### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *29 U.S.C. § 3002*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 3002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES**

