# 1 Applicability
See References in Text note below.
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This chapter is applicable to the United States and its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1409, as added Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 238(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title XIV of , known as the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.