US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

36 U.S.C. § 70905

National officers

(a)

Composition .—

There shall be not less than 6 national student officers of the FFA, including a student president, 4 student vice presidents (each representing regions as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation), and a student secretary.
(b)

Election .—

The national officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the delegates assembled in the annual national convention from among qualified members of the corporation.
(c)

Vote at National Convention .—

Each qualified delegate has one vote at the annual national convention.

Pub. L. 105–225112 Stat. 1357Pub. L. 116–7, § 6133 Stat. 480(, , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

70905

36:277.

Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 7, 64 Stat. 565.

section 7(c) of the Act of August 30, 195064 Stat. 56549 Stat. 1488section 103 of the Act of October 16, 1968Public Law 90–57682 Stat. 1091In subsection (c), the words “Secretary of Education” and “Department of Education” are substituted for “Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency” and “that service”, respectively, in (ch. 823, ), because of sections 5 and 8 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 App. U.S.C.) and 20:3441 and 3507. In clause (3), the reference to the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (ch. 541, ) is omitted because that Act was repealed by (, ).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(1)2019—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The national officers of the corporation are a student president, four student vice presidents (one from each of four regions of the United States established in the bylaws for purposes of administration of the corporation), a student secretary, an executive secretary, a treasurer, and a national advisor.”

Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(4)Subsec. (b). , struck out “, except that—” in introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (3) which related to the national advisor, executive secretary, and treasurer, respectively.

Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(2)Board of Student Officers, (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “.—The national student officers of the corporation comprise a board of student officers. The board of student officers shall advise and make recommendations to the board of directors about the activities and business of the corporation.”

Pub. L. 116–7, § 6(3)Subsecs. (c), (d). , redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).