### Question
How does the law define State?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 4351*, **State** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4351*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 55-EDUCATION OF THE DEAF > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

