36 USC § 80501 - Definition

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title: "36 USC § 80501 - Definition"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "80501"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 805
chapter_name: "GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)"
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# § 80501. 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. 1362.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 80501 | 36:1613. | Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L. 96–497, § 14, 94 Stat. 2597. |

The word “includes” is substituted for “means” for consistency in the revised title. The word “several” is omitted as unnecessary. The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.