Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§121 National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 121
Summary
October is named National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Nationwide events must promote hiring of qualified people with disabilities, and officials, organizations, and citizens are invited to join; the President is asked to issue a yearly proclamation.
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Title 36, §121
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Designation.—
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
(b)Ceremonies.—
Appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout the United States during National Disability Employment Awareness Month to enlist public support for, and interest in, the employment of workers with disabilities who are otherwise qualified. Governors, mayors, heads of other governmental entities, and interested organizations and individuals are invited to participate in the ceremonies.
(c)Proclamation.—
The President is requested to issue each year a suitable proclamation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 121(a)36:155 (1st par. 1st sentence).Aug. 11, 1945, ch. 363, 59 Stat. 530; Oct. 8, 1970, Pub. L. 91–442, 84 Stat. 914; Nov. 7, 1988, Pub. L. 100–630, title III, § 301(a), 102 Stat. 3315. 121(b)36:155 (1st par. last sentence).36:155 (last par. words after 1st comma). 121(c)36:155 (last par. words before 1st comma). In subsection (b), the words “of States” and “of cities” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “governmental entities” are substituted for “instrumentalities of government” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “as well as leaders of industry, educational and religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and professional, and all other” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 121
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110