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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Relating to the landing and operation of submarine cables in the United States · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. **[**[47 U.S.C. 38](/us/usc/t47/s38)**]**

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## Sec. 5 **[**[47 U.S.C. 38](/us/usc/t47/s38)**]** That the term “**United States**” as used in this Act includes the Canal Zone, the Philippine Islands, and all territory, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
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