### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *51 U.S.C. § 40302*:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 40302*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Aeronautics and Space Research and Education > CHAPTER 403-NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM**

