2011 US Code
Title 36 - Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, Andorganizations
Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies (§§ 101 - 2502)
Part A - Observances and Ceremonies (§§ 101 - 903)
Chapter 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES (§§ 101 - 144)
Section 121 - National Disability Employment Awareness Month

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 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. 121 - National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Containssection 121
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.
Statutes at Large References59 Stat. 530
84 Stat. 914
102 Stat. 3315
112 Stat. 1258
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 91-442, Public Law 100-630, Public Law 105-225

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36 USC § 121 (2011)
§121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month

(a) Designation.—October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

(b) Ceremonies.—Appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout the United States during National Disability Employment Awareness Month to enlist public support for, and interest in, the employment of workers with disabilities who are otherwise qualified. Governors, mayors, heads of other governmental entities, and interested organizations and individuals are invited to participate in the ceremonies.

(c) Proclamation.—The President is requested to issue each year a suitable proclamation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
121(a) 36:155 (1st par. 1st sentence). Aug. 11, 1945, ch. 363, 59 Stat. 530; Oct. 8, 1970, Pub. L. 91–442, 84 Stat. 914; Nov. 7, 1988, Pub. L. 100–630, title III, §301(a), 102 Stat. 3315.
121(b) 36:155 (1st par. last sentence).

36:155 (last par. words after 1st comma).

121(c) 36:155 (last par. words before 1st comma).

In subsection (b), the words “of States” and “of cities” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “governmental entities” are substituted for “instrumentalities of government” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “as well as leaders of industry, educational and religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and professional, and all other” are omitted as unnecessary.

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