Armed Services Bill VIII
S. J. RES. 25
JOINT
RESOLUTION
Designating
September 11 as `National Day of Remembrance'.
Resolved
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE.
This
Act may be cited as the `National Day of Remembrance Act of 2001'.
SEC.
2. NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE.
(a)
DESIGNATION- September 11 is National Day of Remembrance.
(b)
PROCLAMATION- The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1)
remembering those who tragically lost their lives as a result of the terrorist
attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and honoring the police,
firefighters, and emergency personnel who responded with such valor on September
11, 2001;
(2)
calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United
States at half mast on National Day of Remembrance in honor of those who lost
their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001;
(3)
inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to
observe National Day of Remembrance with appropriate ceremonies; and
(4) urging all people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on National Day of Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.