31 CFR § 802.242 - U.S. national.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s802.242"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 802.242 - U.S. national."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "802.242"
section_name: "U.S. national."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "802"
part_name: "REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY FOREIGN PERSONS INVOLVING REAL ESTATE IN THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 4565; E.O. 11858, as amended, 73 FR 4677."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 3166, Jan. 17, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "802"
---


# 802.242 U.S. national.

The term *U.S. national* means an individual who is a U.S. citizen or an individual who, although not a U.S. citizen, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.