34 USC § 40312 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s40312"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 40312 - Definitions"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "40312"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 403
chapter_name: "CRIMINAL JUSTICE IDENTIFICATION, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NONCRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–251, title II, § 213, Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 1874.)"
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# § 40312. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Attorney General** The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.

**(2)** **Compact** section 40316 of this title

The term “Compact” means the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact set forth in .

**(3)** **Council** The term “Council” means the Compact Council established under Article VI of the Compact.

**(4)** **FBI** The term “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

**(5)** **Party State** The term “Party State” means a State that has ratified the Compact.

**(6)** **State** The term “State” means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–251, title II, § 213, Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 1874.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.