1997 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 9 - NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec. 142a - Third Sunday in June designated as Father's Day; display of flags on buildings; observance
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, 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. 142a - Third Sunday in June designated as Father's Day; display of flags on buildings; observance |
| Contains | section 142a |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-278, Apr. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 124. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 86 Stat. 124 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 92-278 |
§142a. Third Sunday in June designated as Father's Day; display of flags on buildings; observance
The third Sunday in June of each year is hereby designated as “Father's Day”. The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on such day, inviting the governments of the States and communities and the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies, and urging our people to offer public and private expressions of such day to the abiding love and gratitude which they bear for their fathers.
(Pub. L. 92–278, Apr. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 124.)
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