Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§136 Peace Officers Memorial Day
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 136
Summary
Each year the President is asked to proclaim May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day to honor federal, state, and local officers killed or disabled on duty, order flags at half‑staff under Title 4 §7(m), and invite public and local ceremonies.
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Title 36, §136
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1)designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty;
(2)directing United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day, as provided by section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code; and
(3)inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including the display of the flag at halfstaff.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13636:167(1), (2), (4) (related to Peace Officers Memorial Day).Oct. 1, 1962, Pub. L. 87–726, cls. (1), (2), (4) (related to Peace Officers Memorial Day), 76 Stat. 676; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320922(a)(2)–(4), 108 Stat. 2131. In clause (2), the reference to section 7(m) of title 4 is substituted for the reference to section 175(m) of title 36 because the latter provision is being restated in title 4. See section 2 of the bill.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 136
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102