Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 3.djvu/601

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 7, 1993 107 STAT. 2539 (1) the United States policy should promote the conservation and protection of whale, dolphin, and porpoise populations; (2) the United States should remain opposed to any resumption of commercial whaling, and should work toward a moratorium on the direct commercial harvest of dolphins and porpoises; (3) the United States should work to strengthen the International Whaling Commission by reaffirming its competence to regulate direct commercial harvest of small cetaceans and should encourage the Commission to consider the expertise of its Scientific Committee; (4) the United States should support the establishment of appropriate international sanctuaries where whaling is prohibited; and (5) in promoting the conservation and protection of the world's whale populations, the United States should make the fullest use of diplomatic channels, appropriate domestic and international law, and all other available means. Agreed to May 4, 1993. NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL May 7, 1993 SERVICE—CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZATION [H. con. Res. 71] Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFI- CERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE. The National Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the twelfth annual National Peace Officers* Memorial Service, on the Capitol grounds on May 15, 1993, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate may jointly designate, in order to honor the 137 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 1992. 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