{"data":{"id":"us/19-u.s.c.-2351","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 U.S.C. § 2351","heading":"Definitions","body":"For purposes of this part, the term “firm” includes an individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including a development corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, and receiver under decree of any court. A firm, together with any predecessor or successor firm, or any affiliated firm controlled or substantially beneficially owned by substantially the same persons, may be considered a single firm where necessary to prevent unjustifiable benefits.","path":["Title 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES","CHAPTER 12—TRADE ACT OF 1974"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc19@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:37Z","sha256":"90b5375e3d90f6272d036fb62e9010d9d47c3967b508aa7c398c4bbabb27d372","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/19-u.s.c.-2350","next":"us/19-u.s.c.-2352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}