I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4097 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2012 
Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. DENHAM, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
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. 
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 ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen-
ter Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION PROJECT FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY CEN-
TER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. 
Section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 
U.S.C. 76i) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection, the Board may 
undertake such activities as may be necessary 
to construct the expansion project. 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.— 
The Board may construct the expansion 
project, and shall be responsible for the plan-
ning, design, engineering, and construction of 
the expansion project. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) MISSION.—All activities carried 
out under this paragraph shall be within 
the mission of the John F. Kennedy Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts to serve as the 
national center for the performing arts. 
‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of plan-
ning, design, engineering, and construction 
of the expansion project shall be paid for 
using nonappropriated funds. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a con-
tract for construction of the expansion project, 
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the Board shall estimate any additional annual 
operations and maintenance costs (or savings) 
associated with the project. 
‘‘(B) BUDGET
REQUESTS.—The Board 
shall account for any additional costs identified 
under subparagraph (A) in making a budget re-
quest for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 
thereafter. 
‘‘(C) BUDGET
PRIORITIES.—The Board 
shall base a final determination on whether to 
proceed with the expansion project on the abil-
ity of the Board to accommodate any additional 
costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 
the other budget priorities of the Board. 
‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.—The Board may 
acknowledge private contributions used in carrying 
out the expansion project in the interior of the 
project, but may not acknowledge such private con-
tributions on the exterior of the project. Any ac-
knowledgment of private contributions under this 
paragraph shall be consistent with the requirements 
of section 4(b). 
‘‘(4) EXPANSION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘expansion project’ means an 
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addition to the south end of the building of the John 
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that— 
‘‘(A) is less than 100,000 square feet; 
‘‘(B) will improve the existing (as of the 
date of enactment of this subsection) accessi-
bility and education functions of the Center; 
and 
‘‘(C) will become part of the existing (as of 
the date of enactment of this subsection) struc-
ture of the Center.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 
U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and 
(b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND
SECURITY.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 
carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) $22,379,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2013 and 2014. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 
and (G) of section 4(a)(1) $13,588,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014.’’. 
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