36 USC § 114 - Leif Erikson Day

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title: "36 USC § 114 - Leif Erikson Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "114"
section_name: "Leif Erikson Day"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES"
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part_name: "Observances and Ceremonies"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)"
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# § 114. Leif Erikson Day

The President may issue each year a proclamation designating October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 114 | 36:169c. | Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–566, 78 Stat. 849. |