### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *40 U.S.C. § 6101* as the following:

> a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and any territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 6101*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE II-PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS > PART C-FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES > CHAPTER 61-UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

