This subchapter shall be applicable in the several States, the District of Columbia, the Territories, the Canal Zone, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States . (June 8, 1938, ch. 327, § 9, as added Apr. 29, 1942, ch. 263, § 1, 56 Stat. 257 ; amended Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946 , 11 F.R. 7517 , 60 Stat. 1352 .) Editorial Notes References in Text For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of this title . Codification Words “including the Philippine Islands,” omitted from section pursuant to Proc. No. 2695, which granted independence to the Philippine Islands under the authority of section 1394 of this title , under which section Proc. No. 2695 is set out as a note. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective on the sixtieth day after Apr. 29, 1942 , except that prior to such sixtieth day the Attorney General may make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry out act Apr. 29, 1942 , see section 3 of act Apr. 29, 1942 , set out as an Effective Date of 1942 Amendment note under section 611 of this title .