### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 10903* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10903*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 115-CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM**

