Definitions

The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.

( Pub. L. 87–649 , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 451 ; Pub. L. 89–718, § 49(a)(1) , Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1121 ; Pub. L. 90–623, § 3(1) , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1314 ; Pub. L. 92–492, § 3 , Oct. 13, 1972 , 86 Stat. 810 ; Pub. L. 93–419, § 1 , Sept. 19, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1152 ; Pub. L. 96–513, title V , §§ 506(1), 516(1), Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2918 , 2937; Pub. L. 96–579, § 11 , Dec. 23, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3368 ; Pub. L. 96–600, § 3(b) , Dec. 24, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3494 ; Pub. L. 98–525, title IV, § 414(c) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2520 ; Pub. L. 100–26, § 8(e)(1) , Apr. 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 286 ; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1233(f)(2) , Sept. 29, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2058 ; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 631(b) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1380 ; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1051(b)(2) , Oct. 23, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2498 ; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1182(c)(1) , Nov. 30, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1772 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 603(d)(1)(A) , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1782 ; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 651 , Oct. 17, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2051 ; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, § 603(b) , Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1133 ; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(c) , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2314 ; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 654(a) , Dec. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2581 ; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(d)(1)(A) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3235 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 925(a) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3826 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 601(a) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 901 .)