[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3504 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3504


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 4 (legislative day, June 2), 1998

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.