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36 U.S.C. 70901: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 709-FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

§70901. Organization

(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.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1356 ; Pub. L. 116–7, § 2 , Feb. 21, 2019 , 133 Stat. 478 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

70901

36:271.

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”.