This had BETTER be a joke.
Sadly, it isn’t. Checked the WhiteHouse.gov source, it is real.
36 U.S.C. 144:
(a) Designation. - September 11 is Patriot Day.
(b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
a proclamation calling on -
(1) State and local governments and the people of the United
States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and
activities;
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
United States and interested organizations and individuals to
display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day
in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of
the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
September 11, 2001; and
(3) the people of the United States to observe a moment of
silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their
lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United
States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
36 U.S.C. 125:
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation -
(1) designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day
as National Grandparents Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States and interested
groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.