36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH709
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) Federal Charter.—Future Farmers of America (in this chapter, the “FFA”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the FFA has perpetual existence.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356; Pub. L. 116–7, § 2, Feb. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 478.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7090136:271.Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, §§ 1, 2, 20, 64 Stat. 563, 567.
36:272.
36:290.
This section is substituted for 36:271 for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The text of 36:272 and 290 is omitted as executed and obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–7, § 2(1), which directed amendment of subsec. (a) by substituting “FFA” for “corporation”, was executed by making the substitution the first place appearing to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–7, § 2(2), substituted “FFA” for “corporation”.
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