greece. In the 
weeks leading up to the games, messengers of peace ran 
throughout Greece announcing a union between heaven and earth 
and a temporary peace so that the athletes could compete in the 
Olympic Games. Today, the Olympic torch relay serves as a 
birdge between the modern Olympic Games and the heritage of the 
Olympic tradition.

                        compliance with rule xi

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
    (1) The Committee held a hearing on the legislation May 23, 
1996.
    (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are not applicable to this 
legislation since it does not provide new budget authority or 
new or increased tax expenditures.
    (3) The Committee has received no report from the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight of oversight findings and 
recommendations arrived at under clause 4(C)(2) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (4) With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives and section 403 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a cost estimate by the 
Congressional Budget Office was received by the Committee.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                      Washington, DC, June 6, 1996.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H. Con. Res. 172, a concurrent resolution authorizing 
the 1996 Summer Olympic Torch Relay to be run through the 
Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes, as ordered reported by 
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
June 6, 1996. Because it would require that the sponsor assume 
full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities associated 
with the event, we estimate that passage of H. Con. Res. 172 
would result in no significant cost to the federal government. 
The resolution would not affect direct spending or receipts; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    Public Law 104-4, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 
does not apply to House concurrent resolutions.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.

                     inflationary impact statement

    Under clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure estimates that enactment of the House Concurrent 
Resolution 172 will have no significant inflationary impact on 
prices and costs in the operation of the national economy.

                          cost of legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires a statement of the estimated cost to 
the United States which will be incurred in carrying out House 
Concurrent Resolution 172, as reported, in fiscal year 1997, 
and each of the following 5 years. Implementation of this 
legislation is not expected to result in any increased costs to 
the United States.

                       committee action and vote

    In compliance with clause 2(l)(2) (A) and (B) of rule XI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 1996, 
a quorum being present, House Concurrent Resolution 172 was 
unanimously approved by a voice vote and ordered reported.