§2108 Pacific War Memorial and Other Historical and Memorial Sites on Corregidor

Summary

After the Philippines and the United States make an agreement, the American Battle Monuments Commission must restore, run, and care for the Pacific War Memorial and other historic sites on Corregidor. The Commission may hire staff and can get help from other U.S. agencies if those agencies are paid back. The Commission may raise and accept private donations and must put those gifts into a special Treasury fund. The Commission will use private money unless government funds are provided under the law. The special fund in the Treasury holds the donations and any investments or obligations tied to them. The Commission chair deposits gifts there. The Treasury credits interest and sale proceeds. Money not needed right away can be invested in U.S. government interest‑bearing obligations chosen by the chair. Any extra funds above the project costs, as the chair decides, go back to the Treasury to repay government spending. Up to $6,000,000 is authorized for restoration planning and construction, plus whatever is needed to operate and maintain the sites.