42 USC § 15065 - Definition

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title: "42 USC § 15065 - Definition"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "15065"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 144
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "National Network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–402, title I, § 155, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1725.)"
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# § 15065. Definition

In this part, the term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 106–402, title I, § 155, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1725.)