{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-919.1005","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 919.1005","heading":"State.","body":"(a) State means—\n(1) Any of the states of the United States;\n(2) The District of Columbia;\n(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;\n(4) Any territory or possession of the United States; or\n(5) Any agency or instrumentality of a state.\n(b) For purposes of this part, State does not include institutions of higher education, hospitals, or units of local government.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 919—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart I—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"7cf456e4ca8f0dcc99e574b5955f212da51757fcace7ed759c81dc9eaad2ffea","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-919.1000","next":"us/5-cfr-919.1010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}