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[H.R. 3504 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3504

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further define 
     the criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance.

    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 for the 
Performing Arts Authorization Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. CAPITAL REPAIR DUTIES.

    Section 4(a)(1)(G) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 
76j(a)(1)(G)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(G) with respect to the building and site of the John F. 
        Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, plan, design, and 
        construct each capital repair, replacement, improvement, 
        rehabilitation, alteration, or modification necessary to 
        maintain the functionality of the building and site at current 
        standards of life, safety, security, and accessibility;''.

SEC. 3. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DUTIES.

    Section 4(a)(1)(H)(ii) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 
76j(a)(1)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(ii) with respect to the building and site of the 
            John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, all 
            necessary maintenance, repair, and alteration of, and all 
            janitorial, security, and other services and equipment 
            necessary for the operations of, the building and site, in 
            a manner consistent with requirements for high quality 
            operations; and''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 6 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76l) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e) 
and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 12 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) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
        ``(2) $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001; and
        ``(3) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
    ``(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) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
    2001;
        ``(2) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
        ``(3) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.