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

36 U.S.C. § 40101

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. 1329(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

40101

36:2613.

Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L. 98–382, § 14, 98 Stat. 1345.

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