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Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations

Part B · Chapter 709 — Future Farmers of America

§ 70905. National officers

Statutory text

(a)

Composition.—

There shall be not less than 6 national student officers of the FFA, including a student president, 4 student vice presidents (each representing regions as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation), and a student secretary.

(b)

Election.—

The national officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the delegates assembled in the annual national convention from among qualified members of the corporation.

(c)

Vote at National Convention.—

Each qualified delegate has one vote at the annual national convention.

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. Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253

    Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 70905

    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1357

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1357

  2. National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act

    Pub. L. 116–7 § 6(1) · 133 Stat. 478

    Amended · 36 U.S.C. § 70905(a)

    Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The national officers of the corporation are a student president, four student vice presidents (one from each of four regions of the United States established in the bylaws for purposes of administration of the corporation), a student secretary, an executive secretary, a treasurer, and a national advisor.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The national officers of the corporation are a student president, four student vice presidents (one from each of four regions of the United States established in the bylaws for purposes of administration of the corporation), a student secretary, an executive secretary, a treasurer, and a national advisor.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) Composition.— There shall be not less than 6 national student officers of the FFA, including a student president, 4 student vice presidents (each representing regions as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation), and a student secretary.” ;

  3. National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act

    Pub. L. 116–7 § 6(4) · 133 Stat. 478

    Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 70905(b)

    Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(4), struck out “, except that—” in introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (3) which related to the national advisor, executive secretary, and treasurer, respectively

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(4), struck out “, except that—” in introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (3) which related to the national advisor, executive secretary, and treasurer, respectively.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking “, except that” and all that follows through “(20 U.S.C. 11–15, 16–28)”.

  4. National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act

    Pub. L. 116–7 § 6(2) · 133 Stat. 478

    1. Redesignated · 36 U.S.C. § 70905(b)

      Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

    2. Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 70905(b)

      Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(2), (3), struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Board of Student Officers.—The national student officers of the corporation comprise a board of student officers. The board of student officers shall advise and make recommendations to the board of directors about the activities and business of the corporation.”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Board of Student Officers.—The national student officers of the corporation comprise a board of student officers. The board of student officers shall advise and make recommendations to the board of directors about the activities and business of the corporation.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking subsection (b);

  5. National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act

    Pub. L. 116–7 § 6(3) · 133 Stat. 478

    Redesignated · 36 U.S.C. § 70905(c); 36 U.S.C. § 70905(d)

    Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7090536:277.Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 7, 64 Stat. 565.

In subsection (c), the words “Secretary of Education” and “Department of Education” are substituted for “Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency” and “that service”, respectively, in section 7(c) of the Act of August 30, 1950 (ch. 823, 64 Stat. 565), because of sections 5 and 8 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 App. U.S.C.) and 20:3441 and 3507. In clause (3), the reference to the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (ch. 541, 49 Stat. 1488) is omitted because that Act was repealed by section 103 of the Act of October 16, 1968 (Public Law 90–576, 82 Stat. 1091).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The national officers of the corporation are a student president, four student vice presidents (one from each of four regions of the United States established in the bylaws for purposes of administration of the corporation), a student secretary, an executive secretary, a treasurer, and a national advisor.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(4), struck out “, except that—” in introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (3) which related to the national advisor, executive secretary, and treasurer, respectively.

Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Board of Student Officers.—The national student officers of the corporation comprise a board of student officers. The board of student officers shall advise and make recommendations to the board of directors about the activities and business of the corporation.”

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).

Credits

1998–2019 · 2 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1357
  2. 2019Pub. L. 116–7, § 6, , 133 Stat. 480.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 116–7, § 6, , 133 Stat. 480.)

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