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15 U.S.C. § 263 — Designation of zone standard times

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This law names the official standard time for each of the nine U.S. time zones. It runs from Atlantic standard time in the first zone to Chamorro standard time in the ninth zone.

This section names the standard time for each of the nine time zones. The first zone's standard time is called Atlantic standard time. The second zone's is eastern standard time. The third zone's is central standard time. The fourth zone's is mountain standard time. The fifth zone's is Pacific standard time. The sixth zone's is Alaska standard time. The seventh zone's is Hawaii-Aleutian standard time. The eighth zone's is Samoa standard time. The ninth zone's is Chamorro standard time.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The standard time of the first zone shall be known and designated as Atlantic standard time; that of the second zone shall be known and designated as eastern standard time; that of the third zone shall be known and designated as central standard time; that of the fourth zone shall be known and designated as mountain standard time; that of the fifth zone shall be known and designated as Pacific standard time; that of the sixth zone shall be known and designated as Alaska standard time; that of the seventh zone shall be known and designated as Hawaii-Aleutian standard time; that of the eighth zone shall be known and designated as Samoa standard time; and that of the ninth zone shall be known as Chamorro standard time.

Source credit: (Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, § 4, 40 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 89–387, § 4(c), Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 108; Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 106–564, § 1(b), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2811.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1918Enacted · Act of Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24 · 40 Stat. 451
  • 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-387 · 80 Stat. 108
  • 1983Amended · Pub. L. 98-181 · 97 Stat. 1297
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-564 · 114 Stat. 2811

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 24 on 1918-03-19.

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