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Code · U.S. Code · Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · CHAPTER 1— PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES · § 140

§ 140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day

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The President may issue each year a proclamation—
(1)designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day; and
(2)calling on the people of the United States to observe Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies, pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring his compositions.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)
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Stephen Foster Memorial Day
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