[House Report 105-438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                105-438
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            BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS EVENT ON CAPITOL GROUNDS

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   March 12, 1998.--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. 238]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 238) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer 
survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the Cure, 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an 
amendment and recommend that the concurrent resolution as 
amended be agreed to.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS EVENT ON CAPITOL 
                    GROUNDS.

  The National Race for the Cure (referred to in this resolution as the 
``Race'') may sponsor a public event on the Capitol Grounds on April 1, 
1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate may jointly 
designate.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

  (a) In General.--The event to be carried out under this resolution 
shall be--
          (1) free of admission charge to the public; and
          (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress and 
        under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the 
        Capitol and the Capitol Police Board.
  (b) Responsibility.--The Race shall assume full responsibility for 
all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with 
the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

  For the purposes of this resolution, the Race may erect upon the 
Capitol Grounds, subject to the approval of the Architect of the 
Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices, commemorative pink 
ribbon, and other related structures and equipment as may be required 
for the event to be carried out under this resolution.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

  The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board may make 
any such additional arrangements that may be required to carry out the 
event under this resolution.
    House Concurrent Resolution 238, as amended, would 
authorize the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer 
survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the Cure 
organization. The resolution also permits the sponsor of the 
event to erect a stage and a 50 to 75 foot pink ribbon, the 
breast cancer commemorative symbol. The event is scheduled to 
take place on Wednesday, April 1, 1998. The resolution 
authorizes the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
Board to take such actions and prescribe such conditions as 
necessary for carrying out the event in complete compliance 
with rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds. The event will be free of charge and open to the 
public.
    Breast cancer strikes one in eight American women and is 
the leading cause of death for women between the ages of 35 and 
54. This year alone, over 180,000 women will be diagnosed with 
the disease. Early detection is the key to winning the battle 
against breast cancer. The Race for the Cure and this Survivors 
Day event emphasize the importance of education and early 
detection on a national level, and bring us one step closer to 
the complete eradication of the disease.

                        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 did not hold hearings on the legislation.
    (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, March 12, 1998.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H. Con. Res. 238, a 
concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for a breast cancer survivors event sponsored by the 
National Race for the Cure.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).
    Enclosure.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 238--Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
        breast cancer survivors event sponsored by the National Race 
        for the Cure

    H. Con. Res. 238 would authorize the National Race for the 
Cure to sponsor an event on the Capitol grounds on April 1, 
1998. Because it would require that the sponsors assume full 
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities associated with 
the event, we estimate that passage of H. Con. Res. 238 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.
    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act does not apply to House 
concurrent resolutions.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. 
The estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint 
resolution of a public character shall include a statement 
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the 
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the 
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted 
under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

                          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 238, as reported, in fiscal year 1998, 
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 March 11, 
1998, a quorum being present, House Concurrent Resolution 238 
was unanimously approved by a voice vote and ordered reported.

                                
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