§8904 — Title 40 Public Buildings, Property, and Works | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission and puts eight top officials on it, from agencies like the National Park Service, the Architect of the Capitol, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., the Secretary of Defense, the GSA Public Buildings Service Commissioner, and the chairs of three memorial, arts, and planning commissions. The National Park Service Director is the chair. The commission must advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services about policies and proposals for memorials in Washington, D.C., and nearby areas. It must meet at least twice a year.

Title 40, §8904

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(a)There is established the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, which shall be composed of—

(1)the Director of the National Park Service;

(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)The Director is the Chairman of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.

(c)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)The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission shall meet at least twice annually.

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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).

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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”.

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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.

§8904 National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission

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Title 40, §8904

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