36 USC § 142 - White Cane Safety Day

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title: "36 USC § 142 - White Cane Safety Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "142"
section_name: "White Cane Safety 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. 1262.)"
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# § 142. White Cane Safety Day

The President may issue each year a proclamation—

**(1)** designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day; and

**(2)** calling on the people of the United States to observe White Cane Safety Day 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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 142 | 36:169d. | Oct. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88–628, 78 Stat. 1003. |