Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
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/us/usc/t36/s22706
Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH227
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The corporation and its State, regional, and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “AMVETS (American Veterans)” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(a)(1), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
2270636:67p.July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 17, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(a), 91 Stat. 830.
The words “sole and” and “have and” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “adopts” is substituted for “may lawfully adopt” to eliminate unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “AMVETS (American Veterans)” for “AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)”.
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