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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 670* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 670*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5C-CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS > SUBCHAPTER I-CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS**

