36 U.S.C. § 48
Section 48 · Exclusive right to names
Amended 2 times on record
Said corporation and its State and local subdivisions shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, the name “The American Legion”, or “American Legion”.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1953—Act June 26, 1953, extended the exclusive right to the use of the name “American Legion”.