Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§170301 Definition

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1703 — PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION › § 170301

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Summary

Treats the District of Columbia and the United States’ territories and possessions as a "State" for the rules in this chapter.

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Title 36, §170301

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) 17030136:3613.Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L. 99–119, § 14, 99 Stat. 500. 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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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 170301

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102