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 108 STAT. 1794 PUBLIC LAW 103-321—AUG. 26, 1994 (2) By redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections: "(b) A military commemorative work may be authorized only to commemorate a war or similar mggor military conflict or to commemorate any branch of the Armed Forces. No commemorative work commemorating a lesser conflict or a unit of an Armed Force shall be authorized. Commemorative works to a war or similar major military conflict shall not be authorized until at least 10 years after the officially designated end of the event. "(c) A commemorative work commemorating an event, individual, or group of individuals, other than a military commemorative work as described in subsection (b) of this section, shall not be authorized until after the 25th anniversary of the event, death of the individual, or death of the last surviving member of the group.". (c) SPECIFIC CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO AREAS I AND IL— Section 6 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1006) is amended to read as follows: "SPECIFIC CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO AREA I AND AREA II "SEC. 6. (a) AREA L—The Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) may, after seeking the advice of the National Capital Memorial Commission, recommend the location of a commemorative work in Area I only if the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) determines that the subject of the commemorative work is of preeminent historical and lasting significance to the Nation. The Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) shall notify the National Capital Memorial Commission and the committees of Congress specified in section 3(b) of the recommendation by the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) that a commemorative work should be located in Area L The location of a commemorative work in Area I shall be deemed not authorized, unless, not later than 150 calendar days after such notification, the recommendation is approved by law. "(b) AREA IL—Commemorative works of subjects of lasting historical significance to the American people may be located in Area IL". (d) SITE AND DESIGN AppROVAL.Section 7 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1007) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking out "commencing construction of the commemorative work" and inserting in lieu thereof "requesting the permit for the construction of the commemorative work"; (2) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a)— (A) by inserting "the selection of alternative sites and designs for" after "regarding"; and (B) by striking out the second sentence; / (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking out "and the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate)"; and (4) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by inserting "(but not limited by)" after "guided b)r". (e) CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. —(1) Section 8(a)(3) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(a)(3)) is amended by striking out "contracts for construction and drawings" and inserting in lieu thereof "contract documents for construction". (2) Section 8 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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