36 U.S.C. § 2105 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 36. Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations § 2105. Monuments built by the United States Government

(a) Memorials.--The American Battle Monuments Commission shall prepare plans and estimates to build suitable memorials commemorating the service of American Armed Forces, and shall build and maintain memorials in the United States and, as the Commission decides, at any place outside the United States where the Armed Forces have served since April 6, 1917.

(b) Architecture and art.--The Commission shall build and maintain works of architecture and art in United States cemeteries located outside the United States and the territories and possessions of the United States that are permanent cemeteries. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain works of architecture and art built by the Commission in the National Cemetery System, as described in section 2400(b) of title 38.

(d) Approval by National Commission of Fine Arts.--A design for a memorial must be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts before the Commission can accept it.