function submitForm() {
    b_valid = true;
    if (!htlDoaCal.returnSelectedDate("doa_yy", "doa_mm", "doa_dd")) b_valid = false;
    if (!htlDodCal.returnSelectedDate("dod_yy", "dod_mm", "dod_dd")) b_valid = false;
    critUpdate();
    return (b_valid);
}

function pastDate(date) {
    var now = new Date();
    now = now.getTime(); //NN3
    var params = date.split('/');
    var mm = params[0];
    var dd = params[1];
    var yy = params[2];
    var dateToCheck = new Date();
    dateToCheck.setYear(yy);
    dateToCheck.setMonth(mm - 1);
    dateToCheck.setDate(dd);
    var checkDate = dateToCheck.getTime();
    var futureDate = (now < checkDate);
    var pastDate = (now > checkDate);
    if (pastDate == true) return true;
    else return false;
}

function critCheck() {//used at load
    var x = get_cookie('HotelWidget');
    if (x) {
        var params = x.split('|');
        var doa = params[0].substring(params[0].indexOf('=') + 1);
        var dod = params[1].substring(params[1].indexOf('=') + 1);
        if (pastDate(doa) || pastDate(dod)) {//old date 
            document.getElementById('chk_in').value = 'MM/DD/YYYY';
            document.getElementById('chk_out').value = 'MM/DD/YYYY';
        } else {
            document.getElementById('chk_in').value = doa;
            document.getElementById('chk_out').value = dod;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

function critUpdate() {//used at submit
    var doa = document.getElementById('chk_in').value;
    var dod = document.getElementById('chk_out').value;
    var cookie_string = "doa=" + escape(doa) + "|dod=" + escape(dod);
    set_cookie('HotelWidget', cookie_string);
    return null;
}

function delete_cookie(cookie_name) {
    var cookie_date = new Date();  // current date & time
    cookie_date.setTime(cookie_date.getTime() - 1);
    document.cookie = cookie_name += "=; expires=" + cookie_date.toGMTString();
}

function get_cookie(cookie_name) {
    var results = document.cookie.match('(^|;) ?' + cookie_name + '=([^;]*)(;|$)');
    if (results) return (unescape(results[2]));
    else return null;
}

function set_cookie(name, value) {
    var cookie_string = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=31/12/2222 00:00:00";
    delete_cookie(name);
    document.cookie = cookie_string;
}

/////////////////////END Hotel JS/////////////////////////
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