Title 36 of the U.S. Code § 147 - Choose Respect Day
Full text of § 147 from Title 36 of the United States Code.
§ 147. Choose Respect Day
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(Added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XIII, §1310(b)(1), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 931, §146; renumbered §147, Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, §1804(a)(1)(A)(i), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 686.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31 renumbered section 146 of this title, relating to Choose Respect Day, as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
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