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# 36 U.S.C. § 150501 - Definition

## Text

For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15050136:420.Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 20, 66 Stat. 41.