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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4097 

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 

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. 

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: 

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1 ‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re4 quirements of this subsection, the Board may 

5 undertake such activities as may be necessary 

6 to construct the expansion project. 

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

8 The Board may construct the expansion 

9 project, and shall be responsible for the plan10 ning, design, engineering, and construction of 

11 the expansion project. 

12 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 

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

14 out under this paragraph shall be within 

15 the mission of the John F. Kennedy Cen16 ter for the Performing Arts to serve as the 

17 national center for the performing arts. 

18 ‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of plan19 ning, design, engineering, and construction 

20 of the expansion project shall be paid for 

21 using nonappropriated funds. 

22 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

23 COSTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a con25 tract for construction of the expansion project, 

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1 the Board shall estimate any additional annual 

2 operations and maintenance costs (or savings) 

3 associated with the project. 

4 ‘‘(B) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Board 

5 shall account for any additional costs identified 

6 under subparagraph (A) in making a budget re7 quest for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 

8 thereafter. 

9 ‘‘(C) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—The Board 

10 shall base a final determination on whether to 

11 proceed with the expansion project on the abil12 ity of the Board to accommodate any additional 

13 costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 

14 the other budget priorities of the Board. 

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

16 acknowledge private contributions used in carrying 

17 out the expansion project in the interior of the 

18 project, but may not acknowledge such private con19 tributions on the exterior of the project. Any ac20 knowledgment of private contributions under this 

21 paragraph shall be consistent with the requirements 

22 of section 4(b). 

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

24 subsection, the term ‘expansion project’ means an 

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

2 F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that— 

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

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

5 date of enactment of this subsection) accessi6 bility and education functions of the Center; 

7 and 

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

9 the date of enactment of this subsection) struc10 ture of the Center.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

14 (b) and inserting the following: 

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

16 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 

17 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) $22,379,000 for each of fis18 cal years 2013 and 2014. 

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

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

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

22 years 2013 and 2014.’’. 

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