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Union Calendar No. 319 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4097 

[Report No. 112–457] 

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations 

for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2012 

Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. DENHAM, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

APRIL 27, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 

appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the 

Performing Arts, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen5 ter Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION PROJECT FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY CEN7 TER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. 

8 Section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 

9 U.S.C. 76i) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re13 quirements of this subsection, the Board may 

14 undertake such activities as may be necessary 

15 to construct the expansion project. 

16 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.— 

17 The Board may construct the expansion 

18 project, and shall be responsible for the plan19 ning, design, engineering, and construction of 

20 the expansion project. 

21 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) MISSION.—All activities carried 

23 out under this paragraph shall be within 

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1 ter for the Performing Arts to serve as the 

2 national center for the performing arts. 

3 ‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of plan4 ning, design, engineering, and construction 

5 of the expansion project shall be paid for 

6 using nonappropriated funds. 

7 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

8 COSTS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a con10 tract for construction of the expansion project, 

11 the Board shall estimate any additional annual 

12 operations and maintenance costs (or savings) 

13 associated with the project. 

14 ‘‘(B) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Board 

15 shall account for any additional costs identified 

16 under subparagraph (A) in making a budget re17 quest for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 

18 thereafter. 

19 ‘‘(C) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—The Board 

20 shall base a final determination on whether to 

21 proceed with the expansion project on the abil22 ity of the Board to accommodate any additional 

23 costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 

24 the other budget priorities of the Board. 

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1 ‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.—The Board may 

2 acknowledge private contributions used in carrying 

3 out the expansion project in the interior of the 

4 project, but may not acknowledge such private con5 tributions on the exterior of the project. Any ac6 knowledgment of private contributions under this 

7 paragraph shall be consistent with the requirements 

8 of section 4(b). 

9 ‘‘(4) EXPANSION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this 

10 subsection, the term ‘expansion project’ means an 

11 addition to the south end of the building of the John 

12 F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that— 

13 ‘‘(A) is less than 100,000 square feet; 

14 ‘‘(B) will improve the existing (as of the 

15 date of enactment of this subsection) accessi16 bility and education functions of the Center; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(C) will become part of the existing (as of 

19 the date of enactment of this subsection) struc20 ture of the Center.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 

23 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and 

24 (b) and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 

3 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) $22,379,000 for each of fis4 cal years 2013 and 2014. 

5 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 

6 appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 

7 and (G) of section 4(a)(1) $13,588,000 for each of fiscal 

8 years 2013 and 2014.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 319 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4097 

[Report No. 112–457] 

A BILL 

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to aupurposes. Center for the Performing Arts, and for other thorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy 

APRIL 27, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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