36 USC § 115 - Loyalty Day

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title: "36 USC § 115 - Loyalty Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "115"
section_name: "Loyalty Day"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES"
part_number: "A"
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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# § 115. Loyalty Day

**(a)** **Designation.—** May 1 is Loyalty Day.

**(b)** **Purpose.—** Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.

**(c)** **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 Loyalty Day; and

**(2)** inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.

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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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 115(a) | 36:162 (1st–13th words). | July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–529, 72 Stat. 369. |
| 115(b) | 36:162 (14th word–semicolon). |  |
| 115(c) | 36:162 (words after semicolon). |  |