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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 10802* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10802*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 114-PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS > Part A-Establishment of Systems**

