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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5294 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 9, 2004 

Received 

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 2004’’. 

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 2006, and 2007. 

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 2006, and 2007.’’. 

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 Project 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 Project Team 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, as determined by the 

11 Project Team in consultation with the Board, the 

12 scope, cost, schedule, or engineering feasibility of 

13 any element of the Project, other than buildings to 

14 be constructed on the Plaza, shall be subject to the 

15 approval of the Project Team.’’. 

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

17 U.S.C. 76q–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(g) GAO REVIEW.—Until completion of the Project, 

20 the Comptroller General shall review the management and 

21 oversight of construction of the Project by the Board and 

22 report periodically on the results of the review to the Com23 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

2 and Public Works of the Senate.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 

2004. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.