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

Part B · Chapter 709 — Future Farmers of America

§ 70907. Exclusive right to name,11 So in original. Probably should be “names”. seals, emblems, and badges

Statutory text

The FFA and its authorized chapters and associations of chapters have the exclusive right to use the names “Future Farmers of America” and “National FFA Organization,” 2 and the initials FFA as representing an agricultural education membership organization and seals, emblems, and badges the FFA adopts.

Footnotes

  1. 2 So in original. The comma preceding the closing quotation marks probably should not appear.

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. § 70907

    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358

  2. National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act

    Pub. L. 116–7 § 8 · 133 Stat. 478

    1. Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 70907

      Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “FFA” for “corporation”

    2. Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 70907

      Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “names” for “name”

    3. Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 70907

      Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ and ‘National FFA Organization,’ ” for “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ ”

    4. Inserted · 36 U.S.C. § 70907

      Pub. L. 116–7 inserted “education” before “membership”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “FFA” for “corporation” in two places, “names” for “name”, and “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ and ‘National FFA Organization,’ ” for “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ ” and inserted “education” before “membership”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 8. NAME, SEALS, EMBLEMS, AND BADGES.   Section 70907 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “corporation” and inserting “FFA” each place the term appears; (2) by striking “name” and inserting “names”; (3) by striking “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ ” and inserting “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ and ‘National FFA Organization,’ ”; and (4) by inserting “education” before “membership”.

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

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7090736:286.Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 16, 64 Stat. 566.

The words “duly”, “sole”, and “lawfully” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “FFA” for “corporation” in two places, “names” for “name”, and “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ and ‘National FFA Organization,’ ” for “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ ” and inserted “education” before “membership”.

Credits

1998–2019 · 2 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1358
  2. 2019Pub. L. 116–7, § 8, , 133 Stat. 481.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 116–7, § 8, , 133 Stat. 481.)

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