36 CFR § 404.3 - Organization.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s404.3"
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title: "36 CFR § 404.3 - Organization."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "404.3"
section_name: "Organization."
chapter_name: "AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 404.3 Organization.

(a) *Personnel.* (1) The Commission is composed of not more than 11 members appointed by the President.

(2) The day to day operation of the Commission is under the direction of a Secretary appointed by the President.

(3) Principal officials subordinate to the Secretary include the Deputy Secretary, Chief Operating Officer, Chief of Staff, Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief of Human Resources and Administration, Chief Information Officer, Director of Cemetery Operations, Executive Engineer, General Counsel, and Public Affairs Officer.

(4) The Commission also creates temporary offices when tasked with major additional responsibilities not of a permanent nature.

(b) *Locations.* (1) The principal office of the American Battle Monuments Commission is located at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 696-6900.

(2) The American Battle Monuments Commission maintains an overseas field office in Paris, France, and cemetery offices at 25 locations in Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, the Philippines, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom.