Definitions

42 U.S. Code § 7703. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
The term “includes” and variants thereof should be read as if the phrase “but is not limited to” were also set forth.
(2)
The term “Program” means the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program established under section 7704 of this title.
(3)
The term “seismic” and variants thereof mean having to do with, or caused by earthquakes.
(4)
The term “State” means each of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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