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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen-
ter Reauthorization Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS 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 are authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 
carry out section 4(a)(1)(H)— 
‘‘(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
‘‘(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 
2006, and 2007. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) of section 4(a)(1)— 
‘‘(1) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
‘‘(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 
2006, and 2007.’’. 
SEC. 3. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER PLAZA. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Section 
12(b) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76q– 
1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) PROJECT TEAM.—
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To further con-
struction of the Project, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a Project Team. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Project Team 
shall be composed of the following members: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary (or the Secretary’s 
designee). 
‘‘(ii) The Administrator of General 
Services (or the Administrator’s designee). 
‘‘(iii) The Chairman of the Board (or 
the Chairman’s designee). 
‘‘(iv) Such other individuals as the 
Project Team considers appropriate. 
‘‘(C) PROJECT
DIRECTOR.—The Project 
Team shall have a Project Director who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Administrator of General Services and the 
Chairman of the Board. The Project Director 
shall report directly to the Project Team.’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12(c)(1) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
in consultation with the Project Team,’’ after ‘‘The 
Board’’.
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(2) CONSTRUCTION
OF
BUILDINGS.—Section 
12(c)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)(3)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with the 
Project Team,’’ after ‘‘The Board’’. 
(3) APPROVAL
BY
PROJECT
TEAM.—Section 
12(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 76q–1(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) APPROVAL BY PROJECT TEAM.—Notwith-
standing section 5(e), any decision by the Board 
that will significantly affect, as determined by the 
Project Team in consultation with the Board, the 
scope, cost, schedule, or engineering feasibility of 
any element of the Project, other than buildings to 
be constructed on the Plaza, shall be subject to the 
approval of the Project Team.’’. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.—Section 12 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 76q–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) GAO REVIEW.—Until completion of the Project, 
the Comptroller General shall review the management and 
oversight of construction of the Project by the Board and 
report periodically on the results of the review to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
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of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.