[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 70 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. 70
To restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Reid (for Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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:
``Memorial Day, May 30.''.
(b) Observances and Ceremonies.--Section 116 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The last Monday in
May'' and inserting ``May 30''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(3);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph (4):
``(4) calling on the people of the United States to observe
Memorial Day as a day of ceremonies for showing respect for
American veterans of wars and other military conflicts; and''.
(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;''.
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