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PUBLIC LAW 105-231—AUG. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 1533 SEC. 16. DEFINITION OF STATE. 36 USC 3DD 5915 For purposes of this Act, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States. Approved August 13, 1998. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1759: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): July 31, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 3, considered and passed House.
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