2010 US Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec. 109 - Father's Day
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies Part A - Observances and Ceremonies CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES Sec. 109 - Father's Day |
| Contains | section 109 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256. |
| Statutes at Large References | 86 Stat. 124 112 Stat. 1256 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 92-278, Public Law 105-225 |
§109. Father's Day
(a) Designation.—The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.
(b) 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 Father's Day;
(2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate ceremonies; and
(3) urging the people of the United States to offer public and private expressions of Father's Day to the abiding love and gratitude they have for their fathers.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 109(a) | 36:142a (1st sentence). | Apr. 24, 1972, Pub. L. 92–278, 86 Stat. 124. |
| 109(b) | 36:142a (last sentence). |
In subsection (b)(1), the word “appropriate” is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b)(2), the words “State and local governments” are substituted for “the governments of the States and communities” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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