PUBLIC LAW 112–131—JUNE 8, 2012 126 STAT. 377 

Public Law 112–131 

112th Congress 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Center 

Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 

SEC. 2. EXPANSION PROJECT FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR 

THE PERFORMING ARTS. 

Section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76i) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 

‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of this 

subsection, the Board may undertake such activities as 

may be necessary to construct the expansion project. 

‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.—The Board may 

construct the expansion project, and shall be responsible 

for the planning, design, engineering, and construction of 

the expansion project. 

‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 

‘‘(i) MISSION.—All activities carried out under this 

paragraph shall be within the mission of the John 

F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to serve 

as the national center for the performing arts. 

‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of planning, design, 

engineering, and construction of the expansion project 

shall be paid for using nonappropriated funds. 

‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.— 

‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a contract for 

construction of the expansion project, the Board shall estimate any additional annual operations and maintenance 

costs (or savings) associated with the project. 

‘‘(B) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Board shall account for 

any additional costs identified under subparagraph (A) in 

making a budget request for fiscal year 2014 and each 

fiscal year thereafter. 

‘‘(C) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—The Board shall base a final 

determination on whether to proceed with the expansion 

project on the ability of the Board to accommodate any 

additional costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 

the other budget priorities of the Board. 

John F. Kennedy 

Center 

Reauthorization 

Act of 2012. 

20 USC 76h note. 

June 8, 2012 

[H.R. 4097] 


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126 STAT. 378 PUBLIC LAW 112–131—JUNE 8, 2012 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4097: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–457 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 

May 7, considered and passed House. 

May 23, considered and passed Senate. 

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‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.—The Board may acknowledge private contributions used in carrying out the expansion project 

in the interior of the project, but may not acknowledge such 

private contributions on the exterior of the project. Any 

acknowledgment of private contributions under this paragraph 

shall be consistent with the requirements of section 4(b). 

‘‘(4) EXPANSION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘expansion project’ means an addition to the south end 

of the building of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that— 

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

‘‘(B) will improve the existing (as of the date of enactment of this subsection) accessibility and education functions of the Center; and 

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

of enactment of this subsection) structure of the Center.’’. 

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 

76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) 

$22,379,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 

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

to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 

4(a)(1) $13,588,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.’’. 

Approved June 8, 2012. 


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