117 STAT. 1348
PUBLIC LAW 108–126—NOV. 17, 2003
Public Law 108–126 108th Congress An Act Nov. 17, 2003 [H.R. 1442] District of Columbia.
To authorize the design and construction of a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER SEC. 101. VISITOR CENTER.
Public Law 96–297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 6. VISITOR CENTER.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., is authorized to construct a visitor center at or near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia, or its environs, subject to the provisions of this section, in order to better inform and educate the public about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam War. ‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The visitor center shall be located underground. ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION ON DESIGN PHASE.—The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., shall consult with educators, veterans groups, and the National Park Service in developing the proposed design of the visitor center. ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, shall apply, including provisions related to the siting, design, construction, and maintenance of the visitor center, and the visitor center shall be considered a commemorative work for the purposes of that Act, except that— ‘‘(1) final approval of the visitor center shall not be withheld; ‘‘(2) the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 8908 of title 40, United States Code, requiring further approval by law for the location of a commemorative work within Area I and prohibiting the siting of a visitor center within the Reserve shall not apply; ‘‘(3) the size of the visitor center shall be limited to the minimum necessary—
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