### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 9548*:

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9548*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION > SUBCHAPTER I-EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM > Part C-National Center for Education Statistics**

