Exclusive right to name,11 So in original. Probably should be “names”. seals, emblems, and badges
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Title
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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The FFA and its authorized chapters and associations of chapters have the exclusive right to use the names “Future Farmers of America” and “National FFA Organization,” 22 So in original. The comma preceding the closing quotation marks probably should not appear. and the initials FFA as representing an agricultural education membership organization and seals, emblems, and badges the FFA adopts.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 116–7, § 8, Feb. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 481.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7090736:286.Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 16, 64 Stat. 566.
The words “duly”, “sole”, and “lawfully” are omitted as unnecessary.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2019—Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “FFA” for “corporation” in two places, “names” for “name”, and “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ and ‘National FFA Organization,’ ” for “ ‘Future Farmers of America’ ” and inserted “education” before “membership”.
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