### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 4702*:

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 59-BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM**

