Proclamation 8819

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2012

President Obama designated May 18, 2012 as National Defense Transportation Day and May 13-19, 2012 as National Transportation Week, calling on Americans to recognize the importance of transportation infrastructure and honor those who build, operate, and maintain it. The proclamation includes ceremonial language celebrating infrastructure's role in economic growth and national security but contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.