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Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§8904 National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 89 — NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS › § 8904

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission and makes it a group of eight federal and local officials. The members are the Director of the National Park Service (who is the chair), the Architect of the Capitol, the chairmen of the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Commissioner of the GSA Public Buildings Service, and the Secretary of Defense. The commission must give advice to the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services on rules, procedures, and proposals for memorials and commemorative works in the District of Columbia and nearby areas. It must meet at least twice each year.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8904

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(a)Establishment and Composition.—
There is established the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, which shall be composed of— (1)
(2)the Architect of the Capitol;
(3)the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission;
(4)the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;
(5)the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;
(6)the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
(7)the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration; and
(8)the Secretary of Defense.
(b)Chairman.—
The Director is the Chairman of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.
(c)Advisory Role.—
The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission shall advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services (as appropriate) on policy and procedures for establishment of, and proposals to establish, commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs and on other matters concerning commemorative works in the Nation’s Capital as the Commission considers appropriate.
(d)Meetings.—
The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission shall meet at least twice annually.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8904(a), (b)40:1004(a).Pub. L. 99–652, § 4, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3651. 8904(c)40:1004(b) (1st sentence). 8904(d)40:1004(b) (last sentence).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–11 inserted “Advisory” before “Commission”. 2003—Pub. L. 108–126, § 203(d)(1), inserted “Advisory” before “Commission” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–126, § 203(d)(2), substituted “There is established the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, which shall be composed of” for “There is a National Capital Memorial Commission. The membership of the Commission consists of” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–126, § 203(d)(3), inserted “Advisory” before “Commission shall” and substituted “Services (as appropriate)” for “Services”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–126, § 203(d)(4), inserted “Advisory” before “Commission”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2003 Amendment

Amendments

by Pub. L. 108–126 not applicable to a commemorative work for which a site was approved in accordance with this chapter prior to Nov. 17, 2003, see section 205 of Pub. L. 108–126, set out as a note under section 8901 of this title. Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

40 U.S.C. § 8904

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110