Home > 105th Congressional Bills > H.R. 1085 (ih) To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances,...H.R. 1085 (ih) To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances,...
H.R.1085
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general
and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances,
ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code,
``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TITLE 36, UNITED STATES CODE.
Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to
patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, are
revised, codified, and enacted as title 36, United States Code,
``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations'',
as follows:
TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle Sec.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES....................101
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS...............................10101
TREATY OBLIGATION ORGANIZATIONS...................................300101
SUBTITLE I--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
PART A--OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
Chapter Sec.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES...................................101
NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH.....................301
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES....................................501
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS......................
CLEANUP DAY........................................................701
MISCELLANEOUS........................................................901
PART B--UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION................................2101
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL............................2301
PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE...................
WITH DISABILITIES.................................................2501
PART A--OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
CHAPTER 1--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec.
101. American Heart Month.
102. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
103. Cancer Control Month.
104. Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.
105. Child Health Day.
106. Citizenship Day.
107. Columbus Day.
108. Constitution Week.
109. Father's Day.
110. Flag Day.
111. Gold Star Mother's Day.
112. Honor America Days.
113. Law Day, U.S.A.
114. Leif Erikson Day.
115. Loyalty Day.
116. Memorial Day.
117. Mother's Day.
118. National Aviation Day.
119. National Day of Prayer.
120. National Defense Transportation Day.
121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
122. National Flag Week.
123. National Forest Products Week.
124. National Freedom Day.
125. National Grandparents Day.
126. National Hispanic Heritage Month.
127. National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
128. National Maritime Day.
129. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
130. National Poison Prevention Week.
131. National Safe Boating Week.
132. National School Lunch Week.
133. National Transportation Week.
134. Pan American Aviation Day.
135. Parents' Day.
136. Peace Officers Memorial Day.
137. Police Week.
138. Save Your Vision Week.
139. Steelmark Month.
140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day.
141. Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
142. White Cane Safety Day.
143. Wright Brothers Day.
Sec. 101. American Heart Month
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating February as American Heart Month;
(2) inviting the chief executive officers of the States,
territories, and possessions of the United States to issue
proclamations designating February as American Heart Month; and
(3) urging the people of the United States to recognize the
nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and to
support all essential programs required to solve the problem.
Sec. 102. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
(a) Designation.--May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
(b) Proclamations.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States, and the chief
executive officers of each State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau
are requested to issue each year proclamations calling on the people of
their respective jurisdictions, to observe Asian/Pacific American
Heritage Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
Sec. 103. Cancer Control Month
(a) General.--The President is requested--
(1) to issue each year a proclamation designating April as
Cancer Control Month; and
(2) to invite each year the chief executive officers of the
States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue
proclamations designating April as Cancer Control Month.
(b) Contents of Proclamations.--As part of those proclamations, the
chief executive officers and President are requested to invite the
medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals
interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education
and other cooperative means to unite during Cancer Control Month in a
public dedication to the program and in a concerted effort to make the
people of the United States aware of the need for the program.
Sec. 104. Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
(a) Designation.--The first Saturday after Labor Day is Carl Garner
Federal Lands Cleanup Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President shall issue a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to observe Carl Garner Federal Lands
Cleanup Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
However, activities may be undertaken in individual States on a day
other than the first Saturday after Labor Day if a manager of Federal
land decides that an alternative date is more appropriate because of
climatological or other factors.
Sec. 105. Child Health Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the first Monday in October as Child Health
Day; and
(2) inviting all agencies and organizations interested in child
welfare to unite on Child Health Day in observing exercises that
will make the people of the United States aware of the fundamental
necessity of a year-round program to protect and develop the health
of the children of the United States.
Sec. 106. Citizenship Day
(a) Designation.--September 17 is Citizenship Day.
(b) Purpose.--Citizenship Day commemorates the formation and
signing on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution and recognizes all
who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.
(c) Proclamation.--The President may issue each year a proclamation
calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of
the United States on all Government buildings on Citizenship Day and
inviting the people of the United States to observe Citizenship Day, in
schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate
ceremonies.
(d) State and Local Observances.--The civil and educational
authorities of States, counties, cities, and towns are urged to make
plans for the proper observance of Citizenship Day and for the complete
instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as
citizens of the United States and of the State and locality in which
they reside.
Sec. 107. Columbus Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the second Monday in October as Columbus Day;
(2) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Columbus Day; and
(3) inviting the people of the United States to observe
Columbus Day, in schools and churches, or other suitable places,
with appropriate ceremonies that express the public sentiment
befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America.
Sec. 108. Constitution Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating September 17 through September 23 as
Constitution Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
Constitution Week, in schools, churches, and other suitable places,
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Sec. 109. Father's Day
(a) Designation.--The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
(1) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Father's Day;
(2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate ceremonies;
and
(3) urging the people of the United States to offer public and
private expressions of Father's Day to the abiding love and
gratitude they have for their fathers.
Sec. 110. Flag Day
(a) Designation.--June 14 is Flag Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation--
(1) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag
Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day
as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the
Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag
of the United States.
Sec. 111. Gold Star Mother's Day
(a) Designation.--The last Sunday in September is Gold Star
Mother's Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and the
people of the United States to display the flag and hold appropriate
meetings at homes, churches, or other suitable places, on Gold Star
Mother's Day as a public expression of the love, sorrow, and reverence
of the people for Gold Star Mothers.
Sec. 112. Honor America Days
(a) Designation.--The 21 days from Flag Day through Independence
Day is a period to honor America.
(b) Congressional Declaration.--Congress declares that there be
public gatherings and activities during that period at which the people
of the United States can celebrate and honor their country in an
appropriate way.
Sec. 113. Law Day, U.S.A.
(a) Designation.--May 1 is Law Day, U.S.A.
(b) Purpose.--Law Day, U.S.A., is a special day of celebration by
the people of the United States--
(1) in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of
their loyalty to the United States and of their rededication to the
ideals of equality and justice under law in their relations with
each other and with other countries; and
(2) for the cultivation of the respect for law that is so vital
to the democratic way of life.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
(1) calling on all public officials to display the flag of the
United States on all Government buildings on Law Day, U.S.A.; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Law
Day, U.S.A., with appropriate ceremonies and in other appropriate
ways, through public entities and private organizations and in
schools and other suitable places.
Sec. 114. Leif Erikson Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation designating
October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.
Sec. 115. Loyalty Day
(a) Designation.--May 1 is Loyalty Day.
(b) Purpose.--Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of
loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of
American freedom.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
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