[House Report 106-58]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-58

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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE 18TH ANNUAL NATIONAL 
                    PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

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   March 16, 1999.--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. 44]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 44) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th annual 
National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, having considered 
the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and 
recommends that the concurrent resolution 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 eighteenth annual National 
Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the Capitol Grounds on May 15, 
1999, 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 1998.

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.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

  The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the 
restrictions contained in 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, as well as other restrictions 
applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.

    House Concurrent Resolution 44, as amended, authorizes the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th Annual National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Service, scheduled for May 15, 1999, 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 federal, state and local law 
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 1998. The 
United States Capitol Police will be the hosting law 
enforcement agency for this event.

                        COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 44, as amended, to authorize the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the Peace Officers' Memorial 
Service, approved March 11, 1999, 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. 44, as amended.

                              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. 44, as amended, reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to 
order H. Con. Res. 44, as amended, 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. 44, as amended.
    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. 44, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 44--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
        18th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service

    H. Con. Res. 44 would authorize the National Fraternal 
Order of Police to use the Capitol grounds on May 15, 1999, 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 it would require 
that the sponsors assume responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities associated with the event, CBO estimates that 
passage of H. Con. Res. 44 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 Robert A. Sunshine, 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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