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36 U.S.C. 22706: Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badgesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 227-AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)
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§22706. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

The corporation and its State, regional, and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “AMVETS (American Veterans)” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1308 ; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(a)(1) , Oct. 16, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1496 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

22706

36:67p.

July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 17, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(a), 91 Stat. 830.

The words “sole and” and “have and” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “adopts” is substituted for “may lawfully adopt” to eliminate unnecessary words.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “AMVETS (American Veterans)” for “AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)”.