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Proc 10212ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10212

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2021

This proclamation designates May 21, 2021 as National Defense Transportation Day and May 16-22, 2021 as National Transportation Week. It largely commemorates transportation workers and infrastructure history, while also advocating for the President's proposed American Jobs Plan infrastructure investments.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 27021

Impact dates

  1. National Transportation Week ends

  2. National Defense Transportation Day

  3. National Transportation Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim Friday, May 21, 2021 as National Defense Transportation Day
  • Proclaim May 16 through May 22, 2021 as National Transportation Week
  • Urge all Americans to observe with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Designation of National Defense Transportation Day (May 21, 2021) and National Transportation Week (May 16-22, 2021)

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references 'American Jobs Plan' legislative proposal but this is advocacy, not binding policy; no actual funding or implementation authority conferred
  • Equity and climate framing is rhetorical without operative directives
Proclamation 10212: National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2021 · Executive Orders