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# 36 U.S.C. § 148 - U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day

## Text

(a) Designation.— March 9 is U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

(b) Proclamation.— The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(A)(ii), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 686.)