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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL PEACE
OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND
EXHIBITION
Ms. TITUS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure be discharged from further consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 41, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Ross). Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Nevada?
There was no objection.
The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:
H. Con. Res. 41
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That
SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE
OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE.
(a) In General.--The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 40th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the
``Memorial Service''), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2020.
(b) Date of Memorial Service.--The Memorial Service shall be held on October 16, 2021, 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, with preparation for the event to begin on October 11, 2021, and takedown completed on October 17, 2021.
SEC. 2. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL HONOR GUARD
AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION.
(a) In General.--The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (in this resolution referred to as the
``Exhibition''), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bagpipe exhibition.
(b) Date of Exhibition.--The Exhibition shall be held on October 16, 2021, 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.
SEC. 3. 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--
(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and
(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.
(b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The sponsors of the Memorial Service and Exhibition shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the events.
SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS.
Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsors referred to in section 3(b) 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 Memorial Service and Exhibition.
SEC. 5. 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 events.
The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 163
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