---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 150501"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "150501"
heading: "Definition"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/150501"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1505 — National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia"
---

# §150501. Definition


For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 150501 | 36:420. | Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 20, 66 Stat. 41. |