16 U.S.C. § 951 : US Code - Section 951: Definitions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 951 : US Code - Section 951: Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term -
(a) "convention" includes (1) the Convention for the
Establishment of an International Commission for the Scientific
Investigation of Tuna, signed at Mexico City, January 25, 1949,
by the United States of America and the United Mexican States,
(2) the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by
the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, or
both such conventions, as the context requires;
(b) "commission" includes (1) the International Commission for
the Scientific Investigation of Tuna, (2) the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the conventions referred
to in subsection (a) of this section, or both such commissions,
as the context requires;
(c) "United States Commissioners" means the members of the
commissions referred to in subsection (b) of this section
representing the United States of America and appointed pursuant
to the terms of the pertinent convention and section 952 of this
title;
(d) "person" means every individual, partnership, corporation,
and association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
and
(e) "United States" shall include all areas under the
sovereignty of the United States, the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, and the Canal Zone.