50 U.S.C. § 3613 — Misuse of Agency name, initials, or seal
submitted 45 years ago by Pub. L. 86-36 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 191 words · no verdicts yet
This section prohibits using NSA’s name, initials, seal, or imitations in certain ways without written permission. It authorizes the Attorney General to seek a court order stopping prohibited conduct.
(a) Without the NSA Director’s written permission, no person may knowingly use “National Security Agency,” “NSA,” the NSA seal, or a colorable imitation in connection with merchandise, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a way reasonably likely to suggest NSA approval, endorsement, or authorization. (b) If the Attorney General appears to have reason to believe that a person is engaging or is about to engage in conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in a United States district court for an injunction. The court must hear and decide the action as soon as practicable and may, before final decision, issue restraining orders or prohibitions or take other warranted action to prevent injury to the United States or to people or classes protected by the action.
No person may, except with the written permission of the Director of the National Security Agency, knowingly use the words “National Security Agency”, the initials “NSA”, the seal of the National Security Agency, or any colorable imitation of such words, initials, or seal in connection with any merchandise, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the National Security Agency.
Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–36, § 15, as added Pub. L. 97–89, title VI, § 603, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1158.)
- 1981Enacted · Pub. L. 86-36 · 95 Stat. 1158
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-36 on 1981-12-04.
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