(a) Designation.—The third Sunday in June is Father’s Day.

Terms Used In 36 USC 109

  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7

(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.