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Proc 9747ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9747

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2018

This proclamation designates May 18, 2018 as National Defense Transportation Day and May 13-19, 2018 as National Transportation Week. It includes ceremonial language encouraging Americans to celebrate transportation workers, while also containing policy messaging about infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, and the administration's proposed $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 23201

Impact dates

  1. National Transportation Week ends

  2. National Defense Transportation Day observance

  3. National Transportation Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim Friday, May 18, 2018 as National Defense Transportation Day
  • Proclaim May 13 through May 19, 2018 as National Transportation Week
  • Encourage all Americans to celebrate with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of observance dates for May 2018

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Policy advocacy in proclamation text blurs ceremonial purpose with political messaging on infrastructure spending and deregulation
  • No binding directives or appropriations; infrastructure plan references are aspirational, not implemented by this document
Proclamation 9747: National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2018 · Executive Orders