# § 5. United States defined
The term “United States”, as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone.
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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.)
### Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 39, 133, 346, 381, 502, and 632, and , U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense (, title XIII, § 1, ).
Section consolidates the first sentence of section 39, all of sections 133, 346, and 632, and the second sentences, respectively, of sections 381 and 502, all of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and , U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense, with minor changes in phraseology.
All of these sections and parts of sections were derived from section 1 of title XIII of said act of . Said , U.S.C., War and National Defense, has also been retained in that title, as it still relates to some sections therein which were not transferred to this title.
The remainder of said , U.S.C., 1940 ed., which was derived from sections 2, 3, and 4 of title XIII of the act of , relating to jurisdiction and other matters, is almost entirely obsolete. The provisions still in force are incorporated in .
The remaining provisions of said sections 381 and 502 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which were derived from sources other than said , are incorporated in sections 1364 and 2275 of this title.
### Senate Revision Amendment
Words “, except the Canal Zone.” were substituted for the period in this section by Senate amendment. See Senate Report No. 1620, amendment No. 2, 80th Cong.
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.