40 USC § 8301 - Definition

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title: "40 USC § 8301 - Definition"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "8301"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 83
chapter_name: "WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1210.)"
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# § 8301. Definition

In this chapter, the term “Washington metropolitan region” includes the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1210.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8301 | 40:135. | Pub. L. 86–527, § 6, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 224. |