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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 226* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 226*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-FOREIGN AND EXCHANGE STUDENTS**

