---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 553.313"
title: "31"
number: "553.313"
heading: "United States."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/553.313"
---

# §553.313. United States.


The term United States means the United States, its territories and possessions, and all areas under the jurisdiction or authority thereof.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13667, 79 FR 28387, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 243.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 58974, Sept. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted.