House Calendar No. 110
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1085
[Report No. 105–326]
A BILL
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive
change certain general and permanent laws, re-
lated to patriotic and national observances, cere-
monies, and organizations, as title 36, United
States Code, ‘‘Patriotic and National Observ-
ances, Ceremonies, and Organizations’’.
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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House Calendar No. 110
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1085
[Report No. 105–326]
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’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 17, 1997
Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and
ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill introduced on March 17, 1997]
A BILL
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 patri-
otic 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.
I.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES .........
101
II.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ...........................................
10101
III.
TREATY OBLIGATION ORGANIZATIONS ......................................................
300101
SUBTITLE I—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL
OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
PART A—OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
CHAPTER
Sec.
1.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES ...............................................
101
3.
NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH ............
301
5.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES ...............................................
501
7.
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
CLEANUP DAY.
701
9.
MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................
901
PART B—UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
INVOLVED WITH OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
21.
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION ......................................
2101
23.
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL ..............................
2301
25.
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.
§ 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 Feb-
ruary 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.
§ 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 proc-
lamation 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 Is-
lands, 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.
§ 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, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations des-
ignating 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 pro-
fession, 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.
§ 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, activi-
ties 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 alter-
native date is more appropriate because of climatological or other factors.
§ 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.
§ 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 peo-
ple 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 authori-
ties of States, counties, cities, and towns are urged to make plans for the
proper observance of Citizenship Day and for the complete instruction of citi-
zens in their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United States
and of the State and locality in which they reside.
§ 107. Columbus Day
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating the 2d 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 cere-
monies that express the public sentiment befitting the anniversary of the
discovery of America.
§ 108. Constitution Week
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1) designating September 17–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.
§ 109. Father’s Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—The 3d 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.
§ 110. Flag Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—June 14 is Flag Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a proc-
lamation—
(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 Con-
gress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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 loy-
alty to the United States and of their rededication to the ideals of equal-
ity 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.
§ 114. Leif Erikson Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation designating October 9
as Leif Erikson Day.
§ 115. Loyalty Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—May 1 is Loyalty Day.
(b) PURPOSE.—Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loy-
alty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American
freedom.
(c) 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 Loyalty Day; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day
with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.