{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-1602.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 1602.3","heading":"Aliens and nationals.","body":"(a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.\n(b) The term national of the United States means:\n(1) A citizen of the United States, or\n(2) A person, though not a citizen of the United States, who owes allegiance to the United States.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense","CHAPTER XVI—SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM","PART 1602—DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"616968d72e0e233385caafaae4cb09f39f94ffb4961fbe38cc4ce9ede32d2d58","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-1602.2","next":"us/32-cfr-1602.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}