### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 226*:

> 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**

