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To restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 6, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF TRADITIONAL DAY OF OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.

(a) Designation of Legal Public Holiday- Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.’ and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Memorial Day, May 30.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Observances and Ceremonies- Section 116 of title 36, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘The last Monday in May’ and inserting ‘May 30’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘and’ at the end of paragraph (3);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day as a day of ceremonies to show respect for United States veterans of wars and other military conflicts; and’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Display of Flag- Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘the last Monday in May;’ and inserting ‘May 30;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink