{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 501","heading":"Definitions","body":"For purposes of this chapter—(1) “Inaugural Committee” means the committee appointed by the President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inaugural ceremony and functions and activities connected with the ceremony; and (2) “inaugural period” means the period that includes the day on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony is held, the 5 calendar days immediately preceding that day, and the 4 calendar days immediately following that day.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 5—PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"b0921304e548ac011f89854d2b9fcd3f7e572a23e5cfe30a93c848aa4f4f2d65","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-306","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}