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36 U.S.C. 20701: DefinitionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 207-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
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§20701. 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. 1288 .)

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20701

36:1913.

June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 14, 96 Stat. 111.

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