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# 36 U.S.C. § 21101 - Definition

## Text

For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2110136:2413.June 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–314, § 14, 98 Stat. 239. The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.