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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 2459k* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 2459k*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

