Title 36 of the U.S. Code § 140412 - Definition
Full text of § 140412 from Title 36 of the United States Code.
§ 140412. Definition
In this chapter, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 111–95, §1(a), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3003.)
CHAPTER 1405—MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
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