TITLE 36 - US CODE - CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1 MARCH, AND TREE

36 USC 301 - National anthem

(a) Designation.—
The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.

(b) Conduct During Playing.—
During a rendition of the national anthem

(1) when the flag is displayed

(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;

(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and

(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and

(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.

36 USC 302 - National motto

In God we trust is the national motto.

36 USC 303 - National floral emblem

The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem.

36 USC 304 - National march

The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled The Stars and Stripes Forever is the national march.

36 USC 305 - National tree

The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the national tree.