To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term “State” and to include territories therein, and for other purposes.

“9. Rule of construction regarding the term State

“In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the term “State” shall include any territory of the United States, unless the statute, rule, regulation, or interpretation explicitly excludes the territories from the definition of the term or otherwise precludes their inclusion.”