[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE 
                            PERFORMING ARTS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 348, S. 1757.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1757) to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to 
     authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for 
     the Performing Arts.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, with an amendment, as follows:

       [Strike the part shown in the black brackets and insert the 
     part shown in italic.]

                                S. 1757

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE JOHN F. 
                   KENNEDY CENTER.

       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 through 
     2008.
       ``(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 through 
     2008.''.]
       ``(1) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006; 
     and
       ``(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal years 2007 and 2008.''.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee amendment be agreed to the bill, as amended, be read a third 
time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en 
bloc, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1757), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 1757

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE JOHN F. 
                   KENNEDY CENTER.

       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 through 
     2008.
       ``(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;
       ``(2) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006; 
     and
       ``(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal years 2007 and 2008.''.

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