John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2019

II Calendar No. 72 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1061 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. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 8, 2019 Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works APRIL 10, 2019 Reported by Mr. BARRASSO, without amendment A BILL 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen- 4 ter Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 1061 RS SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 1 Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 2 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and 3 (b) and inserting the following: 4 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.— 5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 6 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H)— 7 ‘‘(1) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 8 ‘‘(2) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 9 ‘‘(3) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 10 ‘‘(4) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 11 ‘‘(5) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 12 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There are authorized to 13 be appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs 14 (F) and (G) of section 4(a)(1)— 15 ‘‘(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 16 ‘‘(2) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 17 ‘‘(3) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 18 ‘‘(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 19 ‘‘(5) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 20 SEC. 3. COMMEMORATION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CEN- 21 TER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. 22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 23 gress that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 24 Arts (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Center’’)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 1061 RS (1) recognize the year 2021 as the 50th anni- 1 versary of the opening of the Center; 2 (2) acknowledge and commemorate the mission 3 of the Center as a national center for the performing 4 arts and a national memorial to President John F. 5 Kennedy; and 6 (3) recognize that the year 2018 is the 60th an- 7 niversary of the signing of the National Cultural 8 Center Act (now known as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy 9 Center Act’’) (20 U.S.C. 76h et seq.), signed into 10 law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on Sep- 11 tember 2, 1958. 12 (b) AUTHORIZATION FOR PLAQUE.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall place with- 14 in the Center a plaque containing an inscription to 15 commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of 16 the National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h et 17 seq.) by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 18 (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The plaque shall be— 19 (A)(i) not less than 6 square feet in size; 20 and 21 (ii) not more than 18 square feet in size; 22 (B) of any shape that the Trustees of the 23 Center determine to be appropriate; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •S 1061 RS (C) placed at a location within the Center 1 approximate to the Eisenhower Theater that 2 the Trustees of the Center determine to be ap- 3 propriate. 4 (3) FUNDING.— 5 (A) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may 6 be used to design, procure, or install the plaque. 7 (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 8 not affect the payment of salaries, expenses, 9 and benefits otherwise authorized by law for 10 members and employees of the Center who par- 11 ticipate in carrying out this subsection. 12 (4) PRIVATE FUNDRAISING AUTHORIZED.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may solicit 14 and accept private contributions for the design, 15 procurement, and installation of the plaque. 16 (B) ACCOUNTING.—The Center may— 17 (i) establish an account into which 18 any contributions received pursuant to sub- 19 paragraph (A) shall be deposited; and 20 (ii) maintain documentation of any 21 contributions received pursuant to sub- 22 paragraph (A). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS Calendar No. 72 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1061 A BILL To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to au- thorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes. APRIL 10, 2019 Reported without amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S1061.RS S1061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS