Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§70907 Exclusive right to name,11 So in original. Probably should be “names”. seals, emblems, and badges
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 709— - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA › § 70907
Summary
Allows only the FFA and its approved chapters to use the names "Future Farmers of America", "National FFA Organization", the initials FFA, and any FFA seals, emblems, or badges.
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Title 36, §70907
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (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
Amendments
2019—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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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 70907
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73