[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2225 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2225

 To restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2013

 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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.--
            (1) Time and occasions for flag display.--Section 6(d) of 
        title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the last 
        Monday in May;'' and inserting ``May 30;''.
            (2) National league of families pow/mia flag.--Section 
        902(c)(1)(B) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking ``the last Monday in May'' and inserting ``May 30''.
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