### Question
How does SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT define State?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 1122*, **State** is defined as:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM**

