36 U.S.C. § 134 — Pan American Aviation Day
U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies Part A - Observances and Ceremonies CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES Sec. 134 - Pan American Aviation Day From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§134. Pan American Aviation Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation— (1) designating December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day; and (2) calling on all officials of the United States Government, the chief executive offices of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States, and all citizens to participate in the observance of Pan American Aviation Day to further, and stimulate interest in, aviation in the American countries as an important stimulus to the further development of more rapid communications and a cultural development between the countries of the Western Hemisphere.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
134 36:151a. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 840, 54 Stat. 1093.
In clause (2), the words "chief executive officers of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States" are substituted for "Governors of the fifty States, our possessions", and the word "countries" is substituted for "nations", for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.