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title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
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chapter_name: "SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES"
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# 40 U.S.C. § 17101 - Definitions
## Text
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) Federal government.— The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
(2) Motor vehicle.— The term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the highways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.
(Pub. L. 107217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1710140:703.Pub. L. 88515, § 3, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 696. In clause (1), the words “the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary.