[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 201, S. 1359.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1359) 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.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be
considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 1359) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1359
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 2017''.
SEC. 2. 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 are
authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out
section 4(a)(1)(H)--
``(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
``(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
``(3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
``(4) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
``(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) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
``(2) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
``(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
``(4) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR PLAQUE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (referred
to in this Act as the ``Center'') should--
(1) recognize the year 2018 as the 60th anniversary of the
National Cultural Center Act (now known as the ``John F.
Kennedy Center Act'') (20 U.S.C. 76h et seq.), signed into
law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 2, 1958;
and
(2) establish commemorative displays honoring President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and the history of the National Cultural
Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h et seq.) during the year 2018.
(b) Authorization for Plaque.--The Center shall place
within the Center a plaque containing an inscription to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the
National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h et seq.) by
President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Specifications.--The plaque shall be--
(1)(A) not less than 6 square feet in size; and
(B) not more than 18 square feet in size;
(2) of any shape that the Trustees of the Center determine
to be appropriate; and
(3) placed at a location within the Center approximate to
the Eisenhower Theater that the Trustees of the Center
determine to be appropriate.
(d) Funding.--
(1) In general.--No Federal funds may be used to design,
procure, or install the plaque.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not affect the payment
of salaries, expenses, and benefits otherwise authorized by
law for members and employees of the Center who participate
in carrying out this section.
(e) Private Fundraising Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Center shall solicit and accept
private contributions for the design, procurement, and
installation of the plaque.
(2) Accounting.--The Center shall--
(A) establish an account into which any contributions
received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited; and
(B) maintain documentation of any contributions received
pursuant to paragraph (1).
SEC. 4. COMMEMORATION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Center should--
(1) recognize the year 2021 as the 50th anniversary of the
opening of the Center; and
(2) appropriately acknowledge and commemorate the mission
of the Center as a national center for the performing arts
and a national memorial to President John F. Kennedy.
(b) Authorization for Displays and Programs.--The Center
may create displays and programs that memorialize the opening
of the Center and the programmatic legacy of the Center since
its opening in 1971.
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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