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(b) CEREMONIES.—Appropriate ceremonies shall be held
throughout the United States during National Disability Employ-
ment Awareness Month to enlist public support for, and interest
in, the employment of workers with disabilities who are otherwise
qualified. Governors, mayors, heads of other governmental entities,
and interested organizations and individuals are invited to partici-
pate in the ceremonies.
(c) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each
year a suitable 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 third Sunday
in October is National Forest Products Week.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each
year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States
to observe National Forest Products Week with appropriate cere-
monies 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 pro-
posed the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
§ 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 National Grandparents Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States and interested
groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents
Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
§ 126. National Hispanic Heritage Month
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating September 15 through October 15 as
National Hispanic Heritage Month; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States, especially
the educational community, to observe National Hispanic Herit-
age 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 proclamation calling on—
(1) the people of the United States to observe National
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day with appropriate cere-
monies and activities; and
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(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
United States Government, and interested organizations,
groups, and individuals, 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 proclamation 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 suitable places; and
(2) United States Government officials to display the flag
on all Government 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 proclamation 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 individuals, 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 third week in March as National Poison Prevention
Week to aid in encouraging the people of the United States to
learn of the dangers of accidental poisoning and to take preventive
measures that are warranted by the seriousness 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 Memo-
rial Day as National Safe Boating Week.
§ 132. National School Lunch Week
(a) DESIGNATION.—The week beginning on the second Sunday
in October is National School Lunch Week.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each
year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States
to observe National School Lunch Week with appropriate cere-
monies and activities.
§ 133. National Transportation Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the week that includes the third Friday
of May as National Transportation Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
National Transportation Week with appropriate ceremonies and
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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 posses-
sions 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 American 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 fourth Sunday in July is Parents’ Day.
(b) RECOGNITION.—All private citizens, organizations, and Fed-
eral, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are
encouraged to recognize Parents’ Day through proclamations, activi-
ties, 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 Officers Memorial Day, as provided by sec-
tion 7(m) of title 4, United States Code; and
(3) inviting State and local governments and the people
of the United States to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day
with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including the dis-
play 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;
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(3) inviting the communications media, health care profes-
sions, and other agencies and individuals concerned with pro-
grams for the improvement of vision to unite during Save
Your Vision Week in public activities to convince the people
of the United States of the importance of vision 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 defense.
(c) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
Steelmark Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
§ 140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial
Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States to observe
Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies,
pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring
his compositions.
§ 141. Thomas Jefferson’s birthday
The President shall issue each year a proclamation—
(1) calling on officials of the United States Government
to display the flag of the United States on all Government
buildings on April 13; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
April 13 in schools and churches, or other suitable places,
with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of Thomas Jef-
ferson’s birthday.
§ 142. White Cane Safety Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day;
and
(2) calling on the people of the United States to observe
White Cane Safety Day with appropriate ceremonies and activi-
ties.
§ 143. Wright Brothers Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.
(b) PURPOSE.—Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first
successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled
airplane, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on Decem-
ber 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
(c) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each
year a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to
observe Wright Brothers Day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
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CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL
EMBLEM, AND MARCH
Sec.
301. National anthem.
302. National motto.
303. National floral emblem.
304. National march.
§ 301. National anthem
(a) DESIGNATION.—The composition consisting of the words and
music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
(b) CONDUCT DURING PLAYING.—During a rendition of the
national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) all present except those in uniform should stand
at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the
heart;
(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress
with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left
shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
(C) individuals in uniform should give the military
salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that
position until the last note; and
(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face
toward the music and act in the same manner they would
if the flag were displayed.
§ 302. National motto
‘‘In God we trust’’ is the national motto.
§ 303. National floral emblem
The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral
emblem.
§ 304. National march
The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled ‘‘The Stars and
Stripes Forever’’ is the national march.
CHAPTER 5—PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
Sec.
501. Definitions.
502. Regulations, licenses, and registration tags.
503. Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces.
504. Installation and removal of electrical facilities.
505. Extension of wires along parade routes.
506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations.
507. Application to other property.
508. Enforcement.
509. Penalty.
510. Authorization of appropriations.
§ 501. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
(1) ‘‘Inaugural Committee’’ means the committee appointed
by the President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inau-
gural ceremony and functions and activities connected with
the ceremony; and
(2) ‘‘inaugural period’’ means the period that includes the
day on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony is held,