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                                                  Union Calendar No. 81

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1557

                          [Report No. 104-170]

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 for 
  the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
 Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the 
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
                       effective October 1, 1998.

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                             June 29, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 81
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1557

                          [Report No. 104-170]

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 for 
  the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
 Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the 
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
                       effective October 1, 1998.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 1995

Mr. Goodling (for himself and Mr. Cunningham) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
                             Opportunities

                             June 29, 1995

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Royce

                             June 29, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 3, 
                                 1995]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 for 
  the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
 Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the 
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
                       effective October 1, 1998.
    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 ``Arts, Humanities, and Museum 
Services Amendments of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    Section 2 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (12), and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) The encouragement and support of national progress 
        and scholarship in the arts and the humanities is primarily a 
        matter for private and local initiative.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

    Section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by striking 
        ``four'' and inserting ``3'',
            (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (j), (m), and (n),
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``this section'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``subsection (k)(1)'',
            (4) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``supporting'' and 
                all that follows through ``section 5(c) of this Act,'', 
                and inserting the following:
``supporting--
            ``(A) projects and productions which have substantial 
        national or international artistic and cultural significance, 
        giving emphasis to American creativity and cultural diversity 
        and to the maintenance and encouragement of professional 
        excellence;
            ``(B) projects and productions, meeting professional 
        standards of authenticity or tradition, irrespective of origin, 
        which are of significant merit and which, without such 
        assistance, would otherwise be unavailable to our citizens for 
        geographic or economic reasons;
            ``(C) projects and productions that will encourage and 
        assist artists and enable them to achieve wider distribution of 
        their works, to work in residence at an educational or cultural 
        institution, or to achieve standards of professional 
        excellence;
            ``(D) projects and productions which have substantial 
        artistic and cultural significance and that reach, or reflect 
        the culture of, a minority, inner city, rural, or tribal 
        community;
            ``(E) projects and productions that will encourage public 
        knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the 
        arts;
            ``(F) workshops that will encourage and develop the 
        appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our citizens;
            ``(G) programs for the arts at the local level;
            ``(H) projects that enhance managerial and organizational 
        skills and capabilities; and
            ``(I) projects, productions, and workshops of the kinds 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) through film, radio, 
        video, and similar media, for the purpose of broadening public 
        access to the arts;'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``subsection 
                (c)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'',
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by adding a semicolon at 
                the end, and
                    (D) in paragraph (5) by striking ``section 5(c)'' 
                and inserting ``subsection (k)(1)'',
            (5) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1),
                    (B) by striking ``group or'' each place it appears, 
                and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively,
            (6) in subsection (l)(1) by striking ``Endowment;'' and 
        inserting ``Endowment,'',
            (7) in subsection (o) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
        inserting ``section 5(k)(1)'',
            (8) in subsection (p)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(D)--
                            (i) by striking clause (i), and
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) through 
                        (v) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively,
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(A)'' after ``(2)'',
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C),
                            (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) 
                        as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
                            (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
                        (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively,
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
    ``(3)(A) The total amount of any payment made under paragraph (1) 
for a program or project may not exceed 25 percent of the cost of such 
program or project.
    ``(B) The total amount of any payment made under paragraph (2) for 
a program or project may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of such 
program or project.'', and
                    (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``subsection (c) 
                and'',
            (9) in subsection (q) by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (e)'', and
            (10) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), 
        (k), (l), (o), (p), and (q) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
        (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS.

    Section 6(f) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsections (c) and (p) 
        of section 5'' and inserting ``section 5(k)'', and
            (2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking ``, 
        except that the Chairperson'' and all that follows through 
        ``section 11(a)''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE 
              HUMANITIES.

    Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) by striking 
        ``four'' and inserting ``3'',
            (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), (g), (j), and (m),
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``cost of'' and 
                all that follows through ``subsection (c) of this 
                section,'', and inserting the following:
``cost of activities--
            ``(A) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national 
        policy for the promotion of progress and scholarship in the 
        humanities;
            ``(B) to initiate and support research and programs to 
        strengthen the research and teaching potential of the United 
        States in the humanities by making arrangements with 
        individuals or groups to support such activities; any loans 
        made by the Endowment shall be made in accordance with terms 
        and conditions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury;
            ``(C) to initiate and support training and workshops in the 
        humanities by making arrangements with institutions or 
        individuals (fellowships awarded to individuals under this 
        authority may be for the purpose of study or research at 
        appropriate non-profit institutions selected by the recipient 
        of such aid, for stated periods of time);
            ``(D) to initiate and support programs and research which 
        have substantial scholarly and cultural significance and that 
        reach, or reflect the diversity and richness of our American 
        cultural heritage, including the culture of a minority, inner 
        city, rural, or tribal community;
            ``(E) to foster international programs and exchanges;
            ``(F) to foster the interchange of information in the 
        humanities;
            ``(G) to foster, with groups, education in, and public 
        understanding and appreciation of the humanities;
            ``(H) to support the publication of scholarly works in the 
        humanities;
            ``(I) to insure that the benefit of its programs will also 
        be available to our citizens where such programs would 
        otherwise be unavailable due to geographic or economic reasons; 
        and
            ``(J) to foster programs and projects that provide access 
        to, and preserve materials important to research, education, 
        and public understanding of, the humanities;'',
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``subsection 
                (c)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (6) by striking ``subsection (c)'' 
                and inserting ``subsection (e)(1)'',
            (4) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(vi) by striking ``Chairman'' 
        and inserting ``Chairperson'',
            (5) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``50'' 
                        and inserting ``25'', and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
                        ``other than funds authorized by section 
                        11(a)(3)'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 7(c) 
                and'',
            (6) in subsection (i) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (e)(1)'',
            (7) in subsection (k) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (d)'', and
            (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (h), (i), (k), 
        and (l) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), 
        respectively.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES.

    Section 8 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 957) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Chairman'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``Chairperson'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Endowment on'' and inserting 
                ``Endowment for'', and
            (2) in subsection (f) by striking ``In the case'' and all 
        that follows through the end of such subsection, and inserting 
        ``The Chairperson shall have final authority to approve each 
        application.''.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    Section 10 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 959) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``sections 5(c) 
                and 7(c)'' and inserting ``sections 5 and 7'',
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``(5 U.S.C. 73b-
                2)'' and inserting ``(5 U.S.C. 5703)'',
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``For the purposes of the 
        income tax'' and inserting the following:
    ``(4) For the purposes of the income tax'',
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) inserting after the second sentence the 
                following: ``Such panels shall recommend for approval 
                or disapproval, and shall make comments on, all 
                applications for projects, productions, and workshops 
                based on artistic excellence and artistic merit (or the 
                lack thereof), but shall not recommend any projects or 
                productions determined to be obscene.'',
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``all panels 
                include representation of'' and inserting ``not less 
                than 20 percent of the members, and at least 1 member, 
                of each of such panels are'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
                        as so redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) open all meetings and discussions of such 
                panels to the public;'',
                            (iii) in paragraph (6) by striking ``for 
                        more than 3 consecutive years'' and inserting 
                        ``both for more than 2 consecutive years and in 
                        any 2 consecutive 2-year periods'', and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``sections 5(c) 
                and 7(c)'' and inserting ``sections (5)(k)(1) and 
                (7)(e)(1)'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``subsection 
                (c)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 11 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 960) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 5, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Endowment for the Arts 
$97,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, $58,500,000 for fiscal year 1997, and 
$46,800,000 for fiscal year 1998.
    ``(B) Subject to subsection (c)(1), of the amount appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year--
            ``(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out section 
        5(e); and
            ``(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out section 
        5(k), which shall include not less than 10 percent to carry out 
        section 5(k)(2).
    ``(2)(A) For the purpose of carrying out section 7, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Endowment for the 
Humanities $137,920,000 for fiscal year 1996, $110,340,000 for fiscal 
year 1997, and $88,270,000 for fiscal year 1998.
    ``(B) Subject to subsection (c)(2), of the amount appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year--
            ``(i) 80 percent shall be available to carry out section 
        7(d); and
            ``(ii) 20 percent shall be available to carry out section 
        7(e).
    ``(3)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal 
year ending before October 1, 1997, to the National Endowment for the 
Arts an amount equal to the sum of--
            ``(i) the total amounts received by such Endowment, 
        including the value of property donated, bequeathed, or devised 
        to such Endowment, for the purposes set forth in section 
        5(k)(1) pursuant to the authority of section 10(a)(2); and
            ``(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees of such 
        Endowment from non-Federal sources, including the value of 
        property donated, bequeathed, or devised to such grantees, for 
        use in carrying out activities under subparagraph (A) through 
        subparagraph (F) of section 5(k)(1).
    ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
ending before October 1, 1997, to the National Endowment for the 
Humanities an amount equal to the sum of--
            ``(i) the total amounts received by such Endowment, 
        including the value of property donated, bequeathed, or devised 
        to such Endowment, for the purposes set forth in section 
        7(e)(1) pursuant to the authority of section 10(a)(2); and
            ``(ii) the total amounts received by the grantees of such 
        Endowment from non-Federal sources, including the value of 
        property donated, bequeathed, or devised to such grantees, for 
        use in carrying out activities under subparagraph (A) through 
        subparagraph (F) of section 7(e)(1).
    ``(C) Sums appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) for 
any fiscal year shall remain available for obligation and expenditure 
until expended.
    ``(D) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts and 
the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, as the 
case may be, shall issue guidelines to implement subparagraphs (A) and 
(B). Such guidelines shall be consistent with the requirements of 
section 5(k) and section 7(e), as the case may be, regarding total 
Federal support of activities, programs, projects, or productions 
carried out under authority of this Act.'',
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``There'' and all that 
                        follows through ``1993,'', and inserting ``Of 
                        the amount appropriated under subsection 
                        (a)(1)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than 
                        $5,000,000 shall be available'', and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence, and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``There'' and all that 
                        follows through ``1993,'', and inserting ``Of 
                        the amount appropriated under subsection 
                        (a)(2)(A) for each fiscal year, not more than 
                        $5,000,000 shall be available'', and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence,
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``ex- ceed--'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end, and 
                inserting ``exceed $97,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
                $58,500,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $46,800,000 for 
                fiscal year 1998.'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``ex- ceed--'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end, and 
                inserting ``exceed $137,920,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
                $110,340,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $88,270,000 for 
                fiscal year 1998.'', and
            (4) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``$175,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$105,000,000''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM 
              SERVICES.

    Section 209 of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 967) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``$24,000,000'' and all 
        that follows through ``1993'', and inserting ``$28,770,000 for 
        each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998'',
            (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
        ``1998'', and
            (3) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
1965.--The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960) is amended--
            (1) in section 3--
                    (A) in subsection (b) by striking ``country.'' and 
                inserting ``country,'',
                    (B) in subsection (c) by striking ``video, and 
                tape'' and inserting ``and video, tape,'', and
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``may be'' 
                        and inserting ``may be,'', and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)
                                    (I) by striking ``sections 5(l) and 
                                7(h)'' and inserting ``sections 5(k) 
                                and 7(e)'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``Arts and'' and 
                                inserting ``Arts or'',
            (2) in section 5A(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Arts,'' and inserting ``Arts'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``activities as'' and inserting 
                ``activities and'', and
            (3) in section 9(b) by striking ``Secretary of State'' and 
        inserting ``Director of the United States Information Agency''.
    (b) Museum Services Act.--Section 211 of the Museum Services Act 
(20 U.S.C. 969) is repealed.

SEC. 11. REPEALER.

    The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 951-960) is repealed.
SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE REPEALER.

    (a) Poet Laureate Consultant.--Section 601 of Arts, Humanities, and 
Museums Amendments of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 177) is amended by striking 
subsection (c).
    (b) Executive Schedule Pay Rate.--Title 5 of the United States Code 
is amended in section 5314--
            (1) by striking the item relating to the Chairman of the 
        National Endowment for the Arts, and
            (2) by striking the item relating to the Chairman of the 
        National Endowment for the Humanities.
    (c) Inspector General Act of 1978.--Subsection (a)(2) of the first 
section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
8G(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``the National Endowment for the Arts, 
the National Endowment for the Humanities,''.
    (d) Delta Region Preservation Commission.--Section 907(a) of 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230f(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7),
            (2) in the first paragraph (8) by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and'', and
            (3) by redesignating the first paragraph (8) as paragraph 
        (7).
    (e) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.--Section 3 of 
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 80f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4), and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively,
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``through (9)'' and 
        inserting ``through (8)'', and
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``paragraph (10)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (9)''.
    (f) Institute of Museum Services.--The Museum Services Act (20 
U.S.C. 961-969) is amended--
            (1) in section 204(a)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii), and
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
            (2) in section 205(b) by striking ``the National Endowment 
        for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities,''.
    (g) National Teacher Academies.--Section 514(b)(4) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1103c(b)(4)) is amended by striking 
``and the National Endowment for the Humanities''.
    (h) Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.--Section 932(a)(3) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134i(a)(3)) is amended by 
striking ``the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National 
Endowment for the Arts,''.
    (i) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.--Section 943(b) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134n(b)) is amended by 
striking ``the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities,''.
    (j) American Folklife Center.--Section 4(b) of the American 
Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and'' at the end,
            (2) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (5).
    (k) Japan-United States Friendship Commission.--Section 4(a) of the 
Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the semicolon at the end 
        and inserting a period, and
            (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
    (l) Standards and Systems for Outdoor Advertising Signs.--Section 
131(q)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``including the National Endowment for the Arts,''.
    (m) International Culture and Trade Center Commission.--Section 
7(c)(1) of Federal Triangle Development Act (40 U.S.C. 1106(c)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (I), and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).
    (n) Livable Cities.--The Livable Cities Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8143 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 804--
                    (A) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7), and
                    (C) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
                        inserting a period, and
                            (ii) by redesignating such paragraph as 
                        paragraph (5), and
            (2) in section 805--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``, in consultation with 
                        the Chairman,'', and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``jointly 
                        by the Secretary and the Chairman'' and 
                        inserting ``by the Secretary'',
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``and the 
                Chairman shall establish jointly'' and inserting 
                ``shall establish'',
                    (C) in subsection (c) by striking ``jointly by the 
                Secretary and the Chairman'' and inserting ``by the 
                Secretary'',
                    (D) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``consult with the Chairman 
                        and'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``jointly by the Secretary 
                        and the Chairman'' and inserting ``by the 
                        Secretary'', and
                    (E) in subsection (e) by striking ``, in 
                cooperation with the Chairman,''.
    (o) National Archives Trust Fund Board.--Section 2301 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``and the Chairman of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities''.
    (p) Conversion of Railroad Passenger Terminals.--Title 49 of the 
United States Code is amended--
            (1) in section 5562 by striking subsection (c),
            (2) in section 5563(a)(4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``or'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B), and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B),
            (3) in section 5564(c)(1)(C) by striking ``or the Chairman 
        of the National Endowment for the Arts'', and
            (4) in section 5565(c)(1)(B) by striking ``or the Chairman 
        of the National Endowment for the Arts''.
    (q) National Security Education Board.--Section 803(b) of the 
National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1903(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7), and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).
    (r) Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and 
Improvement Act of 1994.--Title IX of Public Law 103-227 (20 U.S.C. 
6001 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 921(j)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6), and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and
            (2) in section 931(h)(3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H), and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), (K), 
                and (L) as subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), and (J), 
                respectively.
    (s) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Improving 
America's Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382), is amended--
            (1) in section 2101(b) by striking ``the National Endowment 
        for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts,'',
            (2) in section 2205(c)(1)(D)--
                    (A) by striking ``the National Endowment for the 
                Arts,'' and inserting ``and'', and
                    (B) by striking ``, and the National Endowment for 
                the Humanities'',
            (3) in section 2208(d)(1)(H)(v)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``Services,'' the 
                first place it appears, and
                    (B) by striking ``, the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts'',
            (4) in section 2209(b)(1)(C)(vi) by striking ``the National 
        Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the 
        Arts,'',
            (5) in section 3121(c)(2) by striking ``the National 
        Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the 
        Arts,'',
            (6) in section 10401--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(6) by striking ``the National 
                Endowment for the Arts,'', and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``the National 
                Endowment for the Arts,'',
            (7) in section 10411(a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2), and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively,
            (8) in section 10412(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, the Chairman 
                of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the 
                Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts,'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) by striking ``the Chairman of the 
                        National Endowment for the Humanities, the 
                        Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts 
                        and'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``, or their designees,'', 
                        and
            (9) in section 10414(a)(2)(B) by striking ``by--'' and all 
        that follows through ``(iii)'', and inserting ``by''.
    (t) Delta Region Heritage; New Orleans Jazz Commission.--Public Law 
103-433 (108 Stat. 4515) is amended--
            (1) in section 1104(b) by striking ``the Chairman of the 
        National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairman of the National 
        Endowment for the Humanities,'', and
            (2) in section 1207(b)(6) by striking ``and one member from 
        recommendations submitted by the Chairman of the National 
        Endowment of the Arts,''.

SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATES; SAVINGS PROVISION.

    (a) Effective Dates.--
            (1) General effective date.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
        shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
            (2) Effective date of repealer and related conforming 
        amendments.--Sections 11 and 12 shall take effect on October 1, 
        1998.
    (b) Savings Provision.--An amendment or repeal made by this Act 
shall not apply with respect to--
            (1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
        or obligations applicable to financial assistance provided 
        before the effective date of amendment or repeal, as the case 
        may be, under the provision of law so amended or so repealed; 
        and
            (2) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
        such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
        under such provision.
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