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124 STAT. 4648 PROCLAMATION 8533—JUNE 10, 2010 prayer. I also ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Re- membrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I request the Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. BARACK OBAMA Proclamation 8533 of June 10, 2010 90th Anniversary of the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, 2010 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Throughout our history, American women have played a vital role in the growth and vitality of our Nation’s economy. They have tirelessly balanced responsibilities to work, family, and community, strength- ening our economic leadership and enriching our national life. Today, there are more women in America’s workforce than ever before, yet they still face significant obstacles to equal economic opportunity and advancement. Recognizing the challenges women confronted in the workforce, the Congress established the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor on June 5, 1920, 2 months before women gained the right to vote. For the past 90 years, the Women’s Bureau has been a champion for work- ing women nationwide through its commitment to advancing employ- ment opportunities, improving their working conditions, and helping them achieve economic security. As women surged into the labor force, the Women’s Bureau tackled the barriers to their economic advancement. Early in its history, the Wom- en’s Bureau advocated for the successful inclusion of women under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, establishing minimum wages and maximum working hours. The Bureau also played an instrumental role in the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. And the first law that I signed as President—the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act— builds upon these vital protections to ensure people subjected to dis- crimination have better access to a remedy. Equal economic opportunity and wage parity are not simply women’s issues—they are American issues. As a Nation, we must recommit to the enduring vision of the Women’s Bureau and work to support all wage-earning women. With the hard-fought progress of the past as a