### Question
How does DIVESTMENT FROM CERTAIN COMPANIES THAT INVEST IN IRAN define State?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 8531*, **State** is defined as:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 8531*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 92-COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-DIVESTMENT FROM CERTAIN COMPANIES THAT INVEST IN IRAN**

