Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§103 Cancer Control Month
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part Part A— - Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 103
Summary
The President is asked to declare every April as Cancer Control Month and to ask leaders of U.S. states, territories, and possessions to join. They are also asked to call on doctors, the media, agencies, and others to use April to educate the public about the need for a national cancer control program.
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Title 36, §103
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The President is requested—
(1)to issue each year a proclamation designating April as Cancer Control Month; and
(2)to invite each year the chief executive officers of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations designating April as Cancer Control Month.
(b)As part of those proclamations, the chief executive officers and President are requested to invite the medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education and other cooperative means to unite during Cancer Control Month in a public dedication to the program and in a concerted effort to make the people of the United States aware of the need for the program.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10336:150.Mar. 28, 1938, ch. 56, 52 Stat. 148. In subsection (a)(2), the words “chief executive officers” are substituted for “Governors” for clarity and consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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36 U.S.C. § 103
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73