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

36 U.S.C. § 152701

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. 1418(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

152701

36:1513.

Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L. 96–489, § 14, 94 Stat. 2555.

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