SA 896. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Observance of Veterans Day.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
"§145. Veterans Day

"The President shall each year issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day, beginning at 2:11 p.m. eastern time, in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation.".

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

"145. Veterans Day.".


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Oct 20, 2011.)