Commemorative Works Act

Commemorative Works Act of 1986
99th United States Congress
Congress
Citation	PL 99-652; 40 United States Code 89, Sections 8901 to 8909
Enacted by	Congress
Enacted	October 16, 1986
Signed	November 14, 1986
Legislative history
Bill title	H.R. 4378; S. 2522
Introduced by	Mo Udall
Introduced	May 5, 1986
Committee report	H.Rept. No. 99-574 (Interior and Insular Affairs) S.Rept. No. 99-421 (Energy and Natural Resources)
Summary
To provide standards for placement of commemorative works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes

The Commemorative Works Act of 1986 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 99–652; 40 U.S.C. ch. 89) (CWA) is a United States federal law which bars the construction of commemorative works near the National Mall and on federal land in the National Capital Area unless they are approved by the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (NCMAC). The law also establishes criteria a memorial must meet in order to be approved the NCMAC, and establishes a seven-year deadline by which construction must begin or the memorial loses its congressional authorization. As of April 2014, the law has been amended five times, most notably by the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–126 (text) (PDF)).