50 USC § 3502 - Seal of office

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3502"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 3502 - Seal of office"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3502"
section_name: "Seal of office"
chapter_number: 46
chapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 2, 63 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(b)(2)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3690.)"
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# § 3502. Seal of office

The Director shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Central Intelligence Agency, of such design as the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof.

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**Source Credit**: (June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 2, 63 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(b)(2)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3690.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

2004— struck out “of Central Intelligence” after “Director”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

For Determination by President that amendment by  take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under .

Amendment by  effective not later than six months after , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under .