---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 8904"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "8904"
heading: "National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/8904"
units:
  - "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. National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission

- (a) **Establishment and Composition.—** There is established the [National Capital](/usc/40/8702.md?p=2) Memorial Advisory [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1), 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](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1);
  - (4) the Chairman of the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) of Fine Arts;
  - (5) the Chairman of the [National Capital](/usc/40/8702.md?p=2) Planning [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1);
  - (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
  - (7) the Commissioner of the [Public Buildings](/usc/40/3301.md?p=a-5) Service of the General Services Administration; and
  - (8) the Secretary of Defense.
- (b) **Chairman.—** The Director is the Chairman of the [National Capital](/usc/40/8702.md?p=2) Memorial Advisory [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1).
- (c) **Advisory Role.—** The [National Capital](/usc/40/8702.md?p=2) Memorial Advisory [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) 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](/usc/40/8902.md?p=a-1) in [the District of Columbia and its environs](/usc/40/8902.md?p=a-2) and on other matters concerning [commemorative works](/usc/40/8902.md?p=a-1) in the Nation’s Capital as the [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) considers appropriate.
- (d) **Meetings.—** The [National Capital](/usc/40/8702.md?p=2) Memorial Advisory [Commission](/usc/40/15101.md?p=1) shall meet at least twice annually.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 108–126, title II, § 203(d), Nov. 17, 2003, 117 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7116(e)(2), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1203.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (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 Commissions

Advisory 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 sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.