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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 146
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the Na-
tional Council on the Arts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endow-
ment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts.
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 ‘‘Privatization of Art
Act of 1991’’.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
THE ARTS.
Sections 5 and 6 of the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 954,
955) are repealed.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 951) is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (4) by striking ‘‘and
the arts’’,
(2) in paragraphs (3) and (8) by striking ‘‘the
arts and’’,
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘the practice
of art and’’, and
(4) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘the Arts
and’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 952) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (f), and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘to foster American artistic
creativity, to commission works of art,’’,
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the National Council
on the Arts or’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, as the case may
be,’’,
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘sections 5(l) and’’ and
inserting ‘‘section’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking
‘‘artistic or’’, and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘the National
Council on the Arts and’’, and
(II) by striking ‘‘, as the case
may be,’’, and
(D) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)’’,
and
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON
THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.—Section 4(a) of the Na-
tional Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 953(a)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Arts and’’ each place
it appears, and
(B) by striking ‘‘a National Endowment
for the Arts,’’,
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and the arts’’,
and
(3) in the heading of such section by striking
‘‘THE ARTS AND’’.
(d) FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS AND THE HU-
MANITIES.—Section 9 of the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 958)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘the Arts
and’’,
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘the Chair-
person of the National Endowment for the Arts,’’,
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the
Arts and’’,
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the National Endow-
ment for the Arts’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Humanities,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Humanities’’, and
(C) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘the arts
and’’.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.—Section 10 of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 959) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘in them’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Arts
and’’, and
(iii) by striking ‘‘, in carrying out
their respective functions,’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘of an Endowment’’ each
place it appears,
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘of that Endowment’’
the first place it appears and inserting
‘‘the National Endowment for the Human-
ities’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘sections 6(f) and’’
and inserting ‘‘section’’, and
(iii) by striking ‘‘sections 5(c) and’’
and inserting ‘‘section’’,
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Chair-
person’s functions, define their duties, and su-
pervise their activities’’ and inserting ‘‘func-
tions, define the activities, and supervise the ac-
tivities of the Chairperson’’,
(E) by striking the second, third, and
fourth sentences,
(F) in the fifth sentence by striking ‘‘one
of its Endowments and received by the Chair-
person of an Endowment’’ and inserting ‘‘the
National Endowment for the Humanities and
received by the Chairperson of that Endow-
ment’’,
(G) in the sixth and eighth sentences by
striking ‘‘each Chairperson’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson’’,
(H) in the seventh sentence by striking
‘‘Each chairperson’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chair-
person’’, and
(I) by striking the ninth, tenth, and elev-
enth sentences,
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts and the’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘each’’ the first place it
appears,
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘National Council on the
Arts and the’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘, respectively,’’,
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Chairperson of the
National Endowment for the Arts and
the’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘sections 5(c) and’’
and inserting ‘‘section’’,
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘either of the Endow-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘National Endow-
ment for the Humanities’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘involved’’, and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘that provided such fi-
nancial assistance’’ each place it appears,
and
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘the National Endowment for the Arts
or’’,
(5) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the Chairperson of the
National Endowment for the Arts and’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘jointly’’,
(iii) in subparagraph (A) by striking
‘‘arts education and’’, and
(iv) in subparagraph (B) by striking
‘‘arts and’’,
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Endow-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘Endowment’’, and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Endowments’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Endowment’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
‘‘Endowments’ ’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Endowment’s’’,
(iii) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) by
striking ‘‘arts and’’ each place it appears,
(iv) in subparagraph (D)—
(I) by striking ‘‘National Endow-
ment for the Arts and the’’, and
(II) by striking ‘‘arts education’’,
and
(v) in subparagraph (E) by striking
‘‘National Endowment for the Arts and
the’’, and
(6) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘each Endow-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Endowment for
the Humanities’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 11 of the National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 960) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and
(C), and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking
‘‘(B)’’,
(2) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A), and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(B)’’, and
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and
(ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively,
(3) in subsection (a)(3)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A),
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (A),
(C) by striking subparagraph (C), and
(D) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting
‘‘(B)’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and subparagraph
(B)’’,
(4) in subsection (a)(4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts and the’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘, as the case may be,’’,
and
(C) by striking ‘‘section 5(e), section
5(l)(2), section 7(f),’’ and inserting ‘‘section
7(f)’’,
(5) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(2)’’,
and
(6) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(2)’’.
SEC. 5. SHORT TITLE.
Section 1 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Arts and’’.
SEC. 6. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—On the effective date
of the amendments made by this Act, all property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the National Endowment for the
Arts and held by such Endowment on such date is hereby
transferred to the National Endowment for the Human-
ities.
(b) TERMINATION OF OPERATIONS.—The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for
the termination of the affairs of the National Endowment
for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts. Except
as provided in subsection (a), the Director shall provide
for the transfer or other disposition of personnel, assets,
liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unex-
pended balances of appropriations, authorizations, alloca-
tions, and other funds held, used, arising from, available
to, or to be made available in connection with implement-
ing the authorities terminated by the amendments made
by this Act.
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), this Act shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—Sections
2, 3, 4, and 5 shall take effect on the first day of the
first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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