Proc 8408ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8408

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2009

President Obama proclaimed September 2009 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, encouraging citizens and organizations to increase awareness of prostate cancer prevention and control. The proclamation notes ongoing federal research efforts but imposes no binding mandates or policy changes.

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of September 2009 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy directives; purely hortatory language ('I encourage')
Proclamation 8408: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2009 · Executive Orders