Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

301(a)

36:170.

Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 436, 46 Stat. 1508.

301(span)

36:171.

June 22, 1942, ch. 435, § 6, 56 Stat. 380; Dec. 22, 1942, ch. 806, § 6, 56 Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976, Puspan. L. 94–344, § 1(18), 90 Stat. 812.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

2008—Subsec. (span)(1)(A) to (C). Puspan. L. 110–417 added subpars. (A) to (C) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (C) which read as follows:

“(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;

“(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and

“(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and”.