IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3567
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 11 (legislative day, MAY 2), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to transfer
operating responsibilities to the Board of Trustees of
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 Act Amendments of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, BUREAU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 1 of the John F. Kennedy
Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SECTION 1.’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy served
with distinction as President of the United States
and as a Member of the Senate and the House of
Representatives;
‘‘(2) by the untimely death of John Fitzgerald
Kennedy this Nation and the world have suffered a
great loss;
‘‘(3) the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy was par-
ticularly devoted to education and cultural under-
standing and the advancement of the performing
arts;
‘‘(4) it is fitting and proper that a living insti-
tution of the performing arts, designated as the Na-
tional Center for the Performing Arts, named in the
memory and honor of this great leader, shall serve
as the sole national monument to his memory within
the District of Columbia and its environs;
‘‘(5) such a living memorial serves all of the
people of the United States by preserving, fostering,
and transmitting the performing arts traditions of
the people of this Nation and other countries by pro-
ducing and presenting music, opera, theater, dance,
and other performing arts; and
‘‘(6) such a living memorial should be housed in
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, located in the District of Columbia.’’.
(b) EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 76h) is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and all
that follows before ‘‘There is hereby’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’;
(B) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘as
the National Center for the Performing Arts, a
living memorial to John Fitzgerald Kennedy,’’
after ‘‘thereof ’’;
(C) in the second sentence by striking
‘‘Chairman of the District of Columbia Recre-
(B) 
MEMBERS
OF
CONGRESS.—The
amendment made by paragraph (1)(D) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c) GENERAL TRUSTEES.—Section 2(b) of such Act
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) GENERAL TRUSTEES.—The general trustees
shall be appointed by the President of the United States
and each such trustee shall hold office as a member of
the Board for a term of 6 years, except that—
‘‘(1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy oc-
curring before the expiration of the term for which
such member’s predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of such term;
‘‘(2) a member shall continue to serve until
such member’s successor has been appointed; and
‘‘(3) the term of office of a member appointed
before the date of the enactment of the John F.
Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1994 shall ex-
pire as designated at the time of appointment.’’.
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS.—Section
2(c) of such Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON
THE ARTS.—’’ before ‘‘There shall be’’;
(2) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘of the
United States’’ after ‘‘President’’ the first place it
appears;
(3) in the fifth sentence by striking ‘‘cultural
activities to be carried on in’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural
activities to be carried out by’’; and
(4) in the last sentence by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘compensation’’ and inserting a period.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
Section 4 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20
U.S.C. 76j) is amended by striking the section heading
and all that follows through the period at the end of sub-
section (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND GOALS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall—
‘‘(A) present classical and contemporary
music, opera, drama, dance, and other perform-
ing arts from the United States and other coun-
tries;
‘‘(B) promote and maintain the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the
National Center for the Performing Arts—
‘‘(i) by developing and maintaining a
leadership role in national performing arts
education policy and programs, including
developing and presenting original and in-
novative performing arts and educational
programs for children, youth, families,
adults, and educators designed specifically
to foster an appreciation and understand-
ing of the performing arts;
‘‘(ii) by developing and maintaining a
comprehensive and broad program for na-
tional and community outreach, including
establishing model programs for adaptation
by other presenting and educational insti-
tutions; and
‘‘(iii) by conducting joint initiatives
with the national education and outreach
programs of the Very Special Arts, an en-
tity affiliated with the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts which has
an established program for the identifica-
tion, development, and implementation of
model programs and projects in the arts
for disabled individuals;
‘‘(C) strive to ensure that the education
and outreach programs and policies of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
meet the highest level of excellence and reflect
the cultural diversity of the Nation;
‘‘(D) provide facilities for other civic activi-
ties at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts;
‘‘(E) provide within the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts a suitable me-
morial in honor of the late President;
‘‘(F) develop, and update annually, a com-
prehensive building needs plan for the existing
features of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts;
‘‘(G) plan, design, and construct all capital
projects at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts; and
‘‘(H) provide information and interpreta-
tion; all maintenance, repair, and alteration of
the building of the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts; and janitorial, security,
and all other services necessary for operating
the building and site of the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND DUTIES.—
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
TO
ENTER
INTO
CON-
TRACTS.—The Board, in accordance with appli-
cable law, may enter into contracts or other ar-
rangements with, and make payments to, public
agencies or private organizations or persons in
order to carry out the Board’s functions under
this Act. Such authority includes utilizing the
services and facilities of other agencies, includ-
ing the Department of the Interior, the General
Services Administration, and the Smithsonian
Institution.
‘‘(B) PREPARATION
OF
BUDGET.—The
Board shall prepare a budget pursuant to sec-
tions 1104, 1105(a), and 1513(b) of title 31,
United States Code.
‘‘(C) USE OF AGENCY PERSONNEL.—The
Board may utilize or employ the services of the
personnel of any agency or instrumentality of
the Federal Government or the District of Co-
lumbia, with the consent of the agency or the
instrumentality concerned, upon a reimbursable
basis, and utilize voluntary and uncompensated
personnel.
‘‘(D) SELECTION
OF
CONTRACTORS.—In
carrying out its duties under this Act, the
Board may negotiate any contract for an envi-
ronmental system for, a protection system for,