{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-140412","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 140412","heading":"Definition","body":"In this chapter, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1404—MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"ea3e480639e74cff9f39b11843be92bd04871cb1d9adc2590eea1b242cf55933","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-140411","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-140501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}