§ 116. Memorial Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation—
(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day
by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent
peace;
(2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which the
people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace;
(3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer at
that time; and
(4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and the
period of prayer.
§ 117. Mother’s Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—The 2d Sunday in May is 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 on the people of the United States
to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places, on Mother’s Day
as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the United
States.
§ 118. National Aviation Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating August 19 as National Aviation Day;
(2) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag
of the United States on all Government buildings on National Aviation
Day; and
(3) inviting the people of the United States to observe National Avia-
tion Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in avia-
tion in the United States.
§ 119. National Day of Prayer
The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first
Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the
United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in
groups, and as individuals.
§ 120. National Defense Transportation Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the 3d Friday in May as National Defense Transpor-
tation Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States, including labor, manage-
ment, users, and investors, in all communities served by the various
forms of transportation to observe National Defense Transportation Day
by appropriate ceremonies that will give complete recognition to the im-
portance to each community and its people of the transportation system
of the United States and the maintenance of the facilities of the system
in the most modern state of adequacy to serve the needs of the United
States in times of peace and in national defense.
§ 121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month
(a) DESIGNATION.—October is National Disability Employment Awareness
Month.
(b) CEREMONIES.—Appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout the
United States during National Disability Employment Awareness Month to
enlist public support for, and interest in, the employment of workers with dis-
abilities who are otherwise qualified. Governors, mayors, heads of other gov-
ernmental entities, and interested organizations and individuals are invited
to participate in the ceremonies.
(c) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a suit-
able proclamation.
§ 122. National Flag Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the week in which June 14 falls as National Flag
Week; and
(2) calling on citizens to display the flag of the United States during
National Flag Week.
§ 123. National Forest Products Week
(a) DESIGNATION.—The week beginning on the 3d Sunday in October is
National Forest Products Week.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation calling on the people of the United States to observe National Forest
Products Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
§ 124. National Freedom Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation designating February
1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by Abraham Lincoln
on February 1, 1865, of the joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the
House of Representatives that proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitu-
tion.
§ 125. National Grandparents Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day as Na-
tional Grandparents Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States and interested groups
and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities.
§ 126. National Hispanic Heritage Month
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating September 15–October 15 as National Hispanic Herit-
age Month; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States, especially the edu-
cational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
§ 127. National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—July 27 of each year until 2003 is National Korean
War Veterans Armistice Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation calling on—
(1) the people of the United States to observe National Korean War
Veterans Armistice Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United
States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and individ-
uals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff on July 27 of each
year until 2003 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their
service in Korea.
§ 128. National Maritime Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—May 22 is National Maritime Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation calling on—
(1) the people of the United States to observe National Maritime Day
by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes or other suit-
able places; and
(2) United States Government officials to display the flag on all Gov-
ernment buildings on National Maritime Day.
§ 129. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—December 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation calling on—
(1) the people of the United States to observe National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United
States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and individ-
uals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff each December 7
in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl
Harbor.
§ 130. National Poison Prevention Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation designating
the 3d week in March as National Poison Prevention Week to aid in encour-
aging the people of the United States to learn of the dangers of accidental
poisoning and to take preventive measures that are warranted by the serious-
ness of the danger.
§ 131. National Safe Boating Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation designating
the 7-day period ending on the last Friday before Memorial Day as National
Safe Boating Week.
§ 132. National School Lunch Week
(a) DESIGNATION.—The week beginning on the 2d Sunday in October is
National School Lunch Week.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation calling on the people of the United States to observe National School
Lunch Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
§ 133. National Transportation Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the week that includes the 3d Friday of May as Na-
tional Transportation Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe National Trans-
portation Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities as a tribute
to the men and women who, night and day, move goods and individuals
throughout the United States.
§ 134. Pan American Aviation Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day; and
(2) calling on all officials of the United States Government, the chief
executive offices of the States, territories, and possessions of the United
States, and all citizens to participate in the observance of Pan American
Aviation Day to further, and stimulate interest in, aviation in the Amer-
ican countries as an important stimulus to the further development of
more rapid communications and a cultural development between the
countries of the Western Hemisphere.
§ 135. Parents’ Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—The 4th Sunday in July is Parents’ Day.
(b) RECOGNITION.—All private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State,
and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize
Parents’ Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in
furtherance of recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in
bringing up their children.
§ 136. Peace Officers Memorial Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of
Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty;
(2) directing United States Government officials to display the flag of
the United States at halfstaff on all Government buildings on Peace Offi-
cers Memorial Day, as provided by section 7(m) of title 4; and
(3) inviting State and local governments and the people of the United
States to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day with appropriate cere-
monies and activities, including the display of the flag at halfstaff.
§ 137. Police Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the week in which May 15 occurs as Police Week in
recognition of the service given by men and women who stand guard to
protect the people of the United States through law enforcement; and
(2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the United
States to observe Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities,
including the display of the flag at halfstaff.
§ 138. Save Your Vision Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the first week in March as Save Your Vision Week;
(2) inviting the governors and mayors of State and local governments
to issue proclamations designating the first week in March as Save Your
Vision Week;
(3) inviting the communications media, health care professions, and
other agencies and individuals concerned with programs for the improve-
ment of vision to unite during Save Your Vision Week in public activi-
ties to convince the people of the United States of the importance of vi-
sion to their welfare and the welfare of the United States; and
(4) urging the media, health care professions, and other agencies and
individuals to support programs to improve and protect the vision of the
people of the United States.
§ 139. Steelmark Month
(a) DESIGNATION.—May is Steelmark Month.
(b) PURPOSE.—Steelmark Month recognizes the tremendous contribution
made by the steel industry in the United States to national security and de-
fense.