---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 800.253"
title: "31"
number: "800.253"
heading: "U.S. national."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/800.253"
---

# §800.253. U.S. national.


The term U.S. national means an individual who is a U.S. citizen or an individual who, although not a U.S. citizen, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4565; E.O. 11858, as amended, 73 FR 4677.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 3124, Jan. 17, 2020, unless otherwise noted.