112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4097 

AN ACT 

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. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen3 ter Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPANSION PROJECT FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY CEN5 TER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. 

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

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

8 ‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re11 quirements of this subsection, the Board may 

12 undertake such activities as may be necessary 

13 to construct the expansion project. 

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

15 The Board may construct the expansion 

16 project, and shall be responsible for the plan17 ning, design, engineering, and construction of 

18 the expansion project. 

19 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 

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

21 out under this paragraph shall be within 

22 the mission of the John F. Kennedy Cen23 ter for the Performing Arts to serve as the 

24 national center for the performing arts. 

25 ‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of plan26 ning, design, engineering, and construction 
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1 of the expansion project shall be paid for 

2 using nonappropriated funds. 

3 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

4 COSTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a con6 tract for construction of the expansion project, 

7 the Board shall estimate any additional annual 

8 operations and maintenance costs (or savings) 

9 associated with the project. 

10 ‘‘(B) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Board 

11 shall account for any additional costs identified 

12 under subparagraph (A) in making a budget re13 quest for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 

14 thereafter. 

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

16 shall base a final determination on whether to 

17 proceed with the expansion project on the abil18 ity of the Board to accommodate any additional 

19 costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 

20 the other budget priorities of the Board. 

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

22 acknowledge private contributions used in carrying 

23 out the expansion project in the interior of the 

24 project, but may not acknowledge such private con25 tributions on the exterior of the project. Any ac-
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1 knowledgment of private contributions under this 

2 paragraph shall be consistent with the requirements 

3 of section 4(b). 

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

5 subsection, the term ‘expansion project’ means an 

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

7 F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that— 

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

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

10 date of enactment of this subsection) accessi11 bility and education functions of the Center; 

12 and 

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

14 the date of enactment of this subsection) struc15 ture of the Center.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

19 (b) and inserting the following: 

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

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 

22 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) $22,379,000 for each of fis23 cal years 2013 and 2014. 

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

25 appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 
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1 and (G) of section 4(a)(1) $13,588,000 for each of fiscal 

2 years 2013 and 2014.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2012. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4097 

AN ACT 

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