"United States" defined — Us Code Code § 408a
Us Code Code § 408a — "United States" defined. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 408a. "United States" defined
The term "United States" as used in this Act includes the Canal Zone and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, §1, 40 Stat. 231.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, 40 Stat. 217, which enacted sections 31 to 39, 98, 130 to 133, 288, 343 to 346, 381, 502, 535, 536, 574, and 611 to 633 of former Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure, sections 213, 231 to 233, 235, 401 to 408a, 462, and 465 of this title, and sections 30 to 42, former section 191, former sections 192 to 194, and section 195 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and amended sections 25, 27, and 349 of former Title 18. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of this title.
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