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36 U.S.C. 145: Veterans DayText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
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§145. Veterans Day

The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at⁠—

(1)  3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;

(2)  2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;

(3)  1:11 p.m. central standard time;

(4)  12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;

(5)  11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;

(6)  10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and

(7)  9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.

(Added Pub. L. 114–240, § 2(a) , Oct. 7, 2016 , 130 Stat. 974 .)