---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 139"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "139"
heading: "Steelmark Month"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/139"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances"
---

# §139. Steelmark Month

- (a) **Designation.—** May is Steelmark Month.
- (b) **Purpose.—** Steelmark Month recognizes the tremendous contribution made by the steel industry in the United States to national security and defense.
- (c) **Proclamation.—** The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Steelmark Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 139(a) | 36:169e (1st sentence 1st–13th words). | Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–703, 80 Stat. 1099. |
| 139(b) | 36:169e (1st sentence 14th–last words). |  |
| 139(c) | 36:169e (last sentence). |  |

In subsection (c), the word “activities” is substituted for “proceedings” for consistency in this chapter.