(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue a proclama-
tion 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
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 proclama-
tion—
(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
loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of Amer-
ican freedom.
(c) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue a proclama-
tion—
(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.
§ 116. Memorial Day
(a) DESIGNATION.—The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.
(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation—
(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial
Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for perma-
nent 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 proclama-
tion 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 Moth-
er’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
Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in
aviation 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 Trans-
portation Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States, including labor, man-
agement, 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 importance 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 Aware-
ness 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
disabilities who are otherwise qualified. Governors, mayors, heads of other
governmental entities, and interested organizations and individuals are in-
vited to participate 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 dur-
ing 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
proclamation 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 Feb-
ruary 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
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–October 15 as National Hispanic
Heritage 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 Ko-
rean 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 ceremonies and activi-
ties; 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
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 Remem-
brance 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 Har-
bor 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 designat-
ing the 3d week in March as National Poison Prevention Week to aid in
encouraging the people of the United States to learn of the dangers of acci-
dental 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 designat-
ing the 7-day period ending on the last Friday before Memorial Day as Na-
tional 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
proclamation 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
National Transportation Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe National
Transportation 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 American countries as an important stimulus to the further de-
velopment of more rapid communications and a cultural development
between the countries of the Western Hemisphere.