[House Report 105-514]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-514
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  USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

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 May 6, 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. 263]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 263) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the seventeenth 
annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, 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 resolving clause and insert in 
lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL 
                    SERVICE.

    The National Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be 
permitted to sponsor a public event, the seventeenth annual National 
Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the Capitol Grounds on May 15, 
1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate may jointly designate, in order to honor the more than 160 law 
enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 1997.

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--The event authorized to be conducted on the 
Capitol Grounds under 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.--The National Fraternal Order of 
Police and its auxiliary 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, the National Fraternal Order of Police and 
its auxiliary are 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 authorized to be conducted 
on the Capitol Grounds under 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.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

    Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
applicability of the prohibitions established by 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.

                         BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

    House Concurrent Resolution 263, as amended, authorizes the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the 17th Annual National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Service, scheduled for May 15, 1998, or on 
such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may 
jointly designate. The resolution also authorizes the Architect 
of the Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the Grand Lodge 
Fraternal Order of Police, the sponsor, to negotiate the 
necessary arrangements for carrying out the event in complete 
compliance with the rules and regulations governing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds. The event will be open to the public and 
free of charge; and the sponsor will assume responsibility for 
all expenses and liabilities related to the event. In addition, 
sales, advertisements, and solicitations are explicitly 
prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event.
    The service is in honor of over 160 federal, state and 
local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 
1997. The United States Capitol Police will be the hosting law 
enforcement agency for this event.

                        COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XI

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives:
    (A) The Committee did not hold hearings on the resolution 
and therefore have no oversight findings or recommendations 
pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives.
    (B) 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.
    (C) The Committee has received no report from the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight of oversight findings and 
recommendations pursuant to clause 4(c)(2) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (D) The estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, is as follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                       Washington, DC, May 6, 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. 263, a 
concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the 17th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial 
Service.
    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.
    Enclosure.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

H. Con. Res. 263--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
        17th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service

    H. Con. Res. 263 would authorize the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the 17th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial 
Service on May 15, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on 
Rules and Administration may jointly designate. Because the 
resolution would require the sponsor to assume responsibility 
for all expenses and liabilities associated with the event, CBO 
estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 263 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 of 1995 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 the legislation

    Clause 7 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                       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 May 6, 1998, 
a quorum being present, House Concurrent Resolution 263 was 
unanimously approved by a voice vote and ordered reported.

                                
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