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title: "36 U.S.C. § 70913"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 70913 - Liability for acts of officers and agents

## Text

The FFA is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1359; Pub. L. 116–7, § 14, Feb. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 482.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7091336:281.Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 11, 64 Stat. 566.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2019—Pub. L. 116–7 substituted “FFA” for “corporation”.