Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§20907 Exclusive right to name and emblem

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 209— - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR › § 20907

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Title 36, §20907

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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.

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Revised SectionSource (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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36 U.S.C. § 20907

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73