36 CFR § 401.8 - Requirement for Commission approval.

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title: "36 CFR § 401.8 - Requirement for Commission approval."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "401.8"
section_name: "Requirement for Commission approval."
chapter_name: "AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS"
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authority: "36 U.S.C 2105; 36 U.S.C. 2106"
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# 401.8 Requirement for Commission approval.

No administrative agency of the United States Government may give assistance to build a memorial unless the plan for the memorial has been approved by the Commission. In deciding whether to approve a memorial request the Commission will apply the criteria set forth in § 401.9.