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# 46 U.S.C. § 30902 - Definition

## Text

In this chapter, the term “federally-owned corporation” means a corporation in which the United States owns all the outstanding capital stock.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1517.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3090246 App.:741 (11th–26th words).Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 1 (11th–26th words), 41 Stat. 525. The term “federally-owned corporation” is defined in this section and used in this chapter to avoid repeating the substance of the definition in several sections in this chapter. The words “or its representatives” are omitted as unnecessary.