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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3198
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 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LATOURETTE, and 
Ms. NORTON) introduced the following 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 2003’’. 
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 
and 2006. 
‘‘(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 
and 2006.’’. 
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.—
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To further con-
struction of the Project, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a Project Team. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Protect 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 
Secretary 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’’. 
(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 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.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—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 Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Comptroller General shall assess the 
progress made by the Board in achieving each of the 
following objectives:
‘‘(A) Development and implementation of 
adequate policies and procedures to guide the 
planning and management of the Project. 
‘‘(B) Receipt of timely construction data 
on schedules and costs related to the Project. 
‘‘(C) Improvement of human capital re-
sources and expertise in managing construction 
of the Project.’’.
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