{"data":{"id":"us/47-u.s.c.-38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 U.S.C. § 38","heading":"“United States” defined","body":"The term “United States” as used in sections 34 to 39 of this title includes the Canal Zone and all territory continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America.","path":["Title 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 2—SUBMARINE CABLES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc47@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:57Z","sha256":"c41c37e48e1005e2af95d3f190c19baebee66c133037d4afebd0c4befe59bffc","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/47-u.s.c.-37","next":"us/47-u.s.c.-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}