Definition

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§154701. Definition

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

( Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
154701 36:4014. Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L. 100–281, §15, 102 Stat. 75 .

The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".


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