[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30387-30388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10882]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2022 / 
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                Proclamation 10396 of May 13, 2022

                
National Defense Transportation Day and National 
                Transportation Week, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In 1919, Army Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower 
                joined a cross-country convoy of trucks and tanks to 
                determine if our Nation had the capacity to transport 
                military assets. He discovered a poorly connected 
                patchwork of roads that were unsafe for civilians and 
                unsuitable for our military needs. When he became the 
                President 34 years later, Dwight Eisenhower made 
                connecting the Nation a top priority by creating the 
                unprecedented Interstate Highway System that linked the 
                country to coast-to-coast travel and commerce, 
                revolutionized public safety, and unleashed America's 
                unrivaled sense of discovery and exploration.

                Today, America's transportation system weaves together 
                distant communities into one Nation, making our economy 
                more competitive in the global market and enabling our 
                American way of life. On National Defense 
                Transportation Day and during National Transportation 
                Week, we recognize the importance of our Nation's 
                infrastructure to our national and economic security.

                We also recognize that our transportation systems are 
                not equally accessible to all groups. They link some 
                neighborhoods while undermining, dividing, and leaving 
                others behind. They create pollution and contribute to 
                climate change. In addition, many of our roads, 
                bridges, waterways, and airports that were once ranked 
                among the best in the world have fallen into disrepair 
                due to neglect and lack of investment.

                That is why last year I signed the Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law--the largest investment in America's 
                infrastructure since President Dwight Eisenhower and 
                the largest single investment ever in our roads, 
                bridges, passenger rail, and public transit. These 
                historic investments are funding crucial repairs to the 
                infrastructure that our Nation relies on so heavily for 
                interstate commerce and national security. The law also 
                modernizes our Nation's ports and waterways, 
                strengthening our supply chains, our economic growth, 
                and our global competitiveness while protecting 
                communities from the accelerating impact of climate 
                change.

                Working together, governments at every level will be 
                positioned to deliver tangible results for the American 
                people--safer roads, better public transit options, and 
                a national network of electric vehicle charging 
                infrastructure. We will reconnect communities and 
                create good-paying jobs, building and maintaining 
                infrastructure projects that are funded by this 
                landmark legislation.

                During National Transportation Week, we acknowledge the 
                importance of our transportation infrastructure and 
                honor the men and women who design, build, operate, and 
                maintain it. We also recognize transportation workers 
                who serve traveling Americans every day. As we enter a 
                new era in transportation infrastructure, my 
                Administration will continue to support our Nation's 
                evolving transportation needs to fuel long-term 
                economic growth and improve the quality of life for all 
                Americans.

                In recognition of the ongoing contributions of our 
                Nation's transportation system and in honor of the 
                devoted professionals who work to sustain

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                its tradition of excellence, the United States Congress 
                has requested, by joint resolution approved May 16, 
                1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120), that the President 
                designate the third Friday in May of each year as 
                ``National Defense Transportation Day'' and, by joint 
                resolution approved May 14, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 133), that 
                the week in which that Friday falls be designated as 
                ``National Transportation Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                Friday, May 20, 2022, as National Defense 
                Transportation Day and May 15 through May 21, 2022, as 
                National Transportation Week. I urge all Americans to 
                observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies, 
                programs, and activities as we show our appreciation to 
                those who build and operate our Nation's transportation 
                systems.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2022-10882
Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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