text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
  
      Congress finds that Federal buildings, through the integration of 
  permanent works of art with architecture, should engage and represent 
  the diverse social, cultural, and historic characteristics of the 
  communities in which the Federal buildings are located and serve.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      As used in this Act:
              (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
          Administrator of the General Services Administration or a 
          designee of the Administrator.
              (2) Agency fine arts officer.--The term ``agency fine arts 
          officer'' means the General Services Administration official 
          with technical and professional agencywide oversight 
          responsibility for the fine arts programs of the agency.
              (3) Artist.--The term ``artist'' means any individual, 
          partnership, corporation, association, or other entity that 
          creates a work of art.
              (4) Work of art.--The term ``work of art'' includes a 
          painting, sculpture, work on paper, literary or poetic 
          inscription, large-scale crafts (such as mosaics, ceramics, and 
          tapestries), environmental art, or architectural art integrated 
          into a building. A work of art is one that exists only in a 
          single copy unless the Federal Government has given the artist 
          written permission to fabricate actual size reproductions.
              (5) Federal building.--The term ``Federal building'' means 
          any public building, along with the grounds, approaches, and 
          appurtenances of the building, under the jurisdiction of the 
          Administrator, that attracts, or is expected to attract, 
          significant public use.
              (6) Project.--The term ``project'' means an existing or new 
          building and site, including the art project, and all repair 
          and alteration construction relating to a building.
              (7) Art project.--The term ``art project'' means the 
          commissioning of works of art by the Administrator.
              (8) Art project funding.--The term ``art project funding'' 
          means the total funds allocated to a project for commissioning 
          a work of art.
              (9) Community representatives.--The term ``community 
          representatives'' includes art professionals or members of the 
          lay public invited or in attendance at art project meetings 
          held by the Administrator to solicit comments on a proposed art 
          project.
  
  SEC. 4. COMMISSION AND CONTRACTS FOR WORKS OF ART.
  
      (a) Art Funding for New Buildings.--
              (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not 
          less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds made available for 
          new construction, building purchase, acquisition, or 
          prospectus-level repair and alteration projects shall be made 
          available for art projects for the building.
              (2) Increase in amount.--The Administrator may increase the 
          percentage amount specified in paragraph (1) for a project 
          warranting more artwork, such as a building with exceptional 
          public space whose architectural character and scale would 
          accommodate and be significantly enhanced by large-scale, high-
          quality artwork.
              (3) Exception.--The Administrator may decrease the 
          percentage amount specified in paragraph (1), specifying 
          reasons for decreasing the amount, for a project warranting 
          less artwork such as--
                      (A) a building with little or no public use or 
                  access; or
                      (B) a building with sufficient previously acquired 
                  artwork.
      (b) Planning.--The preliminary planning and design of each new 
  Federal building shall include planning for art commissions.
      (c) Commissioning.--
              (1) Authority.--The Administrator shall commission works of 
          art by living American artists to be placed in Federal 
          buildings.
              (2) Amount of commission.--The commission award shall be 
          based on a fixed price.
              (3) Selection.--In commissioning works of art, the 
          Administrator shall select artists based upon--
                      (A) the artistic merit of the previous work of the 
                  artist;
                      (B) the estimated value of the proposed work of 
                  art, and the scope, complexity, and professional nature 
                  of the work of art;
                      (C) the artistic media;
                      (D) the social, cultural, and aesthetic judgments 
                  of the local and regional community;
                      (E) the interest in giving expression to the 
                  vitality and diversity of American life; and
                      (F) the professional review of the agency fine arts 
                  officer.
      (d) Procedures.--
              (1) Establishment of procedures.--The Administrator shall 
          establish such procedures as are necessary to commission works 
          of art, with an emphasis on the participation of community 
          representatives.
              (2) Failure to negotiate contract.--If the Administrator is 
          unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the selected 
          artist, negotiations shall be terminated. The Administrator 
          should undertake negotiations with alternate artists in order 
          of merit.
              (3) Exemption from federal property and administrative 
          services act.--Commissioning of art under this Act shall not be 
          subject to title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
          Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.).
              (4) Publicity.--The Administrator shall publicize each 
          prospective art project and shall give artists a reasonable 
          period of time to respond for consideration.
      (e) Maintenance of Artwork.--The Administrator shall provide for 
  necessary services to maintain and preserve the works of art in a state 
  of high quality.
      (f) Registry of Portfolios.--The agency fine arts officer shall 
  maintain a registry of portfolios and statements of qualifications for 
  artists interested in being considered for art projects.
target: Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993 - Requires at least one half of one percent of funds made available for new construction, building purchase, acquisition, or prospectus-level repair and alteration projects to be made available for art projects for each Federal building, except when the Administrator of the General Services Administration or a designee may increase or decrease that percentage under specified conditions. 
  Requires the preliminary planning and design of each new Federal building to include planning for art commissions. 
  Directs the Administrator to commission works of art by living American artists to be placed in Federal buildings. 
  Sets forth requirements for commission amount, selection standards, procedures, artwork maintenance, and registry of portfolios.
feat_title: Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993