§140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day
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Latest NOW As originally enacted Aug 12, 199836 U.S.C. § 140
The President may issue each year a proclamation—
designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day; and
calling on the people of the United States to observe Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies, pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring his compositions.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)
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| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 140 | 36:158. | Oct. 27, 1951, ch. 593, 65 Stat. 659. |