Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§501 Definitions

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part Part A— - Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES › § 501

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines two terms. Inaugural Committee — group the President-elect names to run the inauguration. Inaugural period — inauguration day plus the 5 days before and 4 days after.

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Title 36, §501

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For purposes of this chapter—
(1)“Inaugural Committee” means the committee appointed by the President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inaugural ceremony and functions and activities connected with the ceremony; and
(2)“inaugural period” means the period that includes the day on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony is held, the 5 calendar days immediately preceding that day, and the 4 calendar days immediately following that day.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50136:721(b).Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 1(b), 70 Stat. 1049. 36:730.Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, Pub. L. 90–251, § 4, 82 Stat. 4. In this chapter, the word “Mayor” is substituted for “Commissioners” in the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (ch. 974, 70 Stat. 1049) [subsequently changed to “Commissioner” in 36:ch. 30 because section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (5 App. U.S.C.) transferred the functions of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia and because of 36:730] because of section 421 and 711 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 789, 818), which abolished the office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia and replaced it with the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia. In this section, the text of 36:721(b)(3)–(5) is omitted because the complete names of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior are used the first time the terms appear in a section.

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36 U.S.C. § 501

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73