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Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eid Days Act.
Section 2
2. Sense of Congress regarding Eid Days Congress finds the following: Eid is a holiday of great importance to 3,500,000 Muslim Americans and approximately 1,800,000,000 Muslims around the world. Eid al-Adha is an Islamic holiday which commemorates Abraham’s symbolic sacrifice of his son to God, as referenced in the Quran, Old Testament, and New Testament. Eid al-Adha also marks the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, called Hajj. Eid al-Adha falls on the tenth day of the twelfth month of Dhul-Hijjah of the Islamic lunar (Hijra) calendar. The date of Eid al-Adha shifts back approximately 10 to 12 days every year on the Gregorian calendar. Eid al-Fitr is an Islamic holiday which commemorates the sighting of the new moon, signifying a month-long end to fasting and reflection for all Muslim followers. Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of the tenth month of Shawal of the Islamic lunar (Hijra) calendar. The date of Eid al-Fitr shifts back approximately 10 to 12 days every year on the Gregorian calendar.
Section 3
3. Eid Days Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: Each Eid Day is a legal public holiday. For the purposes of this subsection, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— determine each Eid Day for each calendar year; and make such determination publicly available on a website of the Office of Personnel Management. In this subsection, the term Eid Day means— the first day of Eid al-Adha; and the first day of Eid al-Fitr. (d)(1)Each Eid Day is a legal public holiday.(2)For the purposes of this subsection, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall—(A)determine each Eid Day for each calendar year; and(B)make such determination publicly available on a website of the Office of Personnel Management.(3)In this subsection, the term Eid Day means—(A)the first day of Eid al-Adha; and(B)the first day of Eid al-Fitr..