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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 4021* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4021*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION BLOCK GRANT > SUBCHAPTER V-ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT**

