§ 2518. Seal and name

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–293 title I § 19 · 75 Stat. 612

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2518

   Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 19, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 623

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 19, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 623

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 19. seal The President may adopt, alter, and use an official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps of such design as he shall determine, which shall be judicially noticed.

2. 1963

   Pub. L. 88–200 § 7 · 77 Stat. 359

   1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2518

      Pub. L. 88–200 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2518

      Pub. L. 88–200 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–200 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 7. Section 19 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which relates to the Peace Corps seal, is amended by striking out the short title and substituting therefor “Exclusive Right to Seal and Name”, by inserting “(a)” before “The President may”, and by adding a new subsection as follows: “(b) (1) The use of the official seal or emblem and the use of the name ‘Peace Corps’ shall be restricted exclusively to designate programs authorized under this Act. (2) Whoever, whether an individual, partnership, corporation, or association, uses the seal for which provision is made in this section, or any sign, insignia, or symbol in colorable imitation thereof, or the words ‘Peace Corps’ or any combination of these or other words or characters in colorable imitation thereof, other than to designate programs authorized under this Act, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. A violation of this subsection may be enjoined at the suit of the Attorney General, United States attorneys, or other persons duly authorized to represent the United States.”

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