### Question
What does United States mean?


### Answer
**United States** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 707*:

> (but only for purposes of this subsection) the fifty States and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 707*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH > GENERAL PROVISIONS**

