108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5294

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:

Clerk.

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5294

AN ACT

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to aupurposes. Center for the Performing Arts, and for other thorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy