[House Report 106-543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-543

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    AUTHORIZING THE 2000 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW 
      ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN TO BE RUN THROUGH THE CAPITOL GROUNDS

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   March 23, 2000.--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. 280]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 280) 
authorizing the 2000 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law 
Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds, 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommend that the concurrent resolution be 
agreed to.
    House Concurrent Resolution 280, authorizes the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the 2000 District of Columbia Special 
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, scheduled for June 2, 2000, 
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 and the Capitol Police 
Board to take such actions and prescribe such conditions as 
necessary 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. In addition, sales, advertisements, displays, and 
solicitations are explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds 
for this event.
    The run through the Capitol Grounds is part of the journey 
of the Special Olympics torch through the District of Columbia 
to the Special Olympics summer games at Gallaudet University in 
the District of Columbia. The United States Capitol Police will 
host Opening Ceremonies for the run on the Capitol Grounds, 
followed by over 2,000 law enforcement representatives carrying 
the torch in honor of 2,500 Special Olympians.

                        COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 280, to authorize the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the D.C. Special Olympics Torch Relay, 
approved March 15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline 
Transportation, by voice vote with a quorum present. There were 
no recorded votes taken during Committee consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 280.

                              RECORD VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H. 
Con. Res. 280 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. 
Res. 280 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice 
vote, a quorum being present.

                        COST OF THE LEGISLATION

    Clause 3(d)(2) 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.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget 
Office below.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform on the 
subject of H. Con. Res. 280.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H. Con. 
Res. 280 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

H. Con. Res. 280--Authorizing the 2000 District of Columbia Special 
        Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the 
        Capitol grounds

    H. Con. Res. 280 would authorize the District of Columbus 
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through 
the Capitol grounds on June 2, 2000, or on such other date as 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly designate. 
CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 280 would result in 
no significant cost to the federal government.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. 
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII 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.

                                  
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