PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3345 of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American soldier in Europe, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1923 (36 U.S.C. 125(b)(2)), is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after "(2)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(B) In assuming responsibility for a war memorial under paragraph (1), the Commission may enter into arrangements with the sponsors of the memorial to provide for the repair or long-term maintenance of the memorial. Any funds transferred to the Commission for the purpose of this subparagraph shall, in lieu of subparagraph (A), be deposited by the Commission in the fund established by paragraph (3). "(3)(A) There is established in the Treasury a fund which shall be available to the Commission for expenses for the maintenance and repair of memorials with respect to which the Commission enters into arrangements under paragraph (2)(B). The fund shall consist of (i) amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds credited, under subparagraph (B), and (ii) obligations obtained under subparagraph (C). "(B) The Commission shall deposit in the fund such amounts from private contributions as may be accepted under paragraph (2)(B). The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund. "(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the fund that, as determined by the Commission, is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States that, as determined by the Commission, has a maturity suitable for the fund. "(D) The Commission shall separately account for all moneys deposited in and expended from the fund with respect to each war memorial for which an arrangement for the repair or longterm maintenance of the memorial is entered to under paragraph (2)(B).". (b) ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES RELATING TO RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 14. (a) The Commission shall have a system of financial 36 USC l38d. controls to enable the Commission to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) and section 5(b)(3)(D). "(b) The Commission shall— "(1) by March 1 of each year (beginning with 1998)— "(A) prepare a financial statement which covers all accounts and associated activities of the Commission for the preceding fiscal year and is consistent with the requirements of section 3515 of title 31, United States Code; and "(B) submit the financial statement, together with a narrative summary, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives; and "(2) obtain an audit by the Comptroller General of the United States of each financial statement prepared under paragraph (1)(A), which shall be conducted in accordance with
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