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§230501. Definition

36 U.S.C. § 230501

For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
230501 36:3814. May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, § 15, 100 Stat. 476.

The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.