36 USC § 22901 - Definition

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title: "36 USC § 22901 - Definition"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "22901"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 229
chapter_name: "ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)"
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# § 22901. Definition

For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 22901 | 36:3913. | Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99–604, § 14, 100 Stat. 3448. |

The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.