36 U.S.C. § 115 (2024)
This is the official text of 36 U.S.C. § 115 (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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Loyalty Day
Official statutory text
(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 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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
115(a)
36:162 (1st–13th words).
July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–529, 72 Stat. 369.
115(b)
36:162 (14th word–semicolon).
115(c)
36:162 (words after semicolon).
(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 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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
115(a)
36:162 (1st–13th words).
July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–529, 72 Stat. 369.
115(b)
36:162 (14th word–semicolon).
115(c)
36:162 (words after semicolon).
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