§50101. Definition
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Latest NOW As originally enacted Aug 12, 199836 U.S.C. § 50101
For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)
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| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 50101 | 36:3713. | Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L. 99–172, § 14, 99 Stat. 1022. |
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”.