HCON 171 RDS

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL WEEKEND OF REMEMBRANCE EVENT.

(a) In General- The White House Commission on Remembrance (in this resolution referred to as the ‘sponsor’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event (in this resolution referred to as the ‘event’) on the Capitol Grounds to honor military personnel who have died in service to the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Date of Event- The event shall be held on September 26, 2009, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(a) In General- Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Expenses and Liabilities- The sponsor shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor is 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed Attest: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk of the House of Representatives July 31, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Secretary of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink