36 USC § 304 - National march

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title: "36 USC § 304 - National march"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "304"
section_name: "National march"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, TREE, AND BIRD"
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. 1263.)"
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# § 304. National march

The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is the national march.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 304 | 36:188. | Dec. 11, 1987, Pub. L. 100–186, 101 Stat. 1286. |