36 CFR § 404.2 - Authority and functions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s404.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 404.2 - Authority and functions."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "404.2"
section_name: "Authority and functions."
chapter_name: "AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538 (5 U.S.C. 552 note)."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 29622, May 18, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "404"
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# 404.2 Authority and functions.

The general functions of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC or Commission), as provided by statute, 36 U.S.C. 2101 *et seq.,* are to build and maintain suitable memorials commemorating the service of American Armed Forces and to maintain permanent American military cemeteries in foreign countries.