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97 STAT. 1388 PUBLIC LAW 98-205—DEC. 2, 1983 20 USC 76j. Memorials or plaques. Interstate Highway 66, Va. Demonstration project. SEC. 4. Section 4 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 4." and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall assure that after the date of enactment of this subsec- tion, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to— "(A) any plaque acknowledging a gift from a foreign country; "(B) any plaque on a theater chair or a theater box acknowl- edging the gift of such chair or box; and "(C) any inscription on the marble walls in the north or south galleries, the Hall of States, or the Hall of Nations acknowledg- ing a major contribution; which plaque or inscription is permitted under policies of the Board in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection! "(3) For purposes of this subsection, testimonials and benefit performances shall not be construed to be memorials.". SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and the Secretary of Transportation's decision on Interstate Highway 66, Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Virginia, dated January 5, 1977, the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia, shall carry out a demonstration project on Interstate Highway 66 in Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Virginia for a period not less than 12 months commencing within 60 days of the enact- ment of this section. The Commonwealth of Virginia shall restrict the use of such highway between 1-495 and the District of Columbia to high occupancy vehicles carrying three or more passengers during the hours of 7 o'clock ante meridiem to 9 o'clock ante meridiem on Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, on eastbound lanes and during the hours of 4 o'clock post meridiem to 6 o'clock post meridiem on Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, on westbound lanes during the demonstration period. High occupancy vehicle requirements shall not apply to vehicles entering 1-66 or the