Template:PD-USGov

	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See 206.02(b) of Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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{{PD-USGov/layout
|text = ''This work is in the '''[[w:Public domain|public domain]]''' in the United States because it is a [[:en:Copyright status of work by the U.S. government|work of the United States Federal Government]] under the terms of ''Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the [[w:United States Code|US Code]]''.  See [[:en:Copyright|Copyright]].''

<small>'''<u>Note</u>:  This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual [[:en:U.S. state|U.S. state]], [[w:United States Territory|territory]], commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the [[w:United States Postal Service|United States Postal Service]] [[Stamps_of_the_United_States#Copyright-Note_up_to_1978|since 1978]]. (See [http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/CopyrightCompendium/chapter_0200.asp 206.02(b) of Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices]).'''</small>
|lang = {{subst:SUBPAGENAME}}
}}<noinclude>{{translated tag|license}}</noinclude>

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