### Question
How does the law define State?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 6103*, **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 Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES**

