Union Calendar No. 81

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1557

[Report No. 104–170]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996,

October 1, 1998.Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 effectiveand to repeal the National Foundation on themanities, and the Institute for Museum Services;the Arts, the National Endowment for the Hu1997, and 1998 for the National Endowment for

JUNE 29, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 81

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1557

[Report No. 104–170]

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 for the

National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the

Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

effective October 1, 1998.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 3, 1995

Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. CUNNINGHAM) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational

Opportunities

JUNE 29, 1995

Additional sponsor: Mr. ROYCE

JUNE 29, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 3, 1995]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and

1998 for the National Endowment for the Arts, the

National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National
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Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

effective October 1, 1998.

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 ‘‘Arts, Humanities, and

5 Museum Services Amendments of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

7 Section 2 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

8 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951) is amended—

9 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (12), and

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow11 ing:

12 ‘‘(2) The encouragement and support of national

13 progress and scholarship in the arts and the human14 ities is primarily a matter for private and local ini15 tiative.’’.

16 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN17 DOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

18 Section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

19 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) is amended—

20 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by

21 striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,

22 (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (j), (m), and

23 (n),
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1 (3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘this section’’

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection

3 (k)(1)’’,

4 (4) in subsection (g)—

5 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘support6 ing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 5(c) of

7 this Act,’’, and inserting the following:

8 ‘‘supporting—

9 ‘‘(A) projects and productions which have sub10 stantial national or international artistic and cul11 tural significance, giving emphasis to American cre12 ativity and cultural diversity and to the maintenance

13 and encouragement of professional excellence;

14 ‘‘(B) projects and productions, meeting profes15 sional standards of authenticity or tradition, irre16 spective of origin, which are of significant merit and

17 which, without such assistance, would otherwise be

18 unavailable to our citizens for geographic or economic

19 reasons;

20 ‘‘(C) projects and productions that will encour21 age and assist artists and enable them to achieve

22 wider distribution of their works, to work in residence

23 at an educational or cultural institution, or to

24 achieve standards of professional excellence;
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1 ‘‘(D) projects and productions which have sub2 stantial artistic and cultural significance and that

3 reach, or reflect the culture of, a minority, inner city,

4 rural, or tribal community;

5 ‘‘(E) projects and productions that will encour6 age public knowledge, education, understanding, and

7 appreciation of the arts;

8 ‘‘(F) workshops that will encourage and develop

9 the appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our

10 citizens;

11 ‘‘(G) programs for the arts at the local level;

12 ‘‘(H) projects that enhance managerial and orga13 nizational skills and capabilities; and

14 ‘‘(I) projects, productions, and workshops of the

15 kinds described in subparagraphs (A) through (H)

16 through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the

17 purpose of broadening public access to the arts;’’, and

18 (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘sub19 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’,

20 (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by adding a semi21 colon at the end, and

22 (D) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘section

23 5(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)(1)’’,

24 (5) in subsection (h)—

25 (A) by striking paragraph (1),
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘group or’’ each place it ap2 pears, and

3 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

4 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively,

5 (6) in subsection (l)(1) by striking ‘‘Endow6 ment;’’ and inserting ‘‘Endowment,’’,

7 (7) in subsection (o) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’

8 and inserting ‘‘section 5(k)(1)’’,

9 (8) in subsection (p)—

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(D)—

11 (i) by striking clause (i), and

12 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii)

13 through (v) as clauses (i) through (iv), re14 spectively,

15 (B) in paragraph (2)—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’,

17 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and

18 (C),

19 (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and

20 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec21 tively, and

22 (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I)

23 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively,

24 (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as

25 follows:
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1 ‘‘(3)(A) The total amount of any payment made under

2 paragraph (1) for a program or project may not exceed 25

3 percent of the cost of such program or project.

4 ‘‘(B) The total amount of any payment made under

5 paragraph (2) for a program or project may not exceed 50

6 percent of the cost of such program or project.’’, and

7 (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘sub8 section (c) and’’,

9 (9) in subsection (q) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’

10 and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’, and

11 (10) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g),

12 (h), (i), (k), (l), (o), (p), and (q) as subsections (c),

13 (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively.

14 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN15 CIL ON THE ARTS.

16 Section 6(f) of the National Foundation on the Arts

17 and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(f)) is

18 amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsections (c)

20 and (p) of section 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5(k)’’,

21 and

22 (2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by

23 striking ‘‘, except that the Chairperson’’ and all that

24 follows through ‘‘section 11(a)’’.
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1 SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN2 DOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

3 Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

4 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956) is amended—

5 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by

6 striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,

7 (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (g), (j), and

8 (m),

9 (3) in subsection (f)—

10 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘cost of’’

11 and all that follows through ‘‘subsection (c) of

12 this section,’’, and inserting the following:

13 ‘‘cost of activities—

14 ‘‘(A) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a

15 national policy for the promotion of progress and

16 scholarship in the humanities;

17 ‘‘(B) to initiate and support research and pro18 grams to strengthen the research and teaching poten19 tial of the United States in the humanities by making

20 arrangements with individuals or groups to support

21 such activities; any loans made by the Endowment

22 shall be made in accordance with terms and condi23 tions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury;

24 ‘‘(C) to initiate and support training and work25 shops in the humanities by making arrangements

26 with institutions or individuals (fellowships awarded
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1 to individuals under this authority may be for the

2 purpose of study or research at appropriate non-prof3 it institutions selected by the recipient of such aid, for

4 stated periods of time);

5 ‘‘(D) to initiate and support programs and re6 search which have substantial scholarly and cultural

7 significance and that reach, or reflect the diversity

8 and richness of our American cultural heritage, in9 cluding the culture of a minority, inner city, rural,

10 or tribal community;

11 ‘‘(E) to foster international programs and ex12 changes;

13 ‘‘(F) to foster the interchange of information in

14 the humanities;

15 ‘‘(G) to foster, with groups, education in, and

16 public understanding and appreciation of the human17 ities;

18 ‘‘(H) to support the publication of scholarly

19 works in the humanities;

20 ‘‘(I) to insure that the benefit of its programs

21 will also be available to our citizens where such pro22 grams would otherwise be unavailable due to geo23 graphic or economic reasons; and

24 ‘‘(J) to foster programs and projects that provide

25 access to, and preserve materials important to re-
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1 search, education, and public understanding of, the

2 humanities;’’,

3 (B) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘sub4 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’, and

5 (C) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘sub6 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,

7 (4) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(vi) by striking

8 ‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’,

9 (5) in subsection (h)—

10 (A) in paragraph (2)—

11 (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking

12 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’, and

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking

14 ‘‘other than funds authorized by section

15 11(a)(3)’’, and

16 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section

17 7(c) and’’,

18 (6) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’

19 and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,

20 (7) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’

21 and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’, and

22 (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (h), (i),

23 (k), and (l) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and

24 (h), respectively.
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1 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN2 CIL ON THE HUMANITIES.

3 Section 8 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

4 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 957) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (b)—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘Chairman’’ each place it

7 appears and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’, and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘Endowment on’’ and in9 serting ‘‘Endowment for’’, and

10 (2) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘In the case’’

11 and all that follows through the end of such sub12 section, and inserting ‘‘The Chairperson shall have

13 final authority to approve each application.’’.

14 SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

15 Section 10 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

16 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 959) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (a)—

18 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sections

19 5(c) and 7(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5 and 7’’,

20 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘(5 U.S.C.

21 73b–2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5 U.S.C. 5703)’’,

22 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘For the pur23 poses of the income tax’’ and inserting the following:

24 ‘‘(4) For the purposes of the income tax’’,

25 (3) in subsection (c)—
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1 (A) inserting after the second sentence the

2 following: ‘‘Such panels shall recommend for ap3 proval or disapproval, and shall make comments

4 on, all applications for projects, productions,

5 and workshops based on artistic excellence and

6 artistic merit (or the lack thereof), but shall not

7 recommend any projects or productions deter8 mined to be obscene.’’,

9 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘all pan10 els include representation of’’ and inserting ‘‘not

11 less than 20 percent of the members, and at least

12 1 member, of each of such panels are’’, and

13 (C) in paragraph (4)—

14 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)

15 and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), re16 spectively, and

17 (ii) by inserting before subparagraph

18 (B), as so redesignated, the following:

19 ‘‘(A) open all meetings and discussions of

20 such panels to the public;’’,

21 (iii) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘for

22 more than 3 consecutive years’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘both for more than 2 consecutive years

24 and in any 2 consecutive 2-year periods’’,

25 and
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1 (4) in subsection (f)—

2 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sections

3 5(c) and 7(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections (5)(k)(1)

4 and (7)(e)(1)’’, and

5 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘sub6 section (c)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

7 (2)(A)’’.

8 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 Section 11 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

10 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 960) is amended—

11 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol12 lows:

13 ‘‘(a)(1)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 5,

14 there are authorized to be appropriated to the National En15 dowment for the Arts $97,500,000 for fiscal year 1996,

16 $58,500,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $46,800,000 for fiscal

17 year 1998.

18 ‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(1), of the amount appro19 priated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—

20 ‘‘(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out

21 section 5(e); and

22 ‘‘(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out

23 section 5(k), which shall include not less than 10 per24 cent to carry out section 5(k)(2).
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1 ‘‘(2)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 7, there

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Endow3 ment for the Humanities $137,920,000 for fiscal year 1996,

4 $110,340,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $88,270,000 for fis5 cal year 1998.

6 ‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(2), of the amount appro7 priated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—

8 ‘‘(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out

9 section 7(d); and

10 ‘‘(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out

11 section 7(e).

12 ‘‘(3)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated for

13 each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the Na14 tional Endowment for the Arts an amount equal to the sum

15 of—

16 ‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow17 ment, including the value of property donated, be18 queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the pur19 poses set forth in section 5(k)(1) pursuant to the au20 thority of section 10(a)(2); and

21 ‘‘(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees

22 of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, includ23 ing the value of property donated, bequeathed, or de24 vised to such grantees, for use in carrying out activi-
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1 ties under subparagraph (A) through subparagraph

2 (F) of section 5(k)(1).

3 ‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for each

4 fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the National

5 Endowment for the Humanities an amount equal to the

6 sum of—

7 ‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow8 ment, including the value of property donated, be9 queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the pur10 poses set forth in section 7(e)(1) pursuant to the au11 thority of section 10(a)(2); and

12 ‘‘(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees

13 of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, includ14 ing the value of property donated, bequeathed, or de15 vised to such grantees, for use in carrying out activi16 ties under subparagraph (A) through subparagraph

17 (F) of section 7(e)(1).

18 ‘‘(C) Sums appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs

19 (A) and (B) for any fiscal year shall remain available for

20 obligation and expenditure until expended.

21 ‘‘(D) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for

22 the Arts and the Chairperson of the National Endowment

23 for the Humanities, as the case may be, shall issue guide24 lines to implement subparagraphs (A) and (B). Such guide25 lines shall be consistent with the requirements of section
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1 5(k) and section 7(e), as the case may be, regarding total

2 Federal support of activities, programs, projects, or produc3 tions carried out under authority of this Act.’’,

4 (2) in subsection (c)—

5 (A) in paragraph (1)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and all that

7 follows through ‘‘1993,’’, and inserting ‘‘Of

8 the amount appropriated under subsection

9 (a)(1)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than

10 $5,000,000 shall be available’’, and

11 (ii) by striking the last sentence, and

12 (B) in paragraph (2)—

13 (i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and all that

14 follows through ‘‘1993,’’, and inserting ‘‘Of

15 the amount appropriated under subsection

16 (a)(2)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than

17 $5,000,000 shall be available’’, and

18 (ii) by striking the last sentence,

19 (3) in subsection (d)—

20 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘ex21 ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period

22 at the end, and inserting ‘‘exceed $97,500,000 for

23 fiscal year 1996, $58,500,000 for fiscal year

24 1997, and $46,800,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’,

25 and
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1 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘ex2 ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period

3 at the end, and inserting ‘‘exceed $137,920,000

4 for fiscal year 1996, $110,340,000 for fiscal year

5 1997, and $88,270,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’,

6 and

7 (4) in subsection (f)(1) by striking

8 ‘‘$175,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$105,000,000’’.

9 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE IN10 STITUTE OF MUSEUM SERVICES.

11 Section 209 of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C.

12 967) is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘$24,000,000’’

14 and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’, and inserting

15 ‘‘$28,770,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,

16 and 1998’’,

17 (2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and in18 serting ‘‘1998’’, and

19 (3) by striking subsection (e).

20 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

21 (a) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

22 HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965.—The National Foundation on

23 the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–

24 960) is amended—

25 (1) in section 3—
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1 (A) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘country.’’

2 and inserting ‘‘country,’’,

3 (B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘video, and

4 tape’’ and inserting ‘‘and video, tape,’’, and

5 (C) in subsection (d)—

6 (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may

7 be’’ and inserting ‘‘may be,’’, and

8 (ii) in paragraph (2)

9 (I) by striking ‘‘sections 5(l) and

10 7(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5(k) and

11 7(e)’’, and

12 (II) by striking ‘‘Arts and’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘Arts or’’,

14 (2) in section 5A(b)—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Arts,’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘Arts’’, and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘activities as’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘activities and’’, and

19 (3) in section 9(b) by striking ‘‘Secretary of

20 State’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the United States

21 Information Agency’’.

22 (b) MUSEUM SERVICES ACT.—Section 211 of the Mu23 seum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 969) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 11. REPEALER.

2 The National Foundation on the Arts and the Human3 ities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960) is repealed.

4 SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE RE5 PEALER.

6 (a) POET LAUREATE CONSULTANT.—Section 601 of

7 Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985 (2

8 U.S.C. 177) is amended by striking subsection (c).

9 (b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATE.—Title 5 of the

10 United States Code is amended in section 5314—

11 (1) by striking the item relating to the Chair12 man of the National Endowment for the Arts, and

13 (2) by striking the item relating to the Chair14 man of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

15 (c) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Subsection

16 (a)(2) of the first section 8G of the Inspector General Act

17 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2)) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘the National Endowment for the Arts, the National En19 dowment for the Humanities,’’.

20 (d) DELTA REGION PRESERVATION COMMISSION.—

21 Section 907(a) of National Parks and Recreation Act of

22 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230f(a)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking paragraph (7),

24 (2) in the first paragraph (8) by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
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1 (3) by redesignating the first paragraph (8) as

2 paragraph (7).

3 (e) WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

4 SCHOLARS.—Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial

5 Act of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 80f) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (b)—

7 (A) by striking paragraph (4), and

8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5)

9 through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re10 spectively,

11 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘through (9)’’

12 and inserting ‘‘through (8)’’, and

13 (3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘paragraph

14 (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’.

15 (f) INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM SERVICES.—The Museum

16 Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961–969) is amended—

17 (1) in section 204(a)(2)(A)—

18 (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii), and

19 (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv)

20 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and

21 (2) in section 205(b) by striking ‘‘the National

22 Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for

23 the Humanities,’’.

24 (g) NATIONAL TEACHER ACADEMIES.—Section

25 514(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
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1 1103c(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the National En2 dowment for the Humanities’’.

3 (h) JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec4 tion 932(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

5 U.S.C. 1134i(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the National

6 Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment

7 for the Arts,’’.

8 (i) GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL

9 NEED.—Section 943(b) of the Higher Education Act of

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134n(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Na11 tional Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities,’’.

12 (j) AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER.—Section 4(b) of the

13 American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(b)) is

14 amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (4) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the

16 end,

17 (2) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and

18 (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para19 graph (5).

20 (k) JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMIS21 SION.—Section 4(a) of the Japan-United States Friendship

22 Act (22 U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the

24 end,
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1 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the semicolon

2 at the end and inserting a period, and

3 (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).

4 (l) STANDARDS AND SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR ADVER5 TISING SIGNS.—Section 131(q)(1) of title 23, United States

6 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘including the National En7 dowment for the Arts,’’.

8 (m) INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND TRADE CENTER

9 COMMISSION.—Section 7(c)(1) of Federal Triangle Develop10 ment Act (40 U.S.C. 1106(c)(1)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking subparagraph (I), and

12 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub13 paragraph (I).

14 (n) LIVABLE CITIES.—The Livable Cities Act of 1978

15 (42 U.S.C. 8143 et seq.) is amended—

16 (1) in section 804—

17 (A) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at

18 the end,

19 (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7), and

20 (C) in paragraph (6)—

21 (i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and

22 inserting a period, and

23 (ii) by redesignating such paragraph

24 as paragraph (5), and

25 (2) in section 805—
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1 (A) in subsection (a)—

2 (i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with

3 the Chairman,’’, and

4 (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking

5 ‘‘jointly by the Secretary and the Chair6 man’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary’’,

7 (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and the

8 Chairman shall establish jointly’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘shall establish’’,

10 (C) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘jointly by

11 the Secretary and the Chairman’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘by the Secretary’’,

13 (D) in subsection (d)—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘consult with the Chair15 man and’’, and

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘jointly by the Sec17 retary and the Chairman’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘by the Secretary’’, and

19 (E) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘, in co20 operation with the Chairman,’’.

21 (o) NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD.—Sec22 tion 2301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by

23 striking ‘‘and the Chairman of the National Endowment

24 for the Humanities’’.
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1 (p) CONVERSION OF RAILROAD PASSENGER TERMI2 NALS.—Title 49 of the United States Code is amended—

3 (1) in section 5562 by striking subsection (c),

4 (2) in section 5563(a)(4)—

5 (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ‘‘or’’ at

6 the end,

7 (B) by striking subparagraph (B), and

8 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as

9 subparagraph (B),

10 (3) in section 5564(c)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘or the

11 Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts’’,

12 and

13 (4) in section 5565(c)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘or the

14 Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts’’.

15 (q) NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD.—Sec16 tion 803(b) of the National Security Education Act of 1991

17 (50 U.S.C. 1903(b)) is amended—

18 (1) by striking paragraph (7), and

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para20 graph (7).

21 (r) EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DIS22 SEMINATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994.—Title IX

23 of Public Law 103–227 (20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amend24 ed—

25 (1) in section 921(j)—
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1 (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and

2 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and

3 (8) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and

4 (2) in section 931(h)(3)—

5 (A) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H),

6 and

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I),

8 (J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs (G), (H),

9 (I), and (J), respectively.

10 (s) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

11 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

12 1965, as amended by the Improving America’s Schools Act

13 of 1994 (Public Law 103–382), is amended—

14 (1) in section 2101(b) by striking ‘‘the National

15 Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endow16 ment for the Arts,’’,

17 (2) in section 2205(c)(1)(D)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘the National Endowment

19 for the Arts,’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’, and

20 (B) by striking ‘‘, and the National Endow21 ment for the Humanities’’,

22 (3) in section 2208(d)(1)(H)(v)—

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Services,’’ the

24 first place it appears, and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, the National Endowment

2 for the Humanities, and the National Endow3 ment for the Arts’’,

4 (4) in section 2209(b)(1)(C)(vi) by striking ‘‘the

5 National Endowment for the Humanities, the Na6 tional Endowment for the Arts,’’,

7 (5) in section 3121(c)(2) by striking ‘‘the Na8 tional Endowment for the Humanities, the National

9 Endowment for the Arts,’’,

10 (6) in section 10401—

11 (A) in subsection (d)(6) by striking ‘‘the

12 National Endowment for the Arts,’’, and

13 (B) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘the Na14 tional Endowment for the Arts,’’,

15 (7) in section 10411(a)—

16 (A) by striking paragraph (2), and

17 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3)

18 through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), re19 spectively,

20 (8) in section 10412(b)—

21 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, the

22 Chairman of the National Endowment for the

23 Humanities, the Chairman of the National En24 dowment for the Arts,’’, and

25 (B) in paragraph (7)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the

2 National Endowment for the Humanities,

3 the Chairman of the National Endowment

4 for the Arts and’’, and

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or their designees,’’,

6 and

7 (9) in section 10414(a)(2)(B) by striking

8 ‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(iii)’’, and in9 serting ‘‘by’’.

10 (t) DELTA REGION HERITAGE; NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

11 COMMISSION.—Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4515) is

12 amended—

13 (1) in section 1104(b) by striking ‘‘the Chairman

14 of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chair15 man of the National Endowment for the Human16 ities,’’, and

17 (2) in section 1207(b)(6) by striking ‘‘and one

18 member from recommendations submitted by the

19 Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts,’’.

20 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATES; SAVINGS PROVISION.

21 (a) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

22 (1) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro23 vided in paragraph (2), this Act and the amendments

24 made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
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1 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEALER AND RELAT2 ED CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 11 and 12

3 shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

4 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—An amendment or repeal

5 made by this Act shall not apply with respect to—

6 (1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, pen7 alties, or obligations applicable to financial assistance

8 provided before the effective date of amendment or re9 peal, as the case may be, under the provision of law

10 so amended or so repealed; and

11 (2) administrative actions and proceedings com12 menced before such date, or authorized before such

13 date to be commenced, under such provision.

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