Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§114 United States
Title 46 › Subtitle I — General › CHAPTER 1 — DEFINITIONS › § 114
Summary
Includes the states, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. territories.
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Title 46, §114
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In this title, the term “United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 11446:2101(44). 46 App.:1244(g).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, § 905(g), 49 Stat. 2016; as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 3(b), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2008. The language in 46 App. U.S.C. 1244(g) relating to the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama is omitted because those areas and installations were turned over to Panama by the end of 1999.
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46 U.S.C. § 114
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Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102