1997 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 4A - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM)
Sec. 67p - Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
§67p. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
The corporation and its State, regional, and local subdivisions shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and use in carrying out its purposes the name AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam), and such seals, emblems, and badges as the corporation may lawfully adopt.
(July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §17, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, §1(a), 91 Stat. 830.)
Amendments1977—Pub. L. 95–98 substituted “World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)” for “World War II)”.
Effective Date of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–98 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–98, set out as a note under section 67 of this title.
Cross ReferencesPenalty for unauthorized manufacture, reproduction, or sale of badges or emblems of veterans’ organizations, see section 705 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.