Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§70901 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 709 — FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA › § 70901
Summary
The Future Farmers of America is officially created by the federal government as a corporation and is called the FFA in this part of the law. It can continue to exist forever unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 36, §70901
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (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
Amendments
2019—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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36 U.S.C. § 70901
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110