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36 U.S.C. 304: National marchText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 3-NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, TREE, AND BIRD
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§304. National march

The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is the national march.

( 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.