Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 46 — Central Intelligence Agency
§ 3513. Misuse of Agency name, initials, or seal
Statutory text
Prohibited acts
No person may, except with the written permission of the Director, knowingly use the words “Central Intelligence Agency”, the initials “CIA”, the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any colorable imitation of such words, initials, or seal in connection with any merchandise, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Injunction
Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.
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.
Pub. L. 97–89 title V § 503 · 95 Stat. 1150
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3513
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 13, as added Pub. L. 97–89, title V, § 503, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1153.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 13, as added Pub. L. 97–89, title V, § 503, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1153.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 503. unauthorized use of central intelligence agency name, initials, or seal The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec 13. “misuse of agency name, initials, or seal (a) No person may, except with the written permission of 50 USC 403m. the Director, knowingly use the words ‘Central Intelligence Agency’, the initials ‘CIA’, the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any colorable imitation of such words, initials, or seal in connection with any merchandise, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Central Intelligence Agency. “(b) Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person Civil proceeding. is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.”.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 403m of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 806 of Pub. L. 97–89, set out as a note under section 1621 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Credits
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 13, as added Pub. L. 97–89, title V, § 503, , 95 Stat. 1153.)