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.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 17,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.