### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 5802*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 5802*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 84-COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS**

