36 USC 129 - Sec. 129. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

36 USC - US Code - Title 36: Patriotic Societies and Observances (January 2003)


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  (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.


Historical And Revision Notes

Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section

129(a) 36:169l (words Aug. 23, 1994, Pub. L. before "and the 103-308, 108 Stat. 1669. President"). 129(b) 36:169l (words after "Remembrance Day' ").

In subsection (b)(2), the words "departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government" are substituted for "Federal agencies" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.