Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

36 U.S.C. § 220701

Definition

Section text and notes

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. 1479 (, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

220701

36:1813.

Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 14, 95 Stat. 1096.

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