John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012
PL 112-131 (H.R.4097), enacted 06/08/2012

126 STAT. 377 
PUBLIC LAW 112–131—JUNE 8, 2012 
Public Law 112–131 
112th Congress 
An Act 
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 Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Center 
Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION PROJECT FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR 
THE PERFORMING ARTS. 
Section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76i) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXPANSION PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of this 
subsection, the Board may undertake such activities as 
may be necessary to construct the expansion project. 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.—The Board may 
construct the expansion project, and shall be responsible 
for the planning, design, engineering, and construction of 
the expansion project. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) MISSION.—All activities carried out under this 
paragraph shall be within the mission of the John 
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to serve 
as the national center for the performing arts. 
‘‘(ii) FUNDING.—The costs of planning, design, 
engineering, and construction of the expansion project 
shall be paid for using nonappropriated funds. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) ESTIMATES.—Before awarding a contract for 
construction of the expansion project, the Board shall esti-
mate any additional annual operations and maintenance 
costs (or savings) associated with the project. 
‘‘(B) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Board shall account for 
any additional costs identified under subparagraph (A) in 
making a budget request for fiscal year 2014 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(C) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—The Board shall base a final 
determination on whether to proceed with the expansion 
project on the ability of the Board to accommodate any 
additional costs identified under subparagraph (A) within 
the other budget priorities of the Board. 
John F. Kennedy 
Center 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2012. 
20 USC 76h note. 
June 8, 2012 
[H.R. 4097] 
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126 STAT. 378 
PUBLIC LAW 112–131—JUNE 8, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4097: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–457 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 
May 7, considered and passed House. 
May 23, considered and passed Senate. 
‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.—The Board may acknowledge pri-
vate contributions used in carrying out the expansion project 
in the interior of the project, but may not acknowledge such 
private contributions on the exterior of the project. Any 
acknowledgment of private contributions under this paragraph 
shall be consistent with the requirements of section 4(b). 
‘‘(4) EXPANSION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘expansion project’ means an addition to the south end 
of the building of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
forming Arts that— 
‘‘(A) is less than 100,000 square feet; 
‘‘(B) will improve the existing (as of the date of enact-
ment of this subsection) accessibility and education func-
tions of the Center; and 
‘‘(C) will become part of the existing (as of the date 
of enactment of this subsection) structure of the Center.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION 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 is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H) 
$22,379,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 
4(a)(1) $13,588,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.’’. 
Approved June 8, 2012. 
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