Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§102 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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Summary
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Each year the President and the governors or chief executives of the States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are asked to urge people to observe the month with suitable programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Title 36, §102
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
(b)The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States, and the chief executive officers of each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are requested to issue each year proclamations calling on the people of their respective jurisdictions, to observe Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 102(a)36:169k(a).Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–450, § 2, 106 Stat. 2251. 102(b)36:169k(b)–(d).
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36 U.S.C. § 102
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73