36 U.S.C. § 109

Father’s Day

(a) Designation.—

The third Sunday in June is Father’s Day.

(b) Proclamation.—

The President is requested to issue a proclamation—

(1)

calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Father’s Day;

(2)

inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Father’s Day with appropriate ceremonies; and

(3)

urging the people of the United States to offer public and private expressions of Father’s Day to the abiding love and gratitude they have for their fathers.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1256 .)