36 U.S. Code § 21001 - Definition

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

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3242.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
21001	36 App.:5915.	Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, § 16, 112 Stat. 1532.

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”.