Union Calendar No. 81
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1557
[Report No. 104–170]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996,
1997, and 1998 for the National Endowment for
the Arts, the National Endowment for the Hu-
manities, 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.
JUNE 29, 1995
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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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 Insti-
tute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
effective October 1, 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arts, Humanities, and
Museum Services Amendments of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
Section 2 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (12), and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) The encouragement and support of national
progress and scholarship in the arts and the human-
ities is primarily a matter for private and local ini-
tiative.’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN-
DOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
Section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by
striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,
(2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (j), (m), and
(n),
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘this section’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection
(k)(1)’’,
(4) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘support-
ing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 5(c) of
this Act,’’, and inserting the following:
‘‘supporting—
‘‘(A) projects and productions which have sub-
stantial national or international artistic and cul-
tural significance, giving emphasis to American cre-
ativity and cultural diversity and to the maintenance
and encouragement of professional excellence;
‘‘(B) projects and productions, meeting profes-
sional standards of authenticity or tradition, irre-
spective of origin, which are of significant merit and
which, without such assistance, would otherwise be
unavailable to our citizens for geographic or economic
reasons;
‘‘(C) projects and productions that will encour-
age and assist artists and enable them to achieve
wider distribution of their works, to work in residence
at an educational or cultural institution, or to
achieve standards of professional excellence;
‘‘(D) projects and productions which have sub-
stantial artistic and cultural significance and that
reach, or reflect the culture of, a minority, inner city,
rural, or tribal community;
‘‘(E) projects and productions that will encour-
age public knowledge, education, understanding, and
appreciation of the arts;
‘‘(F) workshops that will encourage and develop
the appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our
citizens;
‘‘(G) programs for the arts at the local level;
‘‘(H) projects that enhance managerial and orga-
nizational skills and capabilities; and
‘‘(I) projects, productions, and workshops of the
kinds described in subparagraphs (A) through (H)
through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the
purpose of broadening public access to the arts;’’, and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’,
(C) in paragraph (3)(B) by adding a semi-
colon at the end, and
(D) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘section
5(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)(1)’’,
(5) in subsection (h)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1),
‘‘(3)(A) The total amount of any payment made under
paragraph (1) for a program or project may not exceed 25
percent of the cost of such program or project.
‘‘(B) The total amount of any payment made under
paragraph (2) for a program or project may not exceed 50
percent of the cost of such program or project.’’, and
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c) and’’,
(9) in subsection (q) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’, and
(10) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g),
(h), (i), (k), (l), (o), (p), and (q) as subsections (c),
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN-
CIL ON THE ARTS.
Section 6(f) of the National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(f)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsections (c)
and (p) of section 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5(k)’’,
and
(2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by
striking ‘‘, except that the Chairperson’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘section 11(a)’’.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL EN-
DOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.
Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by
striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,
(2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (g), (j), and
(m),
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘cost of’’
and all that follows through ‘‘subsection (c) of
this section,’’, and inserting the following:
‘‘cost of activities—
‘‘(A) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a
national policy for the promotion of progress and
scholarship in the humanities;
‘‘(B) to initiate and support research and pro-
grams to strengthen the research and teaching poten-
tial of the United States in the humanities by making
arrangements with individuals or groups to support
such activities; any loans made by the Endowment
shall be made in accordance with terms and condi-
tions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury;
‘‘(C) to initiate and support training and work-
shops in the humanities by making arrangements
with institutions or individuals (fellowships awarded
to individuals under this authority may be for the
purpose of study or research at appropriate non-prof-
it institutions selected by the recipient of such aid, for
stated periods of time);
‘‘(D) to initiate and support programs and re-
search which have substantial scholarly and cultural
significance and that reach, or reflect the diversity
and richness of our American cultural heritage, in-
cluding the culture of a minority, inner city, rural,
or tribal community;
‘‘(E) to foster international programs and ex-
changes;
‘‘(F) to foster the interchange of information in
the humanities;
‘‘(G) to foster, with groups, education in, and
public understanding and appreciation of the human-
ities;
‘‘(H) to support the publication of scholarly
works in the humanities;
‘‘(I) to insure that the benefit of its programs
will also be available to our citizens where such pro-
grams would otherwise be unavailable due to geo-
graphic or economic reasons; and
‘‘(J) to foster programs and projects that provide
access to, and preserve materials important to re-
search, education, and public understanding of, the
humanities;’’,
(B) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’, and
(C) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(vi) by striking
‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’,
(5) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking
‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’, and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
‘‘other than funds authorized by section
11(a)(3)’’, and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section
7(c) and’’,
(6) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’,
(7) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’, and
(8) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (h), (i),
(k), and (l) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and
(h), respectively.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUN-
CIL ON THE HUMANITIES.
Section 8 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 957) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Chairman’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘Endowment on’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Endowment for’’, and
(2) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘In the case’’
and all that follows through the end of such sub-
section, and inserting ‘‘The Chairperson shall have
final authority to approve each application.’’.
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Section 10 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 959) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sections
5(c) and 7(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5 and 7’’,
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘(5 U.S.C.
73b–2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5 U.S.C. 5703)’’,
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘For the pur-
poses of the income tax’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) For the purposes of the income tax’’,
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) inserting after the second sentence the
following: ‘‘Such panels shall recommend for ap-
proval or disapproval, and shall make comments
on, all applications for projects, productions,
and workshops based on artistic excellence and
artistic merit (or the lack thereof), but shall not
recommend any projects or productions deter-
mined to be obscene.’’,
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘all pan-
els include representation of’’ and inserting ‘‘not
less than 20 percent of the members, and at least
1 member, of each of such panels are’’, and
(C) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), re-
spectively, and
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph
(B), as so redesignated, the following:
‘‘(A) open all meetings and discussions of
such panels to the public;’’,
(iii) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘for
more than 3 consecutive years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘both for more than 2 consecutive years
and in any 2 consecutive 2-year periods’’,
and
(4) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sections
5(c) and 7(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections (5)(k)(1)
and (7)(e)(1)’’, and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(2)(A)’’.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 11 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 960) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a)(1)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 5,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the National En-
dowment for the Arts $97,500,000 for fiscal year 1996,
$58,500,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $46,800,000 for fiscal
year 1998.
‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(1), of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—
‘‘(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out
section 5(e); and
‘‘(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out
section 5(k), which shall include not less than 10 per-
cent to carry out section 5(k)(2).
‘‘(2)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 7, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities $137,920,000 for fiscal year 1996,
$110,340,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $88,270,000 for fis-
cal year 1998.
‘‘(B) Subject to subsection (c)(2), of the amount appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year—
‘‘(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out
section 7(d); and
‘‘(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out
section 7(e).
‘‘(3)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated for
each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts an amount equal to the sum
of—
‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow-
ment, including the value of property donated, be-
queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the pur-
poses set forth in section 5(k)(1) pursuant to the au-
thority of section 10(a)(2); and
‘‘(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees
of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, includ-
ing the value of property donated, bequeathed, or de-
vised to such grantees, for use in carrying out activi-
ties under subparagraph (A) through subparagraph
(F) of section 5(k)(1).
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for each
fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997, to the National
Endowment for the Humanities an amount equal to the
sum of—
‘‘(i) the total amounts received by such Endow-
ment, including the value of property donated, be-
queathed, or devised to such Endowment, for the pur-
poses set forth in section 7(e)(1) pursuant to the au-
thority of section 10(a)(2); and
‘‘(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees
of such Endowment from non-Federal sources, includ-
ing the value of property donated, bequeathed, or de-
vised to such grantees, for use in carrying out activi-
ties under subparagraph (A) through subparagraph
(F) of section 7(e)(1).
‘‘(C) Sums appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs
(A) and (B) for any fiscal year shall remain available for
obligation and expenditure until expended.
‘‘(D) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for
the Arts and the Chairperson of the National Endowment
for the Humanities, as the case may be, shall issue guide-
lines to implement subparagraphs (A) and (B). Such guide-
lines shall be consistent with the requirements of section
5(k) and section 7(e), as the case may be, regarding total
Federal support of activities, programs, projects, or produc-
tions carried out under authority of this Act.’’,
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘1993,’’, and inserting ‘‘Of
the amount appropriated under subsection
(a)(1)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than
$5,000,000 shall be available’’, and
(ii) by striking the last sentence, and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘1993,’’, and inserting ‘‘Of
the amount appropriated under subsection
(a)(2)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than
$5,000,000 shall be available’’, and
(ii) by striking the last sentence,
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘ex-
ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period
at the end, and inserting ‘‘exceed $97,500,000 for
fiscal year 1996, $58,500,000 for fiscal year
1997, and $46,800,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’,
and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘ex-
ceed—’’ and all that follows through the period
at the end, and inserting ‘‘exceed $137,920,000
for fiscal year 1996, $110,340,000 for fiscal year
1997, and $88,270,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’,
and
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘$175,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$105,000,000’’.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE IN-
STITUTE OF MUSEUM SERVICES.
Section 209 of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C.
967) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘$24,000,000’’
and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’, and inserting
‘‘$28,770,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
and 1998’’,
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1998’’, and
(3) by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965.—The National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–
960) is amended—
(1) in section 3—
(A) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘country.’’
and inserting ‘‘country,’’,
(B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘video, and
tape’’ and inserting ‘‘and video, tape,’’, and
(C) in subsection (d)—
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may
be’’ and inserting ‘‘may be,’’, and
(ii) in paragraph (2)
(I) by striking ‘‘sections 5(l) and
7(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5(k) and
7(e)’’, and
(II) by striking ‘‘Arts and’’ and
inserting ‘‘Arts or’’,
(2) in section 5A(b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Arts,’’ and inserting
‘‘Arts’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘activities as’’ and inserting
‘‘activities and’’, and
(3) in section 9(b) by striking ‘‘Secretary of
State’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the United States
Information Agency’’.
(b) MUSEUM SERVICES ACT.—Section 211 of the Mu-
seum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 969) is repealed.
SEC. 11. REPEALER.
The National Foundation on the Arts and the Human-
ities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960) is repealed.
SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE RE-
PEALER.
(a) POET LAUREATE CONSULTANT.—Section 601 of
Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 177) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATE.—Title 5 of the
United States Code is amended in section 5314—
(1) by striking the item relating to the Chair-
man of the National Endowment for the Arts, and
(2) by striking the item relating to the Chair-
man of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Subsection
(a)(2) of the first section 8G of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘the National Endowment for the Arts, the National En-
dowment for the Humanities,’’.
(d) DELTA REGION PRESERVATION COMMISSION.—
Section 907(a) of National Parks and Recreation Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 230f(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (7),
(2) in the first paragraph (8) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(3) by redesignating the first paragraph (8) as
paragraph (7).
(e) WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
SCHOLARS.—Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Act of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 80f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (4), and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5)
through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively,
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘through (9)’’
and inserting ‘‘through (8)’’, and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘paragraph
(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’.
(f) INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM SERVICES.—The Museum
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961–969) is amended—
(1) in section 204(a)(2)(A)—
(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii), and
(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
(2) in section 205(b) by striking ‘‘the National
Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for
the Humanities,’’.
(g) 
NATIONAL
TEACHER
ACADEMIES.—Section
514(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1103c(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the National En-
dowment for the Humanities’’.
(h) JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 932(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1134i(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment
for the Arts,’’.
(i) GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL
NEED.—Section 943(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134n(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities,’’.
(j) AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER.—Section 4(b) of the
American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(b)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (4) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end,
(2) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (5).
(k) JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMIS-
SION.—Section 4(a) of the Japan-United States Friendship
Act (22 U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the
end,
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the semicolon
at the end and inserting a period, and
(3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
(l) STANDARDS AND SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR ADVER-
TISING SIGNS.—Section 131(q)(1) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘including the National En-
dowment for the Arts,’’.
(m) INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND TRADE CENTER
COMMISSION.—Section 7(c)(1) of Federal Triangle Develop-
ment Act (40 U.S.C. 1106(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (I), and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
paragraph (I).
(n) LIVABLE CITIES.—The Livable Cities Act of 1978
(42 U.S.C. 8143 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 804—
(A) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
the end,
(B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7), and
(C) in paragraph (6)—
(i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and
inserting a period, and
(ii) by redesignating such paragraph
as paragraph (5), and
(2) in section 805—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with
the Chairman,’’, and
(ii) in paragraph (3) by striking
‘‘jointly by the Secretary and the Chair-
man’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary’’,
(B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and the
Chairman shall establish jointly’’ and inserting
‘‘shall establish’’,
(C) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘jointly by
the Secretary and the Chairman’’ and inserting
‘‘by the Secretary’’,
(D) in subsection (d)—
(i) by striking ‘‘consult with the Chair-
man and’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘jointly by the Sec-
retary and the Chairman’’ and inserting
‘‘by the Secretary’’, and
(E) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘, in co-
operation with the Chairman,’’.
(o) NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD.—Sec-
tion 2301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘and the Chairman of the National Endowment
for the Humanities’’.
(p) CONVERSION OF RAILROAD PASSENGER TERMI-
NALS.—Title 49 of the United States Code is amended—
(1) in section 5562 by striking subsection (c),
(2) in section 5563(a)(4)—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ‘‘or’’ at
the end,
(B) by striking subparagraph (B), and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (B),
(3) in section 5564(c)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘or the
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts’’,
and
(4) in section 5565(c)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘or the
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts’’.
(q) NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD.—Sec-
tion 803(b) of the National Security Education Act of 1991
(50 U.S.C. 1903(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (7), and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (7).
(r) EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DIS-
SEMINATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994.—Title IX
of Public Law 103–227 (20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amend-
ed—
(1) in section 921(j)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and
(8) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and
(2) in section 931(h)(3)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H),
and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I),
(J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs (G), (H),
(I), and (J), respectively.
(s) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended by the Improving America’s Schools Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–382), is amended—
(1) in section 2101(b) by striking ‘‘the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endow-
ment for the Arts,’’,
(2) in section 2205(c)(1)(D)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the National Endowment
for the Arts,’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities’’,
(3) in section 2208(d)(1)(H)(v)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Services,’’ the
first place it appears, and
(B) by striking ‘‘, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, and the National Endow-
ment for the Arts’’,
(4) in section 2209(b)(1)(C)(vi) by striking ‘‘the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts,’’,
(5) in section 3121(c)(2) by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Endowment for the Humanities, the National
Endowment for the Arts,’’,
(6) in section 10401—
(A) in subsection (d)(6) by striking ‘‘the
National Endowment for the Arts,’’, and
(B) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts,’’,
(7) in section 10411(a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2), and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), re-
spectively,
(8) in section 10412(b)—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, the
Chairman of the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Chairman of the National En-
dowment for the Arts,’’, and
(B) in paragraph (7)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the
National Endowment for the Humanities,
the Chairman of the National Endowment
for the Arts and’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or their designees,’’,
and
(9) in section 10414(a)(2)(B) by striking
‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(iii)’’, and in-
serting ‘‘by’’.
(t) DELTA REGION HERITAGE; NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
COMMISSION.—Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4515) is
amended—
(1) in section 1104(b) by striking ‘‘the Chairman
of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chair-
man of the National Endowment for the Human-
ities,’’, and
(2) in section 1207(b)(6) by striking ‘‘and one
member from recommendations submitted by the
Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts,’’.
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATES; SAVINGS PROVISION.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), this Act and the amendments
made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEALER AND RELAT-
ED CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 11 and 12
shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—An amendment or repeal
made by this Act shall not apply with respect to—
(1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, pen-
alties, or obligations applicable to financial assistance
provided before the effective date of amendment or re-
peal, as the case may be, under the provision of law
so amended or so repealed; and
(2) administrative actions and proceedings com-
menced before such date, or authorized before such
date to be commenced, under such provision.
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