Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

36 U.S.C. § 100101

Definition

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

Pub. L. 105–225112 Stat. 1364(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

100101

36:1713.

Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–82, § 14, 95 Stat. 1093.

The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.