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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1557

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

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

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN2 DOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

3 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 5 of the

4 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act

5 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (b)—

7 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’,

8 and

9 (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)

10 by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,

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

12 (n),

13 (3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘this section’’

14 and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)(1)’’,

15 (4) in subsection (g)—

16 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘support17 ing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 5(c)

18 of this Act’’, and inserting the following:

19 ‘‘supporting—

20 ‘‘(A) projects and productions which have sub21 stantial national or international artistic and cul22 tural significance, giving emphasis to American cre23 ativity and cultural diversity and to the maintenance

24 and encouragement of professional excellence;

25 ‘‘(B) projects and productions, meeting profes26 sional standards of authenticity or tradition, irre-
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1 spective of origin, which are of significant merit and

2 which, without such assistance, would otherwise be

3 unavailable to our citizens for geographic or eco4 nomic reasons;

5 ‘‘(C) projects and productions that will encour6 age and assist artists and enable them to achieve

7 wider distribution of their works, to work in resi8 dence at an educational or cultural institution, or to

9 achieve standards of professional excellence;

10 ‘‘(D) projects and productions which have sub11 stantial artistic and cultural significance and that

12 reach, or reflect the culture of, a minority, inner

13 city, rural, or tribal community;

14 ‘‘(E) projects and productions that will encour15 age public knowledge, education, understanding, and

16 appreciation of the arts;

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

18 the appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our

19 citizens;

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

21 ‘‘(H) projects that enhance managerial and or22 ganizational skills and capabilities; and

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

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

25 through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the
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1 purpose of broadening public access to the arts;’’,

2 and

3 (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘sub4 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’,

5 (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by adding a semi6 colon at the end, and

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

8 5(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)(1)’’,

9 (5) in subsection (h)—

10 (A) by striking paragraph (1),

11 (B) by striking ‘‘such group or’’ each place

12 it appears,

13 (C) by striking ‘‘group or’’ each place it

14 appears, and

15 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

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

17 (6) in subsection (k)(1) by striking ‘‘Endow18 ment;’’ and inserting ‘‘Endowment,’’,

19 (7) in subsection (o) by striking ‘‘subsection

20 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘5(k)(1)’’,

21 (8) in subsection (p)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1)(D)—

23 (i) by striking clause (i), and
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1 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii)

2 through (v) as clauses (i) through (iv), re3 spectively,

4 (B) in paragraph (2)—

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

6 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and

7 (C),

8 (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and

9 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec10 tively, and

11 (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I)

12 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec13 tively,

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

15 follows:

16 ‘‘(3)(A) The total amount of any payment made

17 under paragraph (1) for a program or project may not

18 exceed 25 percent of the cost of such program or project.

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

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

21 50 percent of the cost of such program or project.’’, and

22 (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘sub23 section (c) or’’,

24 (9) in subsection (q) by striking ‘‘subsection

25 (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’, and
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1 (10) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g),

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

3 (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respec4 tively.

5 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN6 CIL ON THE ARTS.

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

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

9 amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsections

11 (c) and (p) of section 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section

12 5(k)’’, and

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

14 striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows through

15 ‘‘section 11(a)’’.

16 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN17 DOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

18 Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

19 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956) is amend20 ed—

21 (1) in subsection (b)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’,

23 and

24 (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)

25 by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,
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1 (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (g), (j), and

2 (m),

3 (3) in subsection (f)—

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

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

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

7 ‘‘cost of activities—

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

9 national policy for the promotion of progress and

10 scholarship in the humanities;

11 ‘‘(B) to initiate and support research and pro12 grams to strengthen the research and teaching po13 tential of the United States in the humanities by

14 making arrangements with individuals or groups to

15 support such activities; any loans made by the En16 dowment shall be made in accordance with terms

17 and conditions approved by the Secretary of the

18 Treasury;

19 ‘‘(C) to initiate and support training and work20 shops in the humanities by making arrangements

21 with institutions or individuals (fellowships awarded

22 to individuals under this authority may be for the

23 purpose of study or research at appropriate non24 profit institutions selected by the recipient of such

25 aid, for stated periods of time);
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1 ‘‘(D) to initiate and support programs and re2 search which have substantial scholarly and cultural

3 significance and that reach, or reflect the diversity

4 and richness of our American cultural heritage, in5 cluding the culture of a minority, inner city, rural,

6 or tribal community;

7 ‘‘(E) to foster international programs and ex8 changes;

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

10 the humanities;

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

12 public understanding and appreciation of the hu13 manities;

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

15 works in the humanities;

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

17 will also be available to our citizens where such pro18 grams would otherwise be unavailable due to geo19 graphic or economic reasons; and

20 ‘‘(J) to foster programs and projects that pro21 vide access to, and preserve materials important to

22 research, education, and public understanding of,

23 the humanities;’’,

24 (B) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘sub25 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’, and
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1 (C) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘sub2 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,

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

4 ‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’,

5 (5) in subsection (h)—

6 (A) in paragraph (2)—

7 (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking

8 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’, and

9 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking

10 ‘‘other than funds authorized by section

11 11(a)(3)’’, and

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

13 7(c) and’’,

14 (6) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘subsection

15 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,

16 (7) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘subsection

17 (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’, and

18 (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (h),

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

20 and (h), respectively.

21 SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN22 CIL ON THE HUMANITIES.

23 Section 8 of the National Foundation on the Arts and

24 the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 957) is amend25 ed—
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1 (1) in subsection (b)—

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

3 appears and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’, and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘Endowment on’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Endowment for’’, and

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

7 and all that follows through the end of such sub8 section, and inserting ‘‘The Chairperson shall have

9 final authority to approve each application.’’.

10 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

11 Section 10 of the National Foundation on the Arts

12 and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 959) is

13 amended—

14 (1) in subsection (a)—

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

16 5(c) and 7(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5 and

17 7’’,

18 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘(5

19 U.S.C. 73b–2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5 U.S.C.

20 5703)’’,

21 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘For purposes

22 of the income tax’’ and inserting the following:

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

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

2 following:

3 ‘‘Such panels shall recommend for approval or dis4 approval, and shall make comments on, all applications

5 for projects, productions, and workshops based on artistic

6 excellence and artistic merit (or the lack thereof), but shall

7 not recommend any projects or productions determined to

8 be obscene.’’,

9 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘all pan10 els include representation of’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘not less than 20 percent of the members, and

12 at least 1 member, of each of such panels are’’,

13 and

14 (C) in paragraph (4)—

15 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs

16 (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and

17 (C), respectively, and

18 (ii) by inserting before subparagraph

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

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

21 such panels to the public;’’,

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

23 more than 3 consecutive years’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘both for more than 2 consecutive
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1 years and in any 2 consecutive 2-year peri2 ods’’, and

3 (4) in subsection (f)—

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

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

6 and (7)(e)(1)’’, and

7 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘sub8 section (c)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

9 (2)(A)’’.

10 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 Section 11 of the National Foundation on the Arts

12 and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 960) is

13 amended—

14 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol15 lows:

16 ‘‘(a)(1)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section

17 5, there are authorized to be appropriated to the National

18 Endowment for the Arts $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal

19 years 1996 and 1997, and $32,500,000 for fiscal year

20 1998.

21 ‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(1), of the amount ap22 propriated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—

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

24 section 5(e); and
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1 ‘‘(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out

2 section 5(k), which shall include 10 percent to carry

3 out section 5(k)(2).

4 ‘‘(2)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 7,

5 there are authorized to be appropriated to the National

6 Endowment for the Humanities $69,000,000 for each of

7 the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and $34,500,000 for fiscal

8 year 1998.

9 ‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(2), of the amount ap10 propriated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—

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

12 section 7(d);

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

14 section 7(e), which shall include 10 percent to carry

15 out section7(e)(2).

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

17 each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the Na18 tional Endowment for the Arts an amount equal to the

19 sum of—

20 ‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow21 ment, including the value of property donated, be22 queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the

23 purposes set forth in section 5(k)(1) pursuant to the

24 authority of section 10(a)(2); and
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1 ‘‘(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees

2 of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, in3 cluding the value of property donated, bequeathed,

4 or devised to such grantees, for use in carrying out

5 activities under subparagraph (A) through subpara6 graph (F) of section 5(k)(1).

7 ‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for

8 each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the Na9 tional Endowment for the Humanities an amount equal

10 to the sum of—

11 ‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow12 ment, including the value of property donated, be13 queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the

14 purposes set forth in section 7(e)(1) pursuant to the

15 authority of section 10(a)(2); and

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

17 of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, in18 cluding the value of property donated, bequeathed,

19 or devised to such grantees, for use in carrying out

20 activities under subparagraph (A) through subpara21 graph (F) of section 7(e)(1).

22 ‘‘(C) Sums appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs

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

24 obligation and expenditure until expended.
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1 ‘‘(D) The Chairperson of the National Endowment

2 for the Arts and the Chairperson of the National Endow3 ment for the Humanities, as the case may be, shall issue

4 guidelines to implement subparagraphs (A) and (B). Such

5 guidelines shall be consistent with the requirements of sec6 tion 5(k) and section 7(e), as the case may be, regarding

7 total Federal support of activities, programs, projects, or

8 productions carried out under authority of this Act.’’,

9 (2) in subsection (c)—

10 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

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

13 the amount appropriated under subsection

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

15 than $5,000,000 shall be available’’, and

16 (ii) by striking the last sentence, and

17 (B) in paragraph (2)—

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

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

20 the amount appropriated under subsection

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

22 than $5,000,000 shall be available’’, and

23 (ii) by striking the last sentence, and

24 (3) in subsection (d)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘ex2 ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period

3 at the end, and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each

4 of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and

5 $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’, and

6 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘ex7 ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period

8 at the end, and inserting ‘‘$69,000,000 for each

9 of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and

10 $34,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’.

11 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE IN12 STITUTE OF MUSEUM SERVICES.

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

14 967) is amended—

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

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

17 ‘‘$28,770,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996,

18 1997, and 1998’’,

19 (2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and in20 serting ‘‘1998’’, and

21 (3) by striking subsection (e).

22 SEC. 9. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

23 (a) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

24 HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965.—The National Foundation on
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1 the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–

2 960) is amended—

3 (1) in section 2(6) by striking ‘‘nation’s’’ and

4 inserting ‘‘Nation’s’’,

5 (2) in section 3—

6 (A) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘coun7 try.’’ and inserting ‘‘country,’’,

8 (B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘video,

9 and tape’’ and inserting ‘‘and video, tape,’’, and

10 (C) in subsection (d)—

11 (i) by striking ‘‘may be’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘may be,’’, and

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘Arts and’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘Arts or’’,

15 (3) in section 5A(b)—

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

17 ‘‘Arts’’, and

18 (B) by striking ‘‘activities as’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘activities and’’, and

20 (4) in section 9(b) by striking ‘‘Secretary of

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

22 Information Agency’’.

23 (b) MUSEUM SERVICES ACT.—Section 211 of the

24 Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 969) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 10. REPEALER.

2 The National Foundation on the Arts and the Hu3 manities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960) is repealed.

4 SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE RE5 PEALER.

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

7 the Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985

8 (2 U.S.C. 177) is amended by striking subsection (c).

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

10 the 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 Human15 ities.

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

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

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

19 ‘‘the National Endowment for the Arts, the National En20 dowment for the Humanities,’’.

21 (d) DELTA REGION PRESERVATION COMMISSION.—

22 Section 907(a) of National Parks and Recreation Act (16

23 U.S.C. 230f(a)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking paragraph (7),

25 (2) in the first paragraph (8) by striking the

26 period 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

4 FOR SCHOLARS.—Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Me5 morial 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 Mu16 seum 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

23 for the Humanities,’’.

24 (g) NATIONAL TEACHER ACADEMIES.—Section

25 514(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
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1 U.S.C. 1103c(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Na2 tional Endowment 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 Na6 tional Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment

7 for the Humanities,’’.

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

11 National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities,’’.

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

13 the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C.

14 2103(b)) is 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 Friend22 ship 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 (3) and (4).

4 (l) STANDARDS AND SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR AD5 VERTISING SIGNS.—Section 131(q)(1) of title 23, United

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘including the Na7 tional Endowment for the Arts,’’.

8 (m) INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND TRADE CENTER

9 COMMISSION.—Section 7(c)(1) of Federal Triangle Devel10 opment 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

15 1978 (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),

20 and

21 (C) in paragraph (6)—

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

23 inserting a period, and

24 (ii) by redesignating such paragraph

25 as paragraph (5), and
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1 (2) in section 805—

2 (A) in subsection (a)—

3 (i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation

4 with the Chairman,’’, and

5 (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking

6 ‘‘jointly by the Secretary and the

7 Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Sec8 retary’’,

9 (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and

10 the Chairman shall establish jointly’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘shall establish’’,

12 (C) in subsection (c) by striking

13 ‘‘jointly by the Secretary and the Chair14 man’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary’’,

15 (D) in subsection (d)—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘consult with the

17 Chairman and’’, and

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘jointly by the

19 Secretary and the Chairman’’ and in20 serting ‘‘by the Secretary’’, and

21 (E) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘, in

22 cooperation with the Chairman,’’.

23 (o) NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD.—

24 Section 2301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
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1 by striking ‘‘and the Chairman of the National Endow2 ment for the Humanities’’.

3 (p) CONVERSION OF RAILROAD PASSENGER TERMI4 NALS.—Title 49 of the United States Code is amended—

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

6 (2) in section 5563(a)(4)—

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

8 the end,

9 (B) by striking subsection (B), and

10 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as

11 subparagraph (B),

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

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

14 and

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

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

17 (q) NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD.—Sec18 tion 803(b) of the National Security Education Act of

19 1991 (50 U.S.C. 903(b)) is amended—

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

21 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para22 graph (7).

23 (r) GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT.—The

24 Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Public Law 103–222)

25 is amended—
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1 (1) in section 232(b)(3)(B) by striking the

2 ‘‘National Endowment for the Humanities, the Na3 tional Endowment for the Arts,’’,

4 (2) in section 921(j)—

5 (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6),

6 and

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and

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

9 (3) in section 931(h)(3)—

10 (A) by striking subparagraphs (G) and

11 (H), and

12 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I),

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

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

15 (s) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

16 OF 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

17 of 1965, as amended by the Improving America’s Schools

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

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

20 Endowment for the Humanities, the National En21 dowment for the Arts,’’,

22 (2) in section 2205(c)(1)(D)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘the National Endowment

24 for the Arts,’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’, and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, National Endowment for

2 the Humanities’’,

3 (3) in section 2208(d)(1)(H)(v)—

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Services,’’,

5 and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘, the National Endow7 ment for the Humanities, and the National En8 dowment for the Arts’’,

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

10 ‘‘the National Endowment for the Humanities, the

11 National Endowment for the Arts,’’,

12 (5) in section 3121(c)(2) by striking ‘‘the Na13 tional Endowment for the Humanities, the National

14 Endowment for the Arts,’’,

15 (6) in section 10401—

16 (A) in subsection (d)(5) by striking ‘‘the

17 National Endowment for the Arts,’’, and

18 (B) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘the

19 National Endowment for the Arts,’’,

20 (7) in section 10411(a)—

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

22 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3)

23 through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), re24 spectively,

25 (8) in section 10412(b)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, the

2 Chairman of the National Endowment for the

3 Humanities, the Chairman of the National En4 dowment for the Arts,’’, and

5 (B) in paragraph (7)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the

7 National Endowment for the Arts and’’,

8 and

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

10 and

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

12 ‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(iii)’’, and

13 inserting ‘‘by’’.

14 (t) DELTA REGION HERITAGE; NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

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

16 amended—

17 (1) in section 1104(b) by striking ‘‘the Chair18 man of the National Endowment for the Arts, the

19 Chairman of the National Endowment for the Hu20 manities,’’, and

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

22 member from recommendations submitted by the

23 Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts,’’.

24 SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATES; SAVINGS PROVISION.

25 (a) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
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1 (1) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as

2 provided in paragraph (2), this Act and the amend3 ments made by this Act shall take effect on October

4 1, 1995.

5 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEALER AND RE6 LATED CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 10

7 and 11 shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

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

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

10 (1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims,

11 penalties, or obligations applicable to financial as12 sistance provided before the effective date of amend13 ment or repeal, as the case may be, under the provi14 sion of law so amended or so repealed; and

15 (2) administrative actions and proceedings com16 menced before such date, or authorized before such

17 date to be commenced, under such provision.

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