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42 U.S.C. § 12

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DEFINITION OF STATE.
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH16
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“In this Act, the term ‘State’ includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

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