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104TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104-113
1995 SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY
MAY 9, 1995.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Con. Res. 64]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 64) authoriz-
ing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay 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 64 would authorize the 1995 Spe-
cial Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds
under the supervision of the Capitol Police and the Architect of the
Capitol. This event would take place on May 19, 1995, and would
be part of the Torch Relay's journey to the District of Columbia
Special Olympics Summer Games that will be held at the Gallau-
det University in the District of Columbia.
If for some reason it is not possible to hold the Torch Relay on
May 19, another date would be selected jointly by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate.
The Special Olympics is a program which gives handicapped chil-
dren and adults the opportunity to compete in sporting events and
thereby enhance their self-esteem.
Currently, there is a law that prohibits open flames on the Cap-
itol Grounds. This law guards against possible accidental fire or
arson on the Capitol Grounds. This resolution and related require-
ments of the Capitol Police Board and the Architect of the Capitol
would permit open flames on this special occasion.
The Torch Relay would be carried out by a tremendous goodwill
effort by law enforcement officers from more than 60 Federal and
local law enforcement agencies. After the torch lighting ceremony,
more than 1,000 police officers representing their various police
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