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36 U.S.C. § 115

Loyalty Day

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(a)Designation.—May 1 is Loyalty Day.(b)Purpose.—Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.(c)Proclamation.—The President is requested to issue a proclamation—(1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Loyalty Day; and(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

115(a)

36:162 (1st–13th words).

July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–529, 72 Stat. 369.

115(b)

36:162 (14th word–semicolon).

 

115(c)

36:162 (words after semicolon).

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1972–1975 · leading case: Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 394 F. Supp. 138 (D.D.C. 1975).
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Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 394 F. Supp. 138 (D.D.C. 1975). “§ 114 ; limited its membership to honorably discharged veterans of foreign service, which service entitled them to a recognized campaign medal, 36 U.S.C. § 115 ; provided for the acquisition of assets and liabilities of the existing association, 36 U.”
Jessie Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, a Corp. Chartered by Cong. of the Unitedstates, 500 F.2d 788 (D.C. Cir. 1974). “The membership provision of the charter, 36 U.S.C. § 115 , provides in pertinent part that No person shall be a member of this corporation unless he has served honorably as an officer or enlisted man in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in any foreign war, .”
Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 353 F. Supp. 473 (D.D.C. 1972). · cites it 3× “§ 115 ) provides in pertinent part that “No person shall be a member of this corporation unless he has served honorably as an officer or enlisted man in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in any foreign war, insurrection, or expedition . . . ”. Plaintiff asserts…”
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