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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 15204* as follows -

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 15204*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 145-PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR**

