31 U.S.C. § 103
Section 103 · United States
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 478 F. Supp. 646 - Barcelo v. Brown (1979)
Most recently applied in 248 F. Supp. 2d 179 - United States v. Holihan (January 2003)
In this title, “United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The section is included to avoid the necessity for defining “United States” each time it is used in the revised title.