S.Amdt. 3741
What it does: Adds SEC. 1087. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1087. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(j) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by subsections (b) through (h) of this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.
Inserted: SEC. 1087. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.
Inserted: (a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Inserted: "Sec. 145. Veterans Day "The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at--
Inserted: "(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;
Inserted: "(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;
Inserted: "(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time;
Inserted: "(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;
Inserted: "(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;
Inserted: "(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and
Inserted: "(7) 9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.".
Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Inserted: "145. Veterans Day.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3741. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1087. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.
(a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“Sec. 145. Veterans Day
“The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at--
“(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;
“(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;
“(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time;
“(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;
“(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;
“(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and
“(7) 9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
“145. Veterans Day.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 31, 2014