Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act.
(a) Two minutes of silence
Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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: