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# 36 U.S.C. § 140412 - Definition

## Text

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

(Added Pub. L. 111–95, § 1(a), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3003.)