### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *34 U.S.C. § 50501* as follows -

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 50501*
  - Heading: **Subtitle V-Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Personnel > CHAPTER 505-NATIONAL BLUE ALERT**

