### Question
How does PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM define State?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 1362*, **State** is defined as:

> a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1362*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

