32 CFR § 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1602.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1602.3"
section_name: "Aliens and nationals."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1602"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4643, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1602"
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# 1602.3 Aliens and nationals.
(a) The term *alien* means any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(b) The term *national of the United States* means:
(1) A citizen of the United States, or
(2) A person, though not a citizen of the United States, who owes allegiance to the United States.