[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 70 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  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 6, 2009

  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:
            ``(4) calling on the people of the United States to observe 
        Memorial Day as a day of ceremonies to show respect for United 
        States 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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