### Question
How does the law define United States?


### Answer
Under *29 U.S.C. § 707*, **United States** is defined as:

> (but only for purposes of this subsection) the fifty States and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 707*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES > GENERAL PROVISIONS**

