Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§190301 Definition

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1903 — RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED › § 190301

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Defines the word "State" to also mean the District of Columbia and any territories or possessions of the United States.

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Title 36, §190301

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) 19030136:5117.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1838, 106 Stat. 2586. 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. § 190301

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102