    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9748 of May 11, 2018

    Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2018

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we acknowledge
    the incredible service and sacrifices law enforcement personnel make
    each day for their fellow Americans. The brave men and women of our
    Nation's law enforcement work long hours, often in dangerous situations,
    to protect our lives, liberty, and property. We also take this
    opportunity to pay tribute to law enforcement personnel who have been
    killed or disabled in the line of duty. We will never forget their
    courage.
    In addition to expressing our appreciation for our dedicated law
    enforcement professionals, we must equip them to carry out the
    tremendous responsibility of keeping our communities safe. Through the
    Department of Justice, my Administration will continue to provide our
    Nation's law enforcement agencies with the resources they need and
    deserve to keep our citizens safe and our communities secure. This
    includes providing substantial funding for hiring additional police
    officers, training for active shooter situations, and improving the
    safety of our Nation's schools.
    My Administration will also continue to advance the National Blue Alert
    Network, an emergency alert and early warning system that protects
    America's law enforcement officers and the communities they serve. The
    Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission worked
    together to establish a dedicated Emergency Alert System event code.
    This code facilitates rapid dissemination of critical information to law
    enforcement agencies and the public about violent offenders who have
    killed, seriously injured, or who pose an imminent and credible threat
    to law enforcement officers. The exceptional men and women of law
    enforcement work every day to protect our lives, and this code helps us
    protect theirs.

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    The safety and health of our officers must be a priority for all
    Americans. Every day, members of law enforcement risk their lives in
    service to those they have pledged to protect and defend. We must not
    take their devotion to duty for granted, and we must do everything in
    our power to ensure their physical and mental well-being. Earlier this
    year, I was pleased to sign into law the Law Enforcement Mental Health
    and Wellness Act of 2017, which helps provide police officers the
    resources they need to deal with job stress and trauma associated with
    their demanding career field.
    The work of law enforcement officers is essential to preserving peace in
    our communities and to ensuring the safety of precious lives and
    personal property. My Administration proudly salutes the patriots in law
    enforcement who selflessly serve our Nation. We also solemnly
    acknowledge our debt to those who have lost their lives in the line of
    duty. These officers and their families have our prayers and unwavering
    gratitude.
    By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat.
    676), and by Public Law 103-322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136-137), the
    President has been authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each
    year as ``Peace Officers Memorial Day''; and the week in which it falls
    as ``Police Week.'';
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2018, as Peace Officers Memorial Day
    and May 13 through May 19, 2018, as Police Week. In humble appreciation
    of our hardworking law enforcement officers, Melania and I will light
    the White House in blue on May 15. I call upon all Americans to observe
    Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week with appropriate ceremonies
    and activities. I also call on the Governors of the States and
    Territories and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of
    the United States, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on
    Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to
    display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that
    day.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    second.
    DONALD J. TRUMP