This subchapter shall be applicable in the several States, the District of Columbia, the Territories, the Canal Zone, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States.
June 8, 1938, ch. 327, § 9Apr. 29, 1942, ch. 263, § 156 Stat. 25760 Stat. 1352(, as added , ; amended Proc. No. 2695, , 11 F.R. 7517, .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 3602(b) of this titleFor definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see .
Codification
section 1394 of this titleWords “including the Philippine Islands,” omitted from section pursuant to Proc. No. 2695, which granted independence to the Philippine Islands under the authority of , under which section Proc. No. 2695 is set out as a note.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 611 of this titleSection effective on the sixtieth day after , except that prior to such sixtieth day the Attorney General may make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry out act , see section 3 of act , set out as an Effective Date of 1942 Amendment note under .