50 U.S.C. § 1514Section
§ 1514. “United States” defined
Unless otherwise indicated, as used in this section 1 [50 U.S.C. 1512, 1513–1515, 1517] the term "United States" means the several States the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
(Pub. L. 91–121, title IV, §409(d), Nov. 19, 1969, 83 Stat. 210.)