Code of Federal Regulations Title 38. Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief § 38.20.111 Rule 111. Legal holidays

For the purpose of Rule 110 (§ 20.110), the legal holidays, in addition to any other day appointed as a holiday by the President or the Congress of the United States, are as follows:  New Year's Day—January 1;  Inauguration Day—January 20 of every fourth year or, if the 20th falls on a Sunday, the next succeeding day selected for public observance of the inauguration;  Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.—Third Monday in January;  Washington's Birthday—Third Monday in February;  Memorial Day—Last Monday in May;  Independence Day—July 4;  Labor Day—First Monday in September;  Columbus Day—Second Monday in October;  Veterans Day—November 11;  Thanksgiving Day—Fourth Thursday in November;  and Christmas Day—December 25. When a holiday occurs on a Saturday, the Friday immediately before is the legal public holiday. When a holiday occurs on a Sunday, the Monday immediately after is the legal public holiday.

(Authority:  5 U.S.C. 6103)