Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/372

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112 STAT. 1256 PUBLIC LAW 105-225 —AUG. 12, 1998 (d) STATE AND LOCAL OesERVANCES.The civil and educational authorities of States, counties, cities, and towns are urged to make plans for the proper observance of Citizenship Day and for the complete instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United States and of the State and locality in which they reside. §107. Columbus Day The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) designating the second Monday in October as Columbus Day; (2) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Columbus Day; and (3) inviting the people of the United States to observe Columbus Day, in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies that express the public sentiment befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America. §108. Constitution Week The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) designating September 17 through September 23 as Constitution Week; and (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Constitution Week, in schools, churches, and other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies and activities. §109. Father's Day (a) DESIGNATION.— The third Sunday in June is Father's Day. (b) 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 Father's Day; (2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate ceremonies; and (3) urging the people of the United States to offer public and private expressions of Father's Day to the abiding love and gratitude they have for their fathers. § 110. Flag Day (a) DESIGNATION. — June 14 is Flag Day. (b) PROCLAMATION.— The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag Day; and (2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. §111. Gold Star Mother's Day (a) DESIGNATION. — The last Sunday in September is Gold Star Mother's Day.