36 USC § 140 - Stephen Foster Memorial Day

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title: "36 USC § 140 - Stephen Foster Memorial Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "140"
section_name: "Stephen Foster Memorial 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. 1262.)"
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# § 140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day

The President may issue each year a proclamation—

**(1)** designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day; and

**(2)** calling on the people of the United States to observe Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies, pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring his compositions.

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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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 140 | 36:158. | Oct. 27, 1951, ch. 593, 65 Stat. 659. |