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Proc 10424ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10424

National Atomic Veterans Day, 2022

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates July 16, 2022, as National Atomic Veterans Day to honor military personnel who participated in nuclear testing (1945–1962) or served in/near Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It commemorates their service, acknowledges past failures to provide VA benefits due to secrecy requirements, and calls on Americans to observe the day with ceremonies—without imposing any new policy mandates, deadlines, or substantive directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 43201

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 87 FR 43201

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Atomic Veterans Day observance

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • July 16, 2022 designated as National Atomic Veterans Day

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Proclamation 10424: National Atomic Veterans Day, 2022 · Executive Orders