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


### Answer
The term **territory** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5106a* as follows -

> Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5106a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 67-CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROGRAM**

