### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 7703*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7703*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 86-EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION**

