Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
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/us/usc/t36/s220106
Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH2201
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The corporation and its councils, organizations, chapters, and affiliates have the exclusive right to use the names “United Service Organizations, Incorporated” and “USO” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
22010636:1307.Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 7, 93 Stat. 1271.
The word “sole” is omitted as included in “exclusive”, and the words “such distinctive insignia” are omitted as included in “seals, emblems, and badges”. The words “lawfully” and “in carrying out its purposes” are omitted as unnecessary.
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