1995 US Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 9 - NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec. 169f - National Hispanic Heritage Month
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES CHAPTER 9 - NATIONAL OBSERVANCES Sec. 169f - National Hispanic Heritage Month |
| Contains | section 169f |
| Date | 1995 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 90-498, Sept. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 100-402, §1, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1012. |
| Statutes at Large References | 82 Stat. 848 102 Stat. 1012 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 90-498, Public Law 100-402 |
§169f. National Hispanic Heritage Month
The President is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the 31-day period beginning September 15 and ending on October 15 as “National Hispanic Heritage Month” and calling upon the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
(Pub. L. 90–498, Sept. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 100–402, §1, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1012.)
Amendments1988—Pub. L. 100–402 substituted “31-day period beginning September 15 and ending on October 15” for “week including September 15 and 16”, “Heritage Month” for “Heritage Week”, and “such month” for “such week”.
Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentSection 2 of Pub. L. 100–402 provided that: “The amendments made by section 1 [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1 of the first year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 17, 1988].”
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