Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§140701 Definition
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1407 — MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS › § 140701
Summary
When the chapter uses the word "State," it also includes the District of Columbia and the United States' territories and possessions.
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Title 36, §140701
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For purposes of this chapter, “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14070136:5016.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1817, 106 Stat. 2584. The words “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” are omitted as included in “the territories and possessions of the United States”.
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36 U.S.C. § 140701
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102