---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 596.312"
title: "31"
number: "596.312"
heading: "United States."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/596.312"
---

# §596.312. United States.


The term United States means the United States, including its territories and possessions.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 2332d; 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 43463, Aug. 23, 1996, unless otherwise noted.