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[H.R. 5294 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5294

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 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 2004''.

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, 2006, and 
    2007.
    ``(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, 2006, and 
    2007.''.

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 construction of the 
        Project, the Secretary shall establish a Project Team.
            ``(B) Membership.--The Project 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 Project Team 
            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.--Notwithstanding section 5(e), 
    any decision by the Board that will significantly affect, as 
    determined by the Project Team in consultation with the Board, 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 following:
    ``(g) GAO Review.--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 Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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