### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 1673* as follows -

> any one of the fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1673*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 36-FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING > SUBCHAPTER III-EXTENSION PROGRAMS**

