possessions
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
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- 1998–present37 U.S.C. § 101Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services · Definitions · in this title
The term “possessions” includes Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Nassau Island, Palmyra Island, and Wake Island.
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- 2001–present10 U.S.C. § 2710Armed Forces · Inventory of unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents at defense sites (other than operational ranges) · in this section
The term “possessions” includes the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
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- 1994–199837 U.S.C. § 101Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services · Definitions · in this title
The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
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- 2005–present10 U.S.C. § 101Armed Forces · Definitions · in this title
The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Territory or Commonwealth.
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- 1994–200510 U.S.C. § 101Armed Forces · Definitions · in this title