36 USC § 128 - National Maritime Day

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title: "36 USC § 128 - National Maritime Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "128"
section_name: "National Maritime Day"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Observances and Ceremonies"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)"
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# § 128. National Maritime Day

**(a)** **Designation.—** May 22 is National Maritime Day.

**(b)** **Proclamation.—** The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on—

**(1)** the people of the United States to observe National Maritime Day by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes or other suitable places; and

**(2)** United States Government officials to display the flag on all Government buildings on National Maritime Day.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 128(a) | 36:145 (words before comma). | May 20, 1933, ch. 36, 48 Stat. 73. |
| 128(b) | 36:145 (words after comma). |  |