Though a National Day of Mourning isn’t recognized as an official federal holiday, some organizations and businesses will be affected by the observance.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body arrives in Washington on Tuesday for three days of mourning beginning with him lying in state at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.

Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell started Saturday in Georgia, with the flag-draped casket of the 39th president of the United States charting its journey from the family farm and the Depression-era South to the height of American political power and decades as a world humanitarian.

As Jimmy Carter's remains are scheduled to be transported to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, here is what to know about this week's funeral schedule.