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This bill would authorize $190 million from 2016 to 2020 for the maintenance, repair, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — plus capital projects for the center. The total amount of appropriations would rise from $37 million in the 2016 fiscal year to $40 million in the 2020 fiscal year.

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