36 U.S.C. § 111 (2024)
This is the official text of 36 U.S.C. § 111 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Gold Star Mother's Day
Official statutory text
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
111(a)
36:148 (words before comma).
June 23, 1936, ch. 736, 49 Stat. 1895.
111(b)
36:147.
36:148 (words after comma).
In subsection (b), the text of 36:148 (words after comma) is omitted as unnecessary. The words "Gold Star Mother's Day" are substituted for "the last Sunday in September" in 36:147 for clarity. The word "American" is omitted as unnecessary.
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
111(a)
36:148 (words before comma).
June 23, 1936, ch. 736, 49 Stat. 1895.
111(b)
36:147.
36:148 (words after comma).
In subsection (b), the text of 36:148 (words after comma) is omitted as unnecessary. The words "Gold Star Mother's Day" are substituted for "the last Sunday in September" in 36:147 for clarity. The word "American" is omitted as unnecessary.
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