36 USC § 148 - U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s148"
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title: "36 USC § 148 - U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "148"
section_name: "U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee 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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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(A)(ii), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 686.)"
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# § 148. U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day

**(a)** **Designation.—** March 9 is U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

**(b)** **Proclamation.—** The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(A)(ii), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 686.)