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title: "36 U.S.C. § 146"
description: "National Atomic Veterans Day"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 146 - National Atomic Veterans Day

## Text

The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to—

(1) observe Atomic Veterans Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and

(2) remember and honor the atomic veterans of the United States whose brave service and sacrifice played an important role in the defense of the Nation.

(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1084(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1924.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsAnother section 146 of this title was renumbered section 147 of this title.