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# 36 U.S.C. § 114 - Leif Erikson Day

## Text

The President may issue each year a proclamation designating October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 11436:169c.Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–566, 78 Stat. 849.