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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

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Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies

Part A - Observances and Ceremonies

CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH

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CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH

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301. National anthem.

302. National motto.

303. National floral emblem.

304. National march.

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36 USC Sec. 301 01/06/03

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Sec. 301. National anthem

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(a) Designation. - The composition consisting of the words and

music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.

(b) Conduct During Playing. - During a rendition of the national

anthem -

(1) when the flag is displayed -

(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at

attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;

(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with

their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder,

the hand being over the heart; and

(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at

the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until

the last note; and

(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face

toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the

flag were displayed.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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301(a) 36:170. Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 436, 46

Stat. 1508.

301(b) 36:171. June 22, 1942, ch. 435, Sec.

6, 56 Stat. 380; Dec. 22,

1942, ch. 806, Sec. 6, 56

Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976,

Pub. L. 94-344, Sec. 1(18),

90 Stat. 812.

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36 USC Sec. 302 01/06/03

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Sec. 302. National motto

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"In God we trust" is the national motto.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 107-293,

Sec. 3(a), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2060.)

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302 36:186. July 30, 1956, ch. 795, 70

Stat. 732.

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AMENDMENTS

2002 - Pub. L. 107-293 reenacted section catchline and text

without change.

REAFFIRMATION OF LANGUAGE

Pub. L. 107-293, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2061,

provided that: "In codifying this subsection [probably should be

"section", meaning section 3 of Pub. L. 107-293, which amended this

section], the Office of the Law Revision Counsel shall make no

change in section 302, title 36, United States Code, but shall show

in the historical and statutory notes that the 107th Congress

reaffirmed the exact language that has appeared in the Motto for

decades."

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Sec. 303. National floral emblem

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The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral

emblem.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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303 36:187. Oct. 7, 1986, Pub. L.

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The text of 36:187 (words after comma) is omitted as executed

because the proclamation was made on November 20, 1986. See

Proclamation No. 5574, 51 Fed. Reg. 42197.

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PROC. NO. 5574. THE ROSE PROCLAIMED THE NATIONAL FLORAL EMBLEM OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Proc. No. 5574, Nov. 20, 1986, 51 F.R. 42197, provided:

Americans have always loved the flowers with which God decorates

our land. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear

as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and

eternity. For the love of man and woman, for the love of mankind

and God, for the love of country, Americans who would speak the

language of the heart do so with a rose.

We see proofs of this everywhere. The study of fossils reveals

that the rose has existed in America for age upon age. We have

always cultivated roses in our gardens. Our first President, George

Washington, bred roses, and a variety he named after his mother is

still grown today. The White House itself boasts a beautiful Rose

Garden. We grow roses in all our fifty States. We find roses

throughout our art, music, and literature. We decorate our

celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses

to those we love, and we lavish them on our altars, our civil

shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead.

The American people have long held a special place in their

hearts for roses. Let us continue to cherish them, to honor the

love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love

just as God has bestowed them on us.

The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 [Pub. L. 99-449, now

this section], has designated the rose as the National Floral

Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the

President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States

of America, do hereby proclaim the rose as the National Floral

Emblem of the United States of America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth

day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and

eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America

the two hundred and eleventh.

Ronald Reagan.

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36 USC Sec. 304 01/06/03

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Sec. 304. National march

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The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled "The Stars and

Stripes Forever" is the national march.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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304 36:188. Dec. 11, 1987, Pub. L.

100-186, 101 Stat. 1286.

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