Presidential Document2022-10883
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2022
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May 19, 2022
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May 13, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30389-30390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10883]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10397 of May 13, 2022
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For generations, courageous men and women of our
Nation's law enforcement community have dedicated their
lives to protecting us in big cities, small towns, and
suburban neighborhoods across America. Each morning,
police officers pin on their shield and walk out the
door to go to work, hoping they will come home safely.
Last year, a record number of law enforcement officers
died in the line of duty. On Peace Officers Memorial
Day and during Police Week, we express our gratitude
for these selfless public servants who put themselves
in harm's way to keep us safe and honor those who lost
their lives in the line of duty.
As we see a rise in gun violence and other violent
crimes, it is critical that we fund law enforcement
with the resources and training they need to do their
jobs safely and effectively. That is why the American
Rescue Plan provided $350 billion that cities, States,
counties, and tribes can use to hire more police
officers and invest in proven strategies like community
violence intervention, youth programming, and other
supportive services. It is also why my proposed 2023
budget more than doubles funding for effective
community policing through the Community Oriented
Policing Services Hiring Program. In addition, my
budget increases support for the United States Marshals
and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives, so they can apprehend fugitives and fight
illegal gun trafficking.
Gun violence not only affects community members, it
also targets law enforcement officers. Last month at
the White House, surrounded by law enforcment,
community leaders, and families who have lost loved
ones to gun violence, we announced that the Department
of Justice is reining in the proliferation of ``ghost
guns''--privately-made firearms without serial numbers
that are increasingly showing up on our streets and
being used to attack law enforcement officers and
members of the public.
My Administration is also committed to supporting
programs that protect the physical safety of our law
enforcement--more bulletproof vests, active shooter
trainings, and early warnings of threats targeting
officers. We must also do more to protect our officers'
mental health and emotional well-being. Suicide and
COVID-19 were among the leading causes of death for law
enforcement officers in 2021. Last November, I was
proud to sign into law three bills that extend critical
peer counseling and mental health resources for
officers, expand eligibility and benefits for first
responders disabled in the line of duty, and protect
Federal law enforcement serving abroad. Our officers
swear an oath to protect us, and we owe them the same
pledge.
We must not abandon our streets or accept the false
choice between public safety and equal justice. The
solution is not to defund our police. It is to make our
streets more secure through policing that treats
everyone with dignity and respect. It is to provide
officers with the resources, tools, and training they
need to keep our neighborhoods safe.
During Police Week, let us demonstrate our appreciation
for the unsung heroes who nobly wear the badge and put
their lives at risk to protect people each and every
day. Let us honor the brave officers whose bright
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futures were cut short in the line of duty. Let us come
together to help police be the partners and protectors
our communities and our Nation need for a safer, more
just America.
By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as
amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-322, as
amended (36 U.S.C. 136-137), the President has been
authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each
year as ``Peace Officers Memorial Day'' and the week in
which it falls as ``Police Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May
15, 2022, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 15
through May 21, 2022, as Police Week. I call upon all
Americans to observe these events with appropriate
ceremonies and activities and salute our Nation's brave
law enforcement officers and remember their peace
officer brothers and sisters who have given their last
full measure of devotion in the line of duty. I also
call on the Governors of the United States and its
Territories, and appropriate officials of all units of
government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-
staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further
encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-
staff from their homes and businesses on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2022-10883
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