SB-1149, As Passed House, November 9, 2004                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                           HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR                                 

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 1149                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the                      

                                                                                

    branches of the United States armed forces; and to prescribe the            

                                                                                

    duties of certain state agencies and officials.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the                    

                                                                                

2   "armed forces commemoration act".                                           

                                                                                

3       Sec. 2.  In recognition of the men and women who served in                  

                                                                                

4   the United States armed forces, specifically the United States              

                                                                                

5   army, the United States navy, the United States marines, the                

                                                                                

6   United States air force, and the United States coast guard, the             

                                                                                

7   dates of founding of each branch shall be commemorated.  The                

                                                                                

8   commemoration dates shall include all of the following:                     

                                                                                

9       (a) The United States army is commemorated on June 14.                      

                                                                                

10      (b) The United States coast guard is commemorated on August                 

                                                                                

11  14.                                                                         

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (c) The United States air force is commemorated on September                

                                                                                

2   18.                                                                         

                                                                                

3       (d) The United States navy is commemorated on October 13.                   

                                                                                

4       (e) The United States marine corps is commemorated on                       

                                                                                

5   November 10.                                                                

                                                                                

6       Sec. 3.  The flags of each branch shall be flown over the                   

                                                                                

7   state capitol building in Lansing annually on the commemoration             

                                                                                

8   date for each branch identified in section 2.