1995 US Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 9 - NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec. 169j-2 - Purposes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission
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. 169j-2 - Purposes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission |
| Contains | section 169j-2 |
| Date | 1995 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-399, §3, Aug. 27, 1984, 98 Stat. 1473; Pub. L. 99-284, §1(a), May 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 101-30, §2(b)(2), May 17, 1989, 103 Stat. 60; Pub. L. 103-304, §2(1), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1565. |
| Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 1473 100 Stat. 406 103 Stat. 60 108 Stat. 1565 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 98-399, Public Law 99-284, Public Law 101-30, Public Law 103-304 |
§169j–2. Purposes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission
The purposes of the Commission are—
(1) to encourage appropriate ceremonies and activities (including service opportunities) throughout the United States relating to the observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., which occurs on the third Monday in January each year; and
(2) to provide advice and assistance to Federal, State, and local governments and to private organizations with respect to the observance of such holiday.
(Pub. L. 98–399, §3, Aug. 27, 1984, 98 Stat. 1473; Pub. L. 99–284, §1(a), May 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 101–30, §2(b)(2), May 17, 1989, 103 Stat. 60; Pub. L. 103–304, §2(1), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1565.)
Amendments1994—Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–304 inserted “(including service opportunities)” after “activities”.
1989—Par. (1). Pub. L. 101–30 substituted “occurs on the third Monday in January each year” for “first occurs on January 20, 1986”.
1986—Par. (1). Pub. L. 99–284 substituted “the observance” and “which first occurs” for “the first observance” and “which occurs”, respectively.
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