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36 U.S.C. § 20907

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Exclusive right to name and emblem
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Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH209
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use the name “American Ex-Prisoners of War” and the official American Ex-Prisoners of War emblem or any colorable simulation of that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2090736:2115.Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97–234, § 16, 96 Stat. 263. The words “This section does not affect any vested rights” are substituted for “No powers or privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict with established or vested rights” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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