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47 U.S.C. § 38 — “United States” defined
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This section defines "United States" for sections 34 through 39 of this title. The term includes the Canal Zone. It also includes all continental and island territory under U.S. jurisdiction.
For sections 34 to 39 of this title, the term "United States" is defined broadly. It includes the Canal Zone and all territory — whether continental or insular — that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
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The term “United States” as used in sections 34 to 39 of this title includes the Canal Zone and all territory continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
Source credit: (May 27, 1921, ch. 12, § 5, 42 Stat. 8; Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)
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- 1921Enacted · Act of May 27, 1921, ch. 12 · 42 Stat. 8
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