36 USC § 125 - National Grandparents Day

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title: "36 USC § 125 - National Grandparents Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "125"
section_name: "National Grandparents 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. 1259.)"
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# § 125. National Grandparents Day

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—

**(1)** designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day; and

**(2)** calling on the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 125 | 36:142b. | Sept. 6, 1979, Pub. L. 96–62, 93 Stat. 410. |