36 USC § 139 - Steelmark Month

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title: "36 USC § 139 - Steelmark Month"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "139"
section_name: "Steelmark Month"
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. 1262.)"
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# § 139. Steelmark Month

**(a)** **Designation.—** May is Steelmark Month.

**(b)** **Purpose.—** Steelmark Month recognizes the tremendous contribution made by the steel industry in the United States to national security and defense.

**(c)** **Proclamation.—** The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Steelmark Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 139(a) | 36:169e (1st sentence 1st–13th words). | Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–703, 80 Stat. 1099. |
| 139(b) | 36:169e (1st sentence 14th–last words). |  |
| 139(c) | 36:169e (last sentence). |  |

In subsection (c), the word “activities” is substituted for “proceedings” for consistency in this chapter.