### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 4020*:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4020*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT**

