§ 349. “State” defined

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1914

   Pub. L. 87–749 § 1(i) · 76 Stat. 745

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 349

   May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 10, as added Pub. L. 87–749, § 1(i), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 745

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 10, as added Pub. L. 87–749, § 1(i), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 745

2. 1972

   Education Amendments of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–318 title V § 506(h) · 86 Stat. 235

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 349

   Pub. L. 92–318 inserted reference to Virgin Islands and Guam

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–318 inserted reference to Virgin Islands and Guam.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (h) Section 10 of the Act of May 8, 1914, is amended by striking 7 USC 349. out “and Puerto Rico” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 92–318 effective after June 30, 1970, see section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92–318, set out as a note under section 326a of this title.

3. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–396 § 9(f) · 100 Stat. 837

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 349

   Pub. L. 99–396 amended section generally, expanding definition of “State” to include the Northern Mariana Islands

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–396 amended section generally, expanding definition of “State” to include the Northern Mariana Islands.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (f) Section 10 of the Act of May 8, 1914, c. 79, 38 Stat. 372, as added by section 1(i) of Public Law 87–749 (76 Stat. 745) and as amended (7 U.S.C. 349), is further amended to read as follows: “The term ‘State’ means the States of the Union, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.”

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