---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 19.1005"
title: "31"
number: "19.1005"
heading: "State."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/19.1005"
---

# §19.1005. State.

- (a) **State—** means—
  - (1) Any of the states of the United States;
  - (2) The District of Columbia;
  - (3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
  - (4) Any territory or possession of the United States; or
  - (5) **Any agency or instrumentality of a state.**
- (b) For purposes of this part, State does not include institutions of higher education, hospitals, or units of local government.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 11738 (3 CFR, 1973 Comp., p. 799); E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66605, 66607, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.