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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1709
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 2017
Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term State
and to include territories therein, and for other purposes.
The term State
To include territories for purposes of Federal law
The term State
To include territories
Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Rule of construction regarding the term State
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the term State
shall include any territory of the United States, unless the statute, rule, regulation, or interpretation explicitly excludes the territories from the definition of the term or otherwise precludes their inclusion.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
9. Rule of construction regarding the term State
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