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 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1273 subsection (c) of this section, the Commission shall deposit transferred amounts as provided in section 2103(e) of this title. (c) ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPAIR OR LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS.— In assuming responsibility for a war memorial under subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section, the Commission may arrange with the sponsors of the memorial to provide for repair or long-term maintenance of the memorial. An amount transferred to the Commission for the purpose of this subsection shall be deposited by the Commission in the fund established under subsection (d) of this section. (d) FUND FOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPAIR OR LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS.— (1) There is a fund in the Treasury that is available to the Commission for expenses of repair and long-term maintenance of memorials for which the Commission • has made arrangements under subsection (c) of this section. The fund consists of— (A) amounts deposited into, and interest and proceeds credited to, the fund under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and (B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3) of this subsection. (2) The Commission shall deposit into the fund the amounts that are accepted under subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund. (3) The Secretary shall invest any part of the fund that the Commission decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal and interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Commission decides has a maturity suitable for the fund. (4) The Commission shall separately account for all amounts deposited in and expended from the fund for each war memorial for which an arrangement for repair or long-term maintenance is made under subsection (c) of this section. (e) DEMOLITION OF WAR MEMORIAL BUILT IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND DISPOSITION OF SITE. — The Commission may take necessary action to demolish any war memorial built outside the United States by a citizen of the United States, a State, a political subdivision of a State, a governmental authority (except a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government), a foreign agency, or a private association and to dispose of the site of the memorial in a way the Commission decides is proper, if— (1) the appropriate foreign authorities agree to the demolition; and (2)(A) the sponsor of the memorial consents to the demolition; or (B) the memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable effort by the Commission has failed— (i) to persuade the sponsor to maintain the memorial at a standard acceptable to the Commission; or (ii) to locate the sponsor.

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