108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3198

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 otherpurposes.

108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3198

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 2003’’.

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

7 (b) and inserting the following:

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

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board to

10 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H)—

11 ‘‘(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

12 ‘‘(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

13 and 2006.

14 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There are authorized to

15 be appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs

16 (F) and (G) of section 4(a)(1)—

17 ‘‘(1) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

18 ‘‘(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

19 and 2006.’’.

20 SEC. 3. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER PLAZA.

21 (a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Section

22 12(b) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76q–

23 1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(6) PROJECT TEAM.—
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1 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To further con2 struction of the Project, the Secretary shall es3 tablish a Project Team.

4 ‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Protect Team

5 shall be composed of the following members:

6 ‘‘(i) The Secretary (or the Secretary’s

7 designee).

8 ‘‘(ii) The Administrator of General

9 Services (or the Administrator’s designee).

10 ‘‘(iii) The Chairman of the Board (or

11 the Chairman’s designee).

12 ‘‘(iv) Such other individuals as the

13 Secretary considers appropriate.

14 ‘‘(C) PROJECT DIRECTOR.—The Project

15 Team shall have a Project Director who shall be

16 appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with

17 the Administrator of General Services and the

18 Chairman of the Board. The Project Director

19 shall report directly to the Project Team.’’.

20 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12(c)(1) of such Act

22 (20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

23 in consultation with the Project Team,’’ after ‘‘The

24 Board’’.
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1 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.—Section

2 12(c)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)(3)) is

3 amended by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with the

4 Project Team,’’ after ‘‘The Board’’.

5 (3) APPROVAL BY PROJECT TEAM.—Section

6 12(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)) is amended

7 by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(5) APPROVAL BY PROJECT TEAM.—Notwith9 standing section 5(e), any decision by the Board

10 that will significantly affect the scope, cost, schedule,

11 or engineering feasibility of any element of the

12 Project, other than buildings to be constructed on

13 the Plaza, shall be subject to the approval of the

14 Project Team.’’.

15 (c) GAO REVIEW.—Section 12 of such Act (20

16 U.S.C. 76q–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing:

18 ‘‘(g) GAO REVIEW.—

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Until completion of the

20 Project, the Comptroller General shall review the

21 management and oversight of construction of the

22 Project by the Board and report periodically on the

23 results of the review to the Committee on Transpor24 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub2 lic Works of the Senate.

3 ‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out paragraph

4 (1), the Comptroller General shall assess the

5 progress made by the Board in achieving each of the

6 following objectives:

7 ‘‘(A) Development and implementation of

8 adequate policies and procedures to guide the

9 planning and management of the Project.

10 ‘‘(B) Receipt of timely construction data

11 on schedules and costs related to the Project.

12 ‘‘(C) Improvement of human capital re13 sources and expertise in managing construction

14 of the Project.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17,

2003.

Attest:

Clerk.