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Ben Sasse: I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made…

On the recordJune 16, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 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. 2808) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 2808 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 2016''. 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 is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H)-- ``(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; ``(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; ``(3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and ``(4) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. ``(b) Capital Projects.--There is 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 2017; ``(2) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; ``(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and ``(4) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''. ____________________
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska
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govinfo.gov
Jun 16, 2016

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